National meteorological services of ECMWF Member and Co-operating States and their authorised users are granted full access to ECMWF archive products via their computing representative.
All other users need an archive licence to gain access to the Catalogue of ECMWF Archive Products via the ECMWF web API service.
1. Review the service
Before ordering an archive licence:
- Check the public datasets that are available free-of-charge (individual terms and conditions may apply).
If these do not meet your requirements:
- Check in the Catalogue of ECMWF Archive Products
- Check archive licence costs and what is covered
- Read about the ECMWF web API service
2. Request access to ECMWF Archive Products
If you have decided to proceed with buying an archive licence to gain access to the Catalogue of ECMWF Archive Products via the ECMWF web API service, please contact us.