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MBTA Facilities API

Stop amenities such as elevators and bike racks

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: MBTA V3 Alerts Facilities API
  description: The MBTA V3 API provides fast, easy access to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority schedules, alerts, and real-time information. Returns JSON:API formatted responses (application/vnd.api+json) for routes, stops, trips, schedules, predictions, vehicles, alerts, lines, facilities, services, shapes, and route patterns. Free API keys are available via the developer portal for higher rate limits.
  version: '3.0'
  contact:
    name: MBTA Developers
    url: https://www.mbta.com/developers
  termsOfService: https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2017/10/27/massdot-developers-license-agreement.pdf
servers:
- url: https://api-v3.mbta.com
  description: Production
security:
- apiKeyHeader: []
- apiKeyQuery: []
tags:
- name: Facilities
  description: Stop amenities such as elevators and bike racks
paths:
  /facilities:
    get:
      operationId: listFacilities
      summary: List facilities
      description: Returns stop amenities such as elevators and bike racks.
      tags:
      - Facilities
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageOffset'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageLimit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Sort'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Include'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/JsonApiOk'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
  /facilities/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getFacility
      summary: Get facility
      tags:
      - Facilities
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IdPath'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/JsonApiOk'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  responses:
    RateLimited:
      description: Too many requests.
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found.
    JsonApiOk:
      description: Successful JSON:API response.
      content:
        application/vnd.api+json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              data: {}
              included:
                type: array
                items: {}
              links:
                type: object
              meta:
                type: object
  parameters:
    Sort:
      name: sort
      in: query
      description: Comma-separated list of fields to sort by. Prepend '-' for descending.
      schema:
        type: string
    PageOffset:
      name: page[offset]
      in: query
      description: Offset (0-based) into the collection.
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 0
    Include:
      name: include
      in: query
      description: Comma-separated list of relationships to include.
      schema:
        type: string
    IdPath:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    PageLimit:
      name: page[limit]
      in: query
      description: Maximum number of resources to return.
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
    apiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api_key
externalDocs:
  description: MBTA V3 API Documentation
  url: https://www.mbta.com/developers/v3-api