The tap-openweathermap Meltano extractor pulls data from OpenWeatherMap that can then be sent to a destination using a loader.

Getting Started #

Prerequisites #

If you haven't already, follow the initial steps of the Getting Started guide:

  1. Install Meltano
  2. Create your Meltano project

Installation and configuration #

Using the Command Line Interface #

  1. Add the tap-openweathermap extractor to your project using meltano add : 

    meltano add extractor tap-openweathermap
  2. Configure the settings below using meltano config .

Next steps #

Follow the remaining steps of the Getting Started guide:

  1. Select entities and attributes to extract
  2. Add a loader to send data to a destination
  3. Run a data integration (EL) pipeline

If you run into any issues, learn how to get help.

Capabilities #

Settings #

tap-openweathermap requires the configuration of the following settings:

These and other supported settings are documented below. To quickly find the setting you're looking for, use the Table of Contents at the top of the page.

API Key (api_key) #

App API Key

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-openweathermap set api_key <api_key>

export TAP_OPENWEATHERMAP_API_KEY=<api_key>

Current Weather City Name (current_weather_city_name) #

City name to get current weather for

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-openweathermap set current_weather_city_name <current_weather_city_name>

export TAP_OPENWEATHERMAP_CURRENT_WEATHER_CITY_NAME=<current_weather_city_name>

Forecast Weather Longitude (forecast_weather_longitude) #

City longtitude to get forecast data

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-openweathermap set forecast_weather_longitude <forecast_weather_longitude>

export TAP_OPENWEATHERMAP_FORECAST_WEATHER_LONGITUDE=<forecast_weather_longitude>

Forecast Weather Latitude (forecast_weather_lattitude) #

City lattitude to get forecast data

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-openweathermap set forecast_weather_lattitude <forecast_weather_lattitude>

export TAP_OPENWEATHERMAP_FORECAST_WEATHER_LATTITUDE=<forecast_weather_lattitude>

Looking for help? #

If you're having trouble getting the tap-openweathermap extractor to work, look for an existing issue in its repository, file a new issue, or join the Meltano Slack community and ask for help in the #plugins-general channel.

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