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lyft Drivers API

Endpoints for checking the availability and proximity of nearby Lyft drivers.

lyft Drivers API is one of 7 APIs that Lyft publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Drivers. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.lyft.com/v1.

1 operations 1 paths 3 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.lyft.com
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

lyft Drivers API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — OAuth 2.0 access token obtained through the client credentials flow for the organization's concierge API client.

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Drivers 1

Endpoints for checking the availability and proximity of nearby Lyft drivers.

GET
/drivers
List nearby drivers
listNearbyDrivers 2 params → 200400401

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are NearbyDriversByRideType (2 properties), DriverLocation (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

RideTypeEnum
string
Identifier for the type of Lyft ride.
NearbyDriversByRideType
object
Collection of nearby driver positions for a specific ride type.
2 properties
DriverLocation
object
Geographic location of a nearby driver.
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

lyft-drivers-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Lyft publishes across the network.

lyft Concierge Rides API
lyft Cost Estimates API
lyft ETA API
lyft Profile API
lyft Ride Types API
lyft Rides API
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