handle non-standard or authenticated public gbfs feeds like veo's when building a multi-operator aggregator
domain: veoride.com · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Recognize that Veo's feed does not follow the standard discovery path and is not listed in the community systems.csv catalog — locate its endpoint via Veo's own city pages (observed pattern: https://cluster-prod.veoride.com/api/shares/name/<city-code>/gbfs) rather than the usual GBFS discovery flow.
Expect Veo to require an authentication key on its GBFS feed, which is atypical since GBFS's data policy calls for public feeds to be freely accessible without a key or token.
Fall back to per-operator documentation or direct outreach (as with Spin, which handles GBFS data requests via email rather than a documented public discovery URL) when an operator isn't in systems.csv.
Build your aggregator to treat "not in systems.csv" and "requires an API key" as flags to verify licensing/terms before ingesting, rather than assuming standard open-data terms apply.
Still validate whatever feed you obtain against the GBFS Validator to confirm it's schema-conformant once you have access.
Known gotchas
Don't assume every scooter operator publishes an open, unauthenticated GBFS feed — Veo is a documented exception that requires a key, and Spin's discovery isn't self-serve either.
A working feed URL for one Veo city does not guarantee the same URL pattern or auth requirement works for another; confirm per-city.
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