# TransportAPI

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/transportapi/  
**Website:** https://www.transportapi.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 4

TransportAPI is a managed data service provider for UK public transport, offering real-time and scheduled bus, rail, and multimodal transport data via REST and WebSocket APIs to power apps, websites, analytics, and data-mining workflows.

## Kin Score — 42.1 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 42.1).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 63.5 |
| Governance | 54.5 |
| Contract Governance | 54.5 |
| Operational Transparency | 13.2 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 23.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 28.9 |
| Access Clarity | 28.9 |

## Agent readiness — 34.7 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | na |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | na |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (4)

- **TransportAPI Bus Information API** — Real-time and scheduled bus departure and arrival data
- **TransportAPI Journey Planner API** — Multimodal journey planning across Great Britain
- **TransportAPI Places API** — Transport stops, stations, and points of interest
- **TransportAPI Rail Information API** — Real-time and scheduled rail departure and arrival data

## Agentic access (1)

- **Transportapi Agentic Access** — 7 operations

## Security (2)

- **Transportapi Authentication** — apiKey · 2 schemes
- **Transportapi Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS

## Plans (1)

- **Transportapi Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Public Transit, Transport, UK, Real-Time, Journey Planning, Bus, Rail

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/transportapi/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.