Transport for Berlin, Germany

VBB API

VBB's REST API with timetable information for Berlin and Brandenburg public transport (arrivalBoard, departureBoard, GIS route, HimSearch, journeyDetail, journeyPosition, location.name, location.nearbystops, trip). Access by request to VBB: a test server first, then production after agreeing to the usage rules. No public reference documentation or OpenAPI is published.

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Documentation
https://unternehmen.vbb.de/digitale-services/api/

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https://artifacts.apis.io/transport-for-berlin-germany/apis.yml

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: VBB API
description: 'VBB''s REST API with timetable information for Berlin and Brandenburg public transport (arrivalBoard,
  departureBoard, GIS route, HimSearch, journeyDetail, journeyPosition, location.name, location.nearbystops,
  trip). Access by request to VBB: a test server first, then production after agreeing to the usage rules.
  No public reference documentation or OpenAPI is published.'
humanURL: https://unternehmen.vbb.de/digitale-services/api/
tags:
- Transportation
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://unternehmen.vbb.de/digitale-services/api/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://unternehmen.vbb.de/digitale-services/api/zugang-produktivsystem/
  title: Zugang Produktivsystem (production access form)