REST API

Wetterdienst has an integrated REST API which can be started by invoking:

wetterdienst restapi

There's also a hosted version at wetterdienst.eobs.org.

The following examples use httpie to demonstrate the usage of the REST API.

Examples

Coverage

http localhost:7890/api/coverage

Stations

# Acquire list of DWD OBS stations.
http localhost:7890/api/stations provider==dwd network==observation parameters==daily/kl periods==recent all==true

# Query list of stations with SQL.
http localhost:7890/api/stations provider==dwd network==observation parameters==daily/kl periods==recent sql=="lower(name) LIKE lower('%dresden%');"

# Acquire list of DWD DMO stations.
http localhost:7890/api/stations provider==dwd network==dmo parameters==hourly/icon/temperature_air_mean_2m periods==recent all==true

Values

# Acquire observations.
http localhost:7890/api/values provider==dwd network==observation parameters==daily/kl periods==recent station==1048,4411

# Observations for specific date.
http localhost:7890/api/values provider==dwd network==observation parameters==daily/kl periods==recent station==1048,4411 date==2020-08-01

# Observations for date range.
http localhost:7890/api/values provider==dwd network==observation parameters==daily/kl periods==recent station==1048,4411 date==2020-08-01/2020-08-05

# Observations with SQL.
http localhost:7890/api/values provider==dwd network==observation parameters==daily/kl periods==recent station==1048,4411 shape=="wide" sql=="temperature_air_max_2m < 2.0;"

# Acquire ICON data.
http localhost:7890/api/values provider==dwd network==dmo parameters==hourly/icon/temperature_air_mean_2m station==01001 date==2024-05-27