29 Environment APIs

Environment APIs let you add environment capabilities without building from scratch. Every entry below is profiled with trust signals — pricing model, authentication requirements, CORS support, rate limits, and live uptime checks — so you can compare options and pick production-safe choices instead of guessing from a link list.

air qualityemissionsclimatepollutionconservationmonitoring
APIPricingAuthCORSHealth
1ClickImpact
Environmental impact API for tree planting, carbon offsetting and ocean cleanup
FreeAPI KeyNoProfile
BreezoMeter Pollen
Daily Forecast pollen conditions data for a specific location
FreeAPI KeyNoProfile
CO2 Offset API
API calculates and validates the carbon footprint
UnknownUnknownUnknownProfile
Carbon Interface
API to calculate carbon (C02) emissions estimates for common C02 emitting activities
FreeAPI KeyYesProfile
Carbon Interface API
Carbon Interface API: calculate carbon emissions for flights, vehicles, energy, and shipping.
FreemiumUnknownYesProfile
Climate TRACE API
Climate TRACE API: global emissions data from satellite-derived measurements for countries and sectors.
FreeUnknownYesProfile
Climatiq
Calculate the environmental footprint created by a broad range of emission-generating activities
FreeAPI KeyYesProfile
Cloverly
API calculates the impact of common carbon-intensive activities in real time
FreeAPI KeyNoProfile
Danish data service Energi
Open energy data from Energinet to society
FreeNoNoProfile
Ducks Unlimited
API explorer that gives a query URL with a JSON response of locations and cities
FreemiumNoNoProfile
Electricity Maps API
Electricity Maps API: real-time carbon intensity of electricity grids worldwide, zone-level data, forecasts, and historical trends.
FreemiumAPI KeyYesProfile
GrünstromIndex
Green Power Index for Germany (Grünstromindex/GSI)
FreeNoYesProfile
IQAir
Air quality and weather data
FreeAPI KeyNoProfile
IQAir AirVisual API
IQAir AirVisual API for real-time air quality data, forecasts, and historical AQI from global monitoring stations with 72-hour predictions.
FreemiumUnknownNoProfile
Luchtmeetnet
Predicted and actual air quality components for The Netherlands (RIVM)
FreeNoYesProfile
National Grid ESO
Open data from Great Britain’s Electricity System Operator
FreeNoYesProfile
OpenAQ
Open air quality data
FreeAPI KeyYesProfile
PM2.5 Open Data Portal
Open low-cost PM2.5 sensor data
FreeNoNoProfile
PM25.in API
Air quality of China
UnknownAPI KeyUnknownProfile
PVWatts
Energy production photovoltaic (PV) energy systems
FreeAPI KeyYesProfile
PurpleAir
Real-time air quality sensor data from the PurpleAir community network.
FreeNoNoProfile
Solematica API
Compare Italian solar (photovoltaic) installer offers, energy prices (PUN/ARERA) and satellite roof data
PaidAPI KeyNoProfile
Srp Energy
Hourly usage energy report for Srp customers
FreemiumAPI KeyYesProfile
SustainMetrics API
18,000+ GHG emission factors from DEFRA, EPA, ADEME, Ember
FreemiumAPI KeyYesProfile
Thames Water Open Data
Open Data from the UK's largest water and wastewater services company
FreeAPI KeyNoProfile
UK Carbon Intensity
The Official Carbon Intensity API for Great Britain developed by National Grid
FreeNoYesProfile
WattBuy
Electricity usage estimations, carbon footprint estimations, and utility data
FreemiumAPI KeyNoProfile
Website Carbon
API to estimate the carbon footprint of loading web pages
FreeNoNoProfile
kanari API
Real-time worldwide wildfire detections, water bomber tracking and open fire archive
PaidUnknownYesProfile

How to choose a environment API

Start with pricing and auth: free tiers and no-auth APIs are fastest to prototype with. Then check CORS if your app calls the API from the browser, and health before you commit — a great API that's been down for a week will block your launch. Each profile below shows all of these signals plus rate limits where documented.