# Visual Crossing Weather API

> Visual Crossing Weather API skill. Use when working with Visual Crossing Weather for VisualCrossingWebServices. Covers 5 endpoints.

- Skill: `lap-platform/visual-crossing-weather-api` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add lap-platform/visual-crossing-weather-api`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/lap-platform/visual-crossing-weather-api/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Integrations & APIs
- Author: Lap-Platform (https://skillmd.com/u/lap-platform)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/lap-platform/visual-crossing-weather-api

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# Visual Crossing Weather API
API version: 4.6

## Auth
Requires API key (key parameter)

## Base URL
https://weather.visualcrossing.com

## Setup
1. Include your API key via the key parameter
2. GET /VisualCrossingWebServices/rest/services/weatherdata/forecast -- verify access

## Endpoints

5 endpoints across 1 groups. See references/api-spec.lap for full details.

### VisualCrossingWebServices
| Method | Path | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| GET | /VisualCrossingWebServices/rest/services/timeline/{location} | Historical and Forecast Weather API |
| GET | /VisualCrossingWebServices/rest/services/timeline/{location}/{startdate} | Historical and Forecast Weather API |
| GET | /VisualCrossingWebServices/rest/services/timeline/{location}/{startdate}/{enddate} | Historical and Forecast Weather API |
| GET | /VisualCrossingWebServices/rest/services/weatherdata/forecast | Weather Forecast API |
| GET | /VisualCrossingWebServices/rest/services/weatherdata/history | Retrieves hourly or daily historical weather records. |

## Common Questions

Match user requests to endpoints in references/api-spec.lap. Key patterns:
- "Get timeline details?" -> GET /VisualCrossingWebServices/rest/services/timeline/{location}
- "Get timeline details?" -> GET /VisualCrossingWebServices/rest/services/timeline/{location}/{startdate}
- "Get timeline details?" -> GET /VisualCrossingWebServices/rest/services/timeline/{location}/{startdate}/{enddate}
- "List all forecast?" -> GET /VisualCrossingWebServices/rest/services/weatherdata/forecast
- "List all history?" -> GET /VisualCrossingWebServices/rest/services/weatherdata/history

## Response Tips
- Check response schemas in references/api-spec.lap for field details

## References
- Full spec: See references/api-spec.lap for complete endpoint details, parameter tables, and response schemas

> Generated from the official API spec by [LAP](https://lap.sh)