City Bikes

Live bike-share stations from 500+ networks worldwide

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CityBikes aggregates real-time bike-sharing data from hundreds of systems across the globe into one consistent API. List every network with its location and operator, then drill into any network for live station availability. Free and keyless with permissive CORS.

HOW IT'S SCORED ⓘ
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ON PROBE SCHEDULE

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Open provider docs ↗

Uptime historystarts after first probe

On our probe schedule. Uptime charts appear after the first check lands.

Example responsefrom provider docs — not verified by us
GET https://api.citybik.es/v2/networks

{
  "networks": [
    {
      "id": "abu-dhabi-careem-bike",
      "name": "Abu Dhabi Careem BIKE",
      "location": {
        "latitude": 24.4866,
        "longitude": 54.3728,
        "city": "Abu Dhabi",
        "country": "AE"
      },
      "href": "/v2/networks/abu-dhabi-careem-bike",
      "company": [
        "Careem"
      ]
    }
  ]
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://api.citybik.es/v2/networks"
const res = await fetch("https://api.citybik.es/v2/networks");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.citybik.es/v2/networks")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 4On scheduleFULL DOCS ↗
On schedule — GET /networks awaits first probe
GET/networksPROBED

Live bike-share stations from 500+ networks worldwide

GET/networks?limit=5

Paginated variant with limit parameter.

GET/networks/network_id

Network Id — documented GET route.

GET/networks?fields=id,name,href

Networks — documented GET route.

Machine-readable spec

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

Not tracked yet. Shape-change history starts once this API joins our probe schedule.

City Bikes: common questions

Is City Bikes free to use?

Yes — City Bikes is a free health & food API. Free tier: Free — no key required. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does City Bikes need an API key?

No — City Bikes needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call City Bikes from the browser?

Yes — City Bikes returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.

Is City Bikes up right now?

City Bikes is catalogued but not yet on our probe schedule, so we don't publish a live status for it. Check the provider's own status page or docs for its current state.