Weather - Get Current Air Quality

Use to get current air quality information that includes potential risks and suggested precautions.

The Get Current Air Quality API is an HTTP GET request that returns detailed information about the concentration of pollutants and overall status for current air quality, including pollution levels, air quality index values, the dominant pollutant, and a brief statement summarizing risk level and suggested precautions.

GET https://atlas.microsoft.com/weather/airQuality/current/json?api-version=1.1&query={query}
GET https://atlas.microsoft.com/weather/airQuality/current/json?api-version=1.1&language={language}&query={query}&pollutants={pollutants}

URI Parameters

Name In Required Type Description
format
path True

JsonFormat

Desired format of the response. Only json format is supported.

api-version
query True

string

Version number of Azure Maps API.

query
query True

number[]

The applicable query specified as a comma separated string composed by latitude followed by longitude e.g. "47.641268,-122.125679".

Weather information is generally available for locations on land, bodies of water surrounded by land, and areas of the ocean that are within approximately 50 nautical miles of a coastline.

language
query

string

Language in which search results should be returned. Should be one of supported IETF language tags, case insensitive. When data in specified language is not available for a specific field, default language is used.

Please refer to Supported Languages for details.

pollutants
query

boolean

Boolean value that returns detailed information about each pollutant. By default is True.

Request Header

Name Required Type Description
x-ms-client-id

string

Specifies which account is intended for usage in conjunction with the Microsoft Entra ID security model. It represents a unique ID for the Azure Maps account and can be retrieved from the Azure Maps management plane Account API. To use Microsoft Entra ID security in Azure Maps see the following articles for guidance.

Responses

Name Type Description
200 OK

AirQualityResult

OK

Other Status Codes

ErrorResponse

An unexpected error occurred.

Security

AADToken

These are the Microsoft Entra OAuth 2.0 Flows. When paired with Azure role-based access control it can be used to control access to Azure Maps REST APIs. Azure role-based access controls are used to designate access to one or more Azure Maps resource account or sub-resources. Any user, group, or service principal can be granted access via a built-in role or a custom role composed of one or more permissions to Azure Maps REST APIs.

To implement scenarios, we recommend viewing authentication concepts. In summary, this security definition provides a solution for modeling application(s) via objects capable of access control on specific APIs and scopes.

Notes

  • This security definition requires the use of the x-ms-client-id header to indicate which Azure Maps resource the application is requesting access to. This can be acquired from the Maps management API.

The Authorization URL is specific to the Azure public cloud instance. Sovereign clouds have unique Authorization URLs and Microsoft Entra ID configurations. * The Azure role-based access control is configured from the Azure management plane via Azure portal, PowerShell, CLI, Azure SDKs, or REST APIs. * Usage of the Azure Maps Web SDK allows for configuration based setup of an application for multiple use cases.

Type: oauth2
Flow: implicit
Authorization URL: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/authorize

Scopes

Name Description
https://atlas.microsoft.com/.default https://atlas.microsoft.com/.default

subscription-key

This is a shared key that is provisioned when you Create an Azure Maps account in the Azure portal or using PowerShell, CLI, Azure SDKs, or REST API.

With this key, any application can access all REST API. In other words, this key can be used as a master key in the account that they are issued in.

For publicly exposed applications, our recommendation is to use the confidential client applications approach to access Azure Maps REST APIs so your key can be securely stored.

Type: apiKey
In: query

SAS Token

This is a shared access signature token is created from the List SAS operation on the Azure Maps resource through the Azure management plane via Azure portal, PowerShell, CLI, Azure SDKs, or REST APIs.

With this token, any application is authorized to access with Azure role-based access controls and fine-grain control to the expiration, rate, and region(s) of use for the particular token. In other words, the SAS Token can be used to allow applications to control access in a more secured way than the shared key.

For publicly exposed applications, our recommendation is to configure a specific list of allowed origins on the Map account resource to limit rendering abuse and regularly renew the SAS Token.

Type: apiKey
In: header

Examples

Get Current Air Quality

Sample request

GET https://atlas.microsoft.com/weather/airQuality/current/json?api-version=1.1&query=47.632346,-122.13887

Sample response

{
  "results": [
    {
      "dateTime": "2021-07-19T02:00:00+00:00",
      "index": 21.6,
      "globalIndex": 22.1,
      "dominantPollutant": "Ozone",
      "category": "Fair",
      "categoryColor": "#FFC300",
      "description": "The air quality is generally acceptable for most individuals. However, sensitive groups may experience minor to moderate symptoms from long-term exposure.",
      "pollutants": [
        {
          "type": "NO2",
          "name": "Nitrogen Dioxide",
          "index": 6.7,
          "globalIndex": 6.7,
          "concentration": {
            "value": 13.4,
            "unit": "µg/m³",
            "unitType": 31
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "O3",
          "name": "Ozone",
          "index": 21.6,
          "globalIndex": 22.1,
          "concentration": {
            "value": 53.5,
            "unit": "µg/m³",
            "unitType": 31
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "PM10",
          "name": "Particulate Matter 10",
          "index": 11.3,
          "globalIndex": 12.2,
          "concentration": {
            "value": 12.2,
            "unit": "µg/m³",
            "unitType": 31
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "PM2.5",
          "name": "Particulate Matter 2.5",
          "index": 13.5,
          "globalIndex": 6.5,
          "concentration": {
            "value": 3.2,
            "unit": "µg/m³",
            "unitType": 31
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "CO",
          "name": "Carbon Monoxide",
          "index": 1.2,
          "globalIndex": 0.6,
          "concentration": {
            "value": 118.4,
            "unit": "µg/m³",
            "unitType": 31
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "SO2",
          "name": "Sulfur Dioxide",
          "index": 0.6,
          "globalIndex": 1.1,
          "concentration": {
            "value": 1.1,
            "unit": "µg/m³",
            "unitType": 31
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Definitions

Name Description
AirQuality

Information about the air quality in a specific location at a specific time.

AirQualityResult

This object is returned from a successful Get Air Quality call.

DominantPollutant

Type of pollutant. Please note that more may be added at any time.

ErrorAdditionalInfo

The resource management error additional info.

ErrorDetail

The error detail.

ErrorResponse

Error response

JsonFormat

Desired format of the response. Only json format is supported.

Pollutant

Detailed information about an individual pollutant. Not returned if pollutants=false.

PollutantType

Type of pollutant. Please note that more may be added at any time.

UnitType

Numeric ID value associated with the type of unit being displayed. Can be used for unit translation. Please refer to Weather services in Azure Maps for details.

WeatherUnit

Specific value of a given unit related to weather.

AirQuality

Information about the air quality in a specific location at a specific time.

Name Type Description
category

string

One-word description of the air quality in the requested language. For example, "Excellent".

categoryColor

string

A unique color corresponding to the category of this air quality result.

dateTime

string

Date and time of the current observation displayed in ISO 8601 format, for example, 2019-10-27T19:39:57-08:00.

description

string

A textual explanation of this air quality result in the requested language.

dominantPollutant

DominantPollutant

The pollutant with the highest concentration.

globalIndex

number

Internationally normalized air quality rating on a scale from 0 to 300 and up, with higher numbers representing worse air quality.

index

number

Air quality rating on a scale set by local regulating bodies. Scales can vary widely based on location. See Wikipedia for more information.

pollutants

Pollutant[]

Information about individual pollutants.

AirQualityResult

This object is returned from a successful Get Air Quality call.

Name Type Description
nextLink

string

The is the link to the next page of the features returned. If it's the last page, no this field.

results

AirQuality[]

A list of all air quality results for the queried location.

DominantPollutant

Type of pollutant. Please note that more may be added at any time.

Name Type Description
Carbon Monoxide

string

Carbon monoxide ("CO")

Nitrogen Dioxide

string

Nitrogen dioxide ("NO2")

Ozone

string

Ozone ("O3")

Particulate Matter 10

string

Particulate matter 10 ("PM10")

Particulate Matter 2.5

string

Particulate matter 2.5 ("PM2.5")

Sulfur Dioxide

string

Sulfur dioxide ("SO2")

ErrorAdditionalInfo

The resource management error additional info.

Name Type Description
info

object

The additional info.

type

string

The additional info type.

ErrorDetail

The error detail.

Name Type Description
additionalInfo

ErrorAdditionalInfo[]

The error additional info.

code

string

The error code.

details

ErrorDetail[]

The error details.

message

string

The error message.

target

string

The error target.

ErrorResponse

Error response

Name Type Description
error

ErrorDetail

The error object.

JsonFormat

Desired format of the response. Only json format is supported.

Name Type Description
json

string

The JavaScript Object Notation Data Interchange Format

Pollutant

Detailed information about an individual pollutant. Not returned if pollutants=false.

Name Type Description
concentration

WeatherUnit

An object containing the number of pollutant particles per volume of air.

globalIndex

number

Internationally normalized air quality rating on a scale from 0 to 300 and up, with higher numbers representing worse air quality.

index

number

Air quality rating on a scale set by local regulating bodies. Scales can vary widely based on location. See Wikipedia for more information.

name

string

The name of the pollutant in English.

type

PollutantType

Type of pollutant. Please note that more may be added at any time.

PollutantType

Type of pollutant. Please note that more may be added at any time.

Name Type Description
CO

string

Carbon monoxide ("CO")

NO2

string

Nitrogen dioxide ("NO2")

O3

string

Ozone ("O3")

PM10

string

Particulate matter 10 ("PM10")

PM2.5

string

Particulate matter 2.5 ("PM2.5")

SO2

string

Sulfur dioxide ("SO2")

UnitType

Numeric ID value associated with the type of unit being displayed. Can be used for unit translation. Please refer to Weather services in Azure Maps for details.

Name Type Description
0

Integer

1

Integer

10

Integer

11

Integer

12

Integer

13

Integer

14

Integer

15

Integer

16

Integer

17

Integer

18

Integer

19

Integer

2

Integer

20

Integer

21

Integer

22

Integer

3

Integer

31

Integer

4

Integer

5

Integer

6

Integer

7

Integer

8

Integer

9

Integer

WeatherUnit

Specific value of a given unit related to weather.

Name Type Description
unit

string

Type of unit for the returned value.

unitType

UnitType

Numeric ID value associated with the type of unit being displayed. Can be used for unit translation. Please refer to Weather services in Azure Maps for details.

value

number

Rounded value.