openaq: Access Air Quality Data from the 'OpenAQ' API

Provides an interface to the 'OpenAQ' API <https://openaq.org/>, a platform for real-time and historical air quality data from around the world. Users can retrieve measurement data, metadata for sensors and locations for air quality research and monitoring.

Package details

AuthorRuss Biggs [aut, cre] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0777-8479>), Christian Parker [aut], Francesca Mills [ctb], OpenAQ [cph, fnd]
MaintainerRuss Biggs <russ@openaq.org>
LicenseMIT + file LICENSE
Version1.0.0
URL https://github.com/openaq/openaq-r https://openaq.github.io/openaq-r/
Package repositoryView on CRAN
Installation Install the latest version of this package by entering the following in R:
install.packages("openaq")

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openaq documentation built on March 19, 2026, 5:08 p.m.