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Title: NWS API Contact info
Post by: daneast on February 14, 2021, 09:45:07 AM

Can anyone provide contact information for someone at the NWS in regards to API access? I need to discuss with them best practices, API rate limits, etc.  I also need to determine if there are lower level (perhaps binary) data sources that can be used for the consumption of forecast data in greater quantities.  Thanks

Title: Re: NWS API Contact info
Post by: saratogaWX on February 14, 2021, 11:00:47 AM

I suggest you post them as questions on https://github.com/weather-gov/api/issues . The developers respond there to issues/questions.
Both JJKraw and I have had success there.

Title: Re: NWS API Contact info
Post by: Jasiu on February 14, 2021, 11:39:30 AM

Quote from: saratogaWX on February 14, 2021, 11:00:47 AM

Both JJKraw and I have had success there.

Aka Jasiu on this board.  :grin:

Title: Re: NWS API Contact info
Post by: daneast on February 19, 2021, 05:42:27 PM

That makes three different kinds of issues I've opened there with no response (besides someone else agreeing they have the same issue). Any actual contact information?

Title: Re: NWS API Contact info
Post by: saratogaWX on February 19, 2021, 05:55:03 PM

The API docs at https://www.weather.gov/documentation/services-web-api#/

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Operational issues should be reported to nco.ops@noaa.gov.

General use questions can be asked on the API github site (https://github.com/weather-gov/api).

Two developers have posted on the Github site (sporadically).  I don't have a direct email for either one, but their
github profiles may have that info.