99.9%
Uptime SLA
15min
Update frequency
All+
Indian cities
7-day
Forecast horizon
Overview

What is a Weather API?

A Weather API is a REST interface that returns real-time weather conditions, hourly forecasts, and extended outlooks for any location. It provides structured JSON data covering temperature, humidity, wind speed, rainfall probability, UV index, and visibility for Indian cities and pin codes.

Instead of embedding a third-party weather widget or building your own data collection pipeline, your application queries our API and receives accurate weather data in under 100 milliseconds. Data is updated every 15 minutes from authoritative meteorological sources, ensuring your users see current conditions.

Logistics companies use it for route risk planning. Agriculture platforms use it for crop advisory. Travel apps use it for trip planning. Event platforms use it for outdoor event scheduling. Insurance companies use it for weather-linked claim verification. Any product where weather affects decisions, pricing, or user experience benefits from reliable, structured weather data.

What You Can Access

Complete Weather Data

Everything you need for weather-aware applications, planning, and analytics.

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Real-Time Conditions

Current temperature, feels-like, humidity, pressure, and visibility for any Indian location. Updated every 15 minutes.

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Wind & Rainfall

Wind speed, direction, gusts, and rainfall probability. Critical for logistics, aviation, and event planning.

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UV Index & Sun Data

UV index, sunrise, and sunset times. Useful for health apps, agriculture platforms, and outdoor planning tools.

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Hourly Forecasts

Hour-by-hour weather outlook for the next 24-48 hours. Temperature, conditions, precipitation, wind.

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7-Day Outlook

Extended forecast up to 7 days ahead. Daily highs, lows, conditions, and precipitation chances.

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Historical Data

Query weather conditions for any past date range. Ideal for agriculture analytics, insurance, and climate research.

Key Features

Real-Time Weather Intelligence at Scale

Built for products where weather affects decisions, pricing, or user experience.

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Sub-100ms Response

Query weather in under 100 milliseconds. Fast enough for live widgets, real-time alerts, and user-facing applications without perceptible delay.

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15-Minute Updates

Current conditions refreshed every 15 minutes from authoritative meteorological sources. Always current, never stale.

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All India Coverage

Query by city name, latitude/longitude, or pin code. Every Indian city, town, and rural pin code is covered.

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Bulk Queries

Submit up to 100 locations per request with all weather data in a single structured response. Ideal for logistics fleet routing.

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Historical & Forecast

Access both historical weather and 7-day forecasts. Build trend analyses, plan ahead, and compare against past conditions.

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Secure & Reliable

TLS 1.3, API key auth, and 99.9% uptime SLA. Returns only publicly available weather data — no personal information.

How It Works

Get Weather Data in Milliseconds

Three steps. No scraping. No widgets. No maintenance.

01
Send the location

Your app sends a GET request with the city name, pin code, or latitude/longitude. Optional parameters control forecast horizon and units.

02
We query live weather data

Our system reads from our database — continuously refreshed from authoritative meteorological sources across Indian cities.

03
Get structured JSON back

Receive temperature, humidity, wind, rainfall probability, UV index, and forecasts in under 100ms. Ready to display or use in logic.

Use Cases

Who Uses Weather Data

Deployed across agriculture, logistics, travel, insurance, and any product where weather affects outcomes.

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Agriculture & Agri-Tech

Provide farmers with crop advisory based on real-time weather. Predict irrigation needs. Alert on frost, heat waves, or heavy rainfall. Improve yield forecasting with historical weather analytics.

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Logistics & Fleet

Plan routes around weather risks. Predict delivery delays. Adjust freight schedules based on rainfall probability. Alert drivers about hazardous conditions along their route.

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Travel & Tourism

Help travellers plan trips with weather-aware suggestions. Show real-time conditions at destinations. Adjust tour itineraries based on forecasts. Reduce cancellations with advance warnings.

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Insurance & Claims

Verify weather-linked insurance claims (crop insurance, property damage). Cross-check event dates against historical weather data. Automate parametric insurance payouts based on weather triggers.

Business Benefits

What Changes When You Have Live Weather Data

Integrating our Weather API eliminates guesswork and unlocks weather-aware decision-making.

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Data-Driven Decisions

Move from guessing to knowing. Real-time weather data enables confident decisions on delivery routing, planting schedules, event planning, and more.

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Faster Response to Changes

15-minute update frequency means you can respond to weather shifts in near real time. Proactively alert users, adjust schedules, or trigger insurance payouts.

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Better User Experience

Embed live weather in your app without building a custom weather pipeline. Users get current, accurate data — not stale cached results.

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Lower Cost than Building

Building your own weather data collection and API would cost lakhs of rupees and take months. Our API gets you live in an hour.

Before vs After
⏱️ Data freshness
Before: Static widget
15min
🌍 Location coverage
Before: Metro-only widgets
Pan-India
📈 Historical data
Before: Not available
Full history
🚀 Time to integrate
Before: Months of build
<1 hr
✅ Data accuracy
Before: Widget-dependent
99%+
Comparison

API Express vs Alternatives

What sets our Weather API apart from other providers.

FeatureAPI ExpressWeather WidgetsGlobal Providers
India coverage depthPan-India, pin code levelMetro onlyCity level
Data update frequency15 minutes1-3 hours10-30 min
Historical dataIncludedNoPaid add-on
Setup time<1 hourRequires widget embedDays-weeks
Free tier1,000 callsWidget-lockedLimited
Bulk queries100 locations/batchNoSome
India data accuracyHigh (localised)VariableModerate
Support response<4 hrsN/A24-48 hrs
Why API Express

The Weather API Built for India

Choosing a weather data provider is a long-term decision. Here's what makes API Express different.

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India-First Coverage

Deep coverage across Indian cities, towns, and rural pin codes. Not a global API with shallow India data — a weather API built specifically for India.

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Sub-100ms Response

Fast enough for live widgets, real-time alerts, and user-facing features without perceptible delay.

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15-Minute Updates

More frequent updates than most competitors. Always current weather — never stale. Critical for alerting and real-time decision-making.

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Transparent Pricing

Pay-as-you-go, no minimum commitment. Volume discounts apply automatically. No hidden fees, no surprise invoices.

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Support Under 4 Hours

Real people via email, WhatsApp, and phone. Integration help included free. Enterprise clients get a named contact.

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Free Tier to Start

Your first 1,000 API calls free — no credit card. Test real-time conditions, forecasts, and historical data in sandbox.

Coverage

Every Indian Location. Every Weather Metric.

Complete coverage across metros, Tier 2/3 cities, and rural pin codes.

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Metro Cities
Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata
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Tier 2 & 3 Cities
Pune, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, etc.
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Rural Pin Codes
Complete pin-code level coverage
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Lat/Long Queries
Any coordinate in India
Complete India Coverage Every city, every pin code, every coordinate — one API.
28
States
15min
Updates
7-day
Forecasts
Technical Highlights

Built on Standards Developers Trust

Our Weather API is built on industry-standard technology — designed for easy integration, high performance, and reliable data delivery.

🔗 REST API

Simple GET endpoint. Query by city, pin code, or lat/long.

📦 JSON Response

Structured JSON with all weather metrics and forecasts.

🔐 Secure Auth

API key auth · TLS 1.3 · IP whitelisting · Full audit logs.

📈 Auto-Scaling

Multi-zone redundancy · High-throughput queries at any volume.

📅 Historical Data

Query weather for any past date range. Analytics-ready.

🧪 Sandbox

Test with mock locations. No charges for sandbox calls.

Endpoint Reference
GET
https://api.apiexpress.in/v1/weather
Query Parameters
// By city ?city=Mumbai // By pin code ?pincode=400001 // By coordinates ?lat=19.07&lon=72.87 // 7-day forecast ?city=Delhi&days=7 // Historical ?city=Delhi&date=2026-09-15
Response
{ "status": "success", "city": "Mumbai", "temp": 31.5, "feels_like": 34.2, "humidity": 72, "condition": "Partly Cloudy", "wind_speed": 14.2, "rain_chance": 35, "uv_index": 7, "updated": "2026-10-04T09:30:00Z" }
FAQ

Weather API — Common Questions

Quick answers to the questions we hear most often. Contact us if yours isn't here.

A Weather API is a REST interface that returns real-time weather conditions, hourly forecasts, and extended outlooks for any location. It provides structured JSON data covering temperature, humidity, wind speed, rainfall probability, UV index, and visibility for Indian cities and pin codes.

Current weather conditions are updated every 15 minutes. Hourly forecasts are refreshed continuously, and 7-day outlooks are updated multiple times per day. The API always returns the latest available data for the queried location.

All Indian cities, towns, and pin codes are covered — including metros, Tier 2/3 cities, and rural pin codes. You can query by city name, latitude/longitude, or pin code and receive location-specific weather data.

Yes. Historical weather data is available for any date range. This is useful for agriculture analytics, climate research, insurance claim verification, and retrospective reporting.

Sign up free, get your API key instantly, and send a simple GET request with the location. Full documentation, sandbox environment, and code samples in Node.js, Python, PHP, and cURL are provided. Most integrations take under an hour.

Yes. Bulk queries are supported — you can submit up to 100 locations per request and receive all weather data in a single structured response. Ideal for logistics fleet routing and multi-city operations.

Yes. All requests are authenticated using unique API keys over HTTPS with TLS 1.3 encryption. The API returns only publicly available weather data — no user-specific or sensitive information is involved.

Yes. Your first 1,000 API calls are completely free with no credit card required. Test real-time conditions, forecasts, and historical data in our sandbox before going live.

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