Licenses
The Transport API is free software under the MIT License, © 2012–2026 Opendata.ch: gitlab.com/opendata.ch/Transport.
Data
| Source | Used for | Terms |
|---|---|---|
| Swiss national timetable (GTFS, GTFS-RT, HRDF) | Timetable, real time, operator names | opentransportdata.swiss terms of use |
| OpenStreetMap, Swiss extract by Geofabrik | Streets for walks, addresses and places | ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors |
| sharedmobility.ch (Swiss Federal Office of Energy) | Shared bikes, scooters and cars (GBFS) | Open use, must provide the source (BY) |
| swisstopo national maps | Background of the map example | Free geodata of the Swiss Confederation (OGD) |
Services beside the API
| Software | Used for | License |
|---|---|---|
| MOTIS | Journey planner behind /connections, map tiles and place search | MIT |
| PostgreSQL | Timetable database | PostgreSQL License |
| Redis | Counters of the statistics page | RSALv2 / SSPLv1 / AGPLv3 |
In the browser
| Library | Used for | License |
|---|---|---|
| Bootstrap 3.3.6 | Layout of the pages | MIT |
| Leaflet 1.9.4 | Map example | BSD-2-Clause |
| Tabler Icons | Icons of the connection search | MIT |
| Lucide | Tram icon of the connection search | ISC |
| jQuery 1.7.1, jQuery UI 1.8.16 | The autocomplete example | MIT |
Python packages 31, as installed in the running service
| Package | Version | License |
|---|---|---|
| annotated-doc | 0.0.5 | MIT |
| annotated-types | 0.8.0 | MIT |
| anyio | 4.15.1 | MIT |
| asyncpg | 0.31.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| certifi | 2026.7.22 | Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL 2.0) |
| click | 8.5.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| fastapi | 0.142.2 | MIT |
| gtfs-realtime-bindings | 3.0.0 | Apache Software License |
| h11 | 0.16.0 | MIT License |
| httpcore | 1.0.9 | BSD-3-Clause |
| httptools | 0.8.0 | MIT |
| httpx | 0.28.1 | BSD License |
| idna | 3.20 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Jinja2 | 3.1.6 | BSD License |
| MarkupSafe | 3.0.4 | BSD-3-Clause |
| opentelemetry-api | 1.45.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| pip | 26.2.1 | MIT |
| protobuf | 7.36.2 | 3-Clause BSD License |
| pydantic | 2.13.5 | MIT |
| pydantic_core | 2.46.5 | MIT |
| python-dotenv | 1.2.4 | BSD-3-Clause |
| PyYAML | 6.0.3 | MIT License |
| redis | 8.1.0 | MIT |
| starlette | 1.7.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| transport-api | 0.1.0 | MIT |
| typing-inspection | 0.4.4 | MIT |
| typing_extensions | 4.16.0 | PSF-2.0 |
| uvicorn | 0.54.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| uvloop | 0.23.0 | Apache Software License, MIT License |
| watchfiles | 1.3.0 | MIT License |
| websockets | 17.2 | BSD-3-Clause |