Transit

Transit Departures API

Real-time and scheduled transit departure information

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Ground Transport AE-210.30

Operations 1

GET /public/stop_departures Get Stop Departures #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://api-doc.transitapp.com/
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RateLimits
https://artifacts.apis.io/transit/rate-limits/transit-rate-limits.yml

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/transit/openapi/transit-departures-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/transit/json-schema/transit-stop-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/transit/json-schema/transit-departure-schema.json
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JSONStructure
https://artifacts.apis.io/transit/json-structure/transit-stop-structure.json

Other Resources

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JSONLD
https://artifacts.apis.io/transit/json-ld/transit-context.jsonld
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SpectralRules
https://artifacts.apis.io/transit/rules/transit-rules.yml
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Vocabulary
https://artifacts.apis.io/transit/vocabulary/transit-vocabulary.yml
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Plans
https://artifacts.apis.io/transit/plans/transit-plans-pricing.yml
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FinOps
https://artifacts.apis.io/transit/finops/transit-finops.yml
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Signup
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZbUsb1G1gRzIkEQo4FuuAbfzQbldTvu6-62j_pSRWPtKZiA/viewform
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GTFSGuidelines
https://resources.transitapp.com/article/458-guidelines-for-producing-gtfs-static-data-for-transit

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OpenAPI Specification

transit-departures-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Transit Departures API
  description: The Transit API provides real-time public transit data including live departures, trip planning, wheelchair accessibility information, service alerts, and shared mobility availability across 900 cities in 25 countries.
  version: v3.0.0
  contact:
    name: Transit Partnership Team
    email: partners+website@transit.app
    url: https://transitapp.com/apis
  x-logo:
    url: https://transitapp.com/images/transit-logo.png
servers:
- url: https://api-doc.transitapp.com
  description: Transit API Production Server
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Departures
  description: Real-time and scheduled transit departure information
paths:
  /public/stop_departures:
    get:
      operationId: getStopDepartures
      summary: Get Stop Departures
      description: Returns upcoming departures for all routes serving one or more stops, with optional real-time information including vehicle locations and predictions.
      tags:
      - Departures
      parameters:
      - name: stop_codes
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        description: One or more stop codes to get departures for
      - name: max_departures
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 5
        description: Maximum number of departures to return per route
      - name: network_id
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Filter departures to a specific network
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with departure times
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StopDeparturesResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing API key
        '404':
          description: Stop not found
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded
components:
  schemas:
    StopDeparturesResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        departures:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Departure'
    Departure:
      type: object
      properties:
        route_id:
          type: string
          description: Unique route identifier
        route_name:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable route name
        headsign:
          type: string
          description: Destination display text
        scheduled_time:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Scheduled departure time
        real_time:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Real-time predicted departure time
        wheelchair_accessible:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether vehicle is wheelchair accessible
        vehicle_id:
          type: string
          description: Vehicle identifier for real-time tracking
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: API key provided after partner approval