Can I be OK'd to download data from my own sensors?

[Lance (Lance Arthur Wallace)]

I tried to download data from my own (6) sensors using the PurpleAir Downlaod Tool, but got a 402 message that indicated I needed to buy some points. I understand that you want to allow owners to download their own sensors–can you manually allow that for me?

thanks.
Lance Wallace

[dwhitemv (Doug White)]

Email contact@purpleair.com, they’ll credit you some points. I think you’ve earned it, anyway.

If you haven’t used the new API points system you’ll have to login to the dashboard and create a project & API key for it. You get a decent sized initial allocation and you can email in to top it up as needed. I found that those points can disappear quick if you make large queries.

API Points for Sensor Owners

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