Google Weather API returning strange new error [closed]

Question

I'm using the Google Weather API in an iPhone app, and lately sometimes it has been returning a 403 error, but now it's returning a really funky error saying "Unknown API" no matter what location I enter into it.Example here.

Does anybody know what's going on? I checked the Google Weather Monitoring link and it says everything is okay. What the heck is going on? O.o

Wormhole

Answer 1

I have had the same problem over the past few weeks (random 403 errors) with the Unsupported API message appearing last week.

If you ask me, I think Google has shut the unsuported weather api down for good! Since Google has announced it will shut down iGoogle - for which the api was used for.

I think you need to start looking for a different free weather api (same as me =( ).

If you analyse the iGoogle page with a weather widget you will notice that the call now uses wunderground.com and no more google weather api

eg: http://igoogle.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=47.644199,9.180259&unit=SI&hl=de

Deprave

So, do you know any free alternatives for this? Thanks. – Capernaum

@Rocotilos Check out openweathermap.org/wiki/API/JSON_API#City_list. I haven't used it yet, but I'm looking at it as an alternative. – Linguistics

@Jonathan, thanks. Yup I've found that as well, and have successfully implemented it in my app. It's cool, with even more data to use. – Capernaum

There's some discussion of alternatives on Slashdot. – Carapace

See also https://mcmap.net/q/1173217/-google-weather-api-gone/… – Bartz