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Solcast

Solcast integration (Location, Data). Imported from open-connector.

API key3 toolshttps://api.solcast.com.au
GET
solcast_get_radiation_and_weather_forecast
Get Solcast irradiance and weather forecasts for a latitude and longitude up to 14 days ahead.

/data/forecast/radiation_and_weather

5 parameters
ParamTypeRequiredDescription
latitudenumberrequiredLatitude in decimal degrees using EPSG:4326.
longitudenumberrequiredLongitude in decimal degrees using EPSG:4326.
hoursintegeroptionalTime window of the response in hours from 1 to 336.
periodstringoptionalLength of the averaging period in ISO 8601 duration format.
output_parametersstringoptionalComma-separated Solcast output parameter names to include in each record.
GET
solcast_get_radiation_and_weather_live_estimated_actuals
Get Solcast irradiance and weather live estimated actuals for a latitude and longitude over the past 7 days.

/data/live/radiation_and_weather

5 parameters
ParamTypeRequiredDescription
latitudenumberrequiredLatitude in decimal degrees using EPSG:4326.
longitudenumberrequiredLongitude in decimal degrees using EPSG:4326.
hoursintegeroptionalTime window of the response in hours from 1 to 168.
periodstringoptionalLength of the averaging period in ISO 8601 duration format.
output_parametersstringoptionalComma-separated Solcast output parameter names to include in each record.
GET
solcast_get_radiation_and_weather_historic
Get Solcast irradiance and weather historical estimated actuals for a latitude and longitude from 2007 through 7 days ago.

/data/historic/radiation_and_weather

8 parameters
ParamTypeRequiredDescription
latitudenumberrequiredLatitude in decimal degrees using EPSG:4326.
longitudenumberrequiredLongitude in decimal degrees using EPSG:4326.
startstringrequiredISO 8601 start timestamp for the historical request. If the value omits a timez…
endstringoptionalISO 8601 end timestamp for the historical request. Provide either end or durati…
durationstringoptionalISO 8601 duration for the historical request. Provide either duration or end.
periodstringoptionalLength of the averaging period in ISO 8601 duration format.
output_parametersstringoptionalComma-separated Solcast output parameter names to include in each historical re…
time_zonestringoptionalTimezone used for returned timestamps. Use utc, longitudinal, or a UTC offset f…