CTA Bus Tracker API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: CTA Bus Tracker API
  description: >-
    The Chicago Transit Authority Bus Tracker API provides real-time
    bus arrival predictions, vehicle locations, route patterns, route
    lists, and stop directories for the CTA bus network. Access
    requires an API key issued by the CTA Developer Center.
  version: 2.0.0
  contact:
    name: CTA Developer Center
    url: https://www.transitchicago.com/developers/
  license:
    name: CTA Developer License Agreement
    url: https://www.transitchicago.com/developers/terms/
servers:
  - url: http://www.ctabustracker.com/bustime/api/v2
    description: CTA Bus Tracker v2 production
security:
  - apiKey: []
paths:
  /gettime:
    get:
      operationId: getTime
      summary: Get System Time
      description: Returns the current Bus Tracker system time.
      tags:
        - System
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/key'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/format'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: System time
  /getroutes:
    get:
      operationId: getRoutes
      summary: Get Routes
      description: Returns the set of CTA bus routes available in Bus Tracker.
      tags:
        - Routes
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/key'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/format'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Route list
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RoutesResponse'
  /getdirections:
    get:
      operationId: getDirections
      summary: Get Directions
      description: Returns the set of valid directions for a given route.
      tags:
        - Routes
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/key'
        - name: rt
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/format'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Directions for route
  /getstops:
    get:
      operationId: getStops
      summary: Get Stops
      description: Returns the set of stops served by a route in a given direction.
      tags:
        - Stops
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/key'
        - name: rt
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: dir
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/format'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Stop list
  /getpatterns:
    get:
      operationId: getPatterns
      summary: Get Patterns
      description: Returns route pattern geometry.
      tags:
        - Routes
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/key'
        - name: rt
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/format'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Pattern list
  /getvehicles:
    get:
      operationId: getVehicles
      summary: Get Vehicles
      description: Returns vehicle positions for routes or specific vehicles.
      tags:
        - Vehicles
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/key'
        - name: vid
          in: query
          description: Comma-separated vehicle IDs.
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: rt
          in: query
          description: Comma-separated route designators.
          schema:
            type: string
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/format'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Vehicle positions
  /getpredictions:
    get:
      operationId: getPredictions
      summary: Get Predictions
      description: Returns arrival or departure predictions for stops or vehicles.
      tags:
        - Predictions
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/key'
        - name: stpid
          in: query
          description: Comma-separated stop IDs.
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: rt
          in: query
          description: Comma-separated route designators.
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: vid
          in: query
          description: Comma-separated vehicle IDs.
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: top
          in: query
          schema:
            type: integer
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/format'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Prediction list
  /getservicebulletins:
    get:
      operationId: getServiceBulletins
      summary: Get Service Bulletins
      description: Returns active service bulletins for routes or stops.
      tags:
        - Bulletins
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/key'
        - name: rt
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: stpid
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/format'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bulletin list
tags:
  - name: System
  - name: Routes
  - name: Stops
  - name: Vehicles
  - name: Predictions
  - name: Bulletins
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: key
  parameters:
    key:
      name: key
      in: query
      required: true
      description: CTA Bus Tracker API key.
      schema:
        type: string
    format:
      name: format
      in: query
      description: Response format (xml or json). Defaults to XML.
      schema:
        type: string
        enum: [xml, json]
  schemas:
    Route:
      type: object
      properties:
        rt:
          type: string
        rtnm:
          type: string
        rtclr:
          type: string
        rtdd:
          type: string
    RoutesResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        bustime-response:
          type: object
          properties:
            routes:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Route'