Calculate travel (driving) distance and time using routing data from Bing Maps with worldwide routing and rooftop geocoding. Driving, Walking, Transit and other travel modes are supported.
Request Details
Example Request Url
https://geodata.cdxtech.com/api/georoute?key={your-key}&routeStart={routeStart}&routeEnd={routeEnd}&travelMode={travelMode}&optimize={optimize}&distanceUnit={distanceUnit}&avoidOptions={avoidOptions}&transitDateTime={transitDateTime}&transitTimeMode={transitTimeMode}&format={format}
Description | Required | Default Value | Example | |
key | Authentication Key | key=dd76pxfi4feydh4bz_dtrjyf6flu4-987asdjhajkd555usds28ad984yhz | ||
routeStart | Point, landmark, or address | routeStart=34.1026760,-118.4524720 | ||
routeEnd | Point, landmark, or address | routeEn=33.78750,-117.93320 | ||
travelMode | Mode of travel | driving | travelMode=transit (supported options: driving, walking, transit) | |
optimize | How to optimize route | time | optimize=distance (supported options: distance, time, timeWithTraffic, timeAvoidClosure) | |
distanceUnit | How to optimize route | mi | distanceUnit=mile (supported options: mi or mile, km or kilimeter) | |
avoidOptions | Road types to minimize or avoid | If blank, highways and tolls are allowed | avoidOptions=highways (supported options: highways, tolls, minimizeHighways, minimizeTolls (or any combination)) | |
transitDateTime | Required for transit mode, optional for driving | transitDateTime=03/01/2011 (options: 03/01/2011 or 03/01/2011 05:42:00) | ||
transitTimeMode | Required for transit mode, optional for driving | departure | transitTimeMode=arrival (supported options: arrival, departure, lastAvailable) | |
format | Output Formatting | json | format=json (supported formats: json, xml) |
Coding Examples
Here are some coding examples to get you started. Please feel free to contact support if you need additional assistance.
string key = "{your-key}";
string routeStart = "34.1026760,-118.4524720";
string routeEnd = "33.78750,-117.93320"
string travelMode = "driving";
string optimize = "";
string distanceUnit = "mi";
string avoidOptions = "";
string transitDateTime = "";
string transitTimeMode = "departure";
string format = "json";
HttpResponseMessage message = null;
using (HttpClient client = new HttpClient())
{
client.BaseAddress = new Uri("https://geodata.cdxtech.com");
StringBuilder url = new StringBuilder("/api/georoute?");
url.Append("key=").Append(key);
url.Append("&routeStart=").Append(routeStart);
url.Append("&routeEnd=").Append(routeEnd);
url.Append("&travelMode=").Append(travelMode);
url.Append("&optimize=").Append(optimize);
url.Append("&distanceUnit=").Append(distanceUnit);
url.Append("&avoidOptions=").Append(avoidOptions);
url.Append("&transitDateTime=").Append(transitDateTime);
url.Append("&transitTimeMode=").Append(transitTimeMode);
url.Append("&format=").Append(format);
message = client.GetAsync(url.ToString()).Result;
}
import requests
def get_georoute(
api_key,
route_start,
route_end,
travel_mode,
optimize,
distance_unit,
avoid_options,
transit_datetime,
transit_time_mode,
response_format="json",
):
"""Fetch route data using the generic georoute endpoint."""
base_url = "https://geodata.cdxtech.com"
endpoint = "/api/georoute"
url = f"{base_url}{endpoint}"
params = {
"key": api_key,
"routeStart": route_start,
"routeEnd": route_end,
"travelMode": travel_mode,
"optimize": optimize,
"distanceUnit": distance_unit,
"avoidOptions": avoid_options,
"transitDateTime": transit_datetime,
"transitTimeMode": transit_time_mode,
"format": response_format,
}
response = requests.get(url, params=params)
response.raise_for_status()
try:
return response.json()
except ValueError:
return response.text
if __name__ == "__main__":
key = "{your-key}"
route_start = "34.1026760,-118.4524720"
route_end = "33.78750,-117.93320"
travel_mode = "driving"
optimize = ""
distance_unit = "mi"
avoid_options = ""
transit_datetime = ""
transit_time_mode = "departure"
fmt = "json"
data = get_georoute(
key,
route_start,
route_end,
travel_mode,
optimize,
distance_unit,
avoid_options,
transit_datetime,
transit_time_mode,
fmt,
)
import json
if isinstance(data, (dict, list)):
print(json.dumps(data, indent=2))
else:
print(data)
// Cargo.toml
// [dependencies]
// reqwest = { version = "0.11", features = ["blocking", "json"] }
// serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
// serde_json = "1.0"
use std::error::Error;
fn get_georoute(
api_key: &str,
route_start: &str,
route_end: &str,
travel_mode: &str,
optimize: &str,
distance_unit: &str,
avoid_options: &str,
transit_datetime: &str,
transit_time_mode: &str,
response_format: &str,
) -> Result> {
let client = reqwest::blocking::Client::new();
let resp = client
.get("https://geodata.cdxtech.com/api/georoute")
.query(&[
("key", api_key),
("routeStart", route_start),
("routeEnd", route_end),
("travelMode", travel_mode),
("optimize", optimize),
("distanceUnit", distance_unit),
("avoidOptions", avoid_options),
("transitDateTime", transit_datetime),
("transitTimeMode", transit_time_mode),
("format", response_format),
])
.send()?
.error_for_status()?;
let json: serde_json::Value = resp.json()?;
Ok(json)
}
fn main() -> Result<(), Box> {
let api_key = "{your-key}";
let route_start = "34.1026760,-118.4524720";
let route_end = "33.78750,-117.93320";
let travel_mode = "driving";
let optimize = "";
let distance_unit = "mi";
let avoid_options = "";
let transit_datetime = "";
let transit_time_mode = "departure";
let fmt = "json";
match get_georoute(
api_key,
route_start,
route_end,
travel_mode,
optimize,
distance_unit,
avoid_options,
transit_datetime,
transit_time_mode,
fmt,
) {
Ok(data) => println!("Response JSON:\n{}", serde_json::to_string_pretty(&data)?),
Err(err) => eprintln!("Error fetching data: {}", err),
}
Ok(())
}
async function getGeoroute({
key,
routeStart,
routeEnd,
travelMode,
optimize,
distanceUnit,
avoidOptions,
transitDateTime,
transitTimeMode,
format = "json",
}) {
const baseUrl = "https://geodata.cdxtech.com";
const endpoint = "/api/georoute";
const params = new URLSearchParams({
key,
routeStart,
routeEnd,
travelMode,
optimize,
distanceUnit,
avoidOptions,
transitDateTime,
transitTimeMode,
format,
});
const url = `${baseUrl}${endpoint}?${params.toString()}`;
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) {
throw new Error(`HTTP error! Status: ${response.status}`);
}
const text = await response.text();
try {
return JSON.parse(text);
} catch {
return text;
}
}
// Example usage:
(async () => {
const key = "{your-key}";
const routeStart = "34.1026760,-118.4524720";
const routeEnd = "33.78750,-117.93320";
const travelMode = "driving";
const optimize = "";
const distanceUnit = "mi";
const avoidOptions = "";
const transitDateTime = "";
const transitTimeMode = "departure";
const format = "json";
try {
const data = await getGeoroute({
key,
routeStart,
routeEnd,
travelMode,
optimize,
distanceUnit,
avoidOptions,
transitDateTime,
transitTimeMode,
format,
});
console.log("Response:", data);
} catch (err) {
console.error("Error fetching data:", err);
}
})();
Dim key As String = "{your-key}"
Dim routeStart As String = "34.1026760,-118.4524720";
Dim routeEnd As String = "33.78750,-117.93320"
Dim travelMode As String = "driving";
Dim optimize As String = "";
Dim distanceUnit As String = "mi";
Dim avoidOptions As String = "";
Dim transitDateTime As String = "";
Dim transitTimeMode As String = "departure";
Dim format As String = "json"
Dim message As HttpResponseMessage = Nothing
Using client As New HttpClient()
client.BaseAddress = New Uri("https://geodata.cdxtech.com")
Dim url As New StringBuilder("/api/georoute?")
url.Append("key=").Append(key)
url.Append("&routeStart=").Append(routeStart)
url.Append("&travelMode=").Append(travelMode)
url.Append("&format=").Append(format)
message = client.GetAsync(url.ToString()).Result
End Using
The following is for the VBA-WEB Excel template available at http://vba-tools.github.io/VBA-Web/
Dim Client As New WebClient
Dim Request As New WebRequest
Dim key As String
Dim routeStart As String
Dim routeEnd As String
Dim travelMode As String
Dim optimize As String
Dim distanceUnit As String
Dim avoidOptions As String
Dim transitDateTime As String
Dim transitTimeMode As String
Dim format As String
key = "{your-key}"
routeStart = "34.1026760,-118.4524720"
routeEnd = "33.78750,-117.93320"
travelMode = "driving"
format = "json"
Client.BaseUrl = "https://geodata.cdxtech.com/api/"
Request.Method = WebMethod.HttpGet
Request.ResponseFormat = WebFormat.Json
Request.Resource = "georoute?key={key}&routeStart={routeStart}&routeEnd={routeEnd}&travelMode={driving}&format={format}"
Request.AddUrlSegment "key", key
Request.AddUrlSegment "wayPoints", wayPoints
Request.AddUrlSegment "travelMode", travelMode
Request.AddUrlSegment "format", format
Set Response = Client.Execute(Request)
Output Examples
Here are some output data examples. You can also use the Report Generator tab to export specific data files.
{
"service": "GeoRoute",
"url": "https://geodata.cdxtech.com/api/georoute?key={your-key}&routeStart=34.1026760,-118.4524720&routeEnd=33.78750,-117.93320&travelMode=driving&optimize=&distanceUnit=mi&avoidOptions=&transitDateTime=&transitTimeMode=departure&format=json",
"status": "Success",
"tokenCharge": 2,
"message": null,
"totalResults": 1,
"results": [{
"travelDistance": 48.370019,
"travelDuration": 3249.0
}],
"usage": {
"used": 2597,
"usedPercentage": 1.315582843,
"remaining": 197403,
"remainingPercentage": 98.684417157
},
"duration": 0.9913322,
"timeStamp": "2017-07-24T09:55:29.5369088-04:00"
}
<Root>
<Service>GeoRoute</Service>
<Url>https://geodata.cdxtech.com/api/georoute?key={your-key}&routeStart=34.1026760,-118.4524720&routeEnd=33.78750,-117.93320&travelMode=driving&optimize=&distanceUnit=mi&avoidOptions=&transitDateTime=&transitTimeMode=departure&format=xml</Url>
<Status>Success</Status>
<TokenCharge>2</TokenCharge>
<Message />
<TotalResults>1</TotalResults>
<Results>
<TravelDistance>48.370019</TravelDistance>
<TravelDuration>3249</TravelDuration>
</Results>
<Usage>
<Used>2599</Used>
<UsedPercentage>1.316609338</UsedPercentage>
<Remaining>197401</Remaining>
<RemainingPercentage>98.683390662</RemainingPercentage>
</Usage>
<Duration>0.1123689</Duration>
<TimeStamp>2017-07-24T09:55:31.9213573-04:00</TimeStamp>
</Root>