AirNow Real Time Air Quality REST API

A REST web service API allowing the retrieval of real time air quality index data from AirNow.

Data and Resources

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license https://edg.epa.gov/EPA_Data_License.htm
modified 2014-01-01
programCode {020:094}
publisher U.S. EPA Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) - Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS)
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license_id other-license-specified
license_title other-license-specified
maintainer Nick Mangus,Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. EPA Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) - Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS)
maintainer_email mangus.nick@epa.gov
metadata_created 2025-09-23T22:47:17.362875
metadata_modified 2025-09-23T22:47:17.362883
notes A REST web service API allowing the retrieval of real time air quality index data from AirNow.
num_resources 1
num_tags 29
title AirNow Real Time Air Quality REST API