# API Documentation and a few questions

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**Category:** Developers\
**Tags:** tempest\
**Created:** [February 4, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/api-documentation-and-a-few-questions/23722 "2024-02-04T19:14:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![iladyman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/iladyman/32/2305_2.png) [@iladyman](https://community.tempest.earth/u/iladyman)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/api-documentation-and-a-few-questions/23722/4 "2024-02-05T18:13:02Z")

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I can not help with your detail specific question. Nearcast rain does not work for my area so I never used it. This post is similar and links to some information regarding Nearcast rain that might help understand slightly

> [@Is Nearcast Rain available via API?](https://community.tempest.earth/t/is-nearcast-rain-available-via-api/23115):
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> So I’ve been happily pulling 30 minute interval rain data for my Tempest from the API and comparing it to electrical draw for a sump pump in my basement for about 18 months now. This was all to understand how much rainfall triggers sump activity and things were going well…behaviors correlated etc. As I started to aggregate my rainfall measurements (from 30 minute to daily) and compare those to what was in the Tempest app and NOAA, I spent about a hour really confused. Nothing added up and inte…

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