Route - Get Route Directions

Use to calculate a route between a specified origin and destination, passing through any specified waypoints.

The Get Route Directions API is an HTTP GET request that returns a route between an origin and a destination, passing through waypoints if specified. The route takes into account factors such as current traffic and the typical road speeds on the requested day of the week and time of day.

Information returned includes the distance, estimated travel time, and a representation of the route geometry. Additional routing information such as optimized waypoint order or turn by turn instructions is also available, depending on the options selected.

Routing service provides a set of parameters for a detailed description of a vehicle-specific consumption model. For more information, see Consumption Model.

GET https://atlas.microsoft.com/route/directions/{format}?api-version=1.0&query={query}
GET https://atlas.microsoft.com/route/directions/{format}?api-version=1.0&query={query}&maxAlternatives={maxAlternatives}&alternativeType={alternativeType}&minDeviationDistance={minDeviationDistance}&arriveAt={arriveAt}&departAt={departAt}&minDeviationTime={minDeviationTime}&instructionsType={instructionsType}&language={language}&computeBestOrder={computeBestOrder}&routeRepresentation={routeRepresentation}&computeTravelTimeFor={computeTravelTimeFor}&vehicleHeading={vehicleHeading}&report=effectiveSettings&sectionType={sectionType}&vehicleAxleWeight={vehicleAxleWeight}&vehicleWidth={vehicleWidth}&vehicleHeight={vehicleHeight}&vehicleLength={vehicleLength}&vehicleMaxSpeed={vehicleMaxSpeed}&vehicleWeight={vehicleWeight}&vehicleCommercial={vehicleCommercial}&windingness={windingness}&hilliness={hilliness}&travelMode={travelMode}&avoid={avoid}&traffic={traffic}&routeType={routeType}&vehicleLoadType={vehicleLoadType}&vehicleEngineType={vehicleEngineType}&constantSpeedConsumptionInLitersPerHundredkm={constantSpeedConsumptionInLitersPerHundredkm}&currentFuelInLiters={currentFuelInLiters}&auxiliaryPowerInLitersPerHour={auxiliaryPowerInLitersPerHour}&fuelEnergyDensityInMJoulesPerLiter={fuelEnergyDensityInMJoulesPerLiter}&accelerationEfficiency={accelerationEfficiency}&decelerationEfficiency={decelerationEfficiency}&uphillEfficiency={uphillEfficiency}&downhillEfficiency={downhillEfficiency}&constantSpeedConsumptionInkWhPerHundredkm={constantSpeedConsumptionInkWhPerHundredkm}&currentChargeInkWh={currentChargeInkWh}&maxChargeInkWh={maxChargeInkWh}&auxiliaryPowerInkW={auxiliaryPowerInkW}

URI Parameters

Name In Required Type Description
format
path True

ResponseFormat

Desired format of the response. Value can be either json or xml.

api-version
query True

string

Version number of Azure Maps API.

query
query True

string

The Coordinates through which the route is calculated, delimited by a colon. A minimum of two coordinates is required. The first one is the origin and the last is the destination of the route. Optional coordinates in-between act as WayPoints in the route. You can pass up to 150 WayPoints.

accelerationEfficiency
query

number

double

Specifies the efficiency of converting chemical energy stored in fuel to kinetic energy when the vehicle accelerates (i.e. KineticEnergyGained/ChemicalEnergyConsumed). ChemicalEnergyConsumed is obtained by converting consumed fuel to chemical energy using fuelEnergyDensityInMJoulesPerLiter.

Must be paired with decelerationEfficiency.

The range of values allowed are 0.0 to 1/decelerationEfficiency.

Sensible Values : for Combustion Model : 0.33, for Electric Model : 0.66

alternativeType
query

AlternativeRouteType

Controls the optimality, with respect to the given planning criteria, of the calculated alternatives compared to the reference route.

arriveAt
query

string

date-time

The date and time of arrival at the destination point formatted as a dateTime value as defined in RFC 3339, section 5.6, with an optional time zone offset. When a time zone offset is not specified it will be assumed to be that of the destination point.

Examples:

  • 2023-12-19T16:39:57
  • 2023-12-19T16:39:57-08:00

The arriveAt parameter cannot be used in conjunction with departAt, minDeviationDistance or minDeviationTime.

auxiliaryPowerInkW
query

number

double

Specifies the amount of power consumed for sustaining auxiliary systems, in kilowatts (kW).

It can be used to specify consumption due to devices and systems such as AC systems, radio, heating, etc.

Sensible Values : 1.7

auxiliaryPowerInLitersPerHour
query

number

double

Specifies the amount of fuel consumed for sustaining auxiliary systems of the vehicle, in liters per hour.

It can be used to specify consumption due to devices and systems such as AC systems, radio, heating, etc.

Sensible Values : 0.2

avoid
query

RouteAvoidType[]

Specifies something that the route calculation should try to avoid when determining the route. Can be specified multiple times in one request, for example, '&avoid=motorways&avoid=tollRoads&avoid=ferries'. In Route Range requests, the value alreadyUsedRoads must not be used.

computeBestOrder
query

boolean

Re-order the route waypoints using a fast heuristic algorithm to reduce the route length. Yields best results when used in conjunction with routeType shortest. Notice that origin and destination are excluded from the optimized waypoint indices. To include origin and destination in the response, please increase all the indices by 1 to account for the origin, and then add the destination as the final index. Possible values are true or false. True computes a better order if possible, but is not allowed to be used in conjunction with maxAlternatives value greater than 0 or in conjunction with circle waypoints. False will use the locations in the given order and not allowed to be used in conjunction with routeRepresentation none.

computeTravelTimeFor
query

ComputeTravelTime

Specifies whether to return additional travel times using different types of traffic information (none, historic, live) as well as the default best-estimate travel time.

constantSpeedConsumptionInkWhPerHundredkm
query

string

Specifies the speed-dependent component of consumption.

Provided as an unordered list of speed/consumption-rate pairs. The list defines points on a consumption curve. Consumption rates for speeds not in the list are found as follows:

  • by linear interpolation, if the given speed lies in between two speeds in the list

  • by linear extrapolation otherwise, assuming a constant (ΔConsumption/ΔSpeed) determined by the nearest two points in the list

The list must contain between 1 and 25 points (inclusive), and may not contain duplicate points for the same speed. If it only contains a single point, then the consumption rate of that point is used without further processing.

Consumption specified for the largest speed must be greater than or equal to that of the penultimate largest speed. This ensures that extrapolation does not lead to negative consumption rates.

Similarly, consumption values specified for the two smallest speeds in the list cannot lead to a negative consumption rate for any smaller speed.

The valid range for the consumption values(expressed in kWh/100km) is between 0.01 and 100000.0.

Sensible Values : 50,8.2:130,21.3

This parameter is required for Electric consumption model.

constantSpeedConsumptionInLitersPerHundredkm
query

string

Specifies the speed-dependent component of consumption.

Provided as an unordered list of colon-delimited speed & consumption-rate pairs. The list defines points on a consumption curve. Consumption rates for speeds not in the list are found as follows:

  • by linear interpolation, if the given speed lies in between two speeds in the list

  • by linear extrapolation otherwise, assuming a constant (ΔConsumption/ΔSpeed) determined by the nearest two points in the list

The list must contain between 1 and 25 points (inclusive), and may not contain duplicate points for the same speed. If it only contains a single point, then the consumption rate of that point is used without further processing.

Consumption specified for the largest speed must be greater than or equal to that of the penultimate largest speed. This ensures that extrapolation does not lead to negative consumption rates.

Similarly, consumption values specified for the two smallest speeds in the list cannot lead to a negative consumption rate for any smaller speed.

The valid range for the consumption values(expressed in l/100km) is between 0.01 and 100000.0.

Sensible Values : 50,6.3:130,11.5

Note : This parameter is required for The Combustion Consumption Model.

currentChargeInkWh
query

number

double

Specifies the current electric energy supply in kilowatt hours (kWh).

This parameter co-exists with maxChargeInkWh parameter.

The range of values allowed are 0.0 to maxChargeInkWh.

Sensible Values : 43

currentFuelInLiters
query

number

double

Specifies the current supply of fuel in liters.

Sensible Values : 55

decelerationEfficiency
query

number

double

Specifies the efficiency of converting kinetic energy to saved (not consumed) fuel when the vehicle decelerates (i.e. ChemicalEnergySaved/KineticEnergyLost). ChemicalEnergySaved is obtained by converting saved (not consumed) fuel to energy using fuelEnergyDensityInMJoulesPerLiter.

Must be paired with accelerationEfficiency.

The range of values allowed are 0.0 to 1/accelerationEfficiency.

Sensible Values : for Combustion Model : 0.83, for Electric Model : 0.91

departAt
query

string

date-time

The date and time of departure from the origin point formatted as a dateTime value as defined in RFC 3339, section 5.6, with an optional time zone offset. When a time zone offset is not specified, it will be assumed to be that of the origin point.

  • Default value: now
  • Other value: dateTime

Examples:

  • 2023-12-19T16:39:57
  • 2023-12-19T16:39:57-08:00

The departAt parameter cannot be used in conjunction with arriveAt.

downhillEfficiency
query

number

double

Specifies the efficiency of converting potential energy to saved (not consumed) fuel when the vehicle loses elevation (i.e. ChemicalEnergySaved/PotentialEnergyLost). ChemicalEnergySaved is obtained by converting saved (not consumed) fuel to energy using fuelEnergyDensityInMJoulesPerLiter.

Must be paired with uphillEfficiency.

The range of values allowed are 0.0 to 1/uphillEfficiency.

Sensible Values : for Combustion Model : 0.51, for Electric Model : 0.73

fuelEnergyDensityInMJoulesPerLiter
query

number

double

Specifies the amount of chemical energy stored in one liter of fuel in megajoules (MJ). It is used in conjunction with the *Efficiency parameters for conversions between saved or consumed energy and fuel. For example, energy density is 34.2 MJ/l for gasoline, and 35.8 MJ/l for Diesel fuel.

This parameter is required if any *Efficiency parameter is set.

Sensible Values : 34.2

hilliness
query

InclineLevel

Degree of hilliness for thrilling route. This parameter can only be used in conjunction with routeType=thrilling.

instructionsType
query

RouteInstructionsType

If specified, guidance instructions will be returned. Note that the instructionsType parameter cannot be used in conjunction with routeRepresentation=none.

language
query

string

The language parameter determines the language of the guidance messages. Proper nouns (the names of streets, plazas, etc.) are returned in the specified language, or if that is not available, they are returned in an available language that is close to it. Allowed values are (a subset of) the IETF language tags. The currently supported languages are listed in the Supported languages section.

Default value: en-GB

maxAlternatives
query

integer

Number of desired alternative routes to be calculated. Default: 0, minimum: 0 and maximum: 5

maxChargeInkWh
query

number

double

Specifies the maximum electric energy supply in kilowatt hours (kWh) that may be stored in the vehicle's battery.

This parameter co-exists with currentChargeInkWh parameter.

Minimum value has to be greater than or equal to currentChargeInkWh.

Sensible Values : 85

minDeviationDistance
query

integer

All alternative routes returned will follow the reference route (see section POST Requests) from the origin point of the calculateRoute request for at least this number of meters. Can only be used when reconstructing a route. The minDeviationDistance parameter cannot be used in conjunction with arriveAt

minDeviationTime
query

integer

All alternative routes returned will follow the reference route (see section POST Requests) from the origin point of the calculateRoute request for at least this number of seconds. Can only be used when reconstructing a route. The minDeviationTime parameter cannot be used in conjunction with arriveAt. Default value is 0. Setting )minDeviationTime_ to a value greater than zero has the following consequences:

  • The origin point of the calculateRoute Request must be on (or very near) the input reference route.
    • If this is not the case, an error is returned.
    • However, the origin point does not need to be at the beginning of the input reference route (it can be thought of as the current vehicle position on the reference route).
  • The reference route, returned as the first route in the calculateRoute Response, will start at the origin point specified in the calculateRoute Request. The initial part of the input reference route up until the origin point will be excluded from the Response.
  • The values of minDeviationDistance and minDeviationTime determine how far alternative routes will be guaranteed to follow the reference route from the origin point onwards.
  • The route must use departAt.
  • The vehicleHeading is ignored.
report
query

Report

Specifies which data should be reported for diagnosis purposes. The only possible value is effectiveSettings. Reports the effective parameters or data used when calling the API. In the case of defaulted parameters the default will be reflected where the parameter was not specified by the caller.

routeRepresentation
query

RouteRepresentationForBestOrder

Specifies the representation of the set of routes provided as response.

routeType
query

RouteType

The type of route requested.

sectionType
query

SectionType[]

Specifies which of the section types is reported in the route response.

For example if sectionType = pedestrian the sections which are suited for pedestrians only are returned. Can be specified multiple times in one request, for example, '&sectionType=carTrain&sectionType=pedestrian&sectionType=motorway'. The default sectionType refers to the travelMode input. By default travelMode is set to car

traffic
query

boolean

Possible values:

  • true - Do consider all available traffic information during routing
  • false - Ignore current traffic data during routing. Note that although the current traffic data is ignored during routing, the effect of historic traffic on effective road speeds is still incorporated.
travelMode
query

TravelMode

The mode of travel for the requested route. If not defined, default is 'car'. Note that the requested travelMode may not be available for the entire route. Where the requested travelMode is not available for a particular section, the travelMode element of the response for that section will be "other". Note that travel modes bus, motorcycle, taxi and van are BETA functionality. Full restriction data is not available in all areas.

uphillEfficiency
query

number

double

Specifies the efficiency of converting chemical energy stored in fuel to potential energy when the vehicle gains elevation (i.e. PotentialEnergyGained/ChemicalEnergyConsumed). ChemicalEnergyConsumed is obtained by converting consumed fuel to chemical energy using fuelEnergyDensityInMJoulesPerLiter.

Must be paired with downhillEfficiency.

The range of values allowed are 0.0 to 1/downhillEfficiency.

Sensible Values : for Combustion Model : 0.27, for Electric Model : 0.74

vehicleAxleWeight
query

integer

Weight per axle of the vehicle in kg. A value of 0 means that weight restrictions per axle are not considered.

vehicleCommercial
query

boolean

Whether the vehicle is used for commercial purposes. Commercial vehicles may not be allowed to drive on some roads.

vehicleEngineType
query

VehicleEngineType

Engine type of the vehicle. When a detailed Consumption Model is specified, it must be consistent with the value of vehicleEngineType.

vehicleHeading
query

integer

The directional heading of the vehicle in degrees starting at true North and continuing in clockwise direction. North is 0 degrees, east is 90 degrees, south is 180 degrees, west is 270 degrees. Possible values 0-359

vehicleHeight
query

number

double

Height of the vehicle in meters. A value of 0 means that height restrictions are not considered.

vehicleLength
query

number

double

Length of the vehicle in meters. A value of 0 means that length restrictions are not considered.

vehicleLoadType
query

VehicleLoadType

Types of cargo that may be classified as hazardous materials and restricted from some roads. Available vehicleLoadType values are US Hazmat classes 1 through 9, plus generic classifications for use in other countries/regions. Values beginning with USHazmat are for US routing while otherHazmat should be used for all other countries/regions. vehicleLoadType can be specified multiple times. This parameter is currently only considered for travelMode=truck.

vehicleMaxSpeed
query

integer

Maximum speed of the vehicle in km/hour. The max speed in the vehicle profile is used to check whether a vehicle is allowed on motorways.

  • A value of 0 means that an appropriate value for the vehicle will be determined and applied during route planning.

  • A non-zero value may be overridden during route planning. For example, the current traffic flow is 60 km/hour. If the vehicle maximum speed is set to 50 km/hour, the routing engine will consider 60 km/hour as this is the current situation. If the maximum speed of the vehicle is provided as 80 km/hour but the current traffic flow is 60 km/hour, then routing engine will again use 60 km/hour.

vehicleWeight
query

integer

Weight of the vehicle in kilograms.

  • It is mandatory if any of the *Efficiency parameters are set.

  • It must be strictly positive when used in the context of the Consumption Model. Weight restrictions are considered.

  • If no detailed Consumption Model is specified and the value of vehicleWeight is non-zero, then weight restrictions are considered.

  • In all other cases, this parameter is ignored.

Sensible Values : for Combustion Model : 1600, for Electric Model : 1900

vehicleWidth
query

number

double

Width of the vehicle in meters. A value of 0 means that width restrictions are not considered.

windingness
query

WindingnessLevel

Level of turns for thrilling route. This parameter can only be used in conjunction with routeType=thrilling.

Request Header

Name Required Type Description
x-ms-client-id

string

Specifies which account is intended for usage in conjunction with the Microsoft Entra ID security model. It represents a unique ID for the Azure Maps account and can be retrieved from the Azure Maps management plane Account API. To use Microsoft Entra ID security in Azure Maps see the following articles for guidance.

Responses

Name Type Description
200 OK

RouteDirections

OK

Other Status Codes

ErrorResponse

An unexpected error occurred.

Security

AADToken

These are the Microsoft Entra OAuth 2.0 Flows. When paired with Azure role-based access control it can be used to control access to Azure Maps REST APIs. Azure role-based access controls are used to designate access to one or more Azure Maps resource account or sub-resources. Any user, group, or service principal can be granted access via a built-in role or a custom role composed of one or more permissions to Azure Maps REST APIs.

To implement scenarios, we recommend viewing authentication concepts. In summary, this security definition provides a solution for modeling application(s) via objects capable of access control on specific APIs and scopes.

Notes

  • This security definition requires the use of the x-ms-client-id header to indicate which Azure Maps resource the application is requesting access to. This can be acquired from the Maps management API.

The Authorization URL is specific to the Azure public cloud instance. Sovereign clouds have unique Authorization URLs and Microsoft Entra ID configurations. * The Azure role-based access control is configured from the Azure management plane via Azure portal, PowerShell, CLI, Azure SDKs, or REST APIs. * Usage of the Azure Maps Web SDK allows for configuration based setup of an application for multiple use cases.

Type: oauth2
Flow: implicit
Authorization URL: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/authorize

Scopes

Name Description
https://atlas.microsoft.com/.default https://atlas.microsoft.com/.default

subscription-key

This is a shared key that is provisioned when you Create an Azure Maps account in the Azure portal or using PowerShell, CLI, Azure SDKs, or REST API.

With this key, any application can access all REST API. In other words, this key can be used as a master key in the account that they are issued in.

For publicly exposed applications, our recommendation is to use the confidential client applications approach to access Azure Maps REST APIs so your key can be securely stored.

Type: apiKey
In: query

SAS Token

This is a shared access signature token is created from the List SAS operation on the Azure Maps resource through the Azure management plane via Azure portal, PowerShell, CLI, Azure SDKs, or REST APIs.

With this token, any application is authorized to access with Azure role-based access controls and fine-grain control to the expiration, rate, and region(s) of use for the particular token. In other words, the SAS Token can be used to allow applications to control access in a more secured way than the shared key.

For publicly exposed applications, our recommendation is to configure a specific list of allowed origins on the Map account resource to limit rendering abuse and regularly renew the SAS Token.

Type: apiKey
In: header

Examples

Successfully retrieve a route between an origin and a destination

Sample request

GET https://atlas.microsoft.com/route/directions/json?api-version=1.0&query=52.50931,13.42936:52.50274,13.43872&report=effectiveSettings

Sample response

{
  "formatVersion": "0.0.12",
  "routes": [
    {
      "summary": {
        "lengthInMeters": 1147,
        "travelTimeInSeconds": 162,
        "trafficDelayInSeconds": 0,
        "departureTime": "2017-09-07T16:56:58+00:00",
        "arrivalTime": "2017-09-07T16:59:40+00:00"
      },
      "legs": [
        {
          "summary": {
            "lengthInMeters": 1147,
            "travelTimeInSeconds": 162,
            "trafficDelayInSeconds": 0,
            "departureTime": "2017-09-07T16:56:58+00:00",
            "arrivalTime": "2017-09-07T16:59:40+00:00"
          },
          "points": [
            {
              "latitude": 52.50931,
              "longitude": 13.42937
            },
            {
              "latitude": 52.50904,
              "longitude": 13.42912
            },
            {
              "latitude": 52.50894,
              "longitude": 13.42904
            },
            {
              "latitude": 52.50867,
              "longitude": 13.42879
            },
            {
              "latitude": 52.5084,
              "longitude": 13.42857
            },
            {
              "latitude": 52.50791,
              "longitude": 13.42824
            },
            {
              "latitude": 52.50757,
              "longitude": 13.42772
            },
            {
              "latitude": 52.50735,
              "longitude": 13.42823
            },
            {
              "latitude": 52.5073,
              "longitude": 13.42836
            },
            {
              "latitude": 52.50573,
              "longitude": 13.43194
            },
            {
              "latitude": 52.50512,
              "longitude": 13.43336
            },
            {
              "latitude": 52.50464,
              "longitude": 13.43451
            },
            {
              "latitude": 52.5045,
              "longitude": 13.43481
            },
            {
              "latitude": 52.50443,
              "longitude": 13.43498
            },
            {
              "latitude": 52.50343,
              "longitude": 13.43737
            },
            {
              "latitude": 52.50274,
              "longitude": 13.43872
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "sections": [
        {
          "startPointIndex": 0,
          "endPointIndex": 15,
          "sectionType": "TRAVEL_MODE",
          "travelMode": "car"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Definitions

Name Description
AlternativeRouteType

Controls the optimality, with respect to the given planning criteria, of the calculated alternatives compared to the reference route.

ComputeTravelTime

Specifies whether to return additional travel times using different types of traffic information (none, historic, live) as well as the default best-estimate travel time.

DelayMagnitude

The magnitude of delay caused by the incident. These values correspond to the values of the response field ty of the Get Traffic Incident Detail API.

DrivingSide

Indicates left-hand vs. right-hand side driving at the point of the maneuver.

EffectiveSetting

Effective parameter or data used when calling this Route API.

ErrorAdditionalInfo

The resource management error additional info.

ErrorDetail

The error detail.

ErrorResponse

Error response

GuidanceInstructionType

Type of the instruction, e.g., turn or change of road form.

GuidanceManeuver

A code identifying the maneuver.

InclineLevel

Degree of hilliness for thrilling route. This parameter can only be used in conjunction with routeType=thrilling.

JunctionType

The type of the junction where the maneuver takes place. For larger roundabouts, two separate instructions are generated for entering and leaving the roundabout.

LatLongPair

A location represented as a latitude and longitude.

Report

Specifies which data should be reported for diagnosis purposes. The only possible value is effectiveSettings. Reports the effective parameters or data used when calling the API. In the case of defaulted parameters the default will be reflected where the parameter was not specified by the caller.

ResponseFormat

Desired format of the response. Value can be either json or xml.

ResponseSectionType

Section types of the reported route response

ResponseTravelMode

Travel mode for the calculated route. The value will be set to other if the requested mode of transport is not possible in this section

Route
RouteAvoidType

Specifies something that the route calculation should try to avoid when determining the route. Can be specified multiple times in one request, for example, '&avoid=motorways&avoid=tollRoads&avoid=ferries'. In Route Range requests, the value alreadyUsedRoads must not be used.

RouteDirections

This object is returned from a successful Route Directions call

RouteGuidance

Contains guidance related elements. This field is present only when guidance was requested and is available.

RouteInstruction

A set of attributes describing a maneuver, e.g. 'Turn right', 'Keep left', 'Take the ferry', 'Take the motorway', 'Arrive'.

RouteInstructionGroup

Groups a sequence of instruction elements which are related to each other. The sequence range is constrained with firstInstructionIndex and lastInstructionIndex. When human-readable text messages are requested for guidance (instructionType=text or tagged), then the instructionGroup has a summary message returned when available.

RouteInstructionsType

If specified, guidance instructions will be returned. Note that the instructionsType parameter cannot be used in conjunction with routeRepresentation=none.

RouteLeg

A description of a part of a route, comprised of a list of points. Each additional waypoint provided in the request will result in an additional leg in the returned route.

RouteLegSummary

Summary object for route section.

RouteOptimizedWaypoint

Optimized way point object.

RouteReport

Reports the effective settings used in the current call.

RouteRepresentationForBestOrder

Specifies the representation of the set of routes provided as response.

RouteSection

Route sections contain additional information about parts of a route. Each section contains at least the elements startPointIndex, endPointIndex, and sectionType.

RouteSectionTec

Details of the traffic event, using definitions in the TPEG2-TEC standard. Can contain effectCode and causes elements.

RouteSectionTecCause

The cause of the traffic event. Can contain mainCauseCode and subCauseCode elements. Can be used to define iconography and descriptions.

RouteSummary

Summary object

RouteType

The type of route requested.

SectionType

Specifies which of the section types is reported in the route response.

For example if sectionType = pedestrian the sections which are suited for pedestrians only are returned. Can be specified multiple times in one request, for example, '&sectionType=carTrain&sectionType=pedestrian&sectionType=motorway'. The default sectionType refers to the travelMode input. By default travelMode is set to car

SimpleCategory

Type of the incident. Can currently be JAM, ROAD_WORK, ROAD_CLOSURE, or OTHER. See "tec" for detailed information.

TravelMode

The mode of travel for the requested route. If not defined, default is 'car'. Note that the requested travelMode may not be available for the entire route. Where the requested travelMode is not available for a particular section, the travelMode element of the response for that section will be "other". Note that travel modes bus, motorcycle, taxi and van are BETA functionality. Full restriction data is not available in all areas.

VehicleEngineType

Engine type of the vehicle. When a detailed Consumption Model is specified, it must be consistent with the value of vehicleEngineType.

VehicleLoadType

Types of cargo that may be classified as hazardous materials and restricted from some roads. Available vehicleLoadType values are US Hazmat classes 1 through 9, plus generic classifications for use in other countries/regions. Values beginning with USHazmat are for US routing while otherHazmat should be used for all other countries/regions. vehicleLoadType can be specified multiple times. This parameter is currently only considered for travelMode=truck.

WindingnessLevel

Level of turns for thrilling route. This parameter can only be used in conjunction with routeType=thrilling.

AlternativeRouteType

Controls the optimality, with respect to the given planning criteria, of the calculated alternatives compared to the reference route.

Name Type Description
anyRoute

string

Allow any alternative route to be returned irrespective of how it compares to the reference route in terms of optimality.

betterRoute

string

Return an alternative route only if it is better than the reference route according to the given planning criteria.

ComputeTravelTime

Specifies whether to return additional travel times using different types of traffic information (none, historic, live) as well as the default best-estimate travel time.

Name Type Description
all

string

Computes travel times for all types of traffic information and specifies all results in the fields noTrafficTravelTimeInSeconds, historicTrafficTravelTimeInSeconds and liveTrafficIncidentsTravelTimeInSeconds being included in the summaries in the route response.

none

string

Does not compute additional travel times.

DelayMagnitude

The magnitude of delay caused by the incident. These values correspond to the values of the response field ty of the Get Traffic Incident Detail API.

Name Type Description
0

string

Unknown.

1

string

Minor.

2

string

Moderate.

3

string

Major.

4

string

Undefined, used for road closures and other indefinite delays.

DrivingSide

Indicates left-hand vs. right-hand side driving at the point of the maneuver.

Name Type Description
LEFT

string

Left side.

RIGHT

string

Right side.

EffectiveSetting

Effective parameter or data used when calling this Route API.

Name Type Description
key

string

Name of the parameter used.

value

string

Value of the parameter used.

ErrorAdditionalInfo

The resource management error additional info.

Name Type Description
info

object

The additional info.

type

string

The additional info type.

ErrorDetail

The error detail.

Name Type Description
additionalInfo

ErrorAdditionalInfo[]

The error additional info.

code

string

The error code.

details

ErrorDetail[]

The error details.

message

string

The error message.

target

string

The error target.

ErrorResponse

Error response

Name Type Description
error

ErrorDetail

The error object.

GuidanceInstructionType

Type of the instruction, e.g., turn or change of road form.

Name Type Description
DIRECTION_INFO

string

Direction information.

LOCATION_ARRIVAL

string

Arrival location.

LOCATION_DEPARTURE

string

Departure location.

LOCATION_WAYPOINT

string

Way point location.

ROAD_CHANGE

string

Road Change.

TURN

string

Turn.

GuidanceManeuver

A code identifying the maneuver.

Name Type Description
ARRIVE

string

You have arrived.

ARRIVE_LEFT

string

You have arrived. Your destination is on the left.

ARRIVE_RIGHT

string

You have arrived. Your destination is on the right.

BEAR_LEFT

string

Bear left.

BEAR_RIGHT

string

Bear right.

DEPART

string

Leave.

ENTER_FREEWAY

string

Take the freeway.

ENTER_HIGHWAY

string

Take the highway.

ENTER_MOTORWAY

string

Take the motorway.

ENTRANCE_RAMP

string

Take the ramp.

FOLLOW

string

Follow.

KEEP_LEFT

string

Keep left.

KEEP_RIGHT

string

Keep right.

MAKE_UTURN

string

Make a U-turn.

MOTORWAY_EXIT_LEFT

string

Take the left exit.

MOTORWAY_EXIT_RIGHT

string

Take the right exit.

ROUNDABOUT_BACK

string

Go around the roundabout.

ROUNDABOUT_CROSS

string

Cross the roundabout.

ROUNDABOUT_LEFT

string

At the roundabout take the exit on the left.

ROUNDABOUT_RIGHT

string

At the roundabout take the exit on the right.

SHARP_LEFT

string

Turn sharp left.

SHARP_RIGHT

string

Turn sharp right.

STRAIGHT

string

Keep straight on.

SWITCH_MAIN_ROAD

string

Switch to the main road.

SWITCH_PARALLEL_ROAD

string

Switch to the parallel road.

TAKE_EXIT

string

Take the exit.

TAKE_FERRY

string

Take the ferry.

TRY_MAKE_UTURN

string

Try to make a U-turn.

TURN_LEFT

string

Turn left.

TURN_RIGHT

string

Turn right.

WAYPOINT_LEFT

string

You have reached the waypoint. It is on the left.

WAYPOINT_REACHED

string

You have reached the waypoint.

WAYPOINT_RIGHT

string

You have reached the waypoint. It is on the right.

InclineLevel

Degree of hilliness for thrilling route. This parameter can only be used in conjunction with routeType=thrilling.

Name Type Description
high

string

high

low

string

low

normal

string

normal

JunctionType

The type of the junction where the maneuver takes place. For larger roundabouts, two separate instructions are generated for entering and leaving the roundabout.

Name Type Description
BIFURCATION

string

bifurcation

REGULAR

string

regular

ROUNDABOUT

string

roundabout

LatLongPair

A location represented as a latitude and longitude.

Name Type Description
latitude

number

Latitude property

longitude

number

Longitude property

Report

Specifies which data should be reported for diagnosis purposes. The only possible value is effectiveSettings. Reports the effective parameters or data used when calling the API. In the case of defaulted parameters the default will be reflected where the parameter was not specified by the caller.

Name Type Description
effectiveSettings

string

Reports the effective parameters or data used when calling the API.

ResponseFormat

Desired format of the response. Value can be either json or xml.

Name Type Description
json

string

The JavaScript Object Notation Data Interchange Format

xml

string

The Extensible Markup Language

ResponseSectionType

Section types of the reported route response

Name Type Description
CARPOOL

string

Sections of the route that require use of carpool (HOV/High Occupancy Vehicle) lanes.

CAR_TRAIN

string

Sections of the route that are cars or trains.

COUNTRY

string

Sections indicating which countries/regions the route is in.

FERRY

string

Sections of the route that are ferries.

MOTORWAY

string

Sections of the route that are motorways.

PEDESTRIAN

string

Sections of the route that are only suited for pedestrians.

TOLL_ROAD

string

Sections of the route that require a toll to be payed.

TOLL_VIGNETTE

string

Sections of the route that require a toll vignette to be present.

TRAFFIC

string

Sections of the route that contain traffic information.

TRAVEL_MODE

string

Sections in relation to the request parameter travelMode.

TUNNEL

string

Sections of the route that are tunnels.

URBAN

string

Sections of the route that are located within urban areas.

ResponseTravelMode

Travel mode for the calculated route. The value will be set to other if the requested mode of transport is not possible in this section

Name Type Description
bicycle

string

The returned routes are optimized for bicycles, including use of bicycle lanes.

bus

string

The returned routes are optimized for buses, including the use of bus only lanes. BETA functionality.

car

string

The returned routes are optimized for cars.

motorcycle

string

The returned routes are optimized for motorcycles. BETA functionality.

other

string

The given mode of transport is not possible in this section

pedestrian

string

The returned routes are optimized for pedestrians, including the use of sidewalks.

taxi

string

The returned routes are optimized for taxis. BETA functionality.

truck

string

The returned routes are optimized for commercial vehicles, like for trucks.

van

string

The returned routes are optimized for vans. BETA functionality.

Route

Name Type Description
guidance

RouteGuidance

Contains guidance related elements. This field is present only when guidance was requested and is available.

legs

RouteLeg[]

Legs array

sections

RouteSection[]

Sections array

summary

RouteSummary

Summary object

RouteAvoidType

Specifies something that the route calculation should try to avoid when determining the route. Can be specified multiple times in one request, for example, '&avoid=motorways&avoid=tollRoads&avoid=ferries'. In Route Range requests, the value alreadyUsedRoads must not be used.

Name Type Description
alreadyUsedRoads

string

Avoids using the same road multiple times. Most useful in conjunction with routeType=thrilling.

borderCrossings

string

Avoids border crossings in route calculation.

carpools

string

Avoids routes that require the use of carpool (HOV/High Occupancy Vehicle) lanes.

ferries

string

Avoids ferries

motorways

string

Avoids motorways

tollRoads

string

Avoids toll roads.

unpavedRoads

string

Avoids unpaved roads

RouteDirections

This object is returned from a successful Route Directions call

Name Type Description
formatVersion

string

Format Version property

optimizedWaypoints

RouteOptimizedWaypoint[]

Optimized sequence of waypoints. It shows the index from the user provided waypoint sequence for the original and optimized list. For instance, a response:

<optimizedWaypoints>
<waypoint providedIndex="0" optimizedIndex="1"/>
<waypoint providedIndex="1" optimizedIndex="2"/>
<waypoint providedIndex="2" optimizedIndex="0"/>
</optimizedWaypoints>

means that the original sequence is [0, 1, 2] and optimized sequence is [1, 2, 0]. Since the index starts by 0 the original is "first, second, third" while the optimized is "second, third, first".

report

RouteReport

Reports the effective settings used in the current call.

routes

Route[]

Routes array

RouteGuidance

Contains guidance related elements. This field is present only when guidance was requested and is available.

Name Type Description
instructionGroups

RouteInstructionGroup[]

Groups a sequence of instruction elements which are related to each other.

instructions

RouteInstruction[]

A list of instructions describing maneuvers.

RouteInstruction

A set of attributes describing a maneuver, e.g. 'Turn right', 'Keep left', 'Take the ferry', 'Take the motorway', 'Arrive'.

Name Type Description
combinedMessage

string

A human-readable message for the maneuver combined with the message from the next instruction. Sometimes it is possible to combine two successive instructions into a single instruction making it easier to follow. When this is the case the possibleCombineWithNext flag will be true. For example:

10. Turn left onto Einsteinweg/A10/E22 towards Ring Amsterdam
11. Follow Einsteinweg/A10/E22 towards Ring Amsterdam

The possibleCombineWithNext flag on instruction 10 is true. This indicates to the clients of coded guidance that it can be combined with instruction 11. The instructions will be combined automatically for clients requesting human-readable guidance. The combinedMessage field contains the combined message:

Turn left onto Einsteinweg/A10/E22 towards Ring Amsterdam
then follow Einsteinweg/A10/E22 towards Ring Amsterdam.
countryCode

string

3-character ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code. E.g. USA.

drivingSide

DrivingSide

Indicates left-hand vs. right-hand side driving at the point of the maneuver.

exitNumber

string

The number(s) of a highway exit taken by the current maneuver. If an exit has multiple exit numbers, they will be separated by "," and possibly aggregated by "-", e.g., "10, 13-15".

instructionType

GuidanceInstructionType

Type of the instruction, e.g., turn or change of road form.

junctionType

JunctionType

The type of the junction where the maneuver takes place. For larger roundabouts, two separate instructions are generated for entering and leaving the roundabout.

maneuver

GuidanceManeuver

A code identifying the maneuver.

message

string

A human-readable message for the maneuver.

point

LatLongPair

A location represented as a latitude and longitude.

pointIndex

integer

The index of the point in the list of polyline "points" corresponding to the point of the instruction.

possibleCombineWithNext

boolean

It is possible to optionally combine the instruction with the next one. This can be used to build messages like "Turn left and then turn right".

roadNumbers

string[]

The road number(s) of the next significant road segment(s) after the maneuver, or of the road(s) to be followed. Example: ["E34", "N205"]

roundaboutExitNumber

integer

This indicates which exit to take at a roundabout.

routeOffsetInMeters

integer

Distance from the start of the route to the point of the instruction.

signpostText

string

The text on a signpost which is most relevant to the maneuver, or to the direction that should be followed.

stateCode

string

A subdivision (e.g., state) of the country, represented by the second part of an ISO 3166-2 code. This is only available for some countries/regions like the US, Canada, and Mexico.

street

string

Street name of the next significant road segment after the maneuver, or of the street that should be followed.

travelTimeInSeconds

integer

Estimated travel time up to the point corresponding to routeOffsetInMeters.

turnAngleInDecimalDegrees

integer

Indicates the direction of an instruction. If junctionType indicates a turn instruction:

  • 180 = U-turn
  • [-179, -1] = Left turn
  • 0 = Straight on (a '0 degree' turn)
  • [1, 179] = Right turn

If junctionType indicates a bifurcation instruction:

  • <0 - keep left
  • >0 - keep right

RouteInstructionGroup

Groups a sequence of instruction elements which are related to each other. The sequence range is constrained with firstInstructionIndex and lastInstructionIndex. When human-readable text messages are requested for guidance (instructionType=text or tagged), then the instructionGroup has a summary message returned when available.

Name Type Description
firstInstructionIndex

integer

Index of the first instruction in the instructions and belonging to this group.

groupLengthInMeters

integer

Length of the group.

groupMessage

string

Summary message when human-readable text messages are requested for guidance (instructionType=text or tagged).

lastInstructionIndex

integer

Index of the last instruction in the instructions and belonging to this group.

RouteInstructionsType

If specified, guidance instructions will be returned. Note that the instructionsType parameter cannot be used in conjunction with routeRepresentation=none.

Name Type Description
coded

string

Returns raw instruction data without human-readable messages.

tagged

string

Returns raw instruction data with tagged human-readable messages to permit formatting. A human-readable message is built up from repeatable identified elements. These are tagged to allow client applications to format them correctly. The following message components are tagged when instructionsType=tagged: street, roadNumber, signpostText, exitNumber, roundaboutExitNumber.

Example of tagged 'Turn left' message:​

Turn left onto <roadNumber>A4</roadNumber>/<roadNumber>E19</roadNumber>
towards <signpostText>Den Haag</signpostText>
text

string

Returns raw instructions data with human-readable messages in plain text.

RouteLeg

A description of a part of a route, comprised of a list of points. Each additional waypoint provided in the request will result in an additional leg in the returned route.

Name Type Description
points

LatLongPair[]

Points array

summary

RouteLegSummary

Summary object for route section.

RouteLegSummary

Summary object for route section.

Name Type Description
arrivalTime

string

The estimated arrival time for the route or leg. Time is in UTC.

batteryConsumptionInkWh

number

Estimated electric energy consumption in kilowatt hours (kWh) using the Electric Consumption Model. Included if vehicleEngineType is set to electric and constantSpeedConsumptionInkWhPerHundredkm is specified. The value of batteryConsumptionInkWh includes the recuperated electric energy and can therefore be negative (which indicates gaining energy). If both maxChargeInkWh and currentChargeInkWh are specified, recuperation will be capped to ensure that the battery charge level never exceeds maxChargeInkWh. If neither maxChargeInkWh nor currentChargeInkWh are specified, unconstrained recuperation is assumed in the consumption calculation.

departureTime

string

The estimated departure time for the route or leg. Time is in UTC.

fuelConsumptionInLiters

number

Estimated fuel consumption in liters using the Combustion Consumption Model. Included if vehicleEngineType is set to combustion and constantSpeedConsumptionInLitersPerHundredkm is specified. The value will be non-negative.

historicTrafficTravelTimeInSeconds

integer

Estimated travel time calculated using time-dependent historic traffic data. Included only if computeTravelTimeFor = all is used in the query.

lengthInMeters

integer

Length In Meters property

liveTrafficIncidentsTravelTimeInSeconds

integer

Estimated travel time calculated using real-time speed data. Included only if computeTravelTimeFor = all is used in the query.

noTrafficTravelTimeInSeconds

integer

Estimated travel time calculated as if there are no delays on the route due to traffic conditions (e.g. congestion). Included only if computeTravelTimeFor = all is used in the query.

trafficDelayInSeconds

integer

Estimated delay in seconds caused by the real-time incident(s) according to traffic information. For routes planned with departure time in the future, delays is always 0. To return additional travel times using different types of traffic information, parameter computeTravelTimeFor=all needs to be added.

travelTimeInSeconds

integer

Estimated travel time in seconds property that includes the delay due to real-time traffic. Note that even when traffic=false travelTimeInSeconds still includes the delay due to traffic. If DepartAt is in the future, travel time is calculated using time-dependent historic traffic data.

RouteOptimizedWaypoint

Optimized way point object.

Name Type Description
optimizedIndex

integer

Optimized way point index from the system.

providedIndex

integer

Way point index provided by the user.

RouteReport

Reports the effective settings used in the current call.

Name Type Description
effectiveSettings

EffectiveSetting[]

Effective parameters or data used when calling this Route API.

RouteRepresentationForBestOrder

Specifies the representation of the set of routes provided as response.

Name Type Description
none

string

Includes only the optimized waypoint indices but does not include the route geometry in the response. This parameter value can only be used in conjunction with computeBestOrder=true.

polyline

string

Includes route geometry in the response.

summaryOnly

string

Summary as per polyline but excluding the point geometry elements for the routes in the response.

RouteSection

Route sections contain additional information about parts of a route. Each section contains at least the elements startPointIndex, endPointIndex, and sectionType.

Name Type Description
delayInSeconds

integer

Delay in seconds caused by the incident.

effectiveSpeedInKmh

integer

Effective speed of the incident in km/h, averaged over its entire length.

endPointIndex

integer

Index of the last point (offset 0) in the route this section applies to.

magnitudeOfDelay

DelayMagnitude

The magnitude of delay caused by the incident. These values correspond to the values of the response field ty of the Get Traffic Incident Detail API.

sectionType

ResponseSectionType

Section types of the reported route response

simpleCategory

SimpleCategory

Type of the incident. Can currently be JAM, ROAD_WORK, ROAD_CLOSURE, or OTHER. See "tec" for detailed information.

startPointIndex

integer

Index of the first point (offset 0) in the route this section applies to.

tec

RouteSectionTec

Details of the traffic event, using definitions in the TPEG2-TEC standard. Can contain effectCode and causes elements.

travelMode

ResponseTravelMode

Travel mode for the calculated route. The value will be set to other if the requested mode of transport is not possible in this section

RouteSectionTec

Details of the traffic event, using definitions in the TPEG2-TEC standard. Can contain effectCode and causes elements.

Name Type Description
causes

RouteSectionTecCause[]

Causes array

effectCode

integer

The effect on the traffic flow. Contains a value in the tec001:EffectCode table, as defined in the TPEG2-TEC standard. Can be used to color-code traffic events according to severity.

RouteSectionTecCause

The cause of the traffic event. Can contain mainCauseCode and subCauseCode elements. Can be used to define iconography and descriptions.

Name Type Description
mainCauseCode

integer

The main cause of the traffic event. Contains a value in the tec002:CauseCode table, as defined in the TPEG2-TEC standard.

subCauseCode

integer

The subcause of the traffic event. Contains a value in the sub cause table defined by the mainCauseCode, as defined in the TPEG2-TEC standard.

RouteSummary

Summary object

Name Type Description
arrivalTime

string

The estimated arrival time for the route or leg. Time is in UTC.

departureTime

string

The estimated departure time for the route or leg. Time is in UTC.

lengthInMeters

integer

Length In Meters property

trafficDelayInSeconds

integer

Estimated delay in seconds caused by the real-time incident(s) according to traffic information. For routes planned with departure time in the future, delays is always 0. To return additional travel times using different types of traffic information, parameter computeTravelTimeFor=all needs to be added.

travelTimeInSeconds

integer

Estimated travel time in seconds property that includes the delay due to real-time traffic. Note that even when traffic=false travelTimeInSeconds still includes the delay due to traffic. If DepartAt is in the future, travel time is calculated using time-dependent historic traffic data.

RouteType

The type of route requested.

Name Type Description
eco

string

A route balanced by economy and speed.

fastest

string

The fastest route.

shortest

string

The shortest route by distance.

thrilling

string

Includes interesting or challenging roads and uses as few motorways as possible. You can choose the level of turns included and also the degree of hilliness. See the hilliness and windingness parameters for how to set this. There is a limit of 900 km on routes planned with routeType=thrilling

SectionType

Specifies which of the section types is reported in the route response.

For example if sectionType = pedestrian the sections which are suited for pedestrians only are returned. Can be specified multiple times in one request, for example, '&sectionType=carTrain&sectionType=pedestrian&sectionType=motorway'. The default sectionType refers to the travelMode input. By default travelMode is set to car

Name Type Description
carTrain

string

Sections of the route that are cars or trains.

carpool

string

Sections of the route that require use of carpool (HOV/High Occupancy Vehicle) lanes.

country

string

Sections indicating which countries/regions the route is in.

ferry

string

Sections of the route that are ferries.

motorway

string

Sections of the route that are motorways.

pedestrian

string

Sections of the route that are only suited for pedestrians.

tollRoad

string

Sections of the route that require a toll to be paid.

tollVignette

string

Sections of the route that require a toll vignette to be present.

traffic

string

Sections of the route that contain traffic information.

travelMode

string

Sections in relation to the request parameter travelMode.

tunnel

string

Sections of the route that are tunnels.

urban

string

Sections of the route that are located within urban areas.

SimpleCategory

Type of the incident. Can currently be JAM, ROAD_WORK, ROAD_CLOSURE, or OTHER. See "tec" for detailed information.

Name Type Description
JAM

string

Traffic jam.

OTHER

string

Other.

ROAD_CLOSURE

string

Road closure.

ROAD_WORK

string

Road work.

TravelMode

The mode of travel for the requested route. If not defined, default is 'car'. Note that the requested travelMode may not be available for the entire route. Where the requested travelMode is not available for a particular section, the travelMode element of the response for that section will be "other". Note that travel modes bus, motorcycle, taxi and van are BETA functionality. Full restriction data is not available in all areas.

Name Type Description
bicycle

string

The returned routes are optimized for bicycles, including use of bicycle lanes.

bus

string

The returned routes are optimized for buses, including the use of bus only lanes. BETA functionality.

car

string

The returned routes are optimized for cars.

motorcycle

string

The returned routes are optimized for motorcycles. BETA functionality.

pedestrian

string

The returned routes are optimized for pedestrians, including the use of sidewalks.

taxi

string

The returned routes are optimized for taxis. BETA functionality.

truck

string

The returned routes are optimized for commercial vehicles, like for trucks.

van

string

The returned routes are optimized for vans. BETA functionality.

VehicleEngineType

Engine type of the vehicle. When a detailed Consumption Model is specified, it must be consistent with the value of vehicleEngineType.

Name Type Description
combustion

string

Internal combustion engine.

electric

string

Electric engine.

VehicleLoadType

Types of cargo that may be classified as hazardous materials and restricted from some roads. Available vehicleLoadType values are US Hazmat classes 1 through 9, plus generic classifications for use in other countries/regions. Values beginning with USHazmat are for US routing while otherHazmat should be used for all other countries/regions. vehicleLoadType can be specified multiple times. This parameter is currently only considered for travelMode=truck.

Name Type Description
USHazmatClass1

string

Explosives

USHazmatClass2

string

Compressed gas

USHazmatClass3

string

Flammable liquids

USHazmatClass4

string

Flammable solids

USHazmatClass5

string

Oxidizers

USHazmatClass6

string

Poisons

USHazmatClass7

string

Radioactive

USHazmatClass8

string

Corrosives

USHazmatClass9

string

Miscellaneous

otherHazmatExplosive

string

Explosives

otherHazmatGeneral

string

Miscellaneous

otherHazmatHarmfulToWater

string

Harmful to water

WindingnessLevel

Level of turns for thrilling route. This parameter can only be used in conjunction with routeType=thrilling.

Name Type Description
high

string

high

low

string

low

normal

string

normal