Is there an API for Bureau of Meteorology (Australia)?

Bureau of Meteorology (Australia) does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 10 maintained endpoints for bom.gov.au. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape Bureau of Meteorology (Australia) data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when bom.gov.au changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a Bureau of Meteorology (Australia) account?

No. Every Bureau of Meteorology (Australia) action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia) API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

Weather

Bureau of Meteorology (Australia) API

bom.gov.au

Australia's weather service - forecasts, observations, radar, and severe weather warnings.

Actions: 10
Category: Weather
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia) API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs act_bom_gov_au_daily_forecast_grid.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "act_bom_gov_au_daily_forecast_grid",
    "params": {
      "grid_x": "658",
      "grid_y": "223",
      "timezone": "Australia/Sydney"
    }
  }'

10 actions on bom.gov.au

Read

Daily Forecast Grid
act_bom_gov_au_daily_forecast_gridread1 credit / call
Returns a multi-day weather forecast for a forecast grid cell.
grid_x
string · required
grid_y
string · required
timezone
string · required
Forecast Text Bulletin
act_bom_gov_au_forecast_text_bulletinread2 credits / call
Returns narrative forecast text bulletins for a set of AAC area codes and the specified timezone.
aac_codes
array · required
timezone
string · required
Latest Observation
act_bom_gov_au_observation_latestread1 credit / call
Returns the latest surface weather observation for a station including temperature, humidity, wind, and timestamp.
bom_stn_num
string · required
Location Autocomplete
act_bom_gov_au_location_autocompleteread1 credit / call
Returns autocomplete place name candidates with place IDs for Australian locations matching the search text.
place_name
string · required
limit
string
Map Towns And Cities
act_bom_gov_au_map_towns_cities_featuresread2 credits / call
Returns town and city locations with coordinates and state for map overlays.
Place Details
act_bom_gov_au_place_detailread1 credit / call
Returns place metadata including forecast grid coordinates, timezone, nearby weather stations, and AAC codes.
place_id
string · required
Radar Reflectivity Legend
act_bom_gov_au_radar_reflectivity_legendread1 credit / call
Returns DBZ color ramp classes and value ranges for the precipitation reflectivity radar overlay legend.
Rain Radar Maps Page
act_bom_gov_au_rain_radar_maps_pageread1 credit / call
Returns rain radar and weather map configuration, layers, and available overlays.
Warning Details
act_bom_gov_au_warning_detailread1 credit / call
Returns the full severe weather warning record for a warning ID including issue time, expiry, severity, and text.
warning_id
string · required
Warnings List
act_bom_gov_au_warnings_listread1 credit / call
Returns active severe weather warnings for a jurisdiction AAC region code including warning IDs and summary fields.
region_aac
string · required

Bureau of Meteorology (Australia) API questions

Is there an API for Bureau of Meteorology (Australia)?: Bureau of Meteorology (Australia) does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 10 maintained endpoints for bom.gov.au. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape Bureau of Meteorology (Australia) data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when bom.gov.au changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a Bureau of Meteorology (Australia) account?: No. Every Bureau of Meteorology (Australia) action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia) API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.