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Common Parameters

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This guide describes common parameters and features shared by the Routing and Isochrones APIs.

Vehicle Specifications

Both Routing and Isochrones APIs support detailed vehicle specifications:

Bike Profiles:

  • road, cross, city, mountain - Regular bikes
  • road_pedelec, cross_pedelec, city_pedelec, mountain_pedelec - E-bikes

Pedestrian Profiles:

  • hike, walk

Vehicle Physical Properties:

  • mass - Vehicle mass in kg
  • height - Vehicle height in cm
  • length - Vehicle length in cm
  • width - Vehicle width in cm
  • axle - Axle load in kg
  • speed - Reference speed in m/s

Electric Vehicle Properties:

  • fuel - electric, petrol, diesel, lpg
  • batt_capacity - Battery capacity in Wh
  • charger_ports - Available charging port types (j1772, mennekes, type2, chademo, ccs1, ccs2, tesla, etc.)
  • departure_soc - Departure battery state of charge (0-1)
  • destination_soc - Minimum arrival state of charge (0-1)
  • chargerArrival_soc - Minimum SoC when arriving at charging station
  • chargerDeparture_soc - Maximum SoC when leaving charging station
  • charger_overhead - Overhead time at charging station in minutes

Route Types

  • fastest - Optimized for minimum travel time
  • shortest - Optimized for minimum distance
  • economic - Optimized for fuel/energy efficiency
  • scenic - Prioritizes scenic routes

Route Avoidance

Customize routes by avoiding specific features:

  • highway - Avoid highways/motorways
  • toll - Avoid toll roads
  • ferry - Avoid ferry connections
  • unpaved - Avoid unpaved roads
  • turnaround - Avoid U-turns
  • traffic - Avoid current traffic
  • roadblocks - Avoid known roadblocks
  • immutable_roadblocks - Avoid permanent roadblocks