Lime GBFS Public Feed

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Lime GBFS Public Feed
  version: '2.2'
  summary: Public General Bikeshare Feed Specification (GBFS) 2.2 endpoints for Lime shared electric vehicles.
  description: |
    Lime publishes per-city public GBFS 2.2 feeds describing the real-time
    location and status of its free-floating shared e-scooters and e-bikes.
    Each city system has its own auto-discovery endpoint
    (`/api/partners/v2/gbfs/{city}/gbfs.json`) listing the sub-feeds. Use is
    governed by the Lime Public GBFS Terms.
  termsOfService: https://www.li.me/legal/public-gbfs-terms
  contact:
    name: Lime Public Affairs
    url: https://www.li.me/contact-us
  license:
    name: Lime Public GBFS Terms
    url: https://www.li.me/legal/public-gbfs-terms
servers:
  - url: https://data.lime.bike/api/partners/v2/gbfs/{city}
    description: Lime GBFS partner endpoint, scoped per city system.
    variables:
      city:
        default: paris
        description: City slug (e.g. paris, london, berlin, hamburg, rome, atlanta, calgary, ottawa).
paths:
  /gbfs.json:
    get:
      operationId: getGbfsDiscovery
      summary: Get GBFS Discovery Document
      description: Auto-discovery file listing the URLs of all sub-feeds available for this city system.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: GBFS discovery document.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GbfsDiscovery'
  /system_information:
    get:
      operationId: getSystemInformation
      summary: Get System Information
      description: Operator and system metadata — name, timezone, language, license URL.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: System information feed.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SystemInformationFeed'
  /vehicle_types:
    get:
      operationId: getVehicleTypes
      summary: Get Vehicle Types
      description: Catalog of vehicle types available in the system (form factor, propulsion type, max range).
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Vehicle types feed.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VehicleTypesFeed'
  /station_information:
    get:
      operationId: getStationInformation
      summary: Get Station Information
      description: Static information about stations / virtual parking zones, if any.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Station information feed.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StationInformationFeed'
  /station_status:
    get:
      operationId: getStationStatus
      summary: Get Station Status
      description: Live availability of vehicles and docks at each station.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Station status feed.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StationStatusFeed'
  /free_bike_status:
    get:
      operationId: getFreeBikeStatus
      summary: Get Free Bike Status
      description: Real-time location and availability of free-floating (dockless) vehicles, including rental URLs.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Free bike status feed.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FreeBikeStatusFeed'
components:
  schemas:
    GbfsEnvelope:
      type: object
      required: [last_updated, ttl, version, data]
      properties:
        last_updated:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: POSIX timestamp the data was last updated.
        ttl:
          type: integer
          description: Seconds before the data should be refreshed.
        version:
          type: string
          example: '2.2'
    GbfsDiscovery:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/GbfsEnvelope'
        - type: object
          properties:
            data:
              type: object
              additionalProperties:
                type: object
                properties:
                  feeds:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      required: [name, url]
                      properties:
                        name:
                          type: string
                          example: free_bike_status
                        url:
                          type: string
                          format: uri
    SystemInformationFeed:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/GbfsEnvelope'
        - type: object
          properties:
            data:
              type: object
              required: [system_id, language, name, timezone]
              properties:
                system_id:
                  type: string
                  example: lime_paris
                language:
                  type: string
                  example: en
                name:
                  type: string
                  example: Lime Paris
                timezone:
                  type: string
                  example: Europe/Paris
                license_url:
                  type: string
                  format: uri
                attribution_organization_name:
                  type: string
                  example: Lime
    VehicleType:
      type: object
      required: [vehicle_type_id, form_factor, propulsion_type]
      properties:
        vehicle_type_id:
          type: string
        form_factor:
          type: string
          enum: [bicycle, cargo_bicycle, car, moped, scooter, other]
        propulsion_type:
          type: string
          enum: [human, electric_assist, electric, combustion]
        max_range_meters:
          type: number
          description: Manufacturer-stated max range in meters for the fully charged vehicle.
    VehicleTypesFeed:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/GbfsEnvelope'
        - type: object
          properties:
            data:
              type: object
              properties:
                vehicle_types:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/VehicleType'
    Station:
      type: object
      required: [station_id, name, lat, lon]
      properties:
        station_id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        lat:
          type: number
          format: double
        lon:
          type: number
          format: double
        capacity:
          type: integer
    StationInformationFeed:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/GbfsEnvelope'
        - type: object
          properties:
            data:
              type: object
              properties:
                stations:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Station'
    StationStatus:
      type: object
      required: [station_id, num_bikes_available, is_installed, is_renting, is_returning, last_reported]
      properties:
        station_id:
          type: string
        num_bikes_available:
          type: integer
        num_docks_available:
          type: integer
        is_installed:
          type: boolean
        is_renting:
          type: boolean
        is_returning:
          type: boolean
        last_reported:
          type: integer
          format: int64
    StationStatusFeed:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/GbfsEnvelope'
        - type: object
          properties:
            data:
              type: object
              properties:
                stations:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/StationStatus'
    Bike:
      type: object
      required: [bike_id, lat, lon, is_reserved, is_disabled]
      properties:
        bike_id:
          type: string
          description: Anonymized rotating vehicle identifier.
        lat:
          type: number
          format: double
        lon:
          type: number
          format: double
        is_reserved:
          type: boolean
        is_disabled:
          type: boolean
        vehicle_type_id:
          type: string
        current_range_meters:
          type: number
        rental_uris:
          type: object
          properties:
            android:
              type: string
              format: uri
            ios:
              type: string
              format: uri
            web:
              type: string
              format: uri
    FreeBikeStatusFeed:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/GbfsEnvelope'
        - type: object
          properties:
            data:
              type: object
              properties:
                bikes:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Bike'
tags:
  - name: Discovery
    description: GBFS auto-discovery endpoint.
  - name: System
    description: Operator and system metadata.
  - name: Vehicles
    description: Real-time vehicle inventory and status.
  - name: Stations
    description: Station information and status (where applicable).