Directions API

Directions API is deprecated. Use Routing API to build car, truck, bicycle, or pedestrian routes through one service.

Directions API allows you to build a route from point A to point B.

Directions API supports the following types of routes:

a fastest car route considering current or statistical traffic data
a shortest car route in distance
a car route avoiding certain types of roads, like toll roads or dirt roads
a car route that includes public transport lanes (a taxi route)
a pedestrian route including crosswalks and avoiding obstacles
a pedestrian route inside buildings with floor plans
a bicycle route including pedestrian crossings and optionally avoiding stairways, overpasses, underpasses, and highways
a route with intermediate points (up to 10, including start and end point)

For each route, Directions API can additionally return the following information:

altitude information (height above sea level and elevation changes)
information about special points on the route (for example, start of a toll road)

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
    <head>
        <meta charset="UTF-8" />
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
        <title>2GIS Navi API</title>
        <meta name="description" content="Navi API directions example" />
        <style>
            html,
            body,
            #container {
                margin: 0;
                width: 100%;
                height: 100%;
                overflow: hidden;
            }
            #reset {
                padding: 4px 10px;
                background: #00a81f;
                border-radius: 4px;
                box-shadow: 0 1px 3px 0 rgba(38, 38, 38, 0.5);
                border: none;
                color: #fff;
                font-size: 13px;
                cursor: pointer;
            }
            #reset:disabled {
                background: #f2f2f2;
                color: #6e6d6d;
                cursor: default;
            }
        </style>
    </head>
    <body>
        <div id="container"></div>
        <script src="https://mapgl.2gis.com/api/js/v1"></script>
        <script src="https://unpkg.com/@2gis/mapgl-directions@^2/dist/directions.js"></script>
        <script>
            const map = new mapgl.Map('container', {
                center: [37.668598, 55.76259],
                zoom: 13,
                key: 'Your API access key',
            });

            const directions = new mapgl.Directions(map, {
                // This key can be used for demo purpose only!
                // You can get your own key on http://partner.api.2gis.ru/
                directionsApiKey: 'Your directions API access key',
            });
            const markers = [];

            let firstPoint;
            let secondPoint;
            // A current selecting point
            let selecting = 'a';
            const buttonText = ['Choose two points on the map', 'Reset points'];

            const controlsHtml = `<button id="reset" disabled>${buttonText[0]}</button> `;
            new mapgl.Control(map, controlsHtml, {
                position: 'topLeft',
            });
            const resetButton = document.getElementById('reset');

            resetButton.addEventListener('click', function() {
                selecting = 'a';
                firstPoint = undefined;
                secondPoint = undefined;
                directions.clear();
                this.disabled = true;
                this.textContent = buttonText[0];
            });

            map.on('click', (e) => {
                const coords = e.lngLat;

                if (selecting != 'end') {
                    // Just to visualize selected points, before the route is done
                    markers.push(
                        new mapgl.Marker(map, {
                            coordinates: coords,
                            icon: 'https://docs.2gis.com/img/dotMarker.svg',
                        }),
                    );
                }

                if (selecting === 'a') {
                    firstPoint = coords;
                    selecting = 'b';
                } else if (selecting === 'b') {
                    secondPoint = coords;
                    selecting = 'end';
                }

                // If all points are selected — we can draw the route
                if (firstPoint && secondPoint) {
                    directions.carRoute({
                        points: [firstPoint, secondPoint],
                    });
                    markers.forEach((m) => {
                        m.destroy();
                    });
                    resetButton.disabled = false;
                    resetButton.textContent = buttonText[1];
                }
            });
        </script>
    </body>
</html>

Getting an access key

To start using navigation services, get an access key for Routing API:

Sign in to the Platform Manager.
Create a demo key or purchase an access key for using API: see the Access keys instruction.
See the Routing API documentation to start using the service.

To work with access keys, you can use the Platform Manager: see the Platform Manager section.

Request example

Note

Examples below are for the deprecated Directions API. If you have switched to Routing API, refer to the corresponding documentation.

To calculate a route, send a POST request to the /carrouting/6.0.0/global endpoint. Specify your API key as the key parameter in the query string.

https://routing.api.2gis.com/carrouting/6.0.0/global?key=API_KEY

Coordinates for the route and other parameters must be sent as a JSON string in the request body.

For example, to build a car route from point A to point B considering the current traffic condition, you can send a request similar to the following:

curl --request POST \
 --url 'https://routing.api.2gis.com/carrouting/6.0.0/global?key=API_KEY' \
 --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
 --data '{
   "locale": "en",
   "points": [
       {
           "type": "walking",
           "x": 82.93057,
           "y": 54.943207
       },
       {
           "type": "walking",
           "x": 82.945039,
           "y": 55.033879
       }
   ]
}'

The points parameter is an array of route points (x is the longitude of a point; y is the latitude of a point). The first element of the array is the starting point.

Response example

The response will return an object containing the information about the calculated route: route length in meters (total_distance), travel time in seconds (total_duration), a list of maneuvers (maneuvers), and other fields. You can find information about each field in API Reference.

{
    "query": {
        "points": [
            {
                "type": "walking",
                "x": 82.93057,
                "y": 54.943207
            },
            {
                "type": "walking",
                "x": 82.945039,
                "y": 55.033879
            }
        ]
    },
    "result": [
        {
            "algorithm": "with traffic jams",
            "begin_pedestrian_path": {...},
            "end_pedestrian_path": {...},
            "filter_road_types": [...],
            "id": "1805336109018823561",
            "maneuvers": [...],
            "route_id": "...",
            "total_distance": 15153,
            "total_duration": 2204,
            "type": "carrouting",
            "ui_total_distance": {},
            "ui_total_duration": "36 min",
            "waypoints": [...]
        }
    ],
    "type": "result"
}