USDA Hardiness Zone API - Ruby Gem

Hardiness Zone is a simple tool for getting the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone for a given zip code

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'apiverve_hardinesszone'

And then execute:

$ bundle install

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install apiverve_hardinesszone

Getting Started

Get your API key at APIVerve

Basic Usage

require 'apiverve_hardinesszone'

# Initialize the client
client = APIVerve::Hardinesszone::Client.new(api_key: "YOUR_API_KEY")

# Make a request
response = client.execute({ zip: "97201" })

# Print the response
puts response

Error Handling

begin
  response = client.execute({ zip: "97201" })
  puts response["data"]
rescue APIVerve::Hardinesszone::ValidationError => e
  puts "Validation error: #{e.errors.join(', ')}"
rescue APIVerve::Hardinesszone::APIError => e
  puts "API error: #{e.message}"
  puts "Status code: #{e.status_code}"
end

Debug Mode

# Enable debug logging
client = APIVerve::Hardinesszone::Client.new(
  api_key: "YOUR_API_KEY",
  debug: true
)

Example Response

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "zipCode": "97201",
    "zone": "8b",
    "tempRange": "15 to 20",
    "zoneTitle": "8b: 15 to 20",
    "details": {
      "tempRange": "15°F to 20°F (-9°C to -7°C)",
      "description": "Mild and relatively warm, found in parts of southern U.S. like the Gulf Coast and parts of Texas.",
      "plantSurvival": "A wide range of plants, including many Mediterranean and subtropical varieties."
    }
  }
}

Documentation

For more information, visit the API Documentation.

Support

License

This gem is available under the MIT License.