Query the MBTA V3 API for schedules, predictions, and alerts

domain: mbta.com/developers · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Register for a free API key at api-v3.mbta.com to raise the default rate limit
  2. Query the JSON:API-formatted endpoints for routes, stops, trips, schedules, predictions, vehicles, facilities, and alerts
  3. Use the predictions endpoint for real-time arrival/departure estimates and the vehicles endpoint for live position
  4. Use JSON:API include parameters to embed related resources (e.g., route/stop) in a single request instead of making N+1 calls
  5. Use the documented streaming interface for long-lived, low-latency updates instead of polling repeatedly

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