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U.S. Department of Transportation

U.S. Department of Transportation TIM API

The TIM API from U.S. Department of Transportation — 2 operation(s) for tim.

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U.S. Department of Transportation TIM API is one of 42 APIs that U.S. Department of Transportation publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification.

Tagged areas include TIM. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, and an AsyncAPI specification.

This API exposes 4 operations across 2 paths, and defines 25 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 0.0.1.

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4 operations 2 paths 25 schemas 1 DELETE2 POST1 PUT

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
0.0.1
Base URL
https://external-api.faa.gov/apra
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 4

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

TIM 4
POST
/tim/query
Query an RSU for set TIMs
tim_query body → 200400408500
PUT
/tim
Used to update an existing TIM already present on an RSU.
tim_put body → 200400500
POST
/tim
Submit Traveler Information Message (TIM) for broadcast to Connected Vehicles.
tim_post body → 200400500
DELETE
/tim
Delete a TIM message on an RSU.
tim_delete 1 param → 200400408500

Schemas 25

The contract defines 25 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Region (14 properties), TravelerDataFrame (13 properties), SNMP (9 properties), Node (6 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Attribute
object
6 properties
MsgID
object
2 properties
Region
object
14 properties
TravelerInputData
object
2 properties
SpeedLimit
object
2 properties
ComputedLane
object
6 properties
SDW
object
6 properties
RSU
object
Optional field, needed for SNMP deposit to RSU.
6 properties
request
object
3 properties
Geometry
object
GeometricProjection data frame is used to describe various geometric spatial areas
4 properties
DataList
object
6 properties
NodeListXY
object
2 properties
ShapePointSet
object
4 properties
RegionPointSet
object
3 properties
RoadSignID
object
4 properties
Path
object
4 properties
tim
object
5 properties
RegionList
object
3 properties
TravelerDataFrame
object
13 properties 1 required
Circle
object
3 properties
SNMP
object
Optional field, needed for SNMP deposit to RSU.
9 properties
Node
object
6 properties
OdePosition3D
object
3 properties
OldRegion
object
6 properties
Status
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

us-dot-tim-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
us-dot:us-dot-tim-api
Base URL
https://external-api.faa.gov/apra
Docs
https://api.faa.gov/s/
Provider
U.S. Department of Transportation
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