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Real-time (GTFS-RT) Feed

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GTFS Real-time

GTFS Real-Time or GTFS-RT provides a standardized format for transmitting real-time updates about public transit systems. This includes information about vehicle locations, arrival times, departure times, and service alerts.
OC Transpo as part of the GTFS-RT feed provides vehicle locations and trip updates that include arrival and departure times. Service alerts is not available at this time.
For more information please refer to the official GTFS-RT documentation

GTFS Schedule

GTFS-RT is designed to work alongside the static GTFS (General Transit Feed Specification) format. GTFS defines a static schedule and structure for public transit data, while GTFS-RT adds real-time updates to this data.

Download the OC Transpo GTFS static files here.

OC Transpo strongly recommends the download of GTFS Schedule file on a daily basis to ensure the GTFS-RT feed is compatible.
The preferred time to download the compressed zip file would be between mid-night and 2 am EST, just before the start of service day.

API Subscriptions

Click on Product for subscription details. Available to authorised users only.

Base URL

https://nextrip-public-api.azure-api.net/octranspo/

API Version

The APIs will use versioning within the URL path. The current version is v1.

Common Parameters

Name

Value

Description

format
String ( optional )

The format for the response. Valid formats include:

  • json

  • protobuf

Default value is protobuf

API Methods

Vehicle Positions

URL

https://nextrip-public-api.azure-api.net/octranspo/gtfs-rt-vp/v1/VehiclePositions

The example using CURL. Replace the <SUBSCRIPTION_KEY> with the subscription key assigned.

Results in JSON

curl -X GET 'https://nextrip-public-api.azure-api.net/octranspo/gtfs-rt-vp/v1/VehiclePositions?format=json' -H 'Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key: <SUBSCRIPTION_KEY>'

Results in Protobuf

curl -X GET 'https://nextrip-public-api.azure-api.net/octranspo/gtfs-rt-vp/v1/VehiclePositions' -H 'Ocp-Apim -Subscription-Key: <SUBSCRIPTION_KEY>'

OR

curl -X GET 'https://nextrip-public-api.azure-api.net/octranspo/gtfs-rt-vp/v1/VehiclePositions?format=protobuf' -H 'Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key: <SUBSCRIPTION_KEY>'

Trip Updates

URL

Results in JSON

curl -X GET 'https://nextrip-public-api.azure-api.net/octranspo/gtfs-rt-tp/v1/TripUpdates?format=json' -H 'Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key: <SUBSCRIPTION_KEY>'

Results in Protobuf

curl -X GET 'https://nextrip-public-api.azure-api.net/octranspo/gtfs-rt-tp/v1/TripUpdates' -H 'Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key: < SUBSCRIPTION_KEY >'

OR

curl -X GET 'https://nextrip-public-api.azure-api.net/octranspo/gtfs-rt-tp/v1/TripUpdates?format=protobuf' -H 'Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key: <SUBSCRIPTION_KEY>'