Transportation — entry 064 of 69
Transport for Vancouver, Canada
TransLink's Open API gives developers programmatic access to real-time bus/SkyTrain arrival predictions and route data (Real-Time Transit Information API) alongside static and real-time GTFS feeds for Metro Vancouver's regional network. Despite the listed auth previously reading OAuth, the live portal explicitly instructs developers to register for an API key before calling the RTTI endpoints — a simple key-based scheme, not an OAuth2 flow.
AuthenticationAPI KeySign up with the provider to obtain credentials.
HTTPSSupportedTraffic is encrypted in transit.
CORSUnknownNot documented — test from the browser before relying on it.
PricingFreeNo paid tier — free for the documented use case.
FormatsJSON, XML, GTFS, GTFS-RTResponses can be requested as JSON or XML or GTFS or GTFS-RT.
GreatAPIs Score
Score84
Authentication15/25API key required
Pricing20/20Free to use
Docs14/20Documentation URL provided
Formats15/15Supports 4 response formats
Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months
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- Sign up with the provider to get an API key.
- Send it on every request as a header
Authorization: <key> - The exact header isn't documented — Authorization is a common default; confirm in the provider's docs.
Stored keyNo key stored
Your key is stored only in this browser (localStorage) and sent directly to the API — never to greatapis.