Top City

Platform: API iOS Android

Get a list of popular cities around the world.

Request URL

https://geoapi.qweather.com/v2/city/top?[params]

Request Parameters

All parameters are separated by &. If no optional parameters are set, the default value will be used.

key(required)API authentication key, please refer to How To Get Your Key. Support Signature Authentication. Example: key=12334567890ABC
rangeSet to search only within a certain country or region. The country and region name needs to use country code ISO 3166. If this parameter is not set, the search range will be all cities. Example: range=cn
numberNumber of the results in response, from 1 to 20, 10 is the default.
langMulti-language setting, see language code for available value. If data does not match the language you set, it will return results in English or its native language.

Request Example

Top 5 cities in China

curl -L -X GET --compressed 'https://geoapi.qweather.com/v2/city/top?number=5&range=cn&key=YOUR_KEY'

Response

The response is in JSON format and is Gzip compressed, all fields are Strings.

{
  "code": "200",
  "topCityList": [
    {
      "name": "余杭",
      "id": "101210106",
      "lat": "30.42118",
      "lon": "120.30173",
      "adm2": "杭州",
      "adm1": "浙江省",
      "country": "中国",
      "tz": "Asia/Shanghai",
      "utcOffset": "+08:00",
      "isDst": "0",
      "type": "city",
      "rank": "25",
      "fxLink": "http://hfx.link/32t1"
    },
    {
      "name": "嘉定",
      "id": "101020500",
      "lat": "31.38352",
      "lon": "121.25033",
      "adm2": "上海",
      "adm1": "上海市",
      "country": "中国",
      "tz": "Asia/Shanghai",
      "utcOffset": "+08:00",
      "isDst": "0",
      "type": "city",
      "rank": "23",
      "fxLink": "http://hfx.link/2bf1"
    },
    {
      "name": "朝阳",
      "id": "101010300",
      "lat": "39.92148",
      "lon": "116.48641",
      "adm2": "北京",
      "adm1": "北京市",
      "country": "中国",
      "tz": "Asia/Shanghai",
      "utcOffset": "+08:00",
      "isDst": "0",
      "type": "city",
      "rank": "15",
      "fxLink": "http://hfx.link/2az1"
    },
    {
      "name": "萧山",
      "id": "101210102",
      "lat": "30.16293",
      "lon": "120.27069",
      "adm2": "杭州",
      "adm1": "浙江省",
      "country": "中国",
      "tz": "Asia/Shanghai",
      "utcOffset": "+08:00",
      "isDst": "0",
      "type": "city",
      "rank": "23",
      "fxLink": "http://hfx.link/32p1"
    },
    {
      "name": "江干",
      "id": "101210111",
      "lat": "30.26660",
      "lon": "120.20263",
      "adm2": "杭州",
      "adm1": "浙江省",
      "country": "中国",
      "tz": "Asia/Shanghai",
      "utcOffset": "+08:00",
      "isDst": "0",
      "type": "city",
      "rank": "25",
      "fxLink": "http://hfx.link/1tvn1"
    }
  ],
  "refer": {
    "sources": [
      "qweather.com"
    ],
    "license": [
      "commercial license"
    ]
  }
}

code API status code, please refer to Status Code
topCityList.name Location Name
topCityList.id Location ID
topCityList.lat Latitude of the location
topCityList.lon Longitude of the location
topCityList.adm2 Name of the superior administrative division of the location
topCityList.adm1 The first-level administrative area of the location
topCityList.country Country name of the location
topCityList.tz Location timezone
topCityList.utcOffset The number of hours offset between local time and UTC time, refer to UTC Offset
topCityList.isDst Is the location currently on daylight saving time. 1 for daylight saving time and 0 for not in daylight saving time
topCityList.type Location type
topCityList.rank Location Rank
topCityList.fxLink Responsive web page of this location, easy to embed in your website or APP
refer.sources Data source and other statements, may be null
refer.license Data license, may be null