Catalog only
Weather, environment, and disasters
OpenAQ Thailand.
Global air-quality API filterable to Thailand.
Public
REST API
Free public
Near real time where stations report
2026-05-11
Public web, file, catalog, or documented endpoint access with no paid gate implied in the source profile.
page reference only
station, AQI, PM2.5, PM10, timestamp, coordinates, pollutant driver, health bucket
High for official context; validate endpoint availability before automation.
Runtime truth
Catalog only
Not yet
No runtime entity scope yet.
No live observation ingestion yet.
Not wired into active decisions yet.
Profiled in the atlas and public pages, but not yet connected to live graph computation.
How this helps travel recommendations
Adjusts outdoor comfort, smoke risk, northern-route viability, Bangkok temple-day quality, and whether a destination should be downgraded or avoided.
Endpoint and API notes
Global air-quality API filterable to Thailand.
Open the source endpoint or documentation. Return to the Thailand data atlas.
Developer reference
Use the station-level AQI/PM endpoint or official feed when available; store observation time, coordinates, pollutant driver, and nearest destination.
Refresh every 15-60 minutes, with caching and backoff when the upstream fails.
Adjusts outdoor comfort, smoke risk, northern-route viability, Bangkok temple-day quality, and whether a destination should be downgraded or avoided.
Air4Thai, OpenAQ, WAQI/AQICN, nearby stations, or Pollution Control Department reports.
Example request
# Verify the documented aqi endpoint before production use.
curl -L "https://openaq.org/" -H "Accept: application/json"Failure modes
- Stations can go offline or report stale timestamps.
- Coverage can be sparse outside major cities.
- Different feeds can bucket AQI/PM values differently.
Last checked and source confidence
Last checked: 2026-05-11.
Source confidence: Treat this profile as strongest for the exact role named above. It is weaker when the source is stretched into live availability, legal proof, or traveler-fit decisions it does not directly prove.