Documentation for all data obtained from local JSON is found in our Local JSON Documentation
Finding Your Sensor’s IP Address
You can get the same data from your PurpleAir device that it sends to the map. To do this, you will need to first connect your device to wifi so it can be assigned an IP address on your network. This IP address can then be used to locally obtain the sensor’s data. Details on how to find the assigned IP address differ depending on the exact router or network setup you have.
Sending the Request
If you send a web request to the IP address assigned to your sensor with “/json” added to the end, you will see the raw JSON data it reports. This data is the same that’s sent to the PurpleAir map.
Example Address: http://192.168.1.43/json
Note that this will show data in a raw JSON file, not a user-friendly web page. The image below is what it might look like if you view the JSON in your web browser. We’ve redacted some sensitive information for our device.
You can also use “/json?live=true” to see the latest data collected by the sensor. Using “/json” shows data averaged over two minutes, while data viewed with “/json?live=true” is reported every second. However, this is only true for particulate matter data. Temperature, pressure, humidity, and dewpoint will still reflect two minute averaged values.
Using "/json?live will not change how often your device reports on the map. It will only show the second-to-second data directly from your device. The data also does not update automatically in your web browser, and you’ll have to refresh the page manually to see updated readings.
Example Address: http://192.168.1.43/json?live=true
Any method of obtaining data over http can use the address with /json. Here’s an example using the curl utility:
curl '192.168.1.43/json?live=true'