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You only need to go through this procedure once, before you can use the CDS API on Windows to programmatically download data from either the Climate Data Store (CDS) or the Atmosphere Data Store (ADS). |
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- Login to CDS (or Login to ADS)
- Copy a 2 line code, which shows a url and your own uid:API key details as followed:
- Paste the 2 line code into a %USERPROFILE%\.cdsapirc file, where in your windows environment, %USERPROFILE% is usually located at C:\Users\Username folder). The CDS API expects to find the .cdsapirc file in your home directory.
For instructions on how to create a dot file on Windows, please see here or check the instructions provided by one of users on the User Forum.
Install the CDS API client by running the following command in a Command Prompt window:
Code Block pip install cdsapi # for Python 2.7 pip3 install cdsapi # for Python 3
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Code Block pip install --user cdsapi # for Python 2.7 pip3 install --user cdsapi # for Python 3
- Once the CDS API client is installed, it can be used to request data from the datasets listed in the CDS and ADS catalogues. It is necessary to agree to the Terms of Use of every datasets that you intend to download. Attached to each dataset download form, the "Show API request" button displays the python code to be used.
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This document has been produced in the context of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). The activities leading to these results have been contracted by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, operator of C3S on behalf of the European Union (Delegation agreementAgreement signed on 11/11/2014 and Contribution Agreement signed on 22/07/2021). All information in this document is provided "as is" and no guarantee or warranty is given that the information is fit for any particular purpose. The users thereof use the information at their sole risk and liability. For the avoidance of all doubt , the European Commission and the European Centre for Medium - Range Weather Forecasts have no liability in respect of this document, which is merely representing the author's view. |
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