Separation of retrieve and download

[Koen_Hufkens]

If by this you mean scheduling the download to pick up data on a later point, check here under Basic API documentation:

ECMWF APIs (FAQ, API + data documentation)

Below you find a centralized compilation of key documentation on the new ECMWF APIs as cross-posted from ECMWF API use | BlueGreen Labs. I will only use the CDS as a reference, but the same applies to ADS and EWDS. The first section will cover general API use and will be familiar to most, with some gotchas highlighted (e.g. switching services, accepting licenses). Further sections cover breaking changes and advanced API implementations. For now I do not touch data conversion issues formally. Th…