v1
latestOpenAPI 3.0.22026-07-26114338.4 KBLightning
Query parameters
The latitude of the center point. Required when doing a center point and radius search.
The longitude of the center point. Required when doing a center point and radius search.
The search radius in meters. Required when doing a center point and radius search.
The latitude of the Southwest corner of a bounding box. Required when doing a bounding box search.
The longitude of the Southwest corner of a bounding box. Required when doing a bounding box search.
The latitude of the Northeast corner of a bounding box. Required when doing a bounding box search.
The longitude of the Northeast corner of a bounding box. Required when doing a bounding box search.
The time range to search for lightning (now - minutes_offset). Can be used in both center point and boudning box searches.
The type of lightning strikes to return. ic = Cloud to Cloud, cg = Cloud to Ground, all = Cloud to Cloud and Cloud to Ground
Response
Example response
{
"search_lat_min": 37.28,
"search_lat_max": 41.32,
"search_lon_min": -101.76,
"search_lon_max": -91,
"search_radius": 5000,
"search_minutes_offset": 30,
"strikes": [
{
"time": 1656008011,
"lat": 38.9981994,
"lon": 99.3110134,
"mag": 289,
"distance": 10.5037,
"strike_type": "cg"
}
]
}