simple-weather-api-by-ys 0.1.2

This is a simple Flask API that provides real-time weather information for a specified city. The API is integrated with the Weatherstack service to fetch accurate and up-to-date weather data.

# Weather Information API

This is a simple Flask API that provides real-time weather information for a specified city. The API is integrated with the Weatherstack service to fetch accurate and up-to-date weather data.

## Getting Started

These instructions will help you set up and run the Weather Information API on your local machine.

### Prerequisites

- Python (version 3.6 or higher)
- Flask
- Requests library

Install the required dependencies using the following command:

```bash
pip install Flask requests

API Key

To use this API, you need to obtain an API key from Weatherstack. Visit Weatherstack to sign up and get your API key.

Configuration

Open the app.py file and replace 'YOUR_API_KEY' with your actual Weatherstack API key.

# Weatherstack API key (replace 'YOUR_API_KEY' with your actual API key)
API_KEY = 'YOUR_API_KEY'

Running the API

Run the Flask application using the following command:

python main.py

The API will be accessible at http://127.0.0.1:5000/weather.

API Endpoints

Get Weather Information

• Endpoint: /weather
• Method: GET
• Parameters:
  • city (required): The name of the city for which you want to get weather information.

Example Request:

curl http://127.0.0.1:5000/weather?city=London

Example Response:

{
  "city": "London",
  "temperature": 15,
  "conditions": "Partly cloudy"
}

Error Handling

• If the city parameter is not provided, the API will return a 400 Bad Request error.

{
  "error": "City parameter is required"
}

• If the specified city is not found, the API will return a 404 Not Found error.

{
  "error": "City not found"
}

Acknowledgments

• Flask: Flask Documentation
• Weatherstack: Weatherstack API Documentation

Feel free to customize this README based on your specific project structure and additional features.