PASAR API

🇬🇧 DfT ~ Bus Open Data Service (timetables & live GPS)

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Free but requires a BODS account for an API key; separate endpoints for timetables (TransXChange), fares (NeTEx) and live vehicle positions (GTFS-RT / SIRI-VM); England only.

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# DfT ~ Bus Open Data Service (timetables & live GPS) needs an API key ~ get yours at:
# https://data.bus-data.dft.gov.uk/guidance/requirements/
curl 'https://data.bus-data.dft.gov.uk/api/v1/' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN'

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I'm integrating a United Kingdom API into my app.

API: DfT ~ Bus Open Data Service (timetables & live GPS)
Provider: Department for Transport
Auth: requires an API key (sign up: https://data.bus-data.dft.gov.uk/guidance/requirements/)
Pricing: free
Base URL: https://data.bus-data.dft.gov.uk/api/v1/
Important note: Free but requires a BODS account for an API key; separate endpoints for timetables (TransXChange), fares (NeTEx) and live vehicle positions (GTFS-RT / SIRI-VM); England only.

Source: Department for Transport (https://data.bus-data.dft.gov.uk/guidance/requirements/)
Source type: Official public feed
Endpoint type: Public feed, non-JSON
Integration difficulty: Needs API key
Last checked: 2026-07-05
Production caveat: Keep credentials server-side and confirm current limits, pricing, and webhook/error behaviour in the provider docs.

Help me set up the correct onboarding/authentication path and make the first valid request ~ explain exactly where credentials go and what must happen before production.

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