Hong Kong Observatory Open Data API

Hong Kong Observatory Open Data API

The Hong Kong Observatory publishes current weather, forecasts, warnings, rainfall, lightning, tide and earthquake data as a keyless JSON API, listed under the Hong Kong Observatory organisation on the DATA.GOV.HK portal. DATA.GOV.HK's Terms and Conditions say: "You are allowed to browse, download, distribute, reproduce, hyperlink to, and print the Data for both commercial and non-commercial purposes on a free-of-charge basis on condition that:-"

Coverage

Current weather, 9-day forecasts, warnings, rainfall, lightning, tide and earthquake reports for Hong Kong, as keyless JSON (for example the `rhrread` endpoint); field definitions are in the HKO API documentation PDF linked from the dataset page. History start and update frequency: Not stated.

Verdict

Hong Kong current weather, 9-day forecasts, warnings, rainfall, lightning, tides and earthquake reports from the Hong Kong Observatory, as keyless JSON. Licensed Custom (DATA.GOV.HK Terms and Conditions): "You are allowed to browse, download, distribute, reproduce, hyperlink to, and print the Data for both commercial and non-commercial purposes on a free-of-charge basis on condition that:-" the stated conditions are: "you shall comply with the Terms of Use;" "you shall identify clearly the source of the Data and acknowledge the Government and the Relevant Organisations’ ownership of the intellectual property rights in the Data and in all copies thereof including but not limited to paper copies, digital copies and copies placed on other websites;" "you shall indemnify the Government and the Relevant Organisations against any allegations or claims of infringement of the rights of any person and all costs, losses, damages and liabilities incurred by the Government and the Relevant Organisations, which in any case arise directly or indirectly in relation to your use, reproduction and/or distribution of the Data;" and "you shall also give proper attribution to the Government, the Relevant Organisations and DATA.GOV.HK." The HKO API documentation PDF carries its own copyright notice; link to it rather than copying it. Rate limits: Not stated. Signal Lab links only.