Import RenewMap project data to a QGIS project.
Check the API docs
You will need an API key to get started.
Check the Getting Started page for instructions.
In QGIS, you can run a Python script to fetch RenewMap API data into your project.
- Select Plugins > Python Console and then select 📝 Show editor
- Create a new blank script using the ➕ icon.
- Paste the code below into the blank script, replacing
'YOUR_API_KEY'with your actual API key. - Run the script with the ▶️ icon.
- The latest RenewMap data will appear in your project:
- A new Point layer called RenewMap with energy project locations and attributes.
Note: the layer is stored in memory and will be lost when you close the project. Re-run the script whenever you want to get the latest data.
If you want to persist the layer to your next session, right click the layer in the Layers pane and select Make permanent. However, this permanent layer will not update with new data.
"""
Updated: 08/07/2025
Author: [email protected]
This script fetches data from the RenewMap Project API and creates QGIS layers.
To use this script, you need to have the following:
- QGIS installed
- Python installed
- requests and pandas installed
"""
import pandas as pd
import requests
from typing import List, Dict
################# Set your API key and parameters ##################
API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY" # Replace with your actual API key
COUNTRY = "AU" # AU = Australia, change to 'NZ' for New Zealand projects
ADD_FIELDS = False # Your account needs to have the fields API enabled. Contact [email protected]
####################################################################
############ These parameters do not need to be changed ############
BASE_URL = "https://api.renewmap.com.au/api/v1/projects"
DATA_KEY = "projects"
####################################################################
headers = {
"accept": "application/json",
"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"
}
class APIConfig:
"""Configuration class for API parameters.
Attributes:
base_url: Base URL for the API endpoint
limit: Number of records per request
headers: HTTP headers for API requests
data_key: Key in API response containing the data array
"""
base_url: str = BASE_URL
limit: int = 10000
headers: Dict = headers
country: str = COUNTRY
add_fields: bool = ADD_FIELDS
data_key: str = DATA_KEY
def get_url(self, offset=0):
url = f"{self.base_url}?country={self.country}&limit={self.limit}&offset={offset}"
if self.add_fields:
url = f"{url}&fields=all"
return url
def fetch_data(config: APIConfig) -> pd.DataFrame:
"""
Fetch data from API using pagination.
Args:
config: APIConfig object containing API configuration
Returns:
DataFrame containing all fetched data, with fields flattened if ADD_FIELDS
"""
projects_data = []
offset=0
# Fetch data in chunks using pagination
while True:
url = config.get_url(offset)
response = requests.get(url, headers=config.headers)
response.raise_for_status()
data_dict = response.json()
batch = data_dict['projects']
if len(batch) == 0:
break # No more data available
projects_data.extend(batch)
offset += config.limit # Increment offset for next request
# Flatten the fields data if applicable
if config.add_fields:
projects_data = [flatten_fields(p) for p in projects_data]
print("Flattened fields")
print(f"Fetched {len(projects_data)} projects")
return pd.DataFrame(projects_data)
def flatten_fields(project_json):
"""
Unpacks and formats the fields API extension.
Args:
project_json: the API json response for a project.
Returns:
project_json: the flattened json response
"""
try:
if 'fields' not in project_json:
return project_json
fields = project_json.pop('fields')
for field in fields:
field_name = field['field_name']
field_value = field['value']
# Convert list values to CSV for QGIS
if type(field_value) == list:
field_value = ', '.join([str(i) for i in field_value])
project_json.update({field_name: field_value})
return project_json
except Exception as e:
print(f"⚠️ There was an error flattening fields for {project_json.get('project_name', 'unknown')}: {e}")
return project_json
def create_qgis_fields(df: pd.DataFrame) -> List[QgsField]:
"""
Create QGIS fields based on DataFrame columns.
Args:
df: Input DataFrame with project data
Returns:
List of QgsField objects
"""
# Create longitude and latitude fields
fields = [
QgsField('Longitude', QVariant.Double),
QgsField('Latitude', QVariant.Double)
]
# Create fields for remaining columns
fields.extend([
QgsField(column, QVariant.String if df[column].dtype == 'O' else QVariant.Double)
for column in df.columns if column != 'point'
])
return fields
def create_feature(row: pd.Series) -> QgsFeature:
"""Create QGIS feature from DataFrame row.
Args:
row: Series containing single project data row
Returns:
QgsFeature object with geometry and attributes
"""
feature = QgsFeature()
longitude, latitude = row['point']
# Set point geometry
feature.setGeometry(QgsGeometry.fromPointXY(QgsPointXY(longitude, latitude)))
# Set attributes including coordinates and other fields
feature.setAttributes([longitude, latitude] + [
row[column] for column in row.index if column != 'point'
])
return feature
def create_vector_layer(df: pd.DataFrame) -> QgsVectorLayer:
"""Create QGIS vector layer from DataFrame.
Args:
df: DataFrame containing project data
Returns:
QgsVectorLayer object with all features
"""
# Create memory layer
layer = QgsVectorLayer("Point?crs=epsg:4326", f"RenewMap - {COUNTRY}", "memory")
provider = layer.dataProvider()
# Add fields to layer
fields = create_qgis_fields(df)
provider.addAttributes(fields)
layer.updateFields()
# Add features to layer
features = []
for _, row in df.iterrows():
feature = create_feature(row)
if feature is not None:
features.append(feature)
provider.addFeatures(features)
layer.updateExtents()
print(f"Created layer with {len(features)} features")
return layer
config = APIConfig()
df = fetch_data(config)
layer = create_vector_layer(df)
QgsProject.instance().addMapLayer(layer)
Adding the fields extension
Contact [email protected] to enable Fields for your account.
The Projects endpoint includes a parameter to return a larger selection of project attributes. The data is returned in json format and needs to be unpacked in the script. The logic to unpack and reshape the fields data can be found in flatten_fields().
To get this data, set ADD_FIELDS = True at the top of the script above.
Troubleshooting
Check the Troubleshooting guide for some solutions to common problems.