Free Transportation APIs with no API key

44 Transportation APIs that need no API key, account or credit card. 13 of them also allow CORS, so you can call them straight from browser JavaScript. Listed by uptime and ease of use.

1. 1

   AirportMiles API

   Online · 748 ms

   Airport codes, distances, routes and passenger numbers as static JSON files.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
2. 2

   Aviation Safety Data API

   Online · 700 ms

   164,068 aircraft accident narratives from 128 official investigation authorities, plus FAA data.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
3. 3

   Can I enter API

   Online · 521 ms

   Visa and entry requirements for 199 passports, cited to official sources, verified daily.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
4. 4

   ConnectMeGuru API

   Online · 793 ms

   Search and purchase prepaid travel eSIM data plans across 190+ countries.

   • No API key needed
   • Returns JSON at its URL
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
5. 5

   GTFS Scorecard API

   Online · 1021 ms

   Data-quality grades and prioritized fixes for 2,400+ public transit GTFS feed records.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
6. 6

   OpenVan API

   Online · 795 ms

   Fuel prices for 121 countries, food cost index & vanlife weather scores for RV travel.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
7. 7

   Railworks API

   Online · 950 ms

   Irish Rail planned engineering works: affected stations, DART closures, change log and ICS feeds.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
8. 8

   Apimetro API

   Online · 866 ms

   Geospatial data for Mexico City public transport system (Metro, Metrobús, Cablebús, RTP, etc.).

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
9. 9B

   BC Ferries API

   Online · 793 ms

   Sailing times and capacities for BC Ferries.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
10. 10T

    Transport for Belgium API

    Online · 792 ms

    The iRail API is a third-party API for Belgian public transport by train.

    • No API key needed
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS
11. 11

    Transport for Norway API

    Online · 83 ms

    Transport APIs and dataset for Norway.

    • No API key needed
    • Fast: 83 ms response
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?
12. 12T

    transport.rest API

    Online · 1049 ms

    Community maintained, developer-friendly public transport API.

    • No API key needed
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS
13. 13

    ArcNautical API

    Online · 1404 ms

    Screen any ship by IMO for OFAC/EU/UN/UK sanctions, ownership opacity and a vetting grade.

    • No API key needed
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS
14. 14

    ChargeAlong API

    Online · 1548 ms

    EV charging sites in AU, NZ, US, UK and Canada, with nearby search and trip planning.

    • No API key needed
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS
15. 15

    Community Transit API

    Online · 473 ms

    Transitland API. A free transportation API by transitland.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?
16. 16

    Icelandic APIs API

    Online · 538 ms

    Open APIs that deliver services in or regarding Iceland.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?
17. 17

    REFUGE Restrooms API

    Online · 1003 ms

    Provides safe restroom access for transgender, intersex and gender nonconforming individuals.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?
18. 18

    SMKlog API

    Online · 928 ms

    Live parcel shipping rates and labels from a plain-words item description.

    • No API key needed
    • Returns JSON at its URL
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSNo CORS
19. 19

    Transport for Hessen, Germany API

    Online · 1045 ms

    RMV API (Public Transport in Hessen).

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?
20. 20

    airportsapi

    Online · 523 ms

    Get name and website-URL for airports by ICAO code.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?
21. 21

    OpenSky Network API

    Online · 523 ms

    Free real-time ADS-B aviation data.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?
22. 22

    Transport for Spain API

    Online · 666 ms

    Public trains of Spain. A free transportation API by data.renfe.com.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?
23. 23

    Transport for Switzerland API

    Online · 562 ms

    Swiss public transport API. A free transportation API by transport.opendata.ch.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?
24. 24

    Transport for Toronto, Canada API

    Online · 885 ms

    TTC. A free transportation API by myttc.ca.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?
25. 25

    ADS-B Exchange API

    Online · 1671 ms

    Access real-time and historical data of any and all airborne aircraft.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?
26. 26

    LiveTrafficCam API

    Online · 467 ms

    Live US state DOT traffic cameras with verified live status and measured uptime.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSNo CORS
27. 27

    TransitLand API

    Online · 1582 ms

    To query the Transitland Datastore API, use the base URL of https://transit.land/, appended with the endpoint information below.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?
28. 28

    Transport for Auckland, New Zealand API

    Online · 2525 ms

    The Auckland Transport developer portal allows you to explore the diverse range of APIs and transport data from Auckland Transport and NZTA.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?
29. 29

    Transport for Berlin, Germany API

    Online · 1211 ms

    An HTTP API for Berlin & Brandenburg public transport.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?
30. 30

    Transport for Los Angeles, US API

    Online · 1414 ms

    Data about positions of Metro vehicles in real time and travel their routes.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?
31. 31

    Transport for The Netherlands API

    Online · 1926 ms

    OVAPI, country-wide public transport. A free transportation API by skywave.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?
32. 32

    Velib metropolis, Paris, France API

    Online · 749 ms

    Velib Open Data API. A free transportation API by velib-metropole.fr.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSNo CORS
33. 33

    Transport for Budapest, Hungary API

    Online · 5884 ms

    Budapest public transport API. A free transportation API by bkkfutar.docs.apiary.io.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?
34. 34

    Strait of Hormuz Ship Monitor API

    Online · 1279 ms

    Live AIS vessel traffic, crossings and oil flow through the Strait of Hormuz.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSNo CORS
35. 35

    Transport for Denver, US API

    Online · 307 ms

    RTD. A free transportation API by rtd-denver.com.

    • No API key needed
    • Fast: 307 ms response

    No authNo HTTPSCORS ?
36. 36

    Transport for Grenoble, France API

    Online · 638 ms

    Grenoble public transport. A free transportation API by MobilitesM.

    • No API key needed

    No authNo HTTPSNo CORS
37. 37

    Transport for Philadelphia, US API

    Online · 494 ms

    SEPTA APIs. A free transportation API by www3.septa.org.

    • No API key needed

    No authNo HTTPSCORS ?
38. 38

    Metro Lisboa API

    Online · 1087 ms

    Delays in subway lines. A free transportation API by app.metrolisboa.pt.

    • No API key needed

    No authNo HTTPSNo CORS
39. 39

    Transport for Atlanta, US API

    Online · 1879 ms

    Marta. A free transportation API by MARTA.

    • No API key needed

    No authNo HTTPSCORS ?
40. 40

    Transport for Paris, France API

    Online · 3931 ms

    RATP Open Data API. A free transportation API by API — Open Data RATP.

    • No API key needed

    No authNo HTTPSCORS ?
41. 41

    Transport for United States API

    Online · 2371 ms

    NextBus API. A free transportation API by retro.umoiq.com.

    • No API key needed

    No authNo HTTPSCORS ?
42. 42

    Pumperly API

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    Fuel prices and EV chargers near a point, in a map area or along a route, as GeoJSON.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSNo CORS
43. 43

    Transport for Czech Republic API

    Last check failed

    Czech transport API. A free transportation API by chaps.cz.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?
44. 44A

    AviationAPI

    Last check failed

    FAA Aeronautical Charts and Publications, Airport Information, and Airport Weather.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSNo CORS

Keyless Transportation APIs compared

Transportation APIs with no API key

API	API key	HTTPS	CORS	Uptime	Response	Rating
AirportMiles	No	Yes	Yes	Up	748 ms	Not rated
Aviation Safety Data	No	Yes	Yes	Up	700 ms	Not rated
Can I enter	No	Yes	Yes	Up	521 ms	Not rated
ConnectMeGuru	No	Yes	Yes	Up	793 ms	Not rated
GTFS Scorecard	No	Yes	Yes	Up	1021 ms	Not rated
OpenVan	No	Yes	Yes	Up	795 ms	Not rated
Railworks	No	Yes	Yes	Up	950 ms	Not rated
Apimetro	No	Yes	Yes	Up	866 ms	Not rated
BBC Ferries	No	Yes	Yes	Up	793 ms	Not rated
TTransport for Belgium	No	Yes	Yes	Up	792 ms	Not rated
Transport for Norway	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	83 ms	Not rated
Ttransport.rest	No	Yes	Yes	Up	1049 ms	Not rated
ArcNautical	No	Yes	Yes	Up	1404 ms	Not rated
ChargeAlong	No	Yes	Yes	Up	1548 ms	Not rated
Community Transit	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	473 ms	Not rated
Icelandic APIs	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	538 ms	Not rated
REFUGE Restrooms	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	1003 ms	Not rated
SMKlog	No	Yes	No	Up	928 ms	Not rated
Transport for Hessen, Germany	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	1045 ms	Not rated
airportsapi	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	523 ms	Not rated
OpenSky Network	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	523 ms	Not rated
Transport for Spain	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	666 ms	Not rated
Transport for Switzerland	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	562 ms	Not rated
Transport for Toronto, Canada	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	885 ms	Not rated
ADS-B Exchange	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	1671 ms	Not rated
LiveTrafficCam	No	Yes	No	Up	467 ms	Not rated
TransitLand	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	1582 ms	Not rated
Transport for Auckland, New Zealand	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	2525 ms	Not rated
Transport for Berlin, Germany	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	1211 ms	Not rated
Transport for Los Angeles, US	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	1414 ms	Not rated
Transport for The Netherlands	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	1926 ms	Not rated
Velib metropolis, Paris, France	No	Yes	No	Up	749 ms	Not rated
Transport for Budapest, Hungary	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	5884 ms	Not rated
Strait of Hormuz Ship Monitor	No	Yes	No	Up	1279 ms	Not rated
Transport for Denver, US	No	No	Unknown	Up	307 ms	Not rated
Transport for Grenoble, France	No	No	No	Up	638 ms	Not rated
Transport for Philadelphia, US	No	No	Unknown	Up	494 ms	Not rated
Metro Lisboa	No	No	No	Up	1087 ms	Not rated
Transport for Atlanta, US	No	No	Unknown	Up	1879 ms	Not rated
Transport for Paris, France	No	No	Unknown	Up	3931 ms	Not rated
Transport for United States	No	No	Unknown	Up	2371 ms	Not rated
Pumperly	No	Yes	No	Down	–	Not rated
Transport for Czech Republic	No	Yes	Unknown	Down	–	Not rated
AAviationAPI	No	Yes	No	Down	–	Not rated

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