Sound Transit

Sound Transit Vehicles API

Active vehicle locations and assignments

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Operations 2

GET /trip-for-vehicle/{id}.json Get Trip For Vehicle #

GET /vehicles-for-agency/{id}.json List Vehicles For Agency #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Sound Transit OneBusAway Agencies Vehicles API
  description: The Sound Transit OneBusAway API provides access to real-time and scheduled transit data for the Puget Sound region including routes, stops, arrivals, departures, and vehicle positions. Supports real-time data for the 1 Line, 2 Line, T Line, and ST Express bus routes.
  version: '2.0'
  contact:
    name: Sound Transit Open Transit Data
    email: open_transit_data@soundtransit.org
    url: https://www.soundtransit.org/help-contacts/business-information/open-transit-data-otd
  license:
    name: Open Data
    url: https://www.soundtransit.org/help-contacts/business-information/open-transit-data-otd/transit-data-terms-use
servers:
- url: https://api.pugetsound.onebusaway.org/api/where
  description: Puget Sound OneBusAway API
tags:
- name: Vehicles
  description: Active vehicle locations and assignments
paths:
  /trip-for-vehicle/{id}.json:
    get:
      operationId: getTripForVehicle
      summary: Get Trip For Vehicle
      description: Get the current trip details for a specific vehicle.
      tags:
      - Vehicles
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Vehicle identifier
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Trip details for the vehicle
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TripDetailsResponse'
  /vehicles-for-agency/{id}.json:
    get:
      operationId: listVehiclesForAgency
      summary: List Vehicles For Agency
      description: Get all currently active vehicles for a transit agency.
      tags:
      - Vehicles
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Agency identifier
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Active vehicles for the agency
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VehiclesResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    VehicleStatus:
      type: object
      properties:
        vehicleId:
          type: string
        lastUpdateTime:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        lastLocationUpdateTime:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        location:
          type: object
          properties:
            lat:
              type: number
              format: float
            lon:
              type: number
              format: float
        tripId:
          type: string
        tripStatus:
          type: string
        phase:
          type: string
    BaseResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP status code
        currentTime:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: Current server time in milliseconds
        text:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable status message
        version:
          type: integer
          description: API version
    VehiclesResponse:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/BaseResponse'
      - type: object
        properties:
          data:
            type: object
            properties:
              list:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/VehicleStatus'
    TripDetailsResponse:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/BaseResponse'
      - type: object
        properties:
          data:
            type: object
            properties:
              entry:
                type: object
                properties:
                  tripId:
                    type: string
                  serviceDate:
                    type: integer
                    format: int64
                  status:
                    type: object
                  stopTimes:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
  parameters:
    ApiKey:
      name: key
      in: query
      required: true
      description: API key obtained from Sound Transit (contact oba_api_key@soundtransit.org)
      schema:
        type: string