OpenRouteService

aid: openrouteservice
name: OpenRouteService
description: OpenRouteService is a free, open-source geospatial API platform built
  on OpenStreetMap data, providing routing directions for multiple transport modes,
  isochrones for reachability analysis, time-distance matrices, geocoding, elevation
  data, points of interest, and vehicle route optimization for logistics and humanitarian
  use cases.
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openrouteservice/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
tags:
  - Routing
  - Geospatial
  - Directions
  - Isochrones
  - Matrix
  - Geocoding
  - Elevation
  - Optimization
  - OpenStreetMap
  - Navigation
  - Logistics
  - Humanitarian
apis:
  - aid: openrouteservice:directions
    name: OpenRouteService Directions API
    description: Provides turn-by-turn routing directions for multiple transport profiles
      including driving, cycling, walking, hiking, and wheelchair, supporting up to
      50 waypoints with avoid areas, alternative routes, and distance/time optimization.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://openrouteservice.org
    baseURL: https://api.openrouteservice.org
    tags:
      - Routing
      - Directions
      - Navigation
      - OpenStreetMap
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-reference/endpoints/directions/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://openrouteservice.org/wp-json/ors
  - aid: openrouteservice:isochrones
    name: OpenRouteService Isochrones API
    description: Calculates areas of reachability from given locations within specified
      time or distance ranges, supporting up to 5 locations and 10 intervals, for
      travel modes including driving, cycling, and walking.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://openrouteservice.org
    baseURL: https://api.openrouteservice.org
    tags:
      - Isochrones
      - Reachability
      - Geospatial
      - Analysis
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-reference/endpoints/isochrones/
  - aid: openrouteservice:matrix
    name: OpenRouteService Matrix API
    description: Computes one-to-many, many-to-one, and many-to-many time and distance
      matrices for logistics optimization, supporting up to 3,500 locations per standard
      request for route planning and fleet management.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://openrouteservice.org
    baseURL: https://api.openrouteservice.org
    tags:
      - Matrix
      - Logistics
      - Distance
      - Time
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-reference/endpoints/matrix/
  - aid: openrouteservice:geocoding
    name: OpenRouteService Geocoding API
    description: Resolves addresses to geographic coordinates and vice versa using
      the Pelias geocoding engine, supporting forward geocoding, reverse geocoding,
      and autocomplete for address normalization and location search.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://openrouteservice.org
    baseURL: https://api.openrouteservice.org
    tags:
      - Geocoding
      - Address
      - Location
      - Pelias
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-reference/endpoints/geocoding/
  - aid: openrouteservice:elevation
    name: OpenRouteService Elevation API
    description: Returns elevation data for point or line geometries using SRTM data,
      supporting up to 2,000 vertices for enriching routes and locations with altitude
      information.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://openrouteservice.org
    baseURL: https://api.openrouteservice.org
    tags:
      - Elevation
      - Terrain
      - Altitude
      - SRTM
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-reference/endpoints/elevation/
  - aid: openrouteservice:optimization
    name: OpenRouteService Optimization API
    description: Solves vehicle routing problems using the VROOM engine, optimizing
      routes for fleets of up to 3 vehicles and 50 routes, supporting time windows,
      capacity constraints, and multi-depot scenarios for logistics planning.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://openrouteservice.org
    baseURL: https://api.openrouteservice.org
    tags:
      - Optimization
      - Logistics
      - Fleet
      - VROOM
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-reference/endpoints/optimization/
  - aid: openrouteservice:pois
    name: OpenRouteService POI API
    description: Returns points of interest in the area surrounding a given geometry,
      supporting search within a 2 km radius for areas up to 50 km2, filtered by
      category and keyword using OpenStreetMap POI data.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://openrouteservice.org
    baseURL: https://api.openrouteservice.org
    tags:
      - POI
      - Points of Interest
      - OpenStreetMap
      - Location
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-reference/endpoints/poi/
  - aid: openrouteservice:snapping
    name: OpenRouteService Snapping API
    description: Snaps arbitrary coordinates to the nearest road network nodes, supporting
      up to 5,000 locations per request, useful for map matching and correcting GPS
      coordinates to the road network.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://openrouteservice.org
    baseURL: https://api.openrouteservice.org
    tags:
      - Snapping
      - Map Matching
      - Road Network
      - GPS
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/api-reference/endpoints/snapping/
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://openrouteservice.org
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/GIScience
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/GIScience/openrouteservice
  - type: Blog
    url: https://heigit.org/category/openrouteservice/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://openrouteservice.org/plans/
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://ask.openrouteservice.org/c/announcements/
  - type: X
    url: https://twitter.com/ors_news
  - type: Forum
    url: https://ask.openrouteservice.org
  - type: Changelog
    url: https://github.com/GIScience/openrouteservice/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://openrouteservice.org/wp-json/ors
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/GIScience/openrouteservice-py
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/GIScience/openrouteservice-js
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/GIScience/openrouteservice-r
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/GIScience/orstools-qgis-plugin
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/openrouteservice-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/openrouteservice-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/openrouteservice-finops.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]