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OSRM Routing API

router.project-osrm.org · Location

Location No Auth Free & Open Routing Maps Navigation

Open Source Routing Machine — fast routing over OpenStreetMap data. Supports car, bike, and foot profiles. Free, no API key, no rate limits on the demo server.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Get route

Get driving route between two NYC points.

https://router.project-osrm.org/route/v1/driving/-73.989,40.733;-73.962,40.756?steps=true&overview=full&geometries=geojson

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curl -X GET "https://router.project-osrm.org/route/v1/driving/-73.989,40.733;-73.962,40.756?steps=true&overview=full&geometries=geojson"
import requests
params = {
    "steps": "true",
    "overview": "full",
    "geometries": "geojson"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://router.project-osrm.org/route/v1/driving/-73.989,40.733;-73.962,40.756",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())
const url = new URL('https://router.project-osrm.org/route/v1/driving/-73.989,40.733;-73.962,40.756');
url.searchParams.set('steps', 'true');
url.searchParams.set('overview', 'full');
url.searchParams.set('geometries', 'geojson');

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.project-osrm.org/route/v1/driving/-73.989,40.733;-73.962,40.756")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("steps", "true")
	q.Set("overview", "full")
	q.Set("geometries", "geojson")
	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.project-osrm.org/route/v1/driving/-73.989,40.733;-73.962,40.756")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "steps" => "true",
  "overview" => "full",
  "geometries" => "geojson"
})

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.project-osrm.org/route/v1/driving/-73.989,40.733;-73.962,40.756?" . http_build_query([
    "steps" => "true",
    "overview" => "full",
    "geometries" => "geojson"
]);
$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

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  1. No API key needed for demo server
  2. GET /route/v1/{profile}/{lon1,lat1};{lon2,lat2}
  3. Profiles: driving, cycling, foot
  4. Try: /route/v1/cycling/-0.127,51.507;-0.075,51.508?steps=true&geometries=geojson
  5. Self-host for production to avoid demo server limits

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