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Walk Score Score Structure

JSON structure documentation for the Walk Score API response

Type: object Properties: 0
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Walk Score Score Structure is a JSON Structure definition published by Walk Score.

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{
  "title": "Walk Score API Response Structure",
  "description": "JSON structure documentation for the Walk Score API response",
  "type": "object",
  "fields": [
    {
      "name": "status",
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "API response status. 1=success, 2=pending, 30/31=error, 40/41/42=auth error",
      "example": 1,
      "required": true
    },
    {
      "name": "walkscore",
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Walk Score from 0 (car-dependent) to 100 (walker's paradise)",
      "example": 98,
      "required": false
    },
    {
      "name": "description",
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable walkability description",
      "example": "Walker's Paradise",
      "required": false
    },
    {
      "name": "updated",
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Timestamp of last score update",
      "example": "2026-05-03 01:24:22.000000",
      "required": false
    },
    {
      "name": "logo_url",
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Walk Score branded logo URL for required attribution display",
      "example": "https://cdn.walk.sc/images/api-logo.png",
      "required": false
    },
    {
      "name": "ws_link",
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Walk Score page URL for this location",
      "example": "https://www.walkscore.com/score/loc/lat=47.6085/lng=-122.3295/",
      "required": false
    },
    {
      "name": "snapped_lat",
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Latitude rounded to ~500-foot grid cell",
      "example": 47.6085,
      "required": false
    },
    {
      "name": "snapped_lon",
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Longitude rounded to ~500-foot grid cell",
      "example": -122.3295,
      "required": false
    },
    {
      "name": "transit",
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Transit Score object, present when transit=1 is requested",
      "required": false,
      "fields": [
        {
          "name": "score",
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Transit Score 0-100",
          "example": 100
        },
        {
          "name": "description",
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Transit quality description",
          "example": "World-Class Transit"
        },
        {
          "name": "summary",
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Count of nearby routes by mode",
          "example": "273 nearby routes: 267 bus, 4 rail, 2 other"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "bike",
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Bike Score object, present when bike=1 is requested",
      "required": false,
      "fields": [
        {
          "name": "score",
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Bike Score 0-100",
          "example": 73
        },
        {
          "name": "description",
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Bikeability description",
          "example": "Very Bikeable"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}