Azure Maps

Azure Maps Route API

Calculates routes between origin and destination, provides turn-by-turn directions, supports multiple travel modes, traffic-aware routing, route matrices, and route range (isochrone) calculations.

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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/route
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-use-best-practices-for-routing

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: Azure Maps Route API
description: Calculates routes between origin and destination, provides turn-by-turn directions, supports
  multiple travel modes, traffic-aware routing, route matrices, and route range (isochrone) calculations.
image: https://azure.microsoft.com/svghandler/azure-maps/
humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/route
baseURL: https://atlas.microsoft.com
tags:
- Directions
- Isochrone
- Routing
- Traffic-Aware
- Travel Modes
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/route
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-use-best-practices-for-routing