HERE Maps API
router.hereapi.com · Location
Enterprise-grade mapping and location services — routing, geocoding, matrix routing, isoline calculations, and real-time traffic. Free tier: 250,000 requests/month.
Authentication
API Key
Free API key at developer.here.com. Pass as ?apikey= query parameter.
Sample Requests
GET
Get route
Get a driving route in Berlin.
https://router.hereapi.com/v8/routes?apikey=YOUR_KEY&origin=52.5308,13.3847&return=summary&destination=52.5116,13.4302&transportMode=car
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curl -X GET "https://router.hereapi.com/v8/routes?apikey=YOUR_KEY&origin=52.5308%2C13.3847&return=summary&destination=52.5116%2C13.4302&transportMode=car"
import requests
params = {
"apikey": "YOUR_KEY",
"origin": "52.5308,13.3847",
"return": "summary",
"destination": "52.5116,13.4302",
"transportMode": "car"
}
response = requests.get(
"https://router.hereapi.com/v8/routes",
params=params,
)
print(response.json())const url = new URL('https://router.hereapi.com/v8/routes');
url.searchParams.set('apikey', 'YOUR_KEY');
url.searchParams.set('origin', '52.5308,13.3847');
url.searchParams.set('return', 'summary');
url.searchParams.set('destination', '52.5116,13.4302');
url.searchParams.set('transportMode', 'car');
const response = await fetch(url);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);package main
import (
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
"net/url"
)
func main() {
baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://router.hereapi.com/v8/routes")
q := baseURL.Query()
q.Set("apikey", "YOUR_KEY")
q.Set("origin", "52.5308,13.3847")
q.Set("return", "summary")
q.Set("destination", "52.5116,13.4302")
q.Set("transportMode", "car")
baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
targetURL := baseURL.String()
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)
client := &http.Client{}
resp, _ := client.Do(req)
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}require "net/http"
require "json"
uri = URI("https://router.hereapi.com/v8/routes")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
"apikey" => "YOUR_KEY",
"origin" => "52.5308,13.3847",
"return" => "summary",
"destination" => "52.5116,13.4302",
"transportMode" => "car"
})
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)<?php
$url = "https://router.hereapi.com/v8/routes?" . http_build_query([
"apikey" => "YOUR_KEY",
"origin" => "52.5308,13.3847",
"return" => "summary",
"destination" => "52.5116,13.4302",
"transportMode" => "car"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
"method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));Postman Setup Guide
- Create a free account at developer.here.com and get an API key
- Pass apikey=YOUR_KEY on every request
- Routing: GET /v8/routes?transportMode=car&origin=lat,lon&destination=lat,lon&return=summary&apikey=KEY
- Geocoding: GET https://geocode.search.hereapi.com/v1/geocode?q=address&apikey=KEY
- Reverse: GET https://revgeocode.search.hereapi.com/v1/revgeocode?at=lat,lon&apikey=KEY