How to use openrouteservice?

openrouteservice can be used via a RESTful API. Take a look at the openrouteservice API playground to find out how to query openrouteservice.

… via the Web Client

To give openrouteservice a try, check out our openrouteservice Web Client.

… via the API

If you want to integrate openrouteservice into you project, you need to use the openrouteservice API. There are two options on how to query it.

1. Public API

The HeiGIT gGmbH provides a public, global API which is free to use for everyone within certain limits depending on your plan.

1. Create an account at https://openrouteservice.org/.

2. Generate an API key.

3. Send queries to the public API including your API key.

2. Self-Hosting

In the openrouteservice documentation you will find a detailed information on how to set up openrouteservice on your own machine.

See also

No matter whether which option you choose, take a look at the openrouteservice Ecosystem to learn how to send queries to the openrouteservice API in the easiest way for you.