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": "2026-10-17T17:12:08.151Z",
  "aggregate": {
    "yardStress": 46,
    "treeStress": 49,
    "waterNeed": 48,
    "mosquitoPotential": 42,
    "plantingConditions": 60,
    "label": "Moderate"
  },
  "locations": [
    {
      "slug": "austin",
      "name": "Austin",
      "yardStress": 46,
      "drought": {
        "code": "D2",
        "level": 2,
        "label": "Severe Drought",
        "releaseDate": "2026-10-15T07:30:00.000Z",
        "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.