API Reference
Retrieve radar-based precipitation nowcasts in 5-minute steps, including precipitation type, intensity, probability, and ready-to-use image frames per timestep.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lat | number | Required | - | The latitude of the location |
| lon | number | Required | - | The longitude of the location |
| radius | number | Optional | 10 | Radius of the radar images, in kilometers |
| Property | Type | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
bbox | object | Bounding box defining the geographical region covered by the radar nowcast. | |
└─east | number | Eastern longitude boundary of the bounding box in decimal degrees. | |
└─west | number | Western longitude boundary of the bounding box in decimal degrees. | |
└─zoom | integer | Zoom level of the map tiles used for the radar images. | |
curl "https://api.infoplaza.dev/v1/weather/radar? \
lat=52.02 \
&lon=5.16 \
&api_key=$INFOPLAZA_API_KEY"{
"bbox": {
"east": 5.44921875,
"west": 4.921875,
"zoom": 11,
"north": 52.26815414428711,
"south": 51.83577346801758
},
"layers": [
{
"time": 1775557800,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_005/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 5
},
{
"time": 1775558100,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_010/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 10
},
{
"time": 1775558400,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_015/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 15
},
{
"time": 1775558700,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_020/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 20
},
{
"time": 1775559000,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_025/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 25
},
{
"time": 1775559300,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_030/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 30
},
{
"time": 1775559600,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_035/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 35
},
{
"time": 1775559900,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_040/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 40
},
{
"time": 1775560200,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_045/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 45
},
{
"time": 1775560500,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_050/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 50
},
{
"time": 1775560800,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_055/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 55
},
{
"time": 1775561100,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_060/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 60
},
{
"time": 1775561400,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_065/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 65
},
{
"time": 1775561700,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_070/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 70
},
{
"time": 1775562000,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_075/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 75
},
{
"time": 1775562300,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_080/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 80
},
{
"time": 1775562600,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_085/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 85
},
{
"time": 1775562900,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_090/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 90
},
{
"time": 1775563200,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_095/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 95
},
{
"time": 1775563500,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_100/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 100
},
{
"time": 1775563800,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_105/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 105
},
{
"time": 1775564100,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_110/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 110
},
{
"time": 1775564400,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_115/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 115
},
{
"time": 1775564700,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_120/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 120
},
{
"time": 1775565000,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_125/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 125
},
{
"time": 1775565300,
"type": "forecast",
"image": {
"url": "https://imn-rust-lb.infoplaza.io/v4/nowcast/tiles/radar-nl/202604071025_130/11/674/1052/678/1055?outputtype=image",
"format": "png"
},
"offset": 130
}
]
}└─north |
| number |
| Northern latitude boundary of the bounding box in decimal degrees. |
└─south | number | Southern latitude boundary of the bounding box in decimal degrees. |
layers | array | Array of precipitation forecast layers, each corresponding to a 5-minute forecast timestep. |
└─time | integer | Unix timestamp (seconds since epoch) for the forecast timestep. |
└─type | string | Type of the forecast layer (e.g. 'forecast'). | enum: ["forecast"] |
└─image | object | Image frame containing a rendered radar precipitation map for this timestep. |
└─url | string | URL to access the radar precipitation image tile for this timestep. | format: uri |
└─format | string | Image format (e.g. 'png'). |
└─offset | integer | Forecast offset in minutes from the start time. |