# q on GET /data/2.5/weather is deprecated

OpenWeather API deprecated GET /data/2.5/weather, query parameter q without giving a shutdown date yet.

OpenWeather API has deprecated the query parameter q on GET /data/2.5/weather without a shutdown date. This change affects requests using city names, zip codes, or city IDs. After removal, calls relying on this parameter will fail.

## What to use instead

Resolve the city name with the Geocoding API and call with lat and lon instead.

- API: OpenWeather API (api.openweathermap.org)
- Kind: Parameter removal
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `GET /data/2.5/weather`, `query parameter q`
- Source: [Announcement](https://openweathermap.org/api/current)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against OpenWeather API's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/openweathermap/breaking-changes/q-on-get-data-2-5-weather-is-deprecated/

## OpenWeather API's words

> Please note that API requests by city name, zip-codes and city id have been deprecated.

Okapi finds the calls this change hits in your repo and opens the pull request with the fix: https://github.com/apps/okapi-agent