Air Quality & Pollution Scraper

Air Quality & Pollution Scraper — a fast, reliable air quality scraper that needs no API key. You pay only for the results you get: failed or empty runs are always free.

This air quality scraper runs on the Apify platform, so you can call it from the API, run it on a schedule, or export results to JSON, CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets.

What this scraper does

• Extracts structured air quality data with no browser or API key required
• Returns clean JSON, one record per result — ready for sheets, databases, or apps
• Pay-per-result pricing: you are never charged for a run that returns nothing
• Runs on demand or on a schedule, and integrates with 5,000+ apps via the Apify API and webhooks

What data you get

Each result record includes fields such as:

• Location (location) — e.g. "Los Angeles, California"
• Latitude (latitude) — e.g. 34.1
• Longitude (longitude) — e.g. -118.2
• Timezone (timezone) — e.g. "America/Los_Angeles"
• Mode (mode) — e.g. "current"
• Time (time) — e.g. "2026-07-11T09:00"
• Us Aqi (usAqi) — e.g. 71
• European Aqi (europeanAqi) — e.g. 48
• Pm25 (pm25) — e.g. 21.3
• Pm10 (pm10) — e.g. 27.8
• Ozone (ozone) — e.g. 46.0
• Carbon Monoxide (carbonMonoxide) — e.g. 162.0
• Nitrogen Dioxide (nitrogenDioxide) — e.g. 25.1
• Sulphur Dioxide (sulphurDioxide) — e.g. 4.9

Input

Field	Type	Description
locations	array	City names to look up, e.g. "Los Angeles, California" or "Beijing". Each is geocoded to coordinates. Add a ...
latitude	number	Optional direct latitude. If both latitude and longitude are set, air quality is fetched for that exact poi...
longitude	number	Optional direct longitude. Used together with latitude for a direct point lookup.
mode	string	current = one snapshot record per location. hourly = one record per hour (up to Max hours).
forecastDays	integer	Number of forecast days of hourly data to request (1-7). Only used in hourly mode.
maxHours	integer	Cap on how many hourly rows to emit per location in hourly mode.
minUsAqi	integer	If set, only keep records whose US AQI is at or above this value. Leave empty to keep all.

Example output

{
  "type": "air-quality",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-11T00:00:00Z",
  "location": "Los Angeles, California",
  "latitude": 34.1,
  "longitude": -118.2,
  "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles",
  "mode": "current",
  "time": "2026-07-11T09:00",
  "usAqi": 71,
  "europeanAqi": 48,
  "pm25": 21.3,
  "pm10": 27.8,
  "ozone": 46.0,
  "carbonMonoxide": 162.0,
  "nitrogenDioxide": 25.1,
  "sulphurDioxide": 4.9,
  "dust": 4.0,
  "uvIndex": 3.25,
  "url": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=34.1,-118.2"
}

Use cases

• Automate research and data collection
• Feed dashboards, sheets, and databases
• Enrich records in your CRM or app
• Monitor changes on a schedule

Run it as a monitor (alerts on new air quality)

Schedule this air quality scraper to run automatically — hourly, daily, or on any cron schedule — with the built-in Apify Scheduler, and have results pushed to you by webhook, email, Slack, or your own app the moment they're ready. It's the easiest way to monitor air quality for changes over time and get alerted the instant something new appears — no manual runs. Because pricing is per result, a scheduled monitor only ever charges you for the data each run actually returns.

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing at $0.0004 per record. There is no monthly fee and no start fee — and empty or failed runs cost $0, so you only ever pay for data you actually receive.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an API key or account for the source? No. This air quality scraper works out of the box with no API key required.

What happens if a run returns no results? You are not charged. Billing is per result, so empty or failed runs are free.

Can I run the air quality scraper on a schedule? Yes. Use the Apify Scheduler to run it hourly, daily, or on any cron schedule, and get results by webhook or API.

What export formats are supported? Results can be exported as JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or pushed to Google Sheets, a database, or your own app via the Apify API.

Is the data structured? Yes. Every air quality result is a clean, flat JSON record you can use immediately.