metno.sun

stable Standard

Sun rise/set/noon times and azimuths (MET Norway) for a coordinate and date.

GET /v1/metno/sun

What you get#

One Metno record in Onekey's unified shape, in data. If the record does not exist you get a 404 not_found and are not charged.

What it costs#

Standard · 1 credit for a fresh fetch, charged only when it succeeds.
Free when served from cache (0.2 credit for a cached response over 100 KB).
Free if the request is invalid (never charged) or the source fails or reports not found (refunded).

Parameters#

Name	Type	Required	Default	What it is	Constraints
`lat`	string	yes	(required)	Latitude in decimal degrees (-90..90)	max 10 chars; must match `-?(?:[0-8]?\d(?:\.\d{1,6})?\|90(?:\.0{1,6})?)`; trimmed
`lon`	string	yes	(required)	Longitude in decimal degrees (-180..180)	max 11 chars; must match `-?(?:1[0-7]\d(?:\.\d{1,6})?\|\d{1,2}(?:\.\d{1,6})?\|180(?:\.0{1,6})?)`; trimmed
`date`	string	yes	(required)	Date YYYY-MM-DD	max 10 chars; must match `\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}`; trimmed

Request#

curl "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/metno/sun?lat=60.1&lon=9.6&date=2024-06-21" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

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Recorded response#

A real Metno response, recorded and returned in Onekey's shape. Fields the platform does not provide are null.

json

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "ext": {
      "sunrise": "2024-06-21T01:56:00Z",
      "sunriseAzimuth": 34.6,
      "sunset": "2024-06-21T20:50:00Z",
      "sunsetAzimuth": 325.4,
      "noonElevationDeg": 53.34
    },
    "entity": {
      "date": "2024-06-21T11:23:00Z"
    }
  },
  "metadata": {
    "platform": "metno",
    "endpoint": "sun",
    "cached": false,
    "stale": false,
    "age_s": 0,
    "fetched_at": "2026-01-01T12:00:00+00:00",
    "credits_charged": 1,
    "request_id": "7f3a9c2e5b1d4c8fa2e6d0b9c4f18e37"
  },
  "error": null
}

Field mapping#

How this endpoint's source fields become Onekey's unified schema. Fields the source lacks come back as null.

Source path	Onekey field	Transform
`sunrise.time`	`ext.sunrise`	`toIsoDate`
`sunrise.azimuth`	`ext.sunriseAzimuth`	`toNumber`
`sunset.time`	`ext.sunset`	`toIsoDate`
`sunset.azimuth`	`ext.sunsetAzimuth`	`toNumber`
`solarnoon.time`	`entity.date`	`toIsoDate`
`solarnoon.disc_centre_elevation`	`ext.noonElevationDeg`	`toNumber`

Caching and freshness#

Fresh for about 1 hour. Repeat calls in that window are served from cache and are free.
Between 1 hour and 1 day the cached copy is still served instantly and marked stale: true while Onekey refreshes it in the background.
If the source is down when a refresh is needed, the last copy can be served for up to 1 day more (marked stale).
A "not found" is remembered for 5 minutes and is free.
The cache is shared across all customers, which is what keeps repeat calls cheap.

What can go wrong#

Status	Code	What to do
401	`unauthorized`	Check the `x-api-key` header.
402	`insufficient_credits`	Add credits; your balance must cover the price.
404	`not_found`	That record does not exist. Free; do not retry.
422	`invalid_params`	Fix the parameters using the table above. Free.
429	`rate_limited`	Wait `Retry-After` seconds, then retry.
502	`upstream_error`	The source failed. Refunded; retry with backoff.

See Errors for the full list and retry guidance.

Status: stable (verified against the live source).