How to Replace Dark Sky API with Ambee

November 30, 2024

2 min read

Nandini Shivraj

Content Lead

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Amidst growing environmental concerns, businesses and developers require accurate and cost-effective solutions to make informed decisions. Dark Sky's APIs are no longer available for sign-ups, leaving a gap that can be filled by Ambee's suite of APIs.

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Ambee's APIs are a result of extensive research, utilizing multiple algorithms and scientific validation to provide precise, street-level environmental data. What sets Ambee's APIs apart is their accuracy, range of features, real-time data with no lag, ease of use, and cost-effectiveness.

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Why are Ambee’s APIs better?

1. Accuracy

All Ambee data is collected from multiple sources, including–on-ground sensors, satellite imagery, and a global proprietary sensor network. On top of that, our proprietary models measure, process, and analyze data from over a dozen sources, processing many terabytes of data daily to serve accuracy of the utmost degree.

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2. API range and features

Ambee offers a large set of highly specialized APIs, which include:

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All of these APIs provide detailed insights into their domain. For instance, the Ambee air quality API offers actionable insights into air quality index, particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and ozone. Another example would be the Ambee Pollen API, which provides a comprehensive and customizable view of 20+ subspecies of pollen. This level of customization serves various industries in their unique use cases.

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3. Real-time data with no lag

The data is generated, processed, and displayed, reducing data collection and analysis time. This helps organizations optimize their time to integrate and utilize environmental data–and see big improvements without delay.

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4. Ease-of-use and developer friendliness

Real-time data processing reduces data collection and analysis time, enabling organizations to optimize their time and see significant improvements without delay. Ambee's APIs are designed for easy integration with any platform or application, and their dashboard provides a user-friendly experience with a variety of features and filtersAmbee offers a variety of different API endpoints, which allow developers to access and analyze environmental data in a variety of different ways.

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The API also supports multiple languages and data formats to suit the convenience of the developer.

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Ambee’s API dashboard is also an easy-to-use data platform with a variety of features and filters. The dashboard has been upgraded recently to make the experience of generating data much simpler for the customers.

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5. Cost-effective

Ambee offers competitive pricing for customers. The free trial version is suitable for analyzing data before utilizing it for your product or optimizing the use case. For fast-growing organizations or enterprises, we have a custom pricing plan. This plan is exclusively tailored to meet the business use case. Ambee is able to serve small, medium, and large organizations effectively while providing reliable, solution-oriented support.

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To get a detailed description of Ambee’s APIs, visit our documentation page.

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How to quickly replace Dark sky API with Ambee’s APIs?

You can start your Ambee journey in just a few clicks. Simply follow the steps below to replace your existing code where it calls for the Dark sky API:

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Step 1: First thing you need is Ambee’s API key. To generate that, all you need is to sign up to Ambee’s API dashboard and start your free trial that provides 1000 API records/day for 15 days.

Step 2: Find your unique API key and save it for subsequent steps.

Step 3: Find your existing code with the Dark sky URL.

‍Step 4: Follow the documentation and tutorials to find your base URL. Combine your API Key and specify your desired parameters.

‍Step 5: Make your first API call and get free 1000 API records per day for the next 15 days.

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Summary

To sum it up, Ambee’s APIs are a one-stop solution for any business looking to enhance its results by incorporating environmental data for all use cases. With dark sky decommissioning its APIs, Ambee’s API can help businesses achieve their objectives and more. Ambee’s data is validated and used by companies across the fortune 500 who have found it easy to use and customizable for all needs.

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About Ambee

Ambee’s helping companies worldwide face climate change confidently with advanced environmental data and a suite of products. To learn how Ambee’s climate intelligence can empower your unique business use case, contact our experts here. Book a call