OpenRouteService

OpenRouteService Matrix API

Obtain one-to-many, many-to-one and many-to-many matrices for time and distance

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POST /v2/matrix/{profile} Matrix Service #

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https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-reference/endpoints/directions/

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openrouteservice/refs/heads/main/openapi/openrouteservice-matrix-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

openrouteservice-matrix-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: OpenRouteService Directions Matrix 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: Matrix
  description: Obtain one-to-many, many-to-one and many-to-many matrices for time and distance
paths:
  /v2/matrix/{profile}:
    post:
      tags:
      - Matrix
      summary: Matrix Service
      description: Computes one-to-many, many-to-one or many-to-many time/distance matrices for all pairs of the supplied coordinates. The maximum number of locations depends on the subscription plan (up to 3,500 for standard).
      operationId: getMatrix
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/profile'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/MatrixRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully computed matrix
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/JSONMatrixResponse'
        '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:
    JSONMatrixResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        durations:
          type: array
          description: 2D array of travel durations in seconds
          items:
            type: array
            items:
              type: number
              format: double
        distances:
          type: array
          description: 2D array of travel distances in meters
          items:
            type: array
            items:
              type: number
              format: double
        sources:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/MatrixLocation'
        destinations:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/MatrixLocation'
        metadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/MatrixResponseInfo'
    MatrixLocation:
      type: object
      properties:
        location:
          type: array
          items:
            type: number
          description: Snapped coordinate [longitude, latitude]
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of nearest road
        snapped_distance:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Distance from original to snapped location in meters
    MatrixResponseInfo:
      type: object
      properties:
        attribution:
          type: string
        service:
          type: string
        timestamp:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        id:
          type: string
        engine:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/EngineInfo'
        query:
          type: object
        osm_file_md5_hash:
          type: string
    MatrixRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - locations
      properties:
        locations:
          type: array
          description: Array of coordinates as [longitude, latitude] pairs for matrix computation. Used as both sources and destinations unless specified separately.
          items:
            type: array
            items:
              type: number
              format: double
            minItems: 2
            maxItems: 2
          example:
          - - 8.681495
            - 49.41461
          - - 8.686507
            - 49.41943
          - - 8.687872
            - 49.420318
        sources:
          type: array
          description: Indices into locations array to use as sources (origins)
          items:
            type: integer
        destinations:
          type: array
          description: Indices into locations array to use as destinations
          items:
            type: integer
        metrics:
          type: array
          description: Metrics to compute for the matrix
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - duration
            - distance
          default:
          - duration
        resolve_locations:
          type: boolean
          description: Return nearest road network location for each coordinate
          default: false
        units:
          type: string
          description: Distance units (only applicable when distance metric requested)
          enum:
          - m
          - km
          - mi
          default: m
        id:
          type: string
          description: Arbitrary identifier for tracking requests
    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
    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
  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
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Not found - route or resource could not be found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Forbidden:
      description: Forbidden - API key does not have permission for this operation
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    InternalServerError:
      description: Internal server error
      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'
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: API key obtained from https://openrouteservice.org