Lyft

lyft Drivers API

Endpoints for checking the availability and proximity of nearby Lyft drivers.

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GET /drivers List nearby drivers #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Lyft Ride-Sharing Drivers API
  description: The Lyft Ride-Sharing API provides developers with programmatic access to Lyft's rideshare platform.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Lyft Developer Support
    url: https://www.lyft.com/developers
  termsOfService: https://www.lyft.com/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.lyft.com/v1
  description: Production Server
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Drivers
  description: Endpoints for checking the availability and proximity of nearby Lyft drivers.
paths:
  /drivers:
    get:
      operationId: listNearbyDrivers
      summary: List nearby drivers
      description: Returns the positions of nearby drivers for each ride type at the specified location. This endpoint is useful for displaying driver availability on a map.
      tags:
      - Drivers
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/lat'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/lng'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with nearby driver locations
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  nearby_drivers:
                    type: array
                    description: List of nearby driver groups organized by ride type.
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/NearbyDriversByRideType'
        '400':
          description: Bad request - invalid or missing parameters
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing access token
components:
  schemas:
    NearbyDriversByRideType:
      type: object
      description: Collection of nearby driver positions for a specific ride type.
      properties:
        ride_type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RideTypeEnum'
        drivers:
          type: array
          description: List of nearby drivers with their locations.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/DriverLocation'
    DriverLocation:
      type: object
      description: Geographic location of a nearby driver.
      properties:
        locations:
          type: array
          description: Recent location waypoints for the driver.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              lat:
                type: number
                format: double
                description: Latitude of the driver's position.
              lng:
                type: number
                format: double
                description: Longitude of the driver's position.
    RideTypeEnum:
      type: string
      description: Identifier for the type of Lyft ride.
      enum:
      - lyft
      - lyft_line
      - lyft_plus
      - lyft_premier
      - lyft_lux
      - lyft_luxsuv
  parameters:
    lng:
      name: lng
      in: query
      description: Longitude of the location.
      required: true
      schema:
        type: number
        format: double
    lat:
      name: lat
      in: query
      description: Latitude of the location.
      required: true
      schema:
        type: number
        format: double
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: OAuth 2.0 access token. Use the 2-legged client credentials flow for public endpoints (ETA, cost, ride types) or the 3-legged authorization code flow for user-specific endpoints (rides, profile).
    clientToken:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: Client token for accessing public endpoints without user authorization. Passed as a Bearer token in the Authorization header.
externalDocs:
  description: Lyft API Documentation
  url: https://developer.lyft.com/docs