# Meta Data
This endpoint provides information which describes a specific weather station. The output includes meta data like latitude, longitude and elevation.
# Endpoint
GET https://api.meteostat.net/v2/stations/meta
# Parameters
You’ll need to specify one of the following parameters.
Parameter | Description | Type | Required | Default |
---|---|---|---|---|
id | The Meteostat ID of the weather station | String | No | undefined |
wmo | The WMO ID of the weather station | Integer | No | undefined |
icao | The ICAO ID of the weather station | String | No | undefined |
# Response
The response body includes the following properties.
Parameter | Description | Type |
---|---|---|
id | The Meteostat ID of the weather station | String |
name | Object containing the name of the weather stations in different languages | Object |
country | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code of the weather station | String |
region | ISO 3166-2 state or region code of the weather station | String |
national | The national ID of the weather station | String |
wmo | The WMO ID of the weather station | Integer |
icao | The ICAO ID of the weather station | String |
iata | The IATA ID of the weather station | String |
latitude | The latitude of the weather station | Float |
longitude | The longitude of the weather station | Float |
elevation | The elevation of the weather station in meters above sea level | Integer |
timezone | The time zone of the weather station | String |
inventory | Object containing the periods of available data for this weather station | Object |
# Example
The following example requires the cURL command-line interface. Alternatively, you can use an API client like Postman.
curl --header "x-api-key: {key}" "https://api.meteostat.net/v2/stations/meta?id=71508"
Please replace {key}
with your personal API key.
# Data Response
That’s the expected response:
{
"meta": {
"exec_time": 0.001,
"generated": "2020-06-02 15:54:27"
},
"data": {
"id": "71508",
"name": {
"en": "Toronto City"
},
"country": "CA",
"region": "ON",
"national": null,
"wmo": "71508",
"icao": "CXTO",
"iata": null,
"latitude": 43.6667,
"longitude": -79.4,
"elevation": 113,
"timezone": "America/Toronto",
"inventory": {
"hourly": {
"start": "2004-08-03",
"end": "2020-05-31"
},
"daily": {
"start": "2002-06-04",
"end": "2020-05-25"
}
}
}
}