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MapQuest

MapQuest Directions API

The Directions API from MapQuest — 8 operation(s) for directions.

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MapQuest Directions API is one of 10 APIs that MapQuest publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 11 operations across 8 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 2.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://www.mapquestapi.com.

11 operations 8 paths 0 schemas 6 GET5 POST

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
2.0.0
Base URL
https://www.mapquestapi.com/directions/v2
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 11

Across 8 paths, the API surfaces 11 operations — 6 GET, 5 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Directions 11
GET
/directions/v2/route
Calculate a route between locations
getRoute → 200default
POST
/directions/v2/route
Calculate a route between locations
postRoute → 200default
GET
/directions/v2/optimizedroute
Calculate an optimized route
getOptimizedRoute → 200default
POST
/directions/v2/optimizedroute
Calculate an optimized route
postOptimizedRoute → 200default
POST
/directions/v2/routematrix
Calculate a route matrix
postRouteMatrix → 200default
POST
/directions/v2/routematrix/jobs
Submit an asynchronous route matrix job
createRouteMatrixJob → 202default
GET
/directions/v2/routematrix/jobs/{jobId}
Retrieve route matrix job status
getRouteMatrixJob 1 param → 200default
GET
/directions/v2/routematrix/jobs/{jobId}/results
Retrieve route matrix job results
getRouteMatrixJobResults 1 param → 200default
GET
/directions/v2/alternateroutes
Calculate alternate routes
getAlternateRoutes → 200default
POST
/directions/v2/alternateroutes
Calculate alternate routes
postAlternateRoutes → 200default
GET
/directions/v2/routeshape
Retrieve route shape geometry
getRouteShape → 200default

Specification

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Source

mapquest-directions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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MapQuest Data Manager API
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API Details
ID
mapquest:mapquest-directions-api
Base URL
https://www.mapquestapi.com/directions/v2
Docs
https://developer.mapquest.com/documentation/directions-api/
Provider
MapQuest
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