Developer API - Introduction

To use the webcams.travel API you need a developer ID. Please signup for a developer ID if you do not already have one.

What does the API?

The webcams.travel API exposes a set of methods you can call to get a formatted response. The available methods allow you to e.g. retrieve the information about a specific webcam.

Required parameters

Every API call has at least two required parameters and some optional parameters. All API calls require these parameters:

Parameter	Description
method	The name of the method to call. All available methods are listed on the API index page
devid	Your developer ID. Please signup for a developer ID if you do not already have one.

All methods accept this optional parameter:

Parameter	Description
format	This parameter is used to specify the response format. All available response formats are listed on the API index page. The default is XML.

Besides the parameters described above, each method has an individual set of required and optional parameters that are listed on the method's specification page. All available methods are listed on the API index page.

Error codes

Methods may return error due to wrong parameters or other circumstances. Common errors are listed on the API common error page. Individual errors are listed on the method's specification page.


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