# NOAA Weather Alerts Scraper API - NWS Severe Warnings (`pink_comic/nws-active-weather-alerts`) Actor Search the National Weather Service active-alert GeoJSON API by area, point, zone, region, event and warning attributes. Returns bounded source-linked warning evidence, timing, instructions, geocodes and geometry with explicit no-match and source outcomes. - **URL**: https://apify.com/pink\_comic/nws-active-weather-alerts.md - **Developed by:** [Ava Torres](https://apify.com/pink_comic) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, AI - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $2.00 / 1,000 nws active weather alerts scraper api evidence items This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## NWS Active Weather Alerts Scraper API Search the official National Weather Service active-alert GeoJSON endpoint by state/area, point, NWS zone, or region. Filter warning evidence by event, urgency, severity, certainty, status, message type, and RFC3339 overlap window. ### Fast default ```json {"area":"CA","maxResults":3} ```` This preserves NWS order and returns up to three active California alerts, or one explicit `NO_MATCH` record. At **$0.0001/start + $0.002/item**, the default costs at most **$0.0061**. Official endpoint: ```bash curl -H 'User-Agent: your-app/1.0 (you@example.com)' -H 'Accept: application/geo+json' 'https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active?area=CA' ``` FOUND rows normalize alert ID, event, headline, description, instruction, area and affected zones, timestamps, severity/certainty/urgency, sender, response type, geocode, geometry, source URL, retrieval time, and NWS update metadata. Invalid input, no match, and exhausted source retries are distinct explicit outcomes. ### Important safety limits Alerts are dynamic NWS-issued public warning evidenceโ€”not a complete historical archive, forecast, guaranteed delivery service, localized safety determination, or substitute for emergency instructions. Geometry and area descriptions may be broad; alerts may be updated, replaced, or cancelled. Always check current weather.gov/local emergency channels and follow official safety instructions. See the full README for all fields, examples, filters, and time semantics. # Actor input Schema ## `area` (type: `string`): Two-letter state or territory code, such as CA. ## `point` (type: `string`): Latitude,longitude. Clear area before using. ## `zone` (type: `string`): NWS zone code such as CAZ041. Clear area before using. ## `region` (type: `string`): NWS region code. Clear area before using. ## `event` (type: `string`): Exact case-insensitive event name, such as Heat Advisory. ## `urgency` (type: `string`): Exact NWS urgency value. ## `severity` (type: `string`): Exact NWS severity value. ## `certainty` (type: `string`): Exact NWS certainty value. ## `status` (type: `string`): Exact status, normally Actual. ## `messageType` (type: `string`): Exact message type such as Alert, Update, or Cancel. ## `startTime` (type: `string`): RFC3339 time. Includes alerts whose reported interval overlaps the window. ## `endTime` (type: `string`): RFC3339 time; must not precede startTime. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Total paid-item cap. Default 3 costs at most $0.0061 including start. ## Actor input object example ```json { "area": "CA", "point": "", "zone": "", "region": "", "event": "", "urgency": "", "severity": "", "certainty": "", "status": "", "messageType": "", "startTime": "", "endTime": "", "maxResults": 3 } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "area": "CA", "maxResults": 3 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("pink_comic/nws-active-weather-alerts").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "area": "CA", "maxResults": 3, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("pink_comic/nws-active-weather-alerts").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "area": "CA", "maxResults": 3 }' | apify call pink_comic/nws-active-weather-alerts --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=pink_comic/nws-active-weather-alerts", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "NOAA Weather Alerts Scraper API - NWS Severe Warnings", "description": "Search the National Weather Service active-alert GeoJSON API by area, point, zone, region, event and warning attributes. Returns bounded source-linked warning evidence, timing, instructions, geocodes and geometry with explicit no-match and source outcomes.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "IqoP2bICdxelwaBHm" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/pink_comic~nws-active-weather-alerts/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-pink_comic-nws-active-weather-alerts", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/pink_comic~nws-active-weather-alerts/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-pink_comic-nws-active-weather-alerts", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/pink_comic~nws-active-weather-alerts/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-pink_comic-nws-active-weather-alerts", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "area": { "title": "State / area code", "type": "string", "description": "Two-letter state or territory code, such as CA.", "default": "CA" }, "point": { "title": "Point", "type": "string", "description": "Latitude,longitude. Clear area before using.", "default": "" }, "zone": { "title": "NWS zone", "type": "string", "description": "NWS zone code such as CAZ041. Clear area before using.", "default": "" }, "region": { "title": "NWS region", "type": "string", "description": "NWS region code. Clear area before using.", "default": "" }, "event": { "title": "Event", "type": "string", "description": "Exact case-insensitive event name, such as Heat Advisory.", "default": "" }, "urgency": { "title": "Urgency", "type": "string", "description": "Exact NWS urgency value.", "default": "" }, "severity": { "title": "Severity", "type": "string", "description": "Exact NWS severity value.", "default": "" }, "certainty": { "title": "Certainty", "type": "string", "description": "Exact NWS certainty value.", "default": "" }, "status": { "title": "Status", "type": "string", "description": "Exact status, normally Actual.", "default": "" }, "messageType": { "title": "Message type", "type": "string", "description": "Exact message type such as Alert, Update, or Cancel.", "default": "" }, "startTime": { "title": "Window start", "type": "string", "description": "RFC3339 time. Includes alerts whose reported interval overlaps the window.", "default": "" }, "endTime": { "title": "Window end", "type": "string", "description": "RFC3339 time; must not precede startTime.", "default": "" }, "maxResults": { "title": "Maximum results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Total paid-item cap. Default 3 costs at most $0.0061 including start.", "default": 3 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```