Pollen API

Use the Pollen API to get pollen information including types, plants, and indexes for a specific location.


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Get daily forecast information

The forecast endpoint provides up to 5 days of pollen information for a given location.

Get heatmap tiles

The heatmapTiles endpoint provides pollen-related heatmaps through a tile overlay.

Pollen index and supported plants

Learn about the Universal Pollen Index (UPI) and supported plants in the Pollen API.

Country and region coverage

View the latest coverage details, on a country-by-country basis, for the Pollen API.

View the API reference

View the Pollen REST and gRPC API reference.

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Last updated 2025-08-27 UTC.