OpenRouteService

aid: openrouteservice
name: OpenRouteService
description: OpenRouteService is a free, open-source geospatial API platform built on OpenStreetMap data, providing routing
  directions for multiple transport modes, isochrones for reachability analysis, time-distance matrices, geocoding, elevation
  data, points of interest, and vehicle route optimization for logistics and humanitarian use cases.
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url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openrouteservice/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
tags:
- Routing
- Geospatial
- Directions
- Isochrones
- Matrix
- Geocoding
- Elevation
- Optimization
- OpenStreetMap
- Navigation
- Logistics
- Humanitarian
apis:
- aid: openrouteservice:directions
  name: OpenRouteService Directions API
  description: Provides turn-by-turn routing directions for multiple transport profiles including driving, cycling, walking,
    hiking, and wheelchair, supporting up to 50 waypoints with avoid areas, alternative routes, and distance/time optimization.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://openrouteservice.org
  baseURL: https://api.openrouteservice.org
  tags:
  - Routing
  - Directions
  - Navigation
  - OpenStreetMap
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-reference/endpoints/directions/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://openrouteservice.org/wp-json/ors
- aid: openrouteservice:isochrones
  name: OpenRouteService Isochrones API
  description: Calculates areas of reachability from given locations within specified time or distance ranges, supporting
    up to 5 locations and 10 intervals, for travel modes including driving, cycling, and walking.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://openrouteservice.org
  baseURL: https://api.openrouteservice.org
  tags:
  - Isochrones
  - Reachability
  - Geospatial
  - Analysis
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-reference/endpoints/isochrones/
- aid: openrouteservice:matrix
  name: OpenRouteService Matrix API
  description: Computes one-to-many, many-to-one, and many-to-many time and distance matrices for logistics optimization,
    supporting up to 3,500 locations per standard request for route planning and fleet management.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://openrouteservice.org
  baseURL: https://api.openrouteservice.org
  tags:
  - Matrix
  - Logistics
  - Distance
  - Time
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-reference/endpoints/matrix/
- aid: openrouteservice:geocoding
  name: OpenRouteService Geocoding API
  description: Resolves addresses to geographic coordinates and vice versa using the Pelias geocoding engine, supporting forward
    geocoding, reverse geocoding, and autocomplete for address normalization and location search.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://openrouteservice.org
  baseURL: https://api.openrouteservice.org
  tags:
  - Geocoding
  - Address
  - Location
  - Pelias
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-reference/endpoints/geocoding/
- aid: openrouteservice:elevation
  name: OpenRouteService Elevation API
  description: Returns elevation data for point or line geometries using SRTM data, supporting up to 2,000 vertices for enriching
    routes and locations with altitude information.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://openrouteservice.org
  baseURL: https://api.openrouteservice.org
  tags:
  - Elevation
  - Terrain
  - Altitude
  - SRTM
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-reference/endpoints/elevation/
- aid: openrouteservice:optimization
  name: OpenRouteService Optimization API
  description: Solves vehicle routing problems using the VROOM engine, optimizing routes for fleets of up to 3 vehicles and
    50 routes, supporting time windows, capacity constraints, and multi-depot scenarios for logistics planning.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://openrouteservice.org
  baseURL: https://api.openrouteservice.org
  tags:
  - Optimization
  - Logistics
  - Fleet
  - VROOM
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-reference/endpoints/optimization/
- aid: openrouteservice:pois
  name: OpenRouteService POI API
  description: Returns points of interest in the area surrounding a given geometry, supporting search within a 2 km radius
    for areas up to 50 km2, filtered by category and keyword using OpenStreetMap POI data.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://openrouteservice.org
  baseURL: https://api.openrouteservice.org
  tags:
  - POI
  - Points of Interest
  - OpenStreetMap
  - Location
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-reference/endpoints/poi/
- aid: openrouteservice:snapping
  name: OpenRouteService Snapping API
  description: Snaps arbitrary coordinates to the nearest road network nodes, supporting up to 5,000 locations per request,
    useful for map matching and correcting GPS coordinates to the road network.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://openrouteservice.org
  baseURL: https://api.openrouteservice.org
  tags:
  - Snapping
  - Map Matching
  - Road Network
  - GPS
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-reference/endpoints/snapping/
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://openrouteservice.org
- type: Documentation
  url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/GIScience
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/GIScience/openrouteservice
- type: Blog
  url: https://heigit.org/category/openrouteservice/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://openrouteservice.org/plans/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://ask.openrouteservice.org/c/announcements/
- type: X
  url: https://twitter.com/ors_news
- type: Forums
  url: https://ask.openrouteservice.org
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://github.com/GIScience/openrouteservice/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
- type: OpenAPI
  url: https://openrouteservice.org/wp-json/ors
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/GIScience/openrouteservice-py
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/GIScience/openrouteservice-js
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/GIScience/openrouteservice-r
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/GIScience/orstools-qgis-plugin
- type: Plans
  url: plans/openrouteservice-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/openrouteservice-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/openrouteservice-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com