Developer Early Access

Observation Station API

Access direct, up-to-the-minute environmental observations from New Zealand's official network of 200+ weather stations. Integrate high-quality, authoritative weather station data directly into your customer-facing apps, websites, routing algorithms, or operational dashboards.

Select your intended data usage

Personal Use
Commercial Use

Non-Commercial Personal Tier

Perfect for makers, developers, and researchers building non-commercial tools or weather dashboards.

  • Core station variables
  • 3-Hourly update resolution
  • Access to our standard nationwide weather station network
  • Self-service automated API Key provisioning
Non-Commercial Plan
Free/ Personal Use
Get Free Non-Commercial Key

Commercial Enterprise Tier

Premium high-frequency parameters, robust SLAs, and full developer support for mission-critical operations.

  • Real-Time 1-Minute Feeds: Power your systems with instantaneous, high-frequency physical observations
  • Expanded Sensor Coverage: Access specialized parameters including Road Surface State and advanced atmospheric parameters
  • Nationwide Network Coverage: Access MetService's official network of 200+ weather station locations across New Zealand
  • 99.9% API uptime SLA and dedicated developer support
Commercial Enterprise
Contact/ Tailored Pricing
Request Commercial API Key

Designed for Industrial Trust & Performance

MetService's modernized Observation Station API operates a highly resilient, quality-assured physical sensor network across New Zealand. Complement your predictive forecasting models with real-time empirical data. Build using raw, professionally calibrated physical sensor observations.

  • Developer-First JSON & Station Addressing

    Stop writing complex parsers for legacy weather string formats. Fetch structured, human-readable JSON payloads keyed directly by official weather station ID codes.

  • Official, Calibrated Accuracy

    Build with confidence using New Zealand's official network. Our physical sensors are maintained to rigorous WMO standards and regularly calibrated, providing authoritative meteorological truth rather than interpolated estimates.

  • Exclusive Official Coverage

    Get direct readings from 204 official station locations across New Zealand. Access real, ground-truth observations in high-value coastal marine channels and remote summits where crowd-sourced networks and generic models are blind.

  • Comprehensive Temporal & Observation Scale

    Unlock an industrial-grade portfolio of up to 72 distinct physical parameters per station. Access everything from core meteorology and high-resolution precipitation rates to specialized road surface observations, all with low-latency 1-minute temporal resolution.

GET /v5/stations/93110/observations
// Select an API package above to view dynamic JSON schemas...
{
  "status": "waiting_for_tier_selection"
}