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Walk Score Stops API

Transit stop search and details

Walk Score Stops API is one of 4 APIs that Walk Score publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Stops. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 3 operations across 3 paths, and defines 6 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.0.

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

3 operations 3 paths 6 schemas 3 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://api.walkscore.com
Authentication
API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Walk Score Stops API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as wsapikey (apiKey). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • apiKey — Walk Score API key, contact Walk Score to obtain

Paths & Operations 3

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 3 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Stops 3

Transit stop search and details

GET
/transit/search/stops/
Search Transit Stops
searchTransitStops 3 params → 200400
GET
/transit/search/network/
Search Transit Network
searchTransitNetwork 3 params → 200400
GET
/transit/stop/{stopId}/
Get Transit Stop
getTransitStop 2 params → 200400

Schemas 6

The contract defines 6 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are RouteSummary (10 properties), TransitStop (8 properties), TransitStopNetwork (5 properties), TransitStopDetail (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

TransitStopDetail
object
5 properties
TransitRouteNetwork
object
4 properties
TransitStopNetwork
object
5 properties
TransitStop
object
8 properties
RouteSummary
object
10 properties
TransitNetwork
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

walk-score-stops-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Walk Score publishes across the network.

Walk Score Cities API
Walk Score Routes API
Walk Score Scores API