Latest Data

Latest Data

GET https://api.sofarocean.com/api/latest-data?spotterId=:spotterId

Returns general spotter status and the most recent data sent by the Spotter specified by spotterId. * The API response for a /latest-data request includes humidity and battery voltage status.

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Description
spotterId	string	SpotterId of the device to retrieve data for.
includeWindData	boolean	default: false Set true to return wind data.
includeSurfaceTempData	boolean	default: false Set true to return surface temperature data. * Only applies for SST-equipped Spotters.
includeDirectionalMoments	boolean	default: false Set true to return directional moments data. * Only applies for samples collected in Waves: Spectrum mode.
includePartitionData	boolean	default: false Set true to return partitions data. * Only applies for samples collected in Waves: Partition mode.
includeBarometerData	boolean	default: false Set true to return barometer data. * Only applies for barometer-equipped Spotters.

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{
    "data": {
        "spotterId": "SPOT-0018",
        "spotterName": "Mavericks 2",
        "payloadType": "waves",
        "batteryVoltage": 4.07,
        "batteryPower": -0.41,
        "solarVoltage": 0.0,
        "humidity": 32.8,
        "waves": [
            {
                "significantWaveHeight": 1.14,
                "peakPeriod": 9.3,
                "meanPeriod": 8.3,
                "peakDirection": 302.3,
                "peakDirectionalSpread": 42.11,
                "meanDirection": 286.2,
                "meanDirectionalSpread": 56.16,
                "timestamp": "2017-11-08T07:06:57.000Z",
                "latitude": 34.30115,
                "longitude": -120.6133
            },
            {
                "significantWaveHeight": 1.14,
                "peakPeriod": 10.24,
                "meanPeriod": 8.44,
                "peakDirection": 312.28,
                "peakDirectionalSpread": 37.07,
                "meanDirection": 284.18,
                "meanDirectionalSpread": 57.4,
                "timestamp": "2017-11-08T07:36:57.000Z",
                "latitude": 34.29883,
                "longitude": -120.61127
            }
        ],
        "track": [
            {
                "timestamp": "2017-11-08T07:06:57.000Z",
                "latitude": 34.30115,
                "longitude": -120.6133
            },
            {
                "timestamp": "2017-11-08T07:36:57.000Z",
                "latitude": 34.2988333,
                "longitude": -120.6112667
            }
        ],
        "frequencyData": [
            {
                "frequency": [0.02930,0.03906,0.04883,...],
                "df": [0.00977, 0.00977, 0.00977,...],
                "a1": [-0.097752, -0.095797, -0.054741,...],
                "b1": [-0.054741, 0.021505, 0.073314,...],
                "a2": [0.120235, 0.115347, -0.018573,...],
                "b2": [0.414467, 0.180841, 0.184751,...],
                "varianceDensity": [0.7111054247697032, 0.6186233367451381, 0.6411207778915046,...],
                "direction": [335.6588548979852, 338.1985905136482, 269.8174396209903,...],
                "directionalSpread": [79.181787169671, 74.12281945451112, 67.45630665882223,...],
                "timestamp": "2017-10-12T13:28:40.000Z",
                "latitude": 35.19229,
                "longitude": -120.86748
            }
        ],
        "partitionData": [
            {
                "partitions": [
                    {
                        "startFrequency": 0.025,
                        "endFrequency": 0.078125,
                        "significantWaveHeight": 0.69,
                        "meanPeriod": 15.38,
                        "meanDirection": 240.014,
                        "meanDirectionalSpread": 29.828
                    },
                    {
                        "startFrequency": 0.078125,
                        "endFrequency": 0.8,
                        "significantWaveHeight": 0.97,
                        "meanPeriod": 8.58,
                        "meanDirection": 251.647,
                        "meanDirectionalSpread": 29.645
                    }
                ],
                "location": {
                    "latitude": 35.19229,
                    "longitude": -120.86748,
                    "timestamp": "2017-10-12T13:28:40.000Z"
                }
            }
        ],
        "wind": [
          {
            'speed': 1, // in m/s
            'direction': 171,  // in degrees
            'location': {
                'latitude': 37.8973,
                'longitude': -122.6868833,
                'timestamp': '2019-08-09T20:14:54.000Z'
              },
              'seasurfaceId': 1 // 1: glassy, 2: choppy, 3: rough
          }
        ],
        "surfaceTemp": [
            {
                "degrees": 14.44,
                "location": {
                    "latitude": 37.7733,
                    "longitude": -122.3861833,
                    "timestamp": "2019-11-05T19:34:31.000Z"
                }
            }
        ]
    }
}

Example Request

curl "https://api.sofarocean.com/api/latest-data?spotterId=SPOT-0018" -H 'token: YOUR_API_TOKEN'