Metro Transit

Metro Transit provides real-time departure information, service alerts, trip planning, and schedule data APIs for the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan transit system. The APIs support creating transit departure displays and accessing real-time bus and train arrival data for the Twin Cities.

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APIs

Metro Transit NexTrip API

The NexTrip API provides real-time departure information for creating transit departure displays. It offers endpoints for routes, stops, and real-time departure data for the Twi...

Metro Transit Service Alerts API

The Service Alerts API provides current service alerts for routes and stops across the Twin Cities Metro Transit network.

Metro Transit Trip Planner API

The Trip Planner API supports building itineraries and routing trips across the Twin Cities Metro Transit system using stops, places, and schedules.

Metro Transit Schedule API

The Schedule API provides published timetable data including routes, directions, stops, and schedule details for the Twin Cities Metro Transit system.

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aid: metro-transit
name: Metro Transit
description: >-
  Metro Transit provides real-time departure information, service alerts, trip
  planning, and schedule data APIs for the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan
  transit system. The APIs support creating transit departure displays and
  accessing real-time bus and train arrival data for the Twin Cities.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Minneapolis
  - Minnesota
  - Public Transportation
  - Real-Time
  - Transit
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/metro-transit/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-05-02'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: metro-transit:nextrip-api
    name: Metro Transit NexTrip API
    description: >-
      The NexTrip API provides real-time departure information for creating
      transit departure displays. It offers endpoints for routes, stops, and
      real-time departure data for the Twin Cities metro area.
    humanURL: https://svc.metrotransit.org/swagger/index.html
    baseURL: https://svc.metrotransit.org/nextripv2
    tags:
      - Departures
      - Real-Time
      - Transit
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://svc.metrotransit.org/swagger/index.html
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: >-
          https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/metro-transit/refs/heads/main/openapi/metro-transit-nextrip-openapi.json
  - aid: metro-transit:alerts-api
    name: Metro Transit Service Alerts API
    description: >-
      The Service Alerts API provides current service alerts for routes and
      stops across the Twin Cities Metro Transit network.
    humanURL: https://svc.metrotransit.org/swagger/index.html
    baseURL: https://svc.metrotransit.org/alerts
    tags:
      - Alerts
      - Real-Time
      - Transit
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://svc.metrotransit.org/swagger/index.html
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: >-
          https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/metro-transit/refs/heads/main/openapi/metro-transit-alerts-openapi.json
  - aid: metro-transit:trip-planner-api
    name: Metro Transit Trip Planner API
    description: >-
      The Trip Planner API supports building itineraries and routing trips
      across the Twin Cities Metro Transit system using stops, places, and
      schedules.
    humanURL: https://svc.metrotransit.org/swagger/index.html
    baseURL: https://svc.metrotransit.org/tripplanner
    tags:
      - Trip Planner
      - Routing
      - Transit
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://svc.metrotransit.org/swagger/index.html
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: >-
          https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/metro-transit/refs/heads/main/openapi/metro-transit-tripplanner-openapi.json
  - aid: metro-transit:schedule-api
    name: Metro Transit Schedule API
    description: >-
      The Schedule API provides published timetable data including routes,
      directions, stops, and schedule details for the Twin Cities Metro
      Transit system.
    humanURL: https://svc.metrotransit.org/swagger/index.html
    baseURL: https://svc.metrotransit.org/schedule
    tags:
      - Schedule
      - Timetable
      - Transit
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://svc.metrotransit.org/swagger/index.html
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: >-
          https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/metro-transit/refs/heads/main/openapi/metro-transit-schedule-openapi.json
common:
  - type: Portal
    url: https://www.metrotransit.org/developer-resources
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://svc.metrotransit.org/swagger/index.html
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.metrotransit.org/
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]