• Introduction
• Get a OpenWeather API Key.
• Create the OpenWeather service in Cerb
• Examples
  • Geocode a location
  • Current weather

Introduction

In this guide we'll walk through the process of linking Cerb to OpenWeather, a weather data API service. You'll be able to use OpenWeather's full API for any automations you wish to make.

Get a OpenWeather API Key.

Log in to your OpenWeather Account or sign up if you don't already have one.

Click your username in the top right and click My API Keys.

Copy your default API key or create a new one with the Create Key section.

Create the OpenWeather service in Cerb

1. Navigate to Search » Connected Services.

2. Click the (+) icon in the top right of the list.

3. Select OpenWeather.

4. Paste the key you copied earlier in the API Key field.

5. Click the Create button.

Examples

Geocode a location

https://openweathermap.org/current

start:
  set:
    location: London
    limit: 2
  http.request/current:
    output: http_response
    inputs:
      method: GET
      url: http://api.openweathermap.org/geo/1.0/direct?q={{location}}&limit={{limit}}
      authentication: cerb:connected_account:openweather
    on_success:
      set:
        response@json: {{http_response.body}}
        http_response@json: null

Current weather

https://openweathermap.org/current#geocoding

start:
  set:
    lat: 44.34
    long: 10.99
  http.request/geocoding:
    output: http_response
    inputs:
      method: GET
      url: https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?lat={{lat}}&lon={{long}}
      authentication: cerb:connected_account:openweather
    on_success:
      set:
        response@json: {{http_response.body}}
        http_response@json: null