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Transport for Los Angeles, US

LA Metro bus and rail route overviews, keyless JSON

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The LA Metro API (v2.1.38) serves GTFS-derived route, stop, shape and real-time trip data for LACMTA bus and rail, all keyless with CORS enabled. The route_overview endpoint lists every line with names, colors, terminals and timetable PDFs. Agency id must be LACMTA or LACMTA_Rail.

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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.metro.net/LACMTA/route_overview

[
  {
    "route_id": "10-13172",
    "route_code": "10",
    "route_short_name": "10/48",
    "route_long_name": "Metro Local Line",
    "route_desc": "W HOLLYWOOD-DTWN LA -AVALON STA VIA MELROSE-AVALON",
    "route_type": "bus",
    "route_color": "E16710",
    "agency_id": "LACMTA"
  }
]
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://api.metro.net/LACMTA/route_overview"
const res = await fetch("https://api.metro.net/LACMTA/route_overview");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.metro.net/LACMTA/route_overview")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 6On scheduleFULL DOCS ↗
On schedule — GET /LACMTA/route_overview awaits first probe
GET/LACMTA/route_overviewPROBED

LA Metro bus and rail route overviews, keyless JSON

GET/LACMTA

LACMTA — documented GET route.

GET/LACMTA/1

LACMTA details by ID (example: 1).

GET/LACMTA?limit=10

LACMTA — documented GET route.

GET/LACMTA/search?q=test

Search by query parameters.

GET/{agency_id}/trip_detail/route_code/{route_code}

Get Trip Detail By Route Code

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.

Transport for Los Angeles, US: common questions

Is Transport for Los Angeles, US free to use?

Yes — Transport for Los Angeles, US is a free transport API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does Transport for Los Angeles, US need an API key?

No — Transport for Los Angeles, US needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call Transport for Los Angeles, US from the browser?

Yes — Transport for Los Angeles, US 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 Transport for Los Angeles, US up right now?

Transport for Los Angeles, US 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.