Central TexasGardening
PUBLIC API

No key. No account. Just JSON.

Use CTG conditions in an HOA site, local newsroom, research notebook, LLM retrieval pipeline or your own yard project.

Endpoint

GET https://centraltexasgardening.info/api/conditions

The endpoint returns the same current dataset used to build the public pages. CORS is enabled and edge caching is limited to five minutes.

Example

{
  "generatedAt": "2026-09-26T22:53:08.302Z",
  "aggregate": {
    "yardStress": 72,
    "treeStress": 69,
    "waterNeed": 71,
    "mosquitoPotential": 46,
    "plantingConditions": 28,
    "label": "High"
  },
  "locations": [
    {
      "slug": "austin",
      "name": "Austin",
      "yardStress": 73,
      "drought": {
        "code": "D2",
        "level": 2,
        "label": "Severe Drought",
        "releaseDate": "2026-09-24T07:30:00.000Z",
        "score": 65
      }
    }
  ]
}

Address lookup

GET /api/lookup?address=123%20Main%20St%2C%20Austin%20TX

Address lookup is a convenience endpoint backed by the U.S. Census Geocoder. Responses are marked no-store. Do not use it for bulk geocoding.

Attribution

Suggested: Source: CentralTexasGardening.info. If you republish underlying NWS or U.S. Drought Monitor measurements, preserve their source attribution as well.