OpenRouteService Isochrones API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: OpenRouteService Directions Isochrones API
  description: OpenRouteService is a free, open-source geospatial API platform built on OpenStreetMap data. It provides routing directions for multiple transport modes, isochrones for reachability analysis, time-distance matrices, geocoding, elevation data, points of interest, and vehicle route optimization for logistics and humanitarian use cases.
  version: v2
  contact:
    name: OpenRouteService Support
    url: https://ask.openrouteservice.org
    email: support@smartmobility.heigit.org
  license:
    name: GNU General Public License v3.0
    url: https://github.com/GIScience/openrouteservice/blob/main/LICENSE
  x-ors-docs: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/
servers:
- url: https://api.openrouteservice.org
  description: OpenRouteService Public API
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Isochrones
  description: Obtain areas of reachability from given locations
paths:
  /v2/isochrones/{profile}:
    post:
      tags:
      - Isochrones
      summary: Isochrones Service
      description: The Isochrone Service supports time and distance analyses for one single or multiple locations. You may also specify the travel mode and a maximum range value. This service responses with polygon or point geometries, depending on your request.
      operationId: getIsochrones
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/profile'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/IsochronesRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully computed isochrones
          content:
            application/geo+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoJSONIsochronesResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
components:
  schemas:
    IsochronesRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - locations
      - range
      properties:
        locations:
          type: array
          description: Array of center coordinates for isochrone computation as [longitude, latitude] pairs. Maximum 5 locations per request.
          maxItems: 5
          items:
            type: array
            items:
              type: number
              format: double
            minItems: 2
            maxItems: 2
          example:
          - - 8.681495
            - 49.41461
        range:
          type: array
          description: Array of maximum travel range values. For time-based isochrones in seconds, for distance-based in meters. Maximum 10 values.
          maxItems: 10
          items:
            type: number
            format: double
          example:
          - 300
          - 600
        range_type:
          type: string
          description: The type of range to compute isochrones for
          enum:
          - time
          - distance
          default: time
        interval:
          type: number
          description: Interval for isochrone polygon rings. Creates concentric polygons at each interval within the maximum range.
          format: double
        units:
          type: string
          description: Units for range values when range_type is distance
          enum:
          - m
          - km
          - mi
          default: m
        area_units:
          type: string
          description: Units for area computation in the response
          enum:
          - m
          - km
          - mi
          default: m
        attributes:
          type: array
          description: Additional attributes to include in the response
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - area
            - reachfactor
            - total_pop
        intersections:
          type: boolean
          description: Compute intersections between isochrones
          default: false
        smoothing:
          type: number
          description: Smoothing factor for isochrone polygons (0-1)
          format: double
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 1
        avoid_features:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - highways
            - tollways
            - ferries
            - fords
        avoid_borders:
          type: string
          enum:
          - all
          - controlled
          - none
        avoid_polygons:
          type: object
          description: GeoJSON Polygon or MultiPolygon to avoid
        id:
          type: string
          description: Arbitrary identifier for tracking requests
    EngineInfo:
      type: object
      properties:
        version:
          type: string
          description: ORS engine version
        build_date:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Build date of the ORS engine
    GeoJSONIsochronesResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - FeatureCollection
        features:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              type:
                type: string
                enum:
                - Feature
              geometry:
                type: object
                properties:
                  type:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - Polygon
                  coordinates:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: number
              properties:
                type: object
                properties:
                  group_index:
                    type: integer
                  value:
                    type: number
                  center:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: number
                  area:
                    type: number
                  reachfactor:
                    type: number
                  total_pop:
                    type: integer
        bbox:
          type: array
          items:
            type: number
        metadata:
          type: object
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: integer
              description: Error code
            message:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable error message
        info:
          type: object
          properties:
            engine:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/EngineInfo'
            attribution:
              type: string
            timestamp:
              type: integer
              format: int64
  responses:
    Forbidden:
      description: Forbidden - API key does not have permission for this operation
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    NotFound:
      description: Not found - route or resource could not be found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized - missing or invalid API key
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request - invalid parameters or request body
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    InternalServerError:
      description: Internal server error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  parameters:
    profile:
      name: profile
      in: path
      description: Specifies the transport mode profile for routing
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - driving-car
        - driving-hgv
        - cycling-regular
        - cycling-road
        - cycling-mountain
        - cycling-electric
        - foot-walking
        - foot-hiking
        - wheelchair
        example: driving-car
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: API key obtained from https://openrouteservice.org