OpenWeather

OpenWeather is an online service that provides global weather data via API, including current weather data, forecasts, nowcasts, and historical weather data for any geographical location. For more information on OpenWeather, see the company website.

In the context of Nintex Automation Cloud, OpenWeather is a connector A software component that allows seamless integration with third-party services, business applications, and content stores. Examples include Salesforce, Box, and Microsoft SharePoint. Connectors are used to create connections required for workflow actions and start events. and is used to create connections for OpenWeather actions A tool for building the processes, logic, and direction within workflows.. Use the OpenWeather actions A tool for building the processes, logic, and direction within workflows. to retrieve the current weather or weather forecast.

Create a OpenWeather connection

Note: Your browser-stored credentials are accessed to create connections. Either clear credentials from browser memory or make sure the stored credentials are for the intended environment.

Create a connection from the connections page or from the action configuration panel when configuring the action. For information about creating connections and assigning permissions, see Manage connections.

In the Add a new connection section, complete the fields as follows:

In this field

Select or enter the following

Connection name A name for your new connection
API Key The API key from the app created in the OpenWeather API Keys page.

OpenWeather account requirements

  • Each OpenWeather account is assigned an API key when the account is created. You can create more API keys as needed on the OpenWeather API Keys page. When you create a new OpenWeather connection, you need to use one of the API keys in your account.