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What is SkyMatch?

SkyMatch is a weather decision API built for outdoor booking platforms. Pass a location, time slot, and activity type — get back a playability score and a clear recommendation. Instead of showing raw weather data to your users, SkyMatch gives you a single, actionable answer:
  • ✅ Safe to book — conditions look good, proceed
  • ⚠️ Proceed with caution — conditions are marginal
  • ❌ Not recommended — high risk of cancellation

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Who is it for?

SkyMatch is designed for developers building booking platforms for outdoor activities — padel courts, tennis venues, football pitches, hiking trails, outdoor events, golf courses, and more. If your platform takes bookings for anything that happens outside, SkyMatch helps you reduce weather-related cancellations before they happen.

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How it works

Your booking platform
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User selects a time slot
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You call SkyMatch API
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We return a playability score + recommendation
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You show the user a confidence indicator
Your platform keeps full control of the booking flow — SkyMatch just adds weather intelligence on top.

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Base URL

All endpoints are served from: 
https://api.skymatch.uk/v1

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Quick example

curl 'https://api.skymatch.uk/v1/booking-confidence
  ?lat=51.5074&lng=-0.1278
  &start_time=2026-04-24T18:30:00Z
  &duration_minutes=90&sport=padel' \
  -H 'X-API-Key: your_api_key_here'

{
  "playability_score": 86,
  "recommendation": "safe_to_book",
  "rain_risk": "low",
  "wind_risk": "low",
  "temp_c": 17.4,
  "summary": "Good conditions for outdoor padel."
}

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Next steps

Authentication

Get your API key and make your first request

Booking confidence

The core endpoint — check if a slot is safe to book

Supported sports

See all supported activity types

Pricing

Free tier available — no credit card needed to start