Developers - webcams.travel API

Available API Methods

users

webcams

search

countries

wct.countries.list

... more to come

Projects using the webcams.travel API

WorldView
iPhone / iPod touch Application

Worldscope
Android Application

WorldCam
Windows 7 Mobile Application

WorldWebcams
Opera Widget

Webcams Pro
iPhone / iPod touch Application

Locago
Mobile Application

funivie.org
Map Application

Symbaloo
Web Application

TIXIK.com
Web Application

Moxier World
iPhone / iPod touch and Google Android Application

Mashed World
Map Application

Herold.at Routenplaner
Map Application

CoolStreaming
Map Application

Hotelguide.com
Web Application

wetter.com
Web Application

Google Gadgets
Web Applications

Maptoolkit
Map Application

skiregionen.com
Web Application

CamsNearby
iPhone / iPad / iPod touch Application

WebCamsTour
iPhone / iPad / iPod touch Application

Flight Utilities
Web/Map Application

a forecast
Web/Map Application

With this API you can use our worldwide webcam repository for free.

Getting started

First, you need a developer ID. Signup for a developer ID in order to get access to the API.
Read the Terms of Use (below) of how you can use the API.
Read the Introduction to get an idea how the API works.
Read about the Encoding used by the webcams.travel API.

EasyMap JavaScript API

If you (only) want to use webcams on your map, you can easily do so with just two lines of code. Learn more about the EasyMap JavaScript API.

World map illustration — EasyMap illustrative screenshot

Featured Website

If you want some inspiration of how you can implement the webcams.travel API on your website, we recommend looking at the implementation at the weather site yr.no:

Terms of Use

Read the Terms of Use
Extended terms apply to our official partners (see below).

Official Partners

Become an official partner of webcams.travel in order to receive customized data. We choose only 1 candidate for each segment. See the segments below:

By device type

iPhone: WorldView — Mobile App
Android Phone/Tablet: WorldScope — Mobile App
Windows 8 Phone: candidate pending — Mobile App
Windows 8: candidate pending — Desktop App
BlackBerry:candidate pending — Mobile App

By country

Switzerland: SwissWebcams.ch — Website
Other countries: contact us at if you are interested in creating a country specific website for webcams.travel

Documentation

Request Formats

Currently only the REST request format is supported.

REST

Response Formats

The response of an API method call can be in different formats. Choose one that fits best the needs of your application:

Error Codes

An API method call may return an error. This is a list of possible errors that may arise and that are common among all methods.

List of error codes

Discussion Group

If you have questions or suggestions, feel free to get in touch with us. Please visit our webcams.travel API discussion group