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Method: shape

Retrieve a shape (the path traveled by a transit vehicle) by id

Sample Response

<response>
  <version>2</version>
  <code>200</code>
  <text>OK</text>
  <currentTime>1270614730908</currentTime>
  <data class="entryWithReferences">
    <references/>
    <entry class="encodedPolyline">
      <points>ky`bHvwajVtDJ??|DL??fDH|@BnALVH??n@HhA\NF??DBZHzBhA??|@d@??nAl@fDdB??rBfAf@V??pCrA??
hEvBf@N??p@Lp@F??j@DfA?xA???|A?pB@lCDtDElB???`@MVUTe@??FSFQNm@BG??
DKHIRIfDgAbFwA|@_@x@q@b@a@j@}@??JQr@_B|AsDbA_CJWTs@??DQRgA????Ly@J_ABs@@u@?i@?YOwD??
g@mJG_@Kc@??IUmAeCgAwBGs@???iI??CmO???M?aO???sF???cI???q@???g@?kF???cE???oA???sG???gH???cG@_@?aF?M??
@{N???U???O??AeF@yH???oL???eN??rC???pC@??pC???D???jC???D???bC???`C???pC???pC???pCB??pCE??bCA??TFRR??
nBkB??rCmC??bA_A??xCsC??rAuA??bD_D??nDiD??nDiD??PO^]??zCyC???sE???kG???_B???wB???qE???G?mE???sE??@aD???
q@???sE???eFJm@??f@]fBcB??dAiA??x@y@??j@s@\a@??_@u@KUGQ??AeD???mACe@G_@Ka@??_@{@??a@}@cAcC??
eA{B??{@eBEKEI??kBaE??oCI??AQGe@UwBSuB??E]?wD??BwF???oF??@mF???oF??DuF??DoF??@mF??@mF??@oF???gF??
@uE???aC??@}A??@aF???qABuA?mA??AmC??^?pCDT????I?M?S?U@aA??@aF???YCi@Eg@CeA?a@??
PgAPs@BMH_@VaA`@y@Zs@Ra@XmABQ??Fm@@}@@I?Q?_@B}FMW??@mC???q@@a@@c@D]Fi@Ne@??HUpAwC??Y_@??
YS????WGkKQ??}B???m@A??{BC??eHC??iHG</points>
      <length>351</length>
    </entry>
  </data>
</response>

Request Parameters

  • id - the shape id, encoded directly in the URL:
    • http://api.pugetsound.onebusaway.org/api/where/shape/[ID GOES HERE].xml

Response

The path is returned as a <shape/> element with a points in the encoded polyline format defined for Google Maps.