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WeatherAPI History API

Historical weather data

WeatherAPI History API is one of 7 APIs that WeatherAPI publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include History. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, authentication docs, and code examples.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 12 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.2.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.weatherapi.com/v1, http://api.weatherapi.com/v1.

1 operations 1 paths 12 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0.2
Base URL
https://api.weatherapi.com/v1
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

WeatherAPI History API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as key (ApiKeyAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • ApiKeyAuth — API key obtained from https://www.weatherapi.com/my/. Pass as ?key=YOURAPIKEY 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.

History 1

Historical weather data

GET
/history.json
WeatherAPI Historical Weather
getHistory 15 params → 200400401403

Schemas 12

The contract defines 12 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are HourForecast (39 properties), CurrentWeather (33 properties), ForecastDay (21 properties), Alert (13 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ForecastDay
object
21 properties
HourForecast
object
39 properties
AstroElement
object
8 properties
CurrentWeather
object
33 properties
ErrorResponse
object
1 property
ForecastDayEntry
object
5 properties
AirQuality
object
Air quality data. Returned when aqi=yes.
8 properties
ForecastWeatherResponse
object
4 properties
Condition
object
3 properties
Alert
object
13 properties
Pollen
object
Pollen data in grains/m³. Returned when pollen=yes (Pro+ and above).
7 properties
Location
object
Location metadata returned with every weather response.
8 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

weatherapi-history-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs WeatherAPI publishes across the network.

WeatherAPI Alerts API
WeatherAPI Future API
WeatherAPI Geo API
WeatherAPI Marine API
WeatherAPI Sports API
WeatherAPI Weather API