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Valhalla Trace Route API

The Trace Route API from Valhalla — 1 operation(s) for trace route.

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Valhalla Trace Route API is one of 11 APIs that Valhalla publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 29 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 3.x.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://valhalla1.openstreetmap.de.

1 operations 1 paths 29 schemas 1 POST

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
3.x
Base URL
https://valhalla1.openstreetmap.de
License
MIT
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 1

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

Trace Route 1
POST
/trace_route
/traceroute
traceRoute body → 200400429

Schemas 29

The contract defines 29 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Location (22 properties), CostingOptions (11 properties), BaseRequest (10 properties), SearchFilter (9 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

CostingType
string
OutputFormat
string
Not all formats are supported by all endpoints, e.g. geotiff is isochrone-only.
Factor
number
Cost multiplier applied to matched edges (min dependent on service configuration, default 1).
Location
object
22 properties 2 required
DateTimeOptions
object
2 properties
CostingOptions
object
Costing options keyed by costing model name.
11 properties
TruckCostingOptions
HardExclusions
object
EXPERIMENTAL — Hard exclusion options available for all costing methods. These options are not available by default; the server config must have servicelimits.…
5 properties
MotorcycleCostingOptions
ShapeFormat
string
Not all formats are supported by all endpoints, e.g. noshape is not valid for isochrone.
TransitCostingOptions
BaseRequest
object
10 properties
BicycleCostingOptions
ShapeFactorVariant
object
2 properties 2 required
PedestrianCostingOptions
AutoCostingOptions
RoadClass
string
ShapeMatch
string
SpeedType
string
A speed source that may be used when costing edges.
LinearCostFactor
Either an encoded-polyline form or a GeoJSON LineString feature. In case of passing GeoJSON, the factor must be passed as a feature property. Note that the geo…
GeoJsonFactorVariant
object
3 properties 3 required
FilterAction
string
TransitFilterOptions
object
2 properties
SearchFilter
object
Optional filters to exclude candidate edges based on their attribution.
9 properties
TraceRouteRequest
DirectionsType
string
BaseCostingOptions
object
Options shared by all costing models. Parsed in src/sif/dynamiccost.cc.
TraceRequest
MotorScooterCostingOptions

Specification

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Source

valhalla-trace-route-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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Valhalla Trace Attributes API
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API Details
ID
valhalla:valhalla-trace-route-api
Base URL
https://valhalla1.openstreetmap.de
Docs
https://valhalla.github.io/valhalla/api/turn-by-turn/api-reference/
Provider
Valhalla
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