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Acuparse API Guide

Current API version: v1

The API is available at http(s)://<yourip/domain>/api/<VERSION>.

To get private data, you must pass an API token with the request. You can create an API token from your user profile page.

To pass your token, add it to the beginning or anywhere in your API query:

NOTE: Passing your token in a query string can be insecure and result in it being stored in your browser history.

  • ?token=<API_TOKEN>
    • No Query: http(s)://<yourip/domain>/api/v1/json/dashboard?token=<API_TOKEN>
    • Query: http(s)://<yourip/domain>/api/v1/json/tower?token=<API_TOKEN>&id={TOWER_ID}

Dashboard (with Towers)

  • HTML: http(s)://<yourip/domain>/api/v1/html/dashboard
  • JSON: http(s)://<yourip/domain>/api/v1/json/dashboard

Main Only

  • HTML: http(s)://<yourip/domain>/api/v1/html/dashboard?main
  • JSON: http(s)://<yourip/domain>/api/v1/json/dashboard?main

All Towers

  • HTML: http(s)://<yourip/domain>/api/v1/html/tower
  • JSON: http(s)://<yourip/domain>/api/v1/json/tower

Single Tower

  • HTML: http(s)://<yourip/domain>/api/v1/html/tower?id={TOWER_ID}
  • JSON: http(s)://<yourip/domain>/api/v1/json/tower?id={TOWER_ID}

Archive

  • HTML: http(s)://<yourip/domain>/api/v1/html/archive
  • JSON: http(s)://<yourip/domain>/api/v1/json/archive
  • JSON: http(s)://<yourip/domain>/api/v1/json/archive/search?query=&start=&end=&sort=&limit=
    • Set query to one of wind/rain/temp/relh/pressure/lightning/uv/light.
    • Set start and optionally end to the Start/End Date and Time. Setting just the date will use 00:00:00 for time. If end is not specified, defaults to now.
    • Optionally, set sort to asc or desc. Sort defaults to asc.
    • Optionally, set limit to limit the number of results returned. Defaults to 100 without a token/admin login!

Plain Text Output

  • Camera Watermark: http(s)://<yourip/domain>/api/v1/text/watermark
  • Cumulus formatted Realtime: http(s)://<yourip/domain>/api/v1/text/realtime

System Data

  • Date/Time: http(s)://<yourip/domain>/api/system/time
  • Health: http(s)://<yourip/domain>/api/system/health

API Token/Admin (Login Required)

  • Config Data: http(s)://<yourip/domain>/api/system/config
  • PHP Info: http(s)://<yourip/domain>/api/system/phpinfo
  • Sensor Status: http(s)://<yourip/domain>/api/system/status

Examples

PHP

Main Readings

function getWeatherData($acuparseURL)
{
    $w = file_get_contents($acuparseURL . '/api/v1/json/dashboard?main');
    $w = json_decode($w);
    return $w->main;
}

$weather = getWeatherData('http(s)://<yourip/domain>');

// Main Readings
$tempF = $weather->main->tempF;
$tempC = $weather->main->tempC;
$tempF_trend = $weather->main->tempF_trend;
$feelsF = $weather->main->feelsF;
$feelsC = $weather->main->feelsC;
$dewptF = $weather->main->dewptF;
$dewptC = $weather->main->dewptC;
$tempC_high = $weather->main->tempC_high;
$tempF_high = $weather->main->tempF_high;
$high_temp_recorded = $weather->main->high_temp_recorded;
$tempC_low = $weather->main->tempC_low;
$tempF_low = $weather->main->tempF_low;
$low_temp_recorded = $weather->main->low_temp_recorded;
$tempC_avg = $weather->main->tempC_avg;
$tempF_avg = $weather->main->tempF_avg;
$relH = $weather->main->relH;
$relH_trend = $weather->main->relH_trend;
$windSpeedMPH = $weather->main->windSpeedMPH;
$windSpeedKMH = $weather->main->windSpeedKMH;
$windDEG = $weather->main->windDEG;
$windDIR = $weather->main->windDIR;
$windDEG_peak = $weather->main->windDEG_peak;
$windDIR_peak = $weather->main->windDIR_peak;
$windSpeedMPH_peak = $weather->main->windSpeedMPH_peak;
$windSpeedKMH_peak = $weather->main->windSpeedKMH_peak;
$windSpeed_peak_recorded = $weather->main->windSpeed_peak_recorded;
$windBeaufort = $weather->main->windBeaufort;
$windGustDEG = $weather->main->windGustDEG;
$windGustDIR = $weather->main->windGustDIR;
$windGustMPH = $weather->main->windGustMPH;
$windGustKMH = $weather->main->windGustKMH;
$windGustPeakMPH = $weather->main->windGustPeakMPH;
$windGustPeakKMH = $weather->main->windGustPeakKMH;
$windGustDEGPeak = $weather->main->windGustDEGPeak;
$windGustDIRPeak = $weather->main->windGustDIRPeak;
$windGustPeakRecorded = $weather->main->windGustPeakRecorded;
$windAvgMPH = $weather->main->windAvgMPH;
$windAvgKMH = $weather->main->windAvgKMH;
$rainIN = $weather->main->rainIN;
$rainMM = $weather->main->rainMM;
$rainTotalIN_today = $weather->main->rainTotalIN_today;
$rainTotalMM_today = $weather->main->rainTotalMM_today;
$pressure_inHg = $weather->main->pressure_inHg;
$pressure_kPa = $weather->main->pressure_kPa;
$pressure_trend = $weather->main->pressure_trend;
$sunrise = $weather->main->sunrise;
$sunset = $weather->main->sunset;
$moonrise = $weather->main->moonrise;
$moonset = $weather->main->moonset;
$moon_age = $weather->main->moon_age;
$moon_stage = $weather->main->moon_stage;
$moon_illumination = $weather->main->moon_illumination;
$moon_nextNew = $weather->main->moon_nextNew;
$moon_nextFull = $weather->main->moon_nextFull;
$moon_lastNew = $weather->main->moon_lastNew;
$moon_lastFull = $weather->main->moon_lastFull;
$lastUpdated = $weather->main->lastUpdated;

// Atlas Readings
$lightIntensity = $weather->atlas->lightIntensity;
$lightIntensity_text = $weather->atlas->lightIntensity_text;
$lightSeconds = $weather->atlas->lightSeconds;
$lightHours = $weather->atlas->lightHours;
$uvIndex = $weather->atlas->uvIndex;
$uvIndex_text = $weather->atlas->uvIndex_text;
$battery = $weather->atlas->battery;
$signal = $weather->atlas->signal;
$lastUpdate = $weather->atlas->lastUpdated;

// Lightning
$strikecount = $weather->lightning->strikecount;
$dailystrikes = $weather->lightning->dailystrikes;
$currentstrikes = $weather->lightning->currentstrikes;
$interference = $weather->lightning->interference;
$interference_text = $weather->lightning->interference_text;
$last_strike_ts = $weather->lightning->last_strike_ts;
$last_strike_distance_KM = $weather->lightning->last_strike_distance_KM;
$last_strike_distance_M = $weather->lightning->last_strike_distance_M;
$last_update = $weather->lightning->last_update;

Note: The following values will be null if you are not using an Access.

$windGustDEG, $windGustDIR, $windGustMPH, $windGustKMH, $windGustPeakMPH, $windGustPeakKMH , $windGustDEGPeak, $windGustDIRPeak.

Tower Readings

function getTowerSensorData($acuparseURL, $acuparseToken)
{
    $t = file_get_contents($acuparseURL . '/api/v1/json/tower?token=' . $acuparseToken);
    $t = json_decode($t);
    return $t->towers;
}

$towers = getTowerSensorData('http(s)://<yourip/domain>', '<API_Token>');

foreach ($towers as $tower) {
    $name = $tower->name;
    $tempF = $tower->tempF;
    $tempF_high = $tower->tempF_high;
    $tempF_low = $tower->tempF_low;
    $tempF_trend = $tower->tempF_trend;
    $tempC = $tower->tempC;
    $tempC_high = $tower->tempC_high;
    $tempC_low = $tower->tempC_low;
    $high_temp_recorded = $tower->high_temp_recorded;
    $low_temp_recorded = $tower->low_temp_recorded;
    $relH = $tower->relH;
    $relH_trend = $tower->relH_trend;
    $battery = $tower->battery;
    $signal = $tower->signal;
    $lastUpdated = $tower->lastUpdated;
}