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AQICN vs RainViewer

If you need a Weather API that's easy to integrate, go with RainViewer.

AQICN

Air Quality Index Data for over 1000 cities

RainViewer

Radar data collected from different websites across the Internet

AQICN

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported

RainViewer

  • No authentication required
  • HTTPS supported
FeatureAQICNRainViewer
AuthenticationapiKeyNone
HTTPSYesYes
CORSUnknownUnknown

When to use which?

RainViewer is the better choice for quick prototypes and hackathons since it requires no authentication.