Step 3

On the landing page, click on the "API REFERENCE" tab, as shown below.

You will see a reference list of several APIs. Click on "Current Conditions API."

You will see a list of "methods." Other resources may call these "endpoints."

An API endpoint is the point of entry in a communication channel when two software interacting.

The API endpoints for web applications are web addresses (a.k.a. URL).

Click on the first one, "Current Conditions."

You will be presented with detailed documentation on using this endpoint (method), as shown below.

Notice to obtain "current [weather] condition" for a given location; we must provide the locationKey. There is another API to get a location key by, e.g., searching its name.

Please take a look at the "API Flow Diagram" under the "General Information" tab.

The flowchart describes how one can work with the AccuWeather API.