Google Maps Platform · Schema
Route
A single route containing a set of legs from the origin to the destination with any specified waypoints.
EnvironmentGeocodingGeolocationMapsNavigationPlacesRoutingSolar
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| summary | string | A short textual description for the route, suitable for naming and disambiguating the route from alternatives. |
| legs | array | Array of route legs, one for each segment between waypoints. A route with no waypoints will contain one leg. |
| waypoint_order | array | An array indicating the order of any waypoints in the calculated route. Waypoints may be reordered if the request was passed optimize:true. |
| overview_polyline | object | |
| bounds | object | |
| copyrights | string | Copyright text for display |
| warnings | array | Warnings to be displayed when showing the route |
| fare | object |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "#/components/schemas/Route",
"title": "Route",
"type": "object",
"description": "A single route containing a set of legs from the origin to the destination with any specified waypoints.",
"properties": {
"summary": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A short textual description for the route, suitable for naming and disambiguating the route from alternatives.",
"example": "I-93 N"
},
"legs": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Array of route legs, one for each segment between waypoints. A route with no waypoints will contain one leg.",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Leg"
},
"example": []
},
"waypoint_order": {
"type": "array",
"description": "An array indicating the order of any waypoints in the calculated route. Waypoints may be reordered if the request was passed optimize:true.",
"items": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": []
},
"overview_polyline": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Polyline"
},
"bounds": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Bounds"
},
"copyrights": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Copyright text for display",
"example": "Map data \u00a92026 Google"
},
"warnings": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Warnings to be displayed when showing the route",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"example": []
},
"fare": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Fare"
}
},
"required": [
"summary",
"legs",
"overview_polyline",
"bounds",
"copyrights"
]
}
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