Transport for Ottawa, Canada

How to Use This API

1. Get Next Bus for a Stop

Returns next bus predictions for a specific OC Transpo stop number:

http://api.octranspo1.com/v1.2/GetNextTripsForStop?stopNo=3000

2. Get Stop Information

http://api.octranspo1.com/v1.2/GetStopInfo?stopNo=3000

3. Search Routes

http://api.octranspo1.com/v1.2/GetRouteSummary?routeNo=95

4. JavaScript — Display Next Buses

const stopNo = 3000; // Rideau Centre
fetch(`http://api.octranspo1.com/v1.2/GetNextTripsForStop?stopNo=${stopNo}`)
  .then(r => r.text())
  .then(xml => {
    const parser = new DOMParser();
    const doc = parser.parseFromString(xml, 'text/xml');
    const trips = doc.querySelectorAll('Trip');
    trips.forEach(trip => {
      const route = trip.querySelector('RouteNo')?.textContent;
      const dest = trip.querySelector('Destination')?.textContent;
      const time = trip.querySelector('AdjustedScheduleTime')?.textContent;
      console.log(`Route ${route} to ${dest} — ${time} min`);
    });
  });

5. Python — Multiple Stops

import requests, xml.etree.ElementTree as ET

stops = [3000, 3010, 3020, 3050]  # Downtown Ottawa
for stop in stops:
    resp = requests.get(
        'http://api.octranspo1.com/v1.2/GetNextTripsForStop',
        params={'stopNo': stop}
    )
    root = ET.fromstring(resp.text)
    stop_name = root.find('.//StopLabel')
    print(f"\nStop {stop} ({stop_name.text if stop_name is not None else 'N/A'}):")
    for trip in root.findall('.//Trip')[:3]:
        route = trip.find('RouteNo')
        dest = trip.find('Destination')
        time = trip.find('AdjustedScheduleTime')
        print(f"  Route {route.text} → {dest.text}: {time.text} min")