# Single Radar Data API

Learn how to use the Rain Viewer API to access single radar data in various formats.

#### Single Radar Data API

#### Purpose and Description

The data archive of source weather radar files. Contains the last 6 radar images per station (no more than 48 hours old). Useful to show a single radar image on the website or for analysis of original radar data.

#### How to Use

URL: https://data.rainviewer.com/images/
The directory name is a radar identifier in Rain Viewer. Each directory of a specific radar contains radar source images sorted by time.
File Ending | Description
0_source.(png|gif|jpeg|jpg|nc|h5) | Weather radar source images.