SURFACE API / DEVELOPERS
Build with
surface context.
A location in. A clearer picture of the road out. Add surface lookups to your cycling, mapping, or endurance application.
THE API REFERENCE
Find your endpoint.
Try requests when you’re ready. Executed requests use the live API.
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MORE DETAIL FOR YOUR ROUTES
Specific surfaces.
Clear provenance.
asphaltconcretegraveldirtpaving_stones
The surface field preserves specific material values when available; these are examples, not an exhaustive list. Broader paved, unpaved, and unknown values can also occur. Use surface_tagged to distinguish explicit source tags from estimates. Read the data quality notes →