Distance Matrix API

Introduction

Nextbillion.ai Distance Matrix API computes distances and ETAs between a set of origins and destinations — could be for one-to-many or many-to-many scenarios. The API call returns a matrix of ETAs and distances for each origin and destination pair.

For example, if the set is Origins {A,B} and destinations {C,D,E} we can get the following set of results with Distance (metres) and Time (seconds) for each.

C D E

A

A -> C A -> D A -> E

B

B -> C B -> D B -> E

The Distance Matrix API returns the most efficient route with distance in metres and time in seconds.

Parameters

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Response Schema

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Query Limits

Nextbillion.ai allows a maximum rate limit of 6000 queries per minute or 100 queries/second for continuous requests.

Note: We can increase the quota if needed on request. Contact [email protected] for more details.

Examples

GET API Request

https://api.nextbillion.io/distancematrix/json?origins=12.99135655,77.57688153|12.98868026,77.59782421|12.98165485,77.63181317&destinations=12.96258487,77.57001507|12.95907182,77.59799588|12.96107928,77.62220013&mode=4w&key=<Insert your Key here>

POST API Request

1curl --location -g --request POST 'https://api.nextbillion.io/distancematrix/json?key={{api_key}}' \
2--data-raw '{
3  "departure_time": {{cur-time}},
4  "origins": "34.0451,-118.2346|34.1111,-118.2830|33.9502,-118.0776|34.0624,-118.1259|33.8606,-118.2828",
5  "destinations": "33.9655,-118.0171|33.9554,-118.0875|33.8642,-118.0225|34.1022,-118.0015|33.9366,-118.0993",
6  "mode": "car"
7}'

Sample API Response

1{
2  "status": "Ok",
3  "rows": [
4    {
5      "elements": [
6        {
7          "duration": {
8            "value": 922
9          },
10          "distance": {
11            "value": 4415
12          }
13        },
14        {
15          "duration": {
16            "value": 1349
17          },
18          "distance": {
19            "value": 6127
20          }
21        },
22        {
23          "duration": {
24            "value": 1376
25          },
26          "distance": {
27            "value": 7380
28          }
29        }
30      ]
31    },
32    {
33      "elements": [
34        {
35          "duration": {
36            "value": 1232
37          },
38          "distance": {
39            "value": 6199
40          }
41        },
42        {
43          "duration": {
44            "value": 1067
45          },
46          "distance": {
47            "value": 4409
48          }
49        },
50        {
51          "duration": {
52            "value": 1025
53          },
54          "distance": {
55            "value": 5135
56          }
57        }
58      ]
59    },
60    {
61      "elements": [
62        {
63          "duration": {
64            "value": 1522
65          },
66          "distance": {
67            "value": 8366
68          }
69        },
70        {
71          "duration": {
72            "value": 1013
73          },
74          "distance": {
75            "value": 6033
76          }
77        },
78        {
79          "duration": {
80            "value": 642
81          },
82          "distance": {
83            "value": 3648
84          }
85        }
86      ]
87    }
88  ]
89}

API Error Codes

Response CodeDescriptionAdditional Notes
200Normal success case.Normal success case.
400Input validation failed.Such as missing parameter or parameter with invalid value type (for example value cannot be parsed into number).
401APIKEY not supplied or invalid.-
403APIKEY is valid but does not have access to requested resources.You might be querying for a geographical region which is not valid for your account, or requesting a service which is not enabled for you.
404Requested host/path not found.This error occurs when there is a malformed host name used.
422Could not process the request.There is an underlying map issue which prevents the processing of the request.
429Too many requests.QPM limit or distance matrix size quota reached
500Internal Service error.There was an internal issue with Nextbillion.ai services. You can reach out to [email protected] for an explanation.
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