Real-Time Bus Predictions API

by wmata.com

Overview

Real-time bus prediction methods.

Real-Time Bus Predictions is a transportation API from wmata.com. Requests are authenticated with an API key. It is served over HTTPS. Its OpenAPI description documents 2 endpoints.

At a glance

Authentication: API key
HTTPS: Yes
CORS: Unknown
Category: Transportation
Base URL: http://api.wmata.com/NextBusService.svc
Version: 1.0
Endpoints: 2
OpenAPI: Specification ↗
Spec updated: 2021-06-21

Make a first request

Replace the placeholders; the documentation says exactly where credentials go.

cURL

curl -X GET "http://api.wmata.com/NextBusService.svc/Predictions" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("http://api.wmata.com/NextBusService.svc/Predictions", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "http://api.wmata.com/NextBusService.svc/Predictions",
    headers={
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())