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

Openweathermap deprecated GET /data/2.5/weather, query parameter zip without giving a shutdown date yet.

- API: Openweathermap (api.openweathermap.org)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `GET /data/2.5/weather`, `query parameter zip`
- Source: [Announcement](https://openweathermap.org/api/current)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/openweathermap/breaking-changes/zip-on-get-data-2-5-weather-is-deprecated/

## What to use instead

Resolve the ZIP code with the Geocoding API and call with lat and lon instead.