# Polyform Weather Forecast API

> Polyform Weather Forecast API is a paid API for AI agents from api.polyform.org, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns a multi-period weather forecast (temperature, conditions, precipitation) for a given US location, paid per-call via USDC micropayment.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.polyform.org/v1/weather/forecast
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/polyform-weather-forecast-api-4ec88ef8
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_xy6D49w6bQ2umTTgj5ZPN

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability polyform-weather-forecast-api-4ec88ef8
```

Example prompt: What's the weather forecast for Nashville, TN right now? Just give me the upcoming periods with temperatures and conditions.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a US weather forecast with no account setup or API key, just a USDC micropayment on Base. Ideal for AI agents that need on-demand, pay-per-use weather data without committing to a subscription. Prefer this over free NWS APIs when you need a clean, agent-friendly JSON response with minimal friction.

## Known failure modes

- Location not found or outside US coverage area — may return an error or empty periods array
- Missing or malformed query parameters — returns 400-level error
- Payment not received or insufficient USDC — returns HTTP 402 Payment Required
- NWS upstream outage — returns 503 or timeout
- Rate or network issues on Base chain causing payment failure

## How this service works

Pay-per-call data endpoints for AI agents. USDC on Base via x402. No account, no API key — one micropayment per call.

## Output

A JSON object containing a 'location' string (e.g. 'Nashville, TN') and a 'periods' array, each period having a 'name' (e.g. 'Tonight'), 'temperature' (integer, Fahrenheit), and 'shortForecast' (e.g. 'Partly Cloudy'). Covers upcoming forecast periods such as Tonight, Tomorrow, Tomorrow Night, etc.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {}
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "periods": [
   {
    "name": "Tonight",
    "temperature": 71,
    "shortForecast": "Partly Cloudy"
   }
  ],
  "location": "Nashville, TN"
 }
}
```

## More

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