TransiCast

Route List

The route list call returns a list an agency's routes. Each route record includes the route id and, where available, the route color.

Call format

Part	Description	Optional	Example
URL	TransiCast web server instance URL		http://transicast.appspot.com/ws/V1
Servlet descriptor	routes		routes
Parameter: agency=<agency name>	Agency name, as provided by the agencies call		agency=SFMTA

http://transicast.appspot.com/ws/V1/routes?agency=SFMTA&appid=sample2

Response format

Individual routes are returned through the <route> tag. It contains the following attributes:

Attribute	Description	Key	Used in	Example
id	Route ID		Stops responses Route detail calls Next bus and train time calls Service Messages	id="1AX"
color	Route color			color="339999"
rt	Flag. If true, the route offers service messages and next bus and train times. This flag applies to agencies which do not globally offer such dynamic data for all routes, as indicated in the agencies list			rt="true"

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<resultSet queryTime="1319343181700" ct="4">
<route id="1" color="cc6600"/>
<route id="1AX" color="990000"/>
<route id="1BX" color="cc3333"/>
<route id="2" color="000000"/>
</resultSet>

Notes

Expect the following routes to offer service messages and next bus and train times:

WMATA	-	Blue, Green, Orange, Red, Yellow
NYCT Bus Brooklyn	-	B64

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