Modeshift Developer Platform
Build on your city's transit network.
One API for real-time vehicles, GTFS, trip planning, accounts, ticketing, and tap-to-ride — scoped to your tenant.
# Get active vehicles for a tenant
curl -s https://api.example.com/v1/tenants/{tenantId}/vehicles \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
# 200 OK
{
"vehicles": [{
"id": "veh_4821",
"route": "R12",
"lat": 45.852, "lng": 27.428,
"status": "in_service"
}]
}Start in three steps
From zero to your first authenticated call.
Get started
Grab your subscription key, find your tenant ID, and make your first request.
Quickstart →API Reference
Browse every endpoint with a live “Try it” playground on each operation.
Open reference →Your dashboard
Reveal and copy your keys, switch tenants, and see your endpoint access.
Open dashboard →Everything the transit API covers
Capability groups, each mapped to endpoints you can call today.
Real-time vehicleslive
Positions, occupancy, in-service status.
Service alerts
Delays, detours, disruptions.
GTFS feeds
Static schedules + protobuf trip updates.
Trip planning
Routes, stops, nearby, arrival times.
Accounts & wallet
Balance, tokens, history, snapshots.
Ticketing & fares
Products, purchase, validity, categories.
NFC tap-to-ride
Card service, transport, rider linking.
Devices
Register, status, events, maintenance.
Ask the docs anything
Grounded in the Modeshift docs and API reference, with links to sources.
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