Routing API

Battle-tested

From point A to point B: industry-grade routing for different transport modes. Turn instructions, elevation profiles and accurate arrival times (ETA) — all within a single API.

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Overview

The Routing API finds the fastest or shortest path across the real road network between two or more points. It supports car, bike and foot profiles, each computed on a dedicated graph, and returns the route geometry, total distance and duration, and optional turn-by-turn instructions. Built on the battle-tested OSRM engine with Contraction Hierarchies, it answers in milliseconds even for long journeys — ideal for navigation, delivery ETAs and trip planning.

Ready-made transport profiles

Turn-by-turn navigation instructions

Elevation profiles and obstacles

Custom profile support (Speed/Priority limits)

API reference

GET/api/v1/osrm/route/v1/{profile}/{coordinates}

Parameter	Type	Status	Description
profile	string	Required	Transport mode profile. Supported values: driving (car), cycling (bike), walking (pedestrian).
coordinates	string	Required	Coordinates of the points. Format: lon,lat;lon,lat;lon,lat... (at least 2 points).
overview	string	Optional	Detail level of the returned route geometry: simplified, full (full geometry), false (no geometry).
geometries	string	Optional	Geometry format: geojson (GeoJSON object), polyline (encoded string).
steps	boolean	Optional	Whether step-by-step instructions are returned for each turn.

Example request

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curl "https://osrmroute.com/api/v1/osrm/route/v1/driving/49.8516,40.3777;49.86,40.40?steps=true&overview=full&geometries=geojson&key=YOUR_KEY"

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