Directions API allows users to access detailed route information between locations. By leveraging this API, users can obtain accurate directions for various modes of transportation. This capability not only enhances the user experience, but also facilitates the development of applications that require navigation functions.
The API works by taking a set of origin and destination coordinates and processing the request to return complete address data. This includes estimated distance and travel time, which are essential for users to plan their journeys. The accuracy of this information is greatly enhanced by the API's ability to take real-time traffic conditions into account, ensuring that users receive the most efficient routes available. This feature is especially important in urban environments, where traffic can be unpredictable and significantly affect journey times.
Overall, the Directions API is a vital resource for users wishing to implement navigation features in their applications. Its ability to provide accurate, detailed and efficient routing information enhances the user experience and helps users create more engaging and useful applications.
To use this endpoint you must specify an origin and destination in the parameters.
Get Directions - Endpoint Features
| Object | Description |
|---|---|
origin |
[Required] Indicates an origin |
destination |
[Required] Indicates an destination. |
{
"geocoded_waypoints" :
[
{
"geocoder_status" : "OK",
"partial_match" : true,
"place_id" : "ChIJzzgyJU--woARcZqceSdQ3dM",
"types" :
[
"amusement_park",
"establishment",
"point_of_interest",
"tourist_attraction"
]
},
{
"geocoder_status" : "OK",
"partial_match" : true,
"place_id" : "ChIJg3XXhNrX3IARUc0M9bIC_X4",
"types" :
[
"amusement_park",
"establishment",
"lodging",
"point_of_interest"
]
}
],
"routes" :
[
{
"bounds" :
{
"northeast" :
{
"lat" : 34.13621000000001,
"lng" : -117.9223126
},
"southwest" :
{
"lat" : 33.8178372,
"lng" : -118.3526957
}
},
"copyrights" : "Map data ©2024 Google",
"legs" :
[
{
"distance" :
{
"text" : "34.9 mi",
"value" : 56214
},
"duration" :
{
"text" : "48 mins",
"value" : 2904
},
"end_address" : "Anaheim, CA 92802, USA",
"end_location" :
{
"lat" : 33.8178372,
"lng" : -117.9223126
},
"start_address" : "100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608, USA",
"start_location" :
{
"lat" : 34.1345191,
"lng" : -118.3514579
},
"steps" :
[
{
"distance" :
{
"text" : "486 ft",
"value" : 148
},
"duration" :
{
"text" : "1 min",
"value" : 19
},
"end_location" :
{
"lat" : 34.1358101,
"lng" : -118.3511704
},
"html_instructions" : "Head \u003cb\u003enortheast\u003c/b\u003e on \u003cb\u003eUniversal Studios Blvd\u003c/b\u003e",
"polyline" :
{
"points" : "w{ioErojqUGEECGCGCGCGCGCKCICEACACAIAEAGAIAGAGAG?IAQCM@I@i@@OA"
},
"start_location" :
{
"lat" : 34.1345191,
"lng" : -118.3514579
},
"travel_mode" : "DRIVING"
},
{
"distance" :
{
"text" : "0.3 mi",
"value" : 450
},
"duration" :
{
"text" : "2 mins",
"value" : 135
},
"end_location" :
{
"lat" : 34.1329768,
"lng" : -118.3526957
},
"html_instructions" : "Make a \u003cb\u003eU-turn\u003c/b\u003e",
"maneuver" : "uturn-left",
"polyline" :
{
"points" : "ycjoExmjqUYCA?E?E?A?E@CBC@CBC@A@CBCBCB?@AB?@?@?@?@?@?@@@?@@@@@@@@?BB@?@?@?@?@?@AB?@??AB?@?ZGJCZ?TCPC@?T?B?F?H?PB@?PBLBLJFFHDJBNFFDNFHFJFTPj@^PL`@Xh@\\NJPJTJTJPHNDLDHB"
},
"start_location" :
{
"lat" : 34.1358101,
"lng" : -118.3511704
},
"travel_mode" : "DRIVING"
},
{
"distance" :
{
"text" : "9.6 mi",
"value" : 15489
},
"duration" :
{
"text" : "17 mins",
"value" : 996
},
"end_location" :
{
"lat" : 34.0525166,
"lng" : -118.2258658
},
"html_instructions" : "Turn \u003cb\u003eleft\u003c/b\u003e to merge onto \u003cb\u003eUS-101 S\u003c/b\u003e",
"maneuver" : "ramp-left",
"polyline" :
{
"points" : "crioEjwjqU\\[Hc@Fa@@KJe@DOFU@CHUDK?A@AJWFOJQBIVe@\\m@BANUHMNS@A?ACi@NOVWRUTURSHKDETUJMFGRSRURSPSFGLMRSPSPQNOBEBCPQBCPQRSNQDCJMDEPQFGNOPSJIHKRSRS@APQLODCBCBEJKLKBEFELOPQ@?TYVWVWTUTWZ[JKXYDELMPQTWTUDCJIXSXSFE^W\\WHGLGNId@WPKVQJEBCHCLIHGXQRMBCLITQFENMLK\\WZY@ALMTWJM@ARWNORWx@cAX]NSZ_@`@i@Z]V]x@aANS@Cd@k@RUZ_@\\_@T[FGb@e@RQLMBELK\\]JKl@k@PQLKJGHGNKBCDEJG^YTOzAcAn@c@VMVMVMXOh@U`@QRIPGZMHCLE^OVIFC@?^MVI`@KHAf@IVEd@ITEd@ILCFAb@GZGXELCHAXGXElAS|@On@INAv@MXGZEXGVGXGXGd@KJEXILCHEXIXIv@W\\OPIDAVKTKXOXOJEJENKPI^SVORMVOHGJIVQTQb@[FERURU?APQPSTWRURUPWPUPYPWXg@BEFMHONYNYLYNYNY@C\\o@LY^s@LYNWNYN[LYNWP_@P]HQ\\o@nAeCJSNYN[NYLYNYNYR_@HQHQr@sAP_@z@cBp@uABE\\o@LWNYLYN[N]Z{@FSFQNe@H]H[Jc@DWF_@F]D_@D]F_@@]@]@]?C@_@B_@@]?Q@s@?i@@i@?W?[@cA@a@@[?M@Q@O@OB_@D_@B]Fa@D]F]H_@F]FQ@KJ[H]J[N_@JYJYN[LYNY^q@h@u@RYPUTURSRSRSTQXUTQRMp@]bAg@~Aw@tBeArBcAZQVMTKZORKTMXMTK@Al@YXOFCHE\\QTMNIFCTOTOVOTOTQTQROTQDEx@u@DELKRURSRUPSRUPUPWRUPUPWNUPYLYPWLYPYNYLWR_@n@iAJSP[NWLWP[LUPYLWNYNYLSBGf@_ADGNWNYJQBEPWPUPWPUFGJMRURQPS`@]HITQTQXQTOTMTOp@[j@[HEpAq@dAi@jDiBx@a@^SPIZSn@a@VQh@_@d@a@r@o@p@o@VYTUPSRURWPUXa@Xa@V]JQNWR[Ta@FK^m@t@mA~@}Ah@}@Xc@h@{@b@u@HOT]Ta@\\i@j@_Av@oAFMJO^m@FKZg@LSPYFIHMNUPWRYLSNQNUT]j@w@T]NULSNWLWNUN[@ENYHQL[JS@Et@kB@EJYL]JY@GHSJ[JYJ[L]L]BGJYFQL[LYRg@JURa@Re@JQBEFOHQBGFOP[DMDG\\q@JWP[BGHSL[LW?ABEHUVy@@C@EPk@Ja@F[Ha@FWBMBQF]D_@B[D_@D]B_@@YBc@@Q?GBc@@a@?IBg@@K@_@@]Ba@@c@Bc@Bc@@]?EB]@SBSBYB[@QBQBYDa@BOLiA@IJq@PsAF_@Lw@Fa@RwAL_AD[Fe@ZwBZuBD]BOBOBO@QDUDUD[F]D]F]Jg@Ji@@GJi@?CDQ?CDMTqABMH]DWZ_BF[Hg@VqAF[FY`@yBFW`@uBLq@VuANw@BINs@BKJc@VeAH[Rs@T{@^kAZ{@@ENa@@EL[h@uAz@uBRe@L_@L[d@wA`@mAFSDOFUJ]v@gC`@oA^mAL]Vw@Pi@FOJYTo@zAqEr@wBTo@DOZy@r@yBHWd@gBd@kBPs@V_AXkALi@ZmAPs@Ja@VeALc@DMf@sBh@wBH]J_@Nm@BKHWBOZkADUPq@J[R}@J]DOBKDQBIHWX}@?AHQPi@JWHUBE\\w@BGBILUFQBERc@NYJOXe@l@aAXc@\\i@Xc@l@}@\\k@BGJOT_@\\i@NULSFKFILS\\k@NUR]HKLUXc@FI^k@Zi@PWDGDGRU^e@DCRUNOJIPQ\\Yz@q@l@g@f@a@VSHGVUp@i@XWNKNMt@m@VSJIJK@?HIh@a@RQNMLKJIHGTSTUv@y@HKX[\\_@\\c@f@m@f@o@fA{An@{@b@o@x@mAn@eAZg@PYNWx@uAj@gAl@gA\\q@Ve@Xg@dAqBTa@DKHMFKFMBCRa@NYNYTc@`@u@Ta@R_@@CJST_@LYNYj@eAVi@FMFQFKDMVq@FO?AJ]FQ@IH[Fa@J{@@CBW@[?C@W@U@i@?_@@y@@u@?Y@q@?k@BcA@YD}AD}AFyBBsADu@?EJyA@GB]?KBYBYDg@Bi@@A\\kE@MV}CLyAHo@B_@Fm@LqANuAJgABWDi@@C@SBY"
},
"start_location" :
{
"lat" : 34.1329768,
"lng" : -118.3526957
},
"travel_mode" : "DRIVING"
},
{
"distance" :
{
"text" : "2.3 mi",
"value" : 3669
},
"duration" :
{
"text" : "2 mins",
"value" : 143
},
"end_location" :
{
"lat" : 34.026525,
"lng" : -118.2089504
},
"html_instructions" : "Keep \u003cb\u003eright\u003c/b\u003e to stay on \u003cb\u003eUS-101 S\u003c/b\u003e",
"maneuver" : "keep-right",
"polyline" :
{
"points" : "g{ynEt~qpUFS@GBOHa@@IDSDYFQDOTw@@EL]b@_ABEFMBGFIHKFMPURUHITWHIJIFGJIHGNKHGPKpAk@jAe@PGXMbAa@DAjAe@vAk@j@SXKJEf@MPGt@UPELCb@K^GPCZEVE`@Gr@GFANAl@ERAPAZAj@A`AAB?NAF?j@ApAAP?VAjAAj@AjAAnADN?j@Dv@Fj@DTBpANhANJ@t@J`@F\\DNBd@Dv@FT@R@Z?L?d@?NA^AJ?l@Et@Gh@CL?`@?B?L?`@@n@B^@\\DN@ZB|@Jd@DF?L@X@P?^@B?|@Cd@Ex@I\\Gv@Or@QBAZK@?HEDANGBAhB{@b@WXULKdByABAVUJMh@g@VYTWRSNSPSLOPS?ATYPWNSJO\\g@NUJQRYJSLUP[LSJSJUJQFOTc@Xo@JUFQp@wANe@Ri@pA}DdA{CNe@Z{@HWFOX{@`@mAn@kBn@mBPg@Vw@d@wADKb@oAL_@HYXw@DKHYXy@L]HW@??AVM"
},
"start_location" :
{
"lat" : 34.0525166,
"lng" : -118.2258658
},
"travel_mode" : "DRIVING"
},
{
"distance" :
{
"text" : "22.0 mi",
"value" : 35436
},
"duration" :
{
"text" : "25 mins",
"value" : 1487
},
"end_location" :
{
"lat" : 33.8261327,
"lng" : -117.9260045
},
"html_instructions" : "Merge onto \u003cb\u003eI-5 S\u003c/b\u003e",
"maneuver" : "merge"}]}]}],"_note":"Response truncated for documentation purposes"}
curl --location --request GET 'https://zylalabs.com/api/5157/directions+api/6578/get+directions?origin=Universal Studios Hollywood&destination=Disneyland' --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'
| Header | Description |
|---|---|
Authorization
|
[Required] Should be Bearer access_key. See "Your API Access Key" above when you are subscribed. |
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To use this API, users must indicate a source and a destination.
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Directions API allows you to calculate routes, obtain detailed directions, estimate travel times and optimize paths between multiple points.
The Directions API receives an origin and a destination, and returns information about the route, travel times, distances and detailed navigation steps.
Besides the number of API calls per month, there are no other limitations.
The Get Directions endpoint returns detailed route information, including geocoded waypoints, estimated travel distance, duration, and step-by-step navigation instructions.
Key fields in the response include "geocoded_waypoints" for location details, "routes" for route information, "bounds" for geographical limits, and "copyrights" for data usage rights.
The response data is structured in JSON format, with nested objects for waypoints and routes. Each route contains bounds, steps, and travel details, making it easy to parse and utilize.
Users can specify parameters such as "origin" and "destination" coordinates, and optionally include "mode" of transportation (e.g., driving, walking) to customize their requests.
The endpoint provides information on routes, including distance, duration, step-by-step directions, and traffic conditions, which are crucial for effective trip planning.
Data accuracy is maintained through real-time traffic updates and reliable mapping sources, ensuring that users receive the most current and efficient routing information.
Typical use cases include navigation applications, trip planning tools, delivery services, and any application requiring route optimization and travel time estimation.
Users can extract specific route details from the response, such as travel time and distance, to display in their applications, or use step-by-step directions for navigation purposes.
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