Meteorologisk Institutt
Weather and climate data
- Authentication
- User-Agent
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Unknown
- Category
- Weather
- Documentation / URL
- https://api.met.no/weatherapi/documentation
Overview
Meteorologisk Institutt is a free public API in the Weather category. Weather and climate data.
Weather APIs are a staple of free developer tooling — they power dashboards, travel planners, home-automation triggers, and IoT projects.
You can use this API in prototypes, side projects, and production applications — just keep the provider’s usage policy in mind.
Authentication
Meteorologisk Institutt uses User-Agent authentication. Check the official documentation for the exact way to attach credentials to your requests.
HTTPS & CORS
- HTTPS: supported — traffic to Meteorologisk Institutt is encrypted, so it is safe to use from production apps.
- CORS: unknown — if you plan to call Meteorologisk Institutt from the browser, verify CORS support in the official docs or with a quick test request.
Getting Started
- Read the official documentation: https://api.met.no/weatherapi/documentation
- Set up authentication (see Authentication above).
- Make a test request with
curlor your favourite HTTP client.
Rate Limits & Notes
- Rate limits, quotas, and free-tier terms are defined by the provider — always check the official documentation for Meteorologisk Institutt before scaling up.
- The upstream listing is community-maintained; fields like auth, HTTPS and CORS reflect the state at listing time and may change.
FAQ
How do I authenticate with Meteorologisk Institutt?
Meteorologisk Institutt uses User-Agent authentication — see the official documentation for details.