What type of Distance Matrix API do I need?

We provide four Distance Matrix products that differ in the number of elements in the request, real-time traffic consideration, speed of work, usages, and price.

Distance Matrix APIs with a synchronous request

Our Distance Matrix products

Using synchronous request enables calculations at the highest speed for matrices with up to 500 elements. These are the most popular solutions for the taxi, courier, food delivery, and other industries where fast data processing is critical.

The Real-time Distance Matrix API with traffic conditions

All driving modes and forecasting are available. You can get the API response less than in a second. However, the request size is limited to 100 elements. Learn more

The Real-time Distance Matrix API without traffic conditions

The response time is 10 times or more faster because real-time traffic is not factored in. For this product, the request size is up to 500 elements.

Distance Matrix APIs with an asynchronous request

An asynchronous request is for processing large and complex routing requests. These solutions are popular in logistics, transportation, and other industries where the number of origins and destinations are calculated in thousands and millions.

The Asynchronous Distance Matrix API without traffic conditions

This offers an unlimited number of elements per request and the lowest price, especially for calculating large requests. But response times depend on the size of the request (up to 300 elements per second). Learn more

The Asynchronous Distance Matrix API with traffic conditions

There's no limit on the number of elements per request, but daily usage is limited to 80,000 elements.

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What does the number of elements mean?

Each element in the request represents a pair of origin and destination points for which calculations need to be made.
For example, there are three starting locations, A, B, and C, and three destination locations, E, B, and D:

↓ origins \ destinations

E

B

D

A

A to E

A to B

A to D

B

B to E

B to B = 0

B to D

C

C to E

C to B

C to D

↓

This example shows a 3x3 matrix containing 9 elements.
The API response contains a distance matrix in JSON format. Each element of this matrix in the response is a block of information along one route (for example, from point A to point E), which includes 2-3 fields:

distance

duration

duration_in_traffic (only for APIs with traffic conditions)

How many elements can I send in one request?

According to our company policy, each product has its own limitations (unless otherwise agreed upon individually).
For example, using the Real-time Distance Matrix API with traffic conditions, you can send a request with no more than 100 elements at a time. These can be matrices of 1x100, 10x10, 5x20, etc.
The Asynchronous Distance Matrix API with traffic conditions has no limit in the request size, but daily usage should not exceed 80,000 elements. For example, no more than 10 queries for 20x400 matrices (10 * 20 * 400 = 80,000) per day.

How long do distance calculations take?

When using the Real-time Distance Matrix API with traffic conditions, you can get up to 50 elements per second.
You can get the fastest response, up to 300-500 elements per second, if real-time traffic is not important to you. Just choose our Real-time Distance Matrix API without traffic conditions. Alternatively, choose the Asynchronous DM API without traffic conditions if you need to calculate matrices with a large number of elements.
For calculations while using Asynchronous Distance Matrix API with traffic conditions, the response time is up to 5 elements per second. At the same time, this product has two key advantages: calculating large requests and consideration of real-time traffic.

What does "real-time traffic" mean?

Our products predict travel times based on statistical data on road congestion in different regions. Traffic jams, travel modes, and restrictions are taken into account. We gather this data from public traffic data sources and use our algorithms to calculate travel times.
In terms of accuracy, our products are very similar to Google's Distance Matrix API.
You can use our application to check it out.

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Contact us and we'll help you choose the most profitable pricing plan. If you're interested, we'll let you test the API you're interested in