TransCAPI

TransCAPI Places API

The Places API from TransCAPI — 1 operation(s) for places.

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Operations 1

GET /v1/places.json Search for places (stops, settlements, postcodes, streets, landmarks) #

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https://artifacts.apis.io/transcapi/openapi/transcapi-places-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

transcapi-places-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  contact:
    url: https://www.transcapi.com
  description: 'Public transport data for Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales): stops and places, bus and rail departures and arrivals with live running, routes and services, live bus positions, disruptions and journey planning. Every departure says in `source` whether its time is live or timetabled. Data is official open data; attribution requirements are at https://www.transcapi.com/docs/data-sources.'
  termsOfService: https://www.transcapi.com/terms
  title: TransC Places API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
- description: Production
  url: https://api.transcapi.com
security:
- ApiKeyHeader: []
- ApiKeyQuery: []
tags:
- name: Places
paths:
  /v1/places.json:
    get:
      description: Streets and landmarks (schools, hospitals, parks, hills, lakes) are Great Britain only, from OS Open Names. A street is matched with its town when the query names one, "Broad Street, Sheffield" or "broad street sheffield"; otherwise nearest to lat/lon, or in the largest towns first.
      parameters:
      - description: Free text search term
        in: query
        name: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - explode: true
        in: query
        name: type
        schema:
          items:
            enum:
            - bus_stop
            - train_station
            - tram_stop
            - settlement
            - postcode
            - street
            - landmark
            - airport
            type: string
          type: array
        style: form
      - in: query
        name: lat
        schema:
          type: number
      - in: query
        name: lon
        schema:
          type: number
      - in: query
        name: min_lat
        schema:
          type: number
      - in: query
        name: min_lon
        schema:
          type: number
      - in: query
        name: max_lat
        schema:
          type: number
      - in: query
        name: max_lon
        schema:
          type: number
      - in: query
        name: limit
        schema:
          default: 20
          type: integer
      - in: query
        name: page
        schema:
          default: 1
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of matching places
      summary: Search for places (stops, settlements, postcodes, streets, landmarks)
      tags:
      - Places
      operationId: getV1PlacesJson
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyHeader:
      in: header
      name: X-Api-Key
      type: apiKey
    ApiKeyQuery:
      in: query
      name: api_key
      type: apiKey