Transit

Transit Route Details API

Itineraries, stops, and geometry for a specific route.

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GET /public/route_details Get route details #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Transit Locations Route Details API
  description: The Transit API delivers real-time public transit data - nearby routes and stops, stop departures, route details, multimodal trip planning, and service alerts - across 1,100+ cities in 37 countries, plus shared-mobility availability for bikes, scooters, and carshare.
  version: '3.0'
  contact:
    name: Transit Partnerships
    url: https://transitapp.com/partners/apis
    email: partners@transit.app
  x-logo:
    url: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
servers:
- url: https://external.transitapp.com/v3
  description: Transit public API v3
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Route Details
  description: Itineraries, stops, and geometry for a specific route.
paths:
  /public/route_details:
    get:
      operationId: getRouteDetails
      tags:
      - Route Details
      summary: Get route details
      description: Returns the detail for a specific route identified by its global_route_id - its itineraries/directions, the ordered list of stops, path geometry, and branding.
      x-modeled: true
      parameters:
      - name: global_route_id
        in: query
        required: true
        description: The stable global route identifier.
        schema:
          type: string
          example: STM:route:747
      - name: Accept-Language
        in: header
        required: false
        description: Preferred response language (BCP 47).
        schema:
          type: string
          example: en
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Route detail with itineraries, stops, and geometry.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RouteDetail'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
components:
  responses:
    RateLimited:
      description: Rate limit exceeded (free tier is 5 requests/minute, 1,500/month).
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid API key.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    Stop:
      type: object
      properties:
        global_stop_id:
          type: string
          example: STM:stop:12345
        stop_name:
          type: string
          example: Berri-UQAM
        stop_lat:
          type: number
          format: double
          example: 45.5152
        stop_lon:
          type: number
          format: double
          example: -73.5615
        distance:
          type: integer
          description: Distance from the search center in meters.
          example: 87
        wheelchair_boarding:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        route_type:
          type: integer
          description: GTFS route_type served at this stop.
          example: 1
    ItineraryDetail:
      type: object
      properties:
        direction_id:
          type: integer
          example: 0
        headsign:
          type: string
          example: Centre-ville
        stops:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Stop'
        shape:
          type: string
          description: Encoded polyline of the route path geometry.
    RouteDetail:
      type: object
      properties:
        global_route_id:
          type: string
          example: STM:route:747
        route_short_name:
          type: string
          example: '747'
        route_long_name:
          type: string
          example: YUL Aéroport - Centre-ville
        itineraries:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ItineraryDetail'
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: integer
          example: 401
        message:
          type: string
          example: Invalid API key.
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: apiKey
      description: Transit access key requested via Transit's API request form. Sent as the `apiKey` request header on every call.