Overview

To work with Urbi APIs, you need an access key. The key gives you access to the API for maps, search, and navigation: see the list of available services.

To work with access keys for using APIs, you can use the Platform Manager.

In the Platform Manager, you can:

• Create free demo keys and purchase access keys for using APIs: see the Access keys instruction.
• View the list of created keys, available APIs, the limits set for them, and the lock date of the keys.
• Check the statistics of request distribution for each key and service for different periods: by day, week, and month.
• Set restrictions for a key by HTTP headers, IP addresses, subnets, and applications.
• Learn how different API settings work by using some services in the sandbox.

Services

Maps

API	Description
MapGL JS API	JavaScript library. Allows to integrate an interactive Urbi 3D map, powered by WebGL, into a site or a web application.

Search

API	Description
Places API	Performs a search for organizations, buildings, and places by a wide range of criteria.
Geocoder API	Determines coordinates of an object on the map by its address (direct geocoding) and vice versa (reverse geocoding). Also provides information about the object.
Suggest API	Provides realtime suggestions that match the search criteria while the search request is being typed.
Categories API	Provides information about categories: groups of companies that share the same business area. Used in conjunction with Places API.
Regions API	Allows to select a region (an agglomeration that includes a large city and its nearest settlements). Returns a region identifier, which can be used by other APIs to perform a search for organizations, buildings, and places strictly within the region.
Markers API	Performs a search for organizations, buildings, and places to display markers on the map.

Navigation

API	Description
Directions API	Builds car, bicycle, and pedestrian routes on the map.
Pairs Directions API	Allows to calculate multiple routes in one API call.
Truck Direction API	Builds truck routes, taking into account the parameters of the truck and the current road restrictions.
Public Transport API	Builds routes for public transport.
Distance Matrix API	Calculates distance and travel time between points on the map. Allows to find points with an expected time to reach.
TSP API	Solves the traveling salesman problem: builds the shortest route in time or distance to pass through the specified points.
Isochrone API	Allows to get an area on the map that is reachable from a given point in a given amount of time by car, by bicycle, or on foot. Can be used to display a courier delivery area based on delivery time and type of transport.
Map Matching API	Builds a car route by using a set of route points recorded by a vehicle.