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#Getting route

API call for getting the route to destination point.

#API actions

API path: /route.

#get

Gets route points via specified route provider.

#Parameters

name description type
start Location JSON object. Start of route. JSON object
end Location JSON object. End of route. JSON object
waypoints Optional. List of transitional points. [{locationA},{locationN}]. array of JSON objects
point_limit Optional. If specified, the returned route will be simplified to contain this number of points (or less). Min=2. int
provider_type Optional. If not specified, the default user provider is used. One of "progorod", or "google", "osrm". enum

#Example

cURL

curl -X POST 'https://api.mergroup.be/route/get' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{"hash": "22eac1c27af4be7b9d04da2ce1af111b", "start": {"lat": 34.178868, "lng": -118.599672}, "end": {"lat": 31.738386, "lng": -106.453854}}'

#Response

{
  "success": true,
  "distance": 1340584,
  "time": 43500,
  "list": [
    {
      "lat": 34.178868,
      "lng": -118.599672
    },
    {
      "lat": 31.738386,
      "lng": -106.453854
    }
  ],
  "key_points": [
    {
      "id": 123,
      "lat": 35.365948,
      "lng": -108.112104
    }
  ]
}
  • distance - int. Length in meters.
  • time - int. Duration in seconds.
  • list - list of route points. Location objects.
  • key_points - list of points corresponding to start point, waypoints and end point (in that sequence).
    • id - int. index in points list.
    • lat - float. Latitude.
    • lng - float. Longitude.

#Errors

  • 215 - External service error.
  • 218 - Malformed external service parameters.
  • 236 - Feature unavailable due to tariff restrictions – if there is at least one tracker without "routing" tariff feature.