migrate a gbfs feed from v2.3 to v3.0 without breaking existing consumers
domain: gbfs.org · 6 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Publish the new v3.0 feed set at a new path (e.g. /gbfs/3/) while keeping the existing v2.3 feed live at its current path, since GBFS versions are not interchangeable in place.
Update gbfs_versions.json to list both a "2.3" and a "3.0" entry with their respective feed URLs, and add manifest.json if you publish more than one city/system.
Convert renamed v3.0 fields: free_bike_status.json becomes vehicle_status.json, and bikes/bike_id/num_bikes_available/num_bikes_disabled become vehicles/vehicle_id/num_vehicles_available/num_vehicles_disabled.
Reformat data types required by v3.0: timestamps to RFC3339 strings, enum values to lowercase, prices in system_pricing_plans.json to non-negative floats (not strings), and phone numbers to E.164.
Populate the now-required feed_contact_email and a license_id or license_url in system_information.json, and add required opening_hours in OpenStreetMap format.
Validate both feeds with the GBFS Validator before publishing, and plan to keep the v2.3 feed live for about a year per MobilityData's migration guidance.
Known gotchas
Vehicle IDs in rental_uris must now rotate after every rental (v3.0 privacy requirement) — reusing a static vehicle_id in deep links, as was common pre-v3.0, leaks trip origin/destination.
Don't add manifest.json links inside gbfs.json — the spec explicitly forbids that to avoid circular references.
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