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Rainbow.AI Nowcast API

Minute-by-minute precipitation forecasting operations

Rainbow.AI Nowcast API is one of 4 APIs that Rainbow.AI publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Nowcast. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, pricing, and 2 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.rainbow.ai/v1.

1 operations 1 paths 4 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.rainbow.ai/v1
Authentication
API Key, API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Rainbow.AI Nowcast API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key (ApiKeyHeader). An API key is passed in the query as token (ApiKeyQuery). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • ApiKeyHeader — API key passed in the Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key header
  • ApiKeyQuery — API key passed as a token query parameter

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Nowcast 1

Minute-by-minute precipitation forecasting operations

GET
/weather/nowcast
Get Precipitation Nowcast
getNowcast 3 params → 200401422429

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ForecastPoint (4 properties), ErrorResponse (3 properties), NowcastResponse (3 properties), Location (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Location
object
Geographic location coordinates
2 properties
ForecastPoint
object
A single minute-by-minute precipitation forecast data point
4 properties
NowcastResponse
object
Minute-by-minute precipitation forecast for the next 4 hours
3 properties
ErrorResponse
object
Error response object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

rainbow-ai-nowcast-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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