Free Environment & Earth APIs
Carbon footprint calculators, wildfire sensors, and ecological alerts
Environment & Earth API Comparison Overview
Top EndpointsAvailable Endpoints (13)
AirVisual
Global real-time air quality index (AQI) and pollution sensor datasets
OpenAQ
Global community air quality open environmental data platform
Carbon Interface
Calculates carbon emissions for flights, vehicle trips, electricity, and shipping
Climatiq
Comprehensive greenhouse gas emission calculations and climate metrics engine
Open Charge Map
Non-profit open registry of global electric vehicle (EV) charging stations
USGS Earthquake
USGS real-time global earthquake feeds, magnitude, and seismic data
USGS Water
USGS national real-time water streamflow, drought, and hydrological telemetry
World Air Quality
Global air quality data aggregating PM2.5, PM10, ozone, and AQI readings
PurpleAir
Real-time hyper-local air quality sensor network tracking PM2.5 particulate
Air Quality Index API
The Air Quality Index (AQI) API provides real-time air quality data, including the AQI and specific pollutant concentrations (such as PM2.5, PM10, CO, NO2, SO2, and O3) for various locations around the world. This API helps developers integrate air quality monitoring features into applications, enabling users to make informed decisions regarding their environment and health.
Carbon Intensity API
Official API for Carbon Intensity in Great Britain provided by National Grid. Allows access to current and historical carbon intensity data for different regions and time periods.
Water Quality Archive
The Water Quality Archive provides comprehensive data on water quality measurements from various sampling points across England including coastal, river, lake, and groundwater sources. It supports compliance assessment, pollution investigation, and environmental monitoring with data available dating back to 2000.
About Free Environment & Earth APIs
This directory curates 13 verified public APIs in the Environment & Earth domain. Developers can build dashboards, mobile applications, automation bots, and microservices with these ready-to-integrate endpoints without upfront billing.
Do I need an API key?
Several APIs listed here operate as Zero-Auth services where you can execute queries directly. Others provide free developer tiers with an instant key upon registration.
Does FreeAPI support CORS?
Yes, all endpoints can be called through FreeAPI Smart Edge Gateway to bypass browser CORS headers and inspect live responses.