As a trusted community partner Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston METRO) shares its transit system data including service alerts and arrival predictions.
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View when buses are predicted to arrive.
View service alerts by route.
View METRO's list of stops, routes, etc.
METRO released a set of new service alert APIs that replaced the previous service alert API. These new APIs makes service alert information available to 3rd parties in both json and protobuf formats.
API retired: https://api.ridemetro.org/GtfsAlerts/Alerts?subscription-key=
Set of new service alert APIs:
You will need to subscribe to the APIs to utilize them.
JSON
https://api.ridemetro.org/v2alerts/alerts?subscription-key=
https://api.ridemetro.org/v2alerts/alertsbyroute?subscription-key=
https://api.ridemetro.org/v2alerts/routes?subscription-key=
Protobuf
https://api.ridemetro.org/v2alertspb/alerts.pb?subscription-key=
An example of a service alert in json format is located below:
{"alert_id":001,"effect_name":"Delay","effect":"OTHER_EFFECT","cause":"UNKNOWN_CAUSE","header_text":"Route 082 WESTHEIMER experiencing minor delays","short_header_text":"Route 082 WESTHEIMER experiencing minor delays","severity":"Minor","created_dt":"1623082172","last_modified_dt":"1623082172","service_effect_text":"Minor Route 082 WESTHEIMER delay","alert_lifecycle":"New","effect_periods":[{"effect_start":"1623082171","effect_end":"1623089376"}],"affected_services":{"services":[{"route_type":"3","mode_name":"Bus","route_id":"40401","route_name":"WESTHEIMER"},{"route_type":"3","mode_name":"Bus","route_id":"41336","route_name":"WESTHEIMER"}],"elevators":[]}}
If you have any questions about this transition please contact Houston METRO at 713-739-4817 or at 713-615-6543. We appreciate your continued partnership.
To download our most recent static GTFS file please utilize: https://metrophotos.free.resourcespace.com/pages/home.php
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