OpenRouteService Optimization API
Solve vehicle routing problems using the VROOM engine
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: OpenRouteService Directions Optimization 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: Optimization
description: Solve vehicle routing problems using the VROOM engine
paths:
/optimization:
post:
tags:
- Optimization
summary: Vehicle Route Optimization
description: Solves vehicle routing problems using the VROOM optimization engine. Supports time windows, capacity constraints, multi-depot scenarios, and mixed fleet routing for logistics planning with up to 3 vehicles and 50 jobs in the standard plan.
operationId: getOptimization
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OptimizationRequest'
responses:
'200':
description: Optimized route solution
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OptimizationResponse'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
'403':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
'500':
$ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
components:
schemas:
OptimizationVehicle:
type: object
required:
- id
- profile
- start
properties:
id:
type: integer
description: Unique vehicle identifier
profile:
type: string
description: Routing profile for this vehicle
enum:
- driving-car
- driving-hgv
- cycling-regular
- cycling-road
- foot-walking
start:
type: array
description: Start location [longitude, latitude]
items:
type: number
minItems: 2
maxItems: 2
end:
type: array
description: End location [longitude, latitude] (optional)
items:
type: number
minItems: 2
maxItems: 2
capacity:
type: array
description: Vehicle capacity for multiple resource types
items:
type: integer
skills:
type: array
description: Skills this vehicle has (must match job skill requirements)
items:
type: integer
time_window:
type: array
description: Operational time window [start_time, end_time] in seconds from epoch
items:
type: integer
minItems: 2
maxItems: 2
breaks:
type: array
description: Scheduled breaks for this vehicle
items:
type: object
OptimizationJob:
type: object
required:
- id
- location
properties:
id:
type: integer
description: Unique job identifier
description:
type: string
location:
type: array
description: Job location [longitude, latitude]
items:
type: number
minItems: 2
maxItems: 2
service:
type: integer
description: Service time at this location in seconds
default: 0
amount:
type: array
description: Resource amounts required for multiple capacity types
items:
type: integer
skills:
type: array
description: Required vehicle skills for this job
items:
type: integer
time_windows:
type: array
description: Allowed time windows for the job
items:
type: array
items:
type: integer
minItems: 2
maxItems: 2
priority:
type: integer
description: Job priority (higher values = higher priority)
OptimizationShipment:
type: object
properties:
pickup:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OptimizationJob'
delivery:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OptimizationJob'
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
OptimizationRequest:
type: object
required:
- vehicles
- jobs
properties:
vehicles:
type: array
description: Fleet of vehicles to optimize routes for (max 3 in standard plan)
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OptimizationVehicle'
jobs:
type: array
description: List of jobs/deliveries to be performed (max 50 in standard plan)
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OptimizationJob'
shipments:
type: array
description: Shipments requiring pickup and delivery pairs
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OptimizationShipment'
matrices:
type: object
description: Pre-computed duration/distance matrices
options:
type: object
description: Additional optimization options
properties:
g:
type: boolean
description: Return geometry for routes
OptimizationResponse:
type: object
properties:
code:
type: integer
summary:
type: object
properties:
cost:
type: integer
routes:
type: integer
unassigned:
type: integer
delivery:
type: array
items:
type: integer
pickup:
type: array
items:
type: integer
duration:
type: number
distance:
type: integer
computing_times:
type: object
routes:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
vehicle:
type: integer
cost:
type: integer
steps:
type: array
items:
type: object
duration:
type: number
distance:
type: integer
geometry:
type: string
unassigned:
type: array
items:
type: object
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
responses:
BadRequest:
description: Bad request - invalid parameters or request body
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'
securitySchemes:
ApiKeyAuth:
type: apiKey
in: header
name: Authorization
description: API key obtained from https://openrouteservice.org