# MBTA Shapes API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/mbta/mbta-shapes-api/  
**Provider:** MBTA — https://apis.io/providers/mbta/  
**Base URL:** https://api-v3.mbta.com  
**Documentation:** https://www.mbta.com/developers/v3-api

MBTA Shapes API is one of 12 APIs that [MBTA](https://apis.io/providers/mbta/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Shapes. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, and a getting-started guide.

Trip route polylines for mapping

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/mbta/refs/heads/main/openapi/mbta-shapes-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://www.mbta.com/developers/v3-api
- **Reference** — https://api-v3.mbta.com/
- **GettingStarted** — https://www.mbta.com/developers

## Other MBTA APIs (11)

- [MBTA Alerts API](https://apis.io/apis/mbta/mbta-alerts-api/)
- [MBTA Facilities API](https://apis.io/apis/mbta/mbta-facilities-api/)
- [MBTA Lines API](https://apis.io/apis/mbta/mbta-lines-api/)
- [MBTA Predictions API](https://apis.io/apis/mbta/mbta-predictions-api/)
- [MBTA RoutePatterns API](https://apis.io/apis/mbta/mbta-routepatterns-api/)
- [MBTA Routes API](https://apis.io/apis/mbta/mbta-routes-api/)
- [MBTA Schedules API](https://apis.io/apis/mbta/mbta-schedules-api/)
- [MBTA Services API](https://apis.io/apis/mbta/mbta-services-api/)
- [MBTA Stops API](https://apis.io/apis/mbta/mbta-stops-api/)
- [MBTA Trips API](https://apis.io/apis/mbta/mbta-trips-api/)
- [MBTA Vehicles API](https://apis.io/apis/mbta/mbta-vehicles-api/)

## Tags

Shapes

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