Indices API Parameters

Daily Indices 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
locationkey	Unique ID used to search for a specific location	N/A	Required
format	Format of the response	JSON	Optional
language	String indicating the language in which to return the resource	en-us	Optional
details	Boolean value (true or false) that specifies whether or not to include a truncated version of the indices object or the full object (details = true)	false	Optional
group id	Numeric id used to identify a group of related indices	No filter	Optional
index id	Numeric id used to identify a specific index	No filter	Optional

Parameter	Description
Name	Name of the index
ID	Numeric id used to identify the specific index
Ascending	Bit that describes the direction of the index value. When true, the poorest value is 0, best value is 10. When false, the poorest value is 10, best value is 0
LocalDateTime	Valid datetime of the index displayed in ISO8601 format: yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss±hh:mm
EpochDateTime	Valid datetime for the index displayed as the number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970 (midnight UTC/GMT)
Value	Index value. Ranges from 0.0 to 10.0
Category	Level that the index value falls. Categories differ among indices.
CategoryValue	Level that the index value falls represented by an int. This value can be 1 through 5 and should be used in combination with the ascending flag because it can differ among indices
Text	Sentence that can be used for display purposes to sum up the index value and category
MobileLink	Link to indices on AccuWeather's mobile site for the requested location
Link	Link to indices on AccuWeather's free site for the requested location