canonical: https://jentic.com/apis/rainviewer.com/rainviewer

# RainViewer Weather Maps API

Weather radar data API by RainViewer. Provides past 2 hours of weather radar data with 10-minute intervals as map tiles. Suitable for displaying in applications, websites, or mapping software. Available for personal and educational use only. The API exposes 1 endpoints.

## For AI agents

Programmatically get available weather radar map frames. Covers 1 operations.

## Scope

Does not handle payments, communications, or crm - use for data enrichment only.

## Capabilities

- Get available weather radar map frames
- Access RainViewer Weather Maps API data enrichment resources via REST API
- Query RainViewer Weather Maps API endpoints with structured JSON responses
- Authenticate requests with none credentials managed by Jentic
- Access RainViewer Weather Maps API resources programmatically via REST

## Use cases

### Data Enrichment Operations

Use the RainViewer Weather Maps API to perform data enrichment operations programmatically. The API provides 1 endpoints covering core functionality including get available weather radar map frames.

Example prompt: Call GET `/public/weather-maps.json` to get available weather radar map frames

### Data Retrieval and Monitoring

Query RainViewer Weather Maps API endpoints to retrieve structured data for monitoring, reporting, or downstream processing. The API returns JSON responses that agents can parse directly, enabling automated data collection workflows.

Example prompt: Query the RainViewer Weather Maps API API to retrieve current data and verify the response structure

### AI Agent Integration via Jentic

AI agents discover and call RainViewer Weather Maps API endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle none tokens manually.

Example prompt: Search Jentic for 'get available weather radar map frames', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials

## Key endpoints

| Method | Path | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GET | `/public/weather-maps.json` | Get available weather radar map frames |

## Key resources

- **Public** — Operations for public

## AI readiness

This API is usable in Jentic One now. Its AI-readiness score against Jentic's framework shows where it stands today and where improvements would make it even easier for agents to use.

- **Score:** 78 / 100
- **Maturity:** AI-Ready
- **Dimensions:**
  - Foundational Compliance: 100 / 100
  - Developer Experience & Jentic Compatibility: 69 / 100
  - AI-Readiness & Agent Experience: 60 / 100
  - Agent Usability: 94 / 100
  - Security: 100 / 100
  - AI Discoverability: 75 / 100
- **View full report:** https://jentic.com/apis/rainviewer.com/rainviewer/scorecard
- **How the score is calculated:** https://docs.jentic.com/reference/api-readiness-framework/overview/
- **More about the dimensions:** https://docs.jentic.com/reference/api-readiness-framework/specification/#dimensional-model-overview

### Score it yourself

Every API in the directory is allowlisted, so you can re-score it with no key required.

- **Score your own API:** https://jentic.com/scorecard.md
- **Scoring CLI agent skill:** https://github.com/jentic/jentic-api-scorecard/blob/main/skills/jentic-api-scorecard/SKILL.md

```sh
npx @jentic/api-scorecard-cli score <openapi-url>
```

## Why Jentic

- **Setup:** Wiring the RainViewer Weather Maps API by hand still means writing a client for its public endpoint and parsing the returned radar frame timestamps yourself, even though it needs no auth. Through Jentic you install once, import the RainViewer Weather Maps API from the API Directory, and your agent calls it with no credential to manage.
- **Permission scoping:** RainViewer exposes a single public read endpoint (GET `/public/weather-maps.json`), so scoping is operations-only: you limit the agent to the operations it needs, such as fetching the current radar map frames. This API has no write or destructive operations to grant.
- **Credential handling:** The RainViewer Weather Maps API requires no credential, so there is no secret to store. Any configuration your Jentic One instance holds stays out of the agent's prompt, logs, and context.
- **Discovery method:** Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'get available weather radar map frames', and Jentic returns the matching RainViewer operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.

## Related APIs

- **Clearbit** — Alternative data enrichment API
- **Fullcontact** — Alternative data enrichment API
- **Hunter** — Complementary data enrichment API

## FAQ

### What authentication does the RainViewer Weather Maps API use?

The RainViewer Weather Maps API uses no authentication. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in your Jentic One instance and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.

### Can I get available weather radar map frames with the RainViewer Weather Maps API?

Yes. Use the GET `/public/weather-maps.json` endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.

### What are the rate limits for the RainViewer Weather Maps API?

Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.

### How do I get available weather radar map frames through Jentic?

Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate through Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer, then search for 'get available weather radar map frames'. Jentic returns the matching RainViewer Weather Maps API operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call - credentials are injected automatically.

### How many endpoints does the RainViewer Weather Maps API have?

The RainViewer Weather Maps API exposes 1 endpoints covering public operations.

### Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the RainViewer Weather Maps API?

Yes. Because you run Jentic One yourself, your own rules decide which operations the agent may call, and the RainViewer Weather Maps API exposes just one public read endpoint, GET `/public/weather-maps.json` for fetching current radar map frames. You can restrict the agent to only that operation, and since the API has no write or destructive calls, there is nothing beyond radar-frame reads to grant. The API needs no credential, so there is no secret for the agent to reach.