Introduction
The Distance Matrix API is a RESTful API used to return distance, time and average speed information for a matrix of origins and destinations. Very useful for operations that need [...]
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Building requests for the Distance Matrix API
Before you can start using the API, you will need to obtain the authentication token. The following headers will be required, where the word token must be replaced by the token obt [...]
List of parameters
Mandatory parameters Example with mandatory parameters Optional parameters Example with optional parameters
Example 1 – Calculating the distance matrix between three points
In this example, a matrix of distances between a point of origin and two points of destination will be calculated. It will be possible to apply optional parameters such as avoiding [...]
Example 2 – Finding the nearest vehicle assistance
In the vehicle insurance industry, it is very common to use the Distance Matrix API to reduce vehicle assistance service times. Since the broken-down vehicle and the tow trucks sha [...]
Status Codes – Distance Matrix
Below is the table with the status codes for each endpoint available in the Distance Matrix API: Code Method Endpoint Description 200 GET https://api.maplink.global/matrix/v1/probl [...]
Error messages – Distance Matrix
The following table shows all the error messages that can be returned by the API in the response body: Error code Message Description VALIDATION_FAILED or VALIDATION_ERROR { messag [...]
