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title: "API Transition Summary"
description: "Summary of the RainViewer API service changes that occurred in 2025."
url: "https://www.rainviewer.com/api/transition-faq.html"
language: "en-US"
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# API Transition Summary

In 2025, we transitioned our API services to focus on delivering the best precipitation forecasting through our RainViewer iOS and Android apps. This page summarizes the changes that were made.

## Timeline

**August 1, 2025**

- Processed radar data images discontinued (1_bw_raw.png, 1_bw.png, 2_map.png)
- WLD world files discontinued
- Single radar data limited to last 6 images

**September 1, 2025**

- Composite images discontinued for free users
- Closed beta API discontinued

**December 31, 2025**

- Weather Radar Database API discontinued
- Patreon support ended

**January 1, 2026**

- Nowcast (future) radar data discontinued
- Satellite IR data discontinued
- All color schemes except Universal Blue discontinued
- Maximum zoom level set to 7
- Rate limiting set to 100 requests/IP/minute

## What Remained Available

After the transition, the following services continued for personal and educational use:

- [Weather Maps API](https://www.rainviewer.com/api/weather-maps-api.html): Past radar data tiles (2 hours, 10-minute intervals)
- [Single Radar Data](https://www.rainviewer.com/api/single-radar-data.html): Source radar images
- [Data Sources](https://www.rainviewer.com/sources.html): Links to original radar data providers

## Questions

For questions about the API, please contact [support@rainviewer.com](mailto:support@rainviewer.com).