Home Products Google Maps Platform Air Quality API Guides Send feedback Stay organized with collections Save and categorize content based on your preferences. Air Quality API The Air Quality API allows you to request air quality data for a specific location including: more than 70 AQ indexes, pollutants, and health recommendations. It covers over 100 countries with a resolution of 500 x 500 meters. Get Started Start building with the Air Quality API. explore Get started with Google Maps Platform Create an account, generate an API key, and start building. timeline Get current air quality information. The currentConditions endpoint provides current hourly air quality information. history Get current air quality history. The history endpoint provides historical hourly air quality information for a specific location. grid_view Get heatmap tiles. The heatmapTiles endpoint provides air quality related heatmaps through a tile overlay. language Country and region coverage details View the latest coverage details, on a country-by-country basis, for the Air Quality API. code View the API reference View the Air Quality REST and gRPC API reference. Features Learn about core features of the Air Quality API. AQ Indexes An air quality index (AQI) is the scale by which a certain provider categorizes different air quality levels. Pollutants Pollutants are particles and gasses in the air that, in high concentration, can be harmful to people's health. Health recommendations Health recommendations are health advice and recommended actions for current air quality conditions. Help & support Get help. Give help. Join the community. Stack Overflow Get help. Give Help. Build Maps karma. Issue Tracker Report a bug or open a feature request. Platform status Find out about platform incidents and outages. Support Get help from the Google Maps Platform team.