Transport & ShippingDatasetNewAdded 2026-11-13

TransLink (Vancouver) Open API

TransLink bus, SkyTrain, SeaBus and West Coast Express data for Metro Vancouver, via an API with a free key

Freeauth: free API keyCustom✓ verified Nov 13, 2026

Free?: FreeFree API key. TransLink reserves the right to add a fee for commercial users who charge end users.
Sign-up?: Free keyfree API key
Commercial use?: Read the termsProvider's own terms, not a standard licence

The fine print

License note: TransLink terms of use: a limited, revocable, non-exclusive licence to use, reproduce and redistribute the Data. TransLink reserves the right to add terms or a fee for commercial users who charge end users. Custom. Signal Lab links only.
Required attribution: Follow TransLink's terms of use.

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// Overview

TransLink (Vancouver) Open API

TransLink, Metro Vancouver's transit authority, offers an Open API for transit data with a free API key, under terms published on its app-developer resources pages.

Coverage

TransLink bus, SkyTrain, SeaBus and West Coast Express data for Metro Vancouver, via an API with a free key. Distinct from translink-seq-gtfs (Queensland, Australia).

Good for

#transport-shipping#public-transport#canada#vancouver#api#account-required

Verdict

Vancouver transit data for rider tools and transit analysis, alongside ttc-gtfs-toronto. Licence: Custom: TransLink's terms say "TransLink grants you a limited, revocable and non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, and redistribute the Data in accordance with these Terms." Fee note: "In the event you are a commercial user and you charge an end user a direct or indirect fee to use the Data, TransLink reserves the right to impose additional terms and conditions for use of the Data, including, but not limited to requiring you to pay a fee or other compensation for the use of the Data". There is no paid plan now. Rate limits: the terms say "Your API Key will authorize you to offer a maximum of 1,000 requests per day for use of the Data." Signal Lab links only.

// Limits

Free limits & license

Price	Free
Auth	free API key
Free tier	Free API key. TransLink reserves the right to add a fee for commercial users who charge end users.
Rate limit	1,000 requests per day per API key (terms of use).
License	Custom (see note)
License note	TransLink terms of use: a limited, revocable, non-exclusive licence to use, reproduce and redistribute the Data. TransLink reserves the right to add terms or a fee for commercial users who charge end users. Custom. Signal Lab links only.
Last verified	Nov 13, 2026

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Quick facts

Provider: translink.ca
Type: Dataset
Category: Transport & Shipping
Domain: Transport & Shipping
Auth: free API key
Free tier: Free API key. TransLink reserves the right to add a fee for commercial users who charge end users.
Rate limit: 1,000 requests per day per API key (terms of use).
License: Custom (see note)
License note: TransLink terms of use: a limited, revocable, non-exclusive licence to use, reproduce and redistribute the Data. TransLink reserves the right to add terms or a fee for commercial users who charge end users. Custom. Signal Lab links only.
Verified: Nov 13, 2026

Ask your agent

Fetch https://signal-lab.qdt.ai/catalog.json, find slug "translink-open-api", and write a Python loader that pulls data from TransLink (Vancouver) Open API into a pandas DataFrame. Handle authentication (free API key). Respect rate limits and follow provider terms.

// Full record · catalog.json

name: TransLink (Vancouver) Open API
slug: translink-open-api
category: Transport & Shipping
domain: Transport & Shipping
type: Dataset
sitePageUrl: https://signal-lab.qdt.ai/datasets/translink-open-api
providerUrl: https://www.translink.ca/about-us/doing-business-with-translink/app-developer-resources
badge: Free
auth: free API key
freeTierLimits: Free API key. TransLink reserves the right to add a fee for commercial users who charge end users.
rateLimits: 1,000 requests per day per API key (terms of use).
docsUrl: https://www.translink.ca/about-us/doing-business-with-translink/app-developer-resources
coverage: TransLink bus, SkyTrain, SeaBus and West Coast Express data for Metro Vancouver, via an API with a free key. Distinct from translink-seq-gtfs (Queensland, Australia).
lastVerified: 2026-11-13
evidenceUrls: https://www.translink.ca/about-us/doing-business-with-translink/app-developer-resources
https://www.translink.ca/about-us/doing-business-with-translink/app-developer-resources/terms-of-use
tasks: transport-shipping
public-transport
canada
vancouver
api
account-required
license: Custom
licenseUrl: https://www.translink.ca/about-us/doing-business-with-translink/app-developer-resources/terms-of-use
licenseNote: TransLink terms of use: a limited, revocable, non-exclusive licence to use, reproduce and redistribute the Data. TransLink reserves the right to add terms or a fee for commercial users who charge end users. Custom. Signal Lab links only.
attribution: Follow TransLink's terms of use.

// The same record over MCP

Request · get_entry

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_entry",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "translink-open-api"
    }
  }
}

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TransLink (Vancouver) Open API

Coverage

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Verdict

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// Full record · catalog.json

// The same record over MCP

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