# Solar API API

> Solar API API on Apizie: 3 endpoints (Locates the building whose centroid is closest to a query point. Returns an error with code `NOT_FOUND` if…, Gets solar information for a region surrounding a location. Returns an error with code `NOT_FOUND` if the…, Returns an image by its ID.) returned as clean JSON through one API key. Send your own provider key in the x-upstream-key header. Call it over REST at https://apizie.tech/v1/dev-tools:google-solar/{endpoint} or from Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor through the Apizie MCP server. Free plan: 1,000 requests a month.

- Project key: `dev-tools:google-solar`
- Category: Dev Tools
- Status: byok
- Source: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/solar
- Page: https://apizie.tech/api/dev-tools/google-solar
- OpenAPI: https://apizie.tech/api/dev-tools/google-solar/openapi.json

Solar API.

## Endpoints

### Locates the building whose centroid is closest to a query point. Returns an error with code `NOT_FOUND` if…
`GET https://apizie.tech/v1/dev-tools:google-solar/solar-building-insights-find-closest` (byok)

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| additionalInsights | string | no | Optional. A list of additional_insights to be included in the response. |
| exactQualityRequired | boolean | no | Optional. Whether to require exact quality of the imagery. If set to false, the `required_quality` field is interpreted as the minimum… |
| experiments | string | no | Optional. Specifies the pre-GA experiments to enable. Requests using this field are classified as a pre-GA offering under the [Google Maps… |
| location.latitude | number | no | The latitude in degrees. It must be in the range [-90.0, +90.0]. |
| location.longitude | number | no | The longitude in degrees. It must be in the range [-180.0, +180.0]. |
| requiredQuality | string | no | Optional. The minimum quality level allowed in the results. No result with lower quality than this will be returned. Not specifying this… |

### Gets solar information for a region surrounding a location. Returns an error with code `NOT_FOUND` if the…
`GET https://apizie.tech/v1/dev-tools:google-solar/solar-data-layers-get` (byok)

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| exactQualityRequired | boolean | no | Optional. Whether to require exact quality of the imagery. If set to false, the `required_quality` field is interpreted as the minimum… |
| experiments | string | no | Optional. Specifies the pre-GA experiments to enable. Requests using this field are classified as a pre-GA offering under the [Google Maps… |
| location.latitude | number | no | The latitude in degrees. It must be in the range [-90.0, +90.0]. |
| location.longitude | number | no | The longitude in degrees. It must be in the range [-180.0, +180.0]. |
| pixelSizeMeters | number | no | Optional. The minimum scale, in meters per pixel, of the data to return. Values of 0.1 (the default, if this field is not set explicitly),… |
| radiusMeters | number | no | Required. The radius, in meters, defining the region surrounding that centre point for which data should be returned. The limitations on… |
| requiredQuality | string | no | Optional. The minimum quality level allowed in the results. No result with lower quality than this will be returned. Not specifying this… |
| view | string | no | Optional. The desired subset of the data to return. |

### Returns an image by its ID.
`GET https://apizie.tech/v1/dev-tools:google-solar/solar-geo-tiff-get` (byok)

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | no | Required. The ID of the asset being requested. |

## Example
```
curl "https://apizie.tech/v1/dev-tools:google-solar/solar-building-insights-find-closest" \
  -H "x-api-key: $APIZIE_KEY" \
  -H "x-upstream-key: $PROVIDER_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### How do I call the Solar API API?
Create a free Apizie key, then send GET https://apizie.tech/v1/dev-tools:google-solar/solar-building-insights-find-closest with the header x-api-key. Every endpoint returns { project, data, timestamp }.

### Is the Solar API API free on Apizie?
Yes. The Free plan includes 1,000 requests a month at 100 requests a minute, no credit card. Solar API itself also needs your own key from googleapis.com.

### Can AI agents use the Solar API API?
Yes. Add the Apizie MCP server (https://apizie.tech/mcp) to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or VS Code, then ask in plain language. The agent calls run_scraper with project key dev-tools:google-solar.

### What is the status of the Solar API API?
Needs your own provider key (bring your own key)