---
title: "Get terrain elevation for coordinates"
url: "https://devportal.jilson.dev/apis/open-meteo-elevation/versions/0fafd481-9a1e-4045-8043-37892ca3d620/paths/v1-elevation/get"
---

> Full API specification: https://devportal.jilson.dev/apis/open-meteo-elevation/versions/0fafd481-9a1e-4045-8043-37892ca3d620.md

# Get terrain elevation for coordinates

`GET` `/v1/elevation`

Returns terrain elevation using a 90-metre digital elevation model.

## Query parameters

- `latitude` (string, required) - Comma-separated list of latitude values in WGS84.
- `longitude` (string, required) - Comma-separated list of longitude values in WGS84.
- `apikey` (string, optional)

## Responses

- `200` - OK
- `400` - Bad Request

## OpenAPI definition

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Open-Meteo Elevation API
  version: "1.0"
paths:
  /v1/elevation:
    get:
      tags:
        - Elevation API
      summary: Get terrain elevation for coordinates
      description: Returns terrain elevation using a 90-metre digital elevation model.
      parameters:
        - name: latitude
          in: query
          required: true
          description: Comma-separated list of latitude values in WGS84.
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: longitude
          in: query
          required: true
          description: Comma-separated list of longitude values in WGS84.
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: apikey
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        "200":
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  elevation:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: number
                      format: float
        "400":
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: boolean
                  reason:
                    type: string
```