Future Radar Map API Parameters

Future Radar API Query String Parameters

Parameter	Description	Default value
api	Hostname to be used only in production: api.accuweather.com.	N/A	Required
apidev	Hostname to be used only in development: apidev.accuweather.com.	N/A	Required
apikey	Unique code used to access the API.	N/A	Required
version	Version of the API.	v1	Required
display_mode	A numerical value that can change the resultant rendered tiles.	N/A	Optional
locations	Boolean value. When true, returns a bounding box for the requested feature.	false	Optional
toplat	The northern latitude that defines a bounding box.	N/A	Required
bottomlat	The southern latitude that defines a bounding box.	N/A	Required
rightlon	The eastern longitude that defines a bounding box.	N/A	Required
leftlon	The western longitude that defines a bounding box.	N/A	Required
zoom	Viewing height or distance the viewer appears to be from the map surface.	N/A	Required
attribute	Returns JSON query attribution information for the source data.	false	Optional
products	The full code of a specific Future Radar product or products.	N/A	Required
x1	The top left X coordinate of a bounding box.	N/A	Required
y1	The top left Y coordinate of a bounding box.	N/A	Required
x2	The bottom right X coordinate of a bounding box.	N/A	Required
y2	The bottom right Y coordinate of a bounding box.	N/A	Required

Parameter			Description
products			An array containing the full list of products.
	color		Hexadecimal code for the color that illustrates the specific product's coverage area.
	location		An object containing the bounding box limits.
		east	Eastern bounding longitudinal value.
		north	Northern bounding latitudinal value.
		south	Southern bounding latitudinal value.
		west	Western bounding longitudinal value.
	major		The first part of the product ID number. Combined with the minor value and separated with a dash.
	minor		The second part of the product ID number. Combined with the major value and separated with a dash.
	name		The name of the product in English.
url			The root URL for the current API system.

Parameter	Description
frames	An array containing a list of frames.
url	The root URL for the current API system.