Transit's APIs

Power your platform with our technology

Transit gathers raw data for trains, buses, bikes (and more) across 300 cities in 16 countries. Our algorithms transform millions of data points into accurate real-time departure times and intuitive trip plans.

Now you have access to the same high-grade multimodal mobility fuel that powers Transit. Installing real-time signage? Updating your website to include transit trip planning? It's easy with our APIs. Best of all: it's free with a capped number of calls.

Transit gathers raw data for trains, buses, bikes (and more) across 300 cities in 16 countries. Our algorithms transform millions of data points into accurate real-time departure times and intuitive trip plans.

Now you have access to the same high-grade multimodal mobility fuel that powers Transit. Installing real-time signage? Updating your website to include transit trip planning? It's easy with our APIs. Best of all: it's free with a capped number of calls.

Looking for feedback from Transit users to gather insights, learn from survey results, and track ridership trends for your transit agency?

Real-time and trip planning APIs

Our APIs provide mobility information around any given location, including:

Our APIs provide mobility information around any given location, including:

Our APIs provide mobility information around any given location, including:

Real-time transit departures

Real-time transit departures

Real-time transit departures

Wheelchair accessibility information

Wheelchair accessibility information

Wheelchair accessibility information

Service alerts

Service alerts

Service alerts

Bike, scooter and carshare availability

Bike, scooter and carshare availability

Bike, scooter and carshare availability

Microtransit, ridehail and taxi ETAs

Microtransit, ridehail and taxi ETAs

Microtransit, ridehail and taxi ETAs

Our APIs also provide multimodal trip results to get from A to B, such as:

Our APIs also provide multimodal trip results to get from A to B, such as:

Our APIs also provide multimodal trip results to get from A to B, such as:

Real-time transit departures

Real-time transit departures

Real-time transit departures

Wheelchair accessibility information

Wheelchair accessibility information

Wheelchair accessibility information

Service alerts

Service alerts

Service alerts

Bike, scooter and carshare availability

Bike, scooter and carshare availability

Bike, scooter and carshare availability

Microtransit, ridehail and taxi ETAs

Microtransit, ridehail and taxi ETAs

Microtransit, ridehail and taxi ETAs

The best part

Your customers can plan their trip with your Transit-powered platform, then seamlessly pull up their itinerary on Transit when they’re ready to go, using live navigation and step-by-step notifications to guide them along the way.

Your customers can plan their trip with your Transit-powered platform, then seamlessly pull up their itinerary on Transit when they’re ready to go, using live navigation and step-by-step notifications to guide them along the way.

Ready to give it a spin?

Simply fill out our request form! If your request is approved, your access key will provide you with up to five API calls per minute and 1,500 API calls per month.

Purpose of the processing
Data concerned
Legal basis of the processing under the EU + UK GDPR

Account creation and management

Email address, first name, last name

We create your account based on your explicit consent as you have no obligation to use this functionality, and we manage it based on our service agreement with you

Purchase of ticketing or bikeshare services

Email address, first name, last name, payment card number, billing and shipping address, phone number, birth date, transaction history

We obtain your explicit consent to ascertain legal use of services

Usage of ticketing, bikeshare, or ridehail and on-demand transit services

Email address, latitude and longitude

We process this information based on our service agreement with you

Regular usage of the application, such as planning journeys or anonymous contribution to crowdsourced efforts that improve real-time information about transit service

Latitude and longitude, data from the device’s motion sensors

We are not subject to an applicable legal basis because this data is anonymized at collection

Saving favourite placemarks in the app to make it easier to plan journeys

Latitude, longitude, address and name of favourite places (home, work, etc.)

We obtain your explicit consent as you have no obligation to use this functionality

Help improve the quality of the App by sharing information to debug issues

Email address, device model details and OS version, latitude and longitude, previous trip planner request origin and destination

We obtain your explicit consent when you send an email to us with debug information

Receiving push notifications for service alerts, promotional offers, or when a new region is available in Transit

Unique push notification device identifier

We anonymize this data

Getting notified by email when a new region is available in Transit

Email address

We obtain your explicit consent as you have no obligation to use this functionality

Newsletter management, using a “contact us” form on our website, or when signing up for a new account

Email address

We obtain your explicit consent. You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe functionality in the newsletter, or by reaching out to us.