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Visual Crossing

Global historical and weather forecast data

WeatherAuth: API KeyHTTPS: YesCORS: yesStatus: alive

Last verified: November 12, 2026

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At a glance

# Weather Forecast API (add your API key; see the docs for where it goes) curl "https://weather.visualcrossing.com/VisualCrossingWebServices/rest/services/weatherdata/forecast"

API reference

From Visual Crossing's OpenAPI specification (version 4.6), spec updated March 6, 2023, via APIs.guru.

Weather Forecast and Historical Weather Data via RESTful API.
  • Base URL: https://weather.visualcrossing.com
  • Endpoints: 5
  • Spec license: Visual Crossing Weather API
  • Machine-readable spec: OpenAPI JSON (import into Postman, Insomnia or a code generator)
MethodPathWhat it does
GET/VisualCrossingWebServices/rest/services/timeline/{location}Historical and Forecast Weather API
GET/VisualCrossingWebServices/rest/services/timeline/{location}/{startdate}Historical and Forecast Weather API
GET/VisualCrossingWebServices/rest/services/timeline/{location}/{startdate}/{enddate}Historical and Forecast Weather API
GET/VisualCrossingWebServices/rest/services/weatherdata/forecastWeather Forecast API
GET/VisualCrossingWebServices/rest/services/weatherdata/historyRetrieves hourly or daily historical weather records.

History

  • November 12, 2026: last health check, responding

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