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Meteorologisk Institutt vs UK Carbon Intensity

Same instrument, two spec sheets — measured, not claimed.

APIMeteorologisk InstituttHEALTHY92UK Carbon IntensityHEALTHY70
Uptime · 30d
Uptime · 90d100%100%
Uptime · 30d100%100%
P50 · ms621789
P95 · ms18571948
Authnonenone
CORSyesyes
HTTPSyesyes
Card requirednono
Commercial useyesyes
Data licenseCC BY 4.0 / NLOD (Norwegian Licence for Open Government Data)CC BY 4.0 (per API docs)
Free tierFree, no key; requires identifying User-AgentFree — no API key
Rate limitThrottled; identify via User-Agent and respect caching headers (per docs)Unpublished
In directory since2026-07-052026-07-05
operationalpartialdownno data

Meteorologisk Institutt vs UK Carbon Intensity: common questions

Which is more reliable, Meteorologisk Institutt or UK Carbon Intensity?

Both are neck-and-neck — Meteorologisk Institutt and UK Carbon Intensity each measure 100% uptime over 90 days on our probe schedule. Reliability here is verified from our own scheduled checks; use the 30-day bars above to see which has been steadier lately.

Which is faster, Meteorologisk Institutt or UK Carbon Intensity?

Meteorologisk Institutt has the lower median latency in our checks — Meteorologisk Institutt responds in 621 ms versus UK Carbon Intensity at 789 ms (P50). Tail latency (P95) is in the table above; for most workloads the median is the number that shapes how the API feels.

Do Meteorologisk Institutt and UK Carbon Intensity need an API key?

Neither needs a paid key — Meteorologisk Institutt is callable with no signup, and UK Carbon Intensity is callable with no signup. Both are quick to prototype with; rate limits still apply.

Can I call Meteorologisk Institutt and UK Carbon Intensity from the browser?

Yes — both Meteorologisk Institutt and UK Carbon Intensity send CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch either directly with no backend proxy. That makes them easy to swap in a client-side app while you compare responses.

Are Meteorologisk Institutt and UK Carbon Intensity free for commercial use?

Meteorologisk Institutt allows commercial use on its free tier, and UK Carbon Intensity allows commercial use on its free tier. We track service terms and the data license as separate fields — see the Commercial use and Data license rows above, and confirm both before shipping either in a paid product.