aid: openrouteservice name: OpenRouteService description: OpenRouteService is a free, open-source geospatial API platform built on OpenStreetMap data, providing routing directions for multiple transport modes, isochrones for reachability analysis, time-distance matrices, geocoding, elevation data, points of interest, and vehicle route optimization for logistics and humanitarian use cases. image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openrouteservice/refs/heads/main/apis.yml created: '2026-06-13' modified: '2026-06-13' specificationVersion: '0.19' type: Index tags: - Routing - Geospatial - Directions - Isochrones - Matrix - Geocoding - Elevation - Optimization - OpenStreetMap - Navigation - Logistics - Humanitarian apis: - aid: openrouteservice:directions name: OpenRouteService Directions API description: Provides turn-by-turn routing directions for multiple transport profiles including driving, cycling, walking, hiking, and wheelchair, supporting up to 50 waypoints with avoid areas, alternative routes, and distance/time optimization. image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg humanURL: https://openrouteservice.org baseURL: https://api.openrouteservice.org tags: - Routing - Directions - Navigation - OpenStreetMap properties: - type: Documentation url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-reference/endpoints/directions/ - type: OpenAPI url: https://openrouteservice.org/wp-json/ors - aid: openrouteservice:isochrones name: OpenRouteService Isochrones API description: Calculates areas of reachability from given locations within specified time or distance ranges, supporting up to 5 locations and 10 intervals, for travel modes including driving, cycling, and walking. image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg humanURL: https://openrouteservice.org baseURL: https://api.openrouteservice.org tags: - Isochrones - Reachability - Geospatial - Analysis properties: - type: Documentation url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-reference/endpoints/isochrones/ - aid: openrouteservice:matrix name: OpenRouteService Matrix API description: Computes one-to-many, many-to-one, and many-to-many time and distance matrices for logistics optimization, supporting up to 3,500 locations per standard request for route planning and fleet management. image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg humanURL: https://openrouteservice.org baseURL: https://api.openrouteservice.org tags: - Matrix - Logistics - Distance - Time properties: - type: Documentation url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-reference/endpoints/matrix/ - aid: openrouteservice:geocoding name: OpenRouteService Geocoding API description: Resolves addresses to geographic coordinates and vice versa using the Pelias geocoding engine, supporting forward geocoding, reverse geocoding, and autocomplete for address normalization and location search. image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg humanURL: https://openrouteservice.org baseURL: https://api.openrouteservice.org tags: - Geocoding - Address - Location - Pelias properties: - type: Documentation url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-reference/endpoints/geocoding/ - aid: openrouteservice:elevation name: OpenRouteService Elevation API description: Returns elevation data for point or line geometries using SRTM data, supporting up to 2,000 vertices for enriching routes and locations with altitude information. image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg humanURL: https://openrouteservice.org baseURL: https://api.openrouteservice.org tags: - Elevation - Terrain - Altitude - SRTM properties: - type: Documentation url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-reference/endpoints/elevation/ - aid: openrouteservice:optimization name: OpenRouteService Optimization API description: Solves vehicle routing problems using the VROOM engine, optimizing routes for fleets of up to 3 vehicles and 50 routes, supporting time windows, capacity constraints, and multi-depot scenarios for logistics planning. image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg humanURL: https://openrouteservice.org baseURL: https://api.openrouteservice.org tags: - Optimization - Logistics - Fleet - VROOM properties: - type: Documentation url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-reference/endpoints/optimization/ - aid: openrouteservice:pois name: OpenRouteService POI API description: Returns points of interest in the area surrounding a given geometry, supporting search within a 2 km radius for areas up to 50 km2, filtered by category and keyword using OpenStreetMap POI data. image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg humanURL: https://openrouteservice.org baseURL: https://api.openrouteservice.org tags: - POI - Points of Interest - OpenStreetMap - Location properties: - type: Documentation url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-reference/endpoints/poi/ - aid: openrouteservice:snapping name: OpenRouteService Snapping API description: Snaps arbitrary coordinates to the nearest road network nodes, supporting up to 5,000 locations per request, useful for map matching and correcting GPS coordinates to the road network. image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg humanURL: https://openrouteservice.org baseURL: https://api.openrouteservice.org tags: - Snapping - Map Matching - Road Network - GPS properties: - type: Documentation url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-reference/endpoints/snapping/ common: - type: Website url: https://openrouteservice.org - type: Documentation url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/ - type: GitHubOrg url: https://github.com/GIScience - type: GitHubRepository url: https://github.com/GIScience/openrouteservice - type: Blog url: https://heigit.org/category/openrouteservice/ - type: Pricing url: https://openrouteservice.org/plans/ - type: StatusPage url: https://ask.openrouteservice.org/c/announcements/ - type: X url: https://twitter.com/ors_news - type: Forum url: https://ask.openrouteservice.org - type: Changelog url: https://github.com/GIScience/openrouteservice/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md - type: OpenAPI url: https://openrouteservice.org/wp-json/ors - type: GitHubRepository url: https://github.com/GIScience/openrouteservice-py - type: GitHubRepository url: https://github.com/GIScience/openrouteservice-js - type: GitHubRepository url: https://github.com/GIScience/openrouteservice-r - type: GitHubRepository url: https://github.com/GIScience/orstools-qgis-plugin - type: Plans url: plans/openrouteservice-plans-pricing.yml - type: RateLimits url: rate-limits/openrouteservice-rate-limits.yml - type: FinOps url: finops/openrouteservice-finops.yml maintainers: - FN: Kin Lane email: kin@apievangelist.com