Ola

Ola is India's leading ride-sharing and mobility platform operating across 100+ cities in India and international markets. Its developer ecosystem includes partner APIs for ride booking, real-time driver tracking, trip history, and corporate travel management, as well as the Ola Maps geospatial platform offering AI-powered routing, geocoding, places search, and navigation SDKs optimized for Indian roads and language support. Ride APIs are invite-only for affiliates; Ola Maps offers a self-serve free tier.

Ola publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Ride-Sharing, Transportation, Maps, Geocoding, and Routing.

The Ola catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context.

Ola’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, signup flow, authentication, pricing, engineering blog, and 6 more developer resources.

33.1/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 18/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumApproval
5 APIs 5 Features 4 Use Cases
Ride-SharingTransportationMapsGeocodingRoutingCorporate TravelIndia

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 33.1/100 · thin
Contract Quality 4.4 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 6.1 / 20
Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 5.1 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 18/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 6 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 5

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Ola Ride Booking API

The Ola Ride Booking API enables affiliates and partners to let users find, book, and manage Ola rides directly within their applications. It covers ride availability checks, fa...

Ola Ride Tracking API

The Ola Ride Tracking API provides real-time location data for booked rides, including driver position, ETA to pickup, and in-trip tracking. It supports webhooks for push notifi...

Ola Ride Management API

The Ola Ride Management API covers post-booking operations including trip history retrieval, ride cancellation with city-specific reason codes, and ride feedback submission. It ...

Ola Corporate API

The Ola Corporate API enables large enterprises to automate employee and expense management on the Ola Corporate dashboard. It provides endpoints for user lifecycle management (...

Ola Maps API

Ola Maps is an AI-powered geospatial platform providing routing, geocoding, places search, and map visualization APIs tuned for India. It offers Directions, Distance Matrix, Rou...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Ola Plans Pricing

5 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Ola Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Ola Finops

FINOPS

Features 5

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

OAuth 2.0 Authorization

Ride APIs use OAuth 2.0 bearer tokens obtained via Ola's login/signup flow; Ola Maps additionally supports API key authentication passed as a query parameter.

Sandbox Environment

Ola Consumer APIs offer a staging/sandbox environment (devapi-stg.olacabs-dev.in) for integration testing before production go-live.

Webhooks

Partners can register callback URLs to receive real-time push notifications for booking status transitions, reducing the need for polling the Track Ride endpoint.

India-Optimized Maps

Ola Maps uses anonymized fleet data from millions of Ola cabs and EV scooters to keep map data and real-time traffic accurate for Indian road networks.

Indic Language Support

Ola Maps navigation and search APIs support 11+ Indian languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Marathi, with localization across web and mobile SDKs.

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Ola Context

13 classes · 36 properties

JSON-LD

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Ola Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Use Cases 4

What developers build with this provider.

Ride Booking Integration

Travel, hospitality, and consumer apps embed Ola ride booking directly so their users can find and book a cab without switching to the Ola app.

Corporate Mobility Management

HR and finance teams use the Ola Corporate API to automate employee onboarding, enforce travel policies, and sync ride expense data with ERP and expense platforms.

Logistics and Fleet Routing

Delivery and logistics operators use Ola Maps Directions, Distance Matrix, and Route Optimizer APIs to plan efficient last-mile routes across Indian cities.

Location Search for Indian Apps

Consumer and B2B apps use Ola Maps Places and Geocoding APIs for address autocomplete, nearby business discovery, and coordinate-to-address conversion tuned for India.

Integrations 2

Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.

Enterprise HR and ERP Systems

Ola Corporate bulk user management integrates with HR systems to sync employees and expense codes automatically.

ONDC Platform

Ola Maps offers special free-tier pricing for startups and SMBs building on the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC).

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: ola
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ola/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
apis:
- aid: ola:ola-ride-booking
  name: Ola Ride Booking API
  tags:
  - Ride-Sharing
  - Ride Booking
  - Transportation
  - India
  humanURL: https://developers.olacabs.com/docs/overview
  baseURL: https://devapi.olacabs.com
  properties:
  - url: https://developers.olacabs.com/docs/overview
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://developers.olacabs.com/docs/access-token
    type: Authentication
  - url: https://developers.olacabs.com/docs/ride-estimate
    type: Documentation
    title: Ride Availability and Estimate
  - url: https://developers.olacabs.com/docs/cab-booking
    type: Documentation
    title: Ride Booking - Cab
  - url: https://developers.olacabs.com/docs/ride-later
    type: Documentation
    title: Ride Later - Cab
  description: The Ola Ride Booking API enables affiliates and partners to let users find, book, and manage Ola rides directly
    within their applications. It covers ride availability checks, fare estimates, booking creation, and cancellation across
    Ola's 100+ Indian city network. Access is invite-only; interested partners should contact affiliates@olacabs.com.
- aid: ola:ola-ride-tracking
  name: Ola Ride Tracking API
  tags:
  - Ride-Sharing
  - Driver Tracking
  - Real-Time
  - Transportation
  - India
  humanURL: https://developers.olacabs.com/docs/cab-track-ride
  baseURL: https://devapi.olacabs.com
  properties:
  - url: https://developers.olacabs.com/docs/cab-track-ride
    type: Documentation
    title: Ride Tracking - Cab
  - url: https://developers.olacabs.com/docs/auto-track-ride
    type: Documentation
    title: Ride Tracking - Auto
  - url: https://developers.olacabs.com/docs/share
    type: Documentation
    title: Ola Share Ride Tracking
  - url: https://developers.olacabs.com/docs/webhook
    type: Documentation
    title: Webhooks
  description: The Ola Ride Tracking API provides real-time location data for booked rides, including driver position, ETA
    to pickup, and in-trip tracking. It supports webhooks for push notifications on booking status changes (CALL_DRIVER, CLIENT_LOCATED,
    IN_PROGRESS, COMPLETED) to reduce polling frequency.
- aid: ola:ola-ride-management
  name: Ola Ride Management API
  tags:
  - Ride-Sharing
  - Ride History
  - Cancellation
  - Feedback
  - Transportation
  humanURL: https://developers.olacabs.com/docs/overview
  baseURL: https://devapi.olacabs.com
  properties:
  - url: https://developers.olacabs.com/docs/my-rides
    type: Documentation
    title: My Rides (Trip History)
  - url: https://developers.olacabs.com/docs/ride-cancel
    type: Documentation
    title: Ride Cancellation
  - url: https://developers.olacabs.com/docs/ride-feedback
    type: Documentation
    title: Ride Feedback
  - url: https://developers.olacabs.com/docs/rate-limit
    type: RateLimits
  description: The Ola Ride Management API covers post-booking operations including trip history retrieval, ride cancellation
    with city-specific reason codes, and ride feedback submission. It enables partners to surface Ola ride history and handle
    cancellations within their own user interfaces.
- aid: ola:ola-corporate
  name: Ola Corporate API
  tags:
  - Corporate
  - Enterprise
  - B2B
  - Employee Management
  - Expense Management
  humanURL: https://corporate.olacabs.com/docs/overview
  baseURL: https://devapi.olacabs.com
  properties:
  - url: https://corporate.olacabs.com/docs/overview
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://corporate.olacabs.com/docs/access-token
    type: Authentication
  description: The Ola Corporate API enables large enterprises to automate employee and expense management on the Ola Corporate
    dashboard. It provides endpoints for user lifecycle management (add, update, delete, bulk operations), ride data retrieval,
    invoice downloading, and expense code administration. Authentication uses the X-CORPORATE-TOKEN header issued to registered
    partners.
- aid: ola:ola-maps
  name: Ola Maps API
  tags:
  - Maps
  - Geocoding
  - Routing
  - Places
  - Navigation
  - India
  humanURL: https://maps.olakrutrim.com/docs
  baseURL: https://api.olamaps.io
  properties:
  - url: https://maps.olakrutrim.com/docs
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://maps.olakrutrim.com/apidocs
    type: Documentation
    title: API Reference
  - url: https://maps.olakrutrim.com/docs/auth
    type: Authentication
  - url: https://maps.olakrutrim.com/pricing
    type: Pricing
  - url: https://maps.olakrutrim.com/products
    type: Features
  - url: https://github.com/iSanjayAchar/ola-maps-node-sdk
    type: SDKs
    title: Node.js SDK (Community)
  - url: https://github.com/lavvsharma/py_olamaps
    type: SDKs
    title: Python SDK (Community)
  - url: https://pub.dev/packages/ola_maps
    type: SDKs
    title: Flutter/Dart SDK (Community)
  description: Ola Maps is an AI-powered geospatial platform providing routing, geocoding, places search, and map visualization
    APIs tuned for India. It offers Directions, Distance Matrix, Route Optimizer, Fleet Planner, Snap-to-Road, Speed Limits,
    Autocomplete, Nearby Search, Text Search, Place Details, Forward and Reverse Geocoding, and Map Tiles APIs alongside Navigation,
    Places, and Maps SDKs for Android, iOS, and Web. Free tier includes 500K API calls per month. Supports both API key and
    OAuth 2.0 authentication.
name: Ola
tags:
- Ride-Sharing
- Transportation
- Maps
- Geocoding
- Routing
- Corporate Travel
- India
type: Index
properties:
- url: plans/ola-plans-pricing.yml
  type: Plans
- url: rate-limits/ola-rate-limits.yml
  type: RateLimits
- url: finops/ola-finops.yml
  type: FinOps
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: approval
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Requires approval
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/ola.png
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
position: Consumer
description: Ola is India's leading ride-sharing and mobility platform operating across 100+ cities in India and international
  markets. Its developer ecosystem includes partner APIs for ride booking, real-time driver tracking, trip history, and corporate
  travel management, as well as the Ola Maps geospatial platform offering AI-powered routing, geocoding, places search, and
  navigation SDKs optimized for Indian roads and language support. Ride APIs are invite-only for affiliates; Ola Maps offers
  a self-serve free tier.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.19'
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/ola-domain-security.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://developers.olacabs.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developers.olacabs.com/docs/overview
- type: Signup
  url: https://developers.olacabs.com/login
- type: Authentication
  url: https://developers.olacabs.com/docs/access-token
- type: Webhooks
  url: https://developers.olacabs.com/docs/webhook
- type: Portal
  url: https://maps.olakrutrim.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://maps.olakrutrim.com/docs
- type: Pricing
  url: https://maps.olakrutrim.com/pricing
- type: Blog
  url: https://tech.olakrutrim.com/
- type: Contact
  url: mailto:affiliates@olacabs.com
- type: Contact
  url: mailto:support@olakrutrim.com
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: OAuth 2.0 Authorization
    description: Ride APIs use OAuth 2.0 bearer tokens obtained via Ola's login/signup flow; Ola Maps additionally supports
      API key authentication passed as a query parameter.
  - name: Sandbox Environment
    description: Ola Consumer APIs offer a staging/sandbox environment (devapi-stg.olacabs-dev.in) for integration testing
      before production go-live.
  - name: Webhooks
    description: Partners can register callback URLs to receive real-time push notifications for booking status transitions,
      reducing the need for polling the Track Ride endpoint.
  - name: India-Optimized Maps
    description: Ola Maps uses anonymized fleet data from millions of Ola cabs and EV scooters to keep map data and real-time
      traffic accurate for Indian road networks.
  - name: Indic Language Support
    description: Ola Maps navigation and search APIs support 11+ Indian languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada,
      and Marathi, with localization across web and mobile SDKs.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Ride Booking Integration
    description: Travel, hospitality, and consumer apps embed Ola ride booking directly so their users can find and book a
      cab without switching to the Ola app.
  - name: Corporate Mobility Management
    description: HR and finance teams use the Ola Corporate API to automate employee onboarding, enforce travel policies,
      and sync ride expense data with ERP and expense platforms.
  - name: Logistics and Fleet Routing
    description: Delivery and logistics operators use Ola Maps Directions, Distance Matrix, and Route Optimizer APIs to plan
      efficient last-mile routes across Indian cities.
  - name: Location Search for Indian Apps
    description: Consumer and B2B apps use Ola Maps Places and Geocoding APIs for address autocomplete, nearby business discovery,
      and coordinate-to-address conversion tuned for India.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Enterprise HR and ERP Systems
    description: Ola Corporate bulk user management integrates with HR systems to sync employees and expense codes automatically.
  - name: ONDC Platform
    description: Ola Maps offers special free-tier pricing for startups and SMBs building on the Open Network for Digital
      Commerce (ONDC).