Lyft

lyft ETA API

Endpoints for estimating the time for the nearest driver to reach a specified pickup location.

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GET /eta List pickup ETAs #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Lyft Ride-Sharing ETA 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: ETA
  description: Endpoints for estimating the time for the nearest driver to reach a specified pickup location.
paths:
  /eta:
    get:
      operationId: listETAs
      summary: List pickup ETAs
      description: Returns the estimated time in seconds for the nearest driver to reach the specified pickup location. ETAs can be filtered by ride type and optionally account for a destination location to improve accuracy.
      tags:
      - ETA
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/lat'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/lng'
      - name: destination_lat
        in: query
        description: Latitude of the destination location for improved ETA accuracy.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: number
          format: double
      - name: destination_lng
        in: query
        description: Longitude of the destination location for improved ETA accuracy.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: number
          format: double
      - name: ride_type
        in: query
        description: A specific ride type to filter ETA results by.
        required: false
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RideTypeEnum'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with ETA estimates
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  eta_estimates:
                    type: array
                    description: List of ETA estimates for each available ride type.
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/ETAEstimate'
        '400':
          description: Bad request - invalid or missing parameters
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing access token
components:
  schemas:
    RideTypeEnum:
      type: string
      description: Identifier for the type of Lyft ride.
      enum:
      - lyft
      - lyft_line
      - lyft_plus
      - lyft_premier
      - lyft_lux
      - lyft_luxsuv
    ETAEstimate:
      type: object
      description: Estimated time of arrival for the nearest driver of a given ride type.
      properties:
        ride_type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RideTypeEnum'
        display_name:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable name for the ride type.
        eta_seconds:
          type: integer
          description: Estimated time of arrival in seconds for the nearest driver.
        is_valid_estimate:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the estimate is considered valid based on current driver availability.
  parameters:
    lat:
      name: lat
      in: query
      description: Latitude of the location.
      required: true
      schema:
        type: number
        format: double
    lng:
      name: lng
      in: query
      description: Longitude 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