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 #

  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:

The settings for extractor tap-openweathermap that are known to Meltano 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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