Traffic API

GET Traffic Markets

The Traffic Markets Request returns a structured list of regions, or "markets", for which MapQuest provides Traffic data. The list is available in JSON or XML formats.

Resource URL

https://www.mapquestapi.com/traffic/v2/markets

Resource Information

Response Formats	JSON, XML
Authentication	Yes (Requires Key)
Rate Limited	Yes

Request Parameters

Request Parameter	Description	Required
key	The API Key, which is needed to make requests to MapQuest services.	yes
outFormat	Specifies the format of the response. Must be one of the following, if supplied: json xml Example: XML response outFormat=xml	no, defaults to json
callback	A JavaScript function name. The JSON-formatted response will be wrapped in a call to the supplied callback function name to provide JSONP functionality. This functionality might be needed to do cross-site scripting. See the Wikipedia.org entry for JSON for more details. Example: Callback callback=incidentsResult	no

Example Request

GET https://www.mapquestapi.com/traffic/v2/markets?key=KEY

Example Response

JSON

{
  "markets": [
    {
      "boundingBox": {
        "ul": {
          "lng": -82.110762,
          "lat": 41.359286
        },
        "lr": {
          "lng": -80.926346,
          "lat": 40.803517
        }
      },
      "mqURL": "https://www.mapquest.com/maps?traffic=1&city=Akron&state=OH",
      "zoom": 7,
      "state": "OH",
      "lng": -81.519202,
      "lat": 41.081401,
      "iconURL": "https://api.mqcdn.com/mqtraffic/stoplight.png",
      "city": "Akron / Canton"
    }
  ],
  "info": {
    "copyright": {
      "text": "© 2023 MapQuest, Inc.",
      "imageUrl": "https://api.mqcdn.com/res/mqlogo.gif",
      "imageAltText": "© 2023 MapQuest, Inc."
    },
    "statuscode": 0,
    "messages": []
  }
}

XML

<MarketsResponse>
    <markets>
        <market>
            <city>Akron / Canton</city>
            <state>OH</state>
            <lng>-81.519202</lng>
            <lat>41.081401</lat>
            <iconURL>https://api.mqcdn.com/mqtraffic/stoplight.png</iconURL>
            <zoom>7</zoom>
            <mqURL>
                https://www.mapquest.com/maps?traffic=1&city=Akron&state=OH
            </mqURL>
            <boundingBox>
                <ul>
                    <latLng>
                        <lat>41.359286</lat>
                        <lng>-82.110762</lng>
                    </latLng>
                </ul>
                <lr>
                    <latLng>
                        <lat>40.803517</lat>
                        <lng>-80.926346</lng>
                    </latLng>
                </lr>
            </boundingBox>
        </market>
    </markets>
    <info>
        <statusCode>0</statusCode>
        <messages/>
        <copyright>
            <imageUrl>https://api.mqcdn.com/res/mqlogo.gif</imageUrl>
            <imageAltText>© 2023 MapQuest, Inc.</imageAltText>
            <text>© 2023 MapQuest, Inc.</text>
        </copyright>
    </info>
</MarketsResponse>0