Category: PTV Developer

  • Generated clients

    Hansjörg Back

    All PTV Developer APIs are specified as OpenAPI document. The big advantage of this specification is that you can generate client classes in various languages as described in this tutorial. Using client classes makes it easier and more convenient to integrate the API into an existing programming environment.…

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  • Planning electric vehicles and other new features

    Björn Regenhardt

    New Feature:

     

    Ever thought about how to plan electric vehicles? How to limit the distance a vehicle can drive through one day?

    Use the new features published in Route Optimization API 1.9.0 resp. Sequence Optimization API 1.6.0.

    With maximumDistance you can restrict the maximum allowed total driving distance for the route.…

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  • Release of Geocoding & Places API V 1.6.0 – Suggestions by Address

    Isabel Honikel

    In the new version of the PTV Developer Geocoding & Places API V 1.6.0 you find a new Feature supporting the Locations by Address endpoint.

    The new endpoint is named Suggestions by Address and enables you to get suggestions for the input fields of the Locations by Address search.…

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  • Matrix Routing API : higher rate limits for simple matrix calculation

    Sébastien Beolet

    Rate limits are the number of requests per given time period a single API key can make. If those limits are exceeded, the error code ‘GENERAL_RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED’ is returned and further requests will temporarily be rejected.

    The matrix routing calculation is a complex process whose performance varies depending on multiple factors such as the number of input origins and destinations, their geographical distribution, or the information to be retrieved (e.g.…

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  • Release of Sequence Optimization API V1.5.5 – Results independent from IDs

    Björn Regenhardt

    The new version V1.5.5 of the PTV Developer Sequence Optimization API is now available!

    Formerly the plan results could have been influenced by the choice of location or transport IDs.

    Now the plan results stay the same whatever IDs you choose.

    Have a look at the API Changes webpage for more details or check the API Reference.…

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  • Developer Postman Collections

    Hansjörg Back

    In one of our tutorials we show how to import the OpenAPI specifications of the PTV Developer APIs in Postman. Then you are able to quickly test the different services by sending requests and analyzing the responses.

    Moreover, for some PTV Developer APIs we now provide specific Postman collections.…

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