Transit

Transit Routes API

Route information and schedules

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Transit Alerts Routes 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: Routes
  description: Route information and schedules
paths:
  /public/routes:
    get:
      operationId: listRoutes
      summary: List Routes
      description: Returns all routes for a list of given transit networks.
      tags:
      - Routes
      parameters:
      - name: network_ids
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        description: Network IDs to get routes for
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with route list
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RoutesResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing API key
components:
  schemas:
    Route:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - bus
          - rail
          - metro
          - tram
          - ferry
          - cable_car
          - gondola
          - funicular
        color:
          type: string
        text_color:
          type: string
        network_id:
          type: string
    RoutesResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        routes:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Route'
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: API key provided after partner approval

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