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Air Quality Index vs GrünstromIndex

Both are solid Environment APIs. Choose based on your specific requirements.

Air Quality Index

Real-time air quality data including AQI and pollutant concentrations for worldwide locations

GrünstromIndex

Green Power Index for Germany (Grünstromindex/GSI)

Air Quality Index

  • No authentication required
  • HTTPS supported

GrünstromIndex

  • No authentication required
  • CORS enabled for frontend use
  • No HTTPS support
FeatureAir Quality IndexGrünstromIndex
AuthenticationNoneNone
HTTPSYesNo
CORSUnknownYes

When to use which?

GrünstromIndex works directly from the browser with CORS enabled, making it better for frontend-only apps. Air Quality Index supports HTTPS, which is required for production deployments and secure data handling.