API Ninjas (api-ninjas.com). Use this skill for ANY API Ninjas request — searching and reading data. Whenever a task involves API Ninjas, use this skill inst...
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name: oo-api-ninjas
description: "API Ninjas (api-ninjas.com). Use this skill for ANY API Ninjas request — searching and reading data. Whenever a task involves API Ninjas, use this skill instead of calling the API directly."
allowed-tools: [Bash(oo *)]
metadata:
title: "API Ninjas"
author: "OOMOL"
version: "1.0.0"
service: "api_ninjas"
categories: "Developer Tools, Data & Analytics"
homepage: "https://api-ninjas.com"
icon: "https://static.oomol.com/logo/third-party/API%20Ninjas.svg"
---
# API Ninjas
Operate **API Ninjas** through your OOMOL-connected account. This skill calls the `api_ninjas` connector with the [oo CLI](https://github.com/oomol-lab/oo-cli); OOMOL injects credentials server-side, so you never handle raw tokens.
Category: Developer Tools, Data & Analytics. Exposes 6 action(s).
## Running an action
Assume the user has already installed the oo CLI, signed in, and connected API Ninjas. **Do not run `oo auth login` or open the connection URL proactively — just run the action.** Fall back to [First-time setup](#first-time-setup) only when a command actually fails with an auth or connection error.
**1. Inspect the contract** to get the authoritative input/output schema before building a payload:
```bash
oo connector schema "api_ninjas" --action "<action_name>"
```
**2. Run the action** with a JSON payload that matches the input schema:
```bash
oo connector run "api_ninjas" --action "<action_name>" --data '<json>' --json
```
- `--data` takes a JSON object string or `@path/to/file.json`; omit it to send `{}`.
- The response is `{ "data": ..., "meta": { "executionId": "..." } }`; the execution id lives under `meta.executionId`.
Each action below links to a reference file with its purpose and exact commands. Read the linked file, then fetch the live schema with `oo connector schema` before constructing `--data`.
## Available actions
- [`air_quality`](actions/air_quality.md) — Fetch current air quality metrics for coordinates or a city-based lookup.
- [`geocode`](actions/geocode.md) — Convert a city name into geographic coordinates and country information.
- [`reverse_geocode`](actions/reverse_geocode.md) — Resolve latitude and longitude coordinates into place metadata.
- [`timezone`](actions/timezone.md) — Fetch timezone metadata by timezone name or premium location lookup fields.
- [`weather`](actions/weather.md) — Fetch the current weather conditions for a set of coordinates.
- [`weather_forecast`](actions/weather_forecast.md) — Fetch forecast weather readings for a set of coordinates.
## Safety
- Read actions (get / list / search) are safe to run directly.
- **Create, update, send, or post actions change API Ninjas state — confirm the exact payload and effect with the user before running.**
- **Delete or remove actions are destructive — always confirm the target and get explicit approval first.**
## First-time setup
These are **one-time** steps — do not repeat them on every call. Run a step only when a command fails for the matching reason.
- **`oo: command not found`** — install the oo CLI (other platforms: <https://cli.oomol.com/install-guide.md>):
```bash
curl -fsSL https://cli.oomol.com/install.sh | bash # macOS / Linux
```
```powershell
irm https://cli.oomol.com/install.ps1 | iex # Windows PowerShell
```
- **Not signed in / authentication error** — sign in to your OOMOL account once:
```bash
oo auth login
```
- **`scope_missing` / `credential_expired` / `app_not_ready` / `app_not_found`** — API Ninjas is not connected, or the connection expired or lacks a scope. Connect once (auth type: API key) at:
```text
https://console.oomol.com/app-connections?provider=api_ninjas
```
- **HTTP 402 / `OOMOL_INSUFFICIENT_CREDIT`** — billing stop. Recharge at `https://console.oomol.com/billing/token-recharge` before retrying.
## Resources
- API Ninjas homepage: https://api-ninjas.com
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