Routing Profiles
Choose the right routing profile for your use case — driving supported today, cycling in progress.
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Amsterdam: Centraal Station → Van Gogh Museum. Same waypoints, two profiles — see how the routes diverge.
# swap "driving" → "bike" to change the profile — same coordinates, different route
curl "https://api.simplerouting.io/osrm/route/v1/driving/4.9004,52.3791;4.8814,52.3581?overview=full&geometries=geojson" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer 988b35cc-6183-4922-bbc0-857e1a1d318d"
This is a live demo with a real API key (feel free to steal it).
What Are Routing Profiles?
A routing profile tells the engine how to traverse the road network — what roads to use, what speeds to assume, and what turn restrictions to respect. A car profile takes highways and avoids footpaths; a bike profile favors cycle lanes and penalizes fast roads. Choosing the right profile means your distances, durations, and geometries actually reflect how your users will travel.
🚗 Car / Driving
Live🛣️ Full Road Network
Motorways, trunk roads, and urban streets. The car profile uses the complete OSM road network with realistic speed estimates per road class.
⏱️ Time & Distance
Every response includes duration (seconds) and distance (meters) for the full route and each leg — ready to display to drivers.
↩️ Turn Restrictions
OSM turn restriction relations are respected. No routes that require illegal U-turns or ignore one-way streets.
🚲 Bicycle
In ProgressBicycle routing is rolling out now — favoring cycle lanes, avoiding motorways, and respecting OSM cycling infrastructure. It's currently available in select geographies, with more regions being added.
🚴 Cycle-Aware Routing
Prefers dedicated cycle lanes and bike-friendly streets. Avoids motorways and roads where cycling is restricted or dangerous.
🗺️ OSM Cycling Data
Routes are built from OpenStreetMap's cycling tags — cycleway, bicycle=yes/no, and surface quality — so you get routes cyclists actually use.
📍 Limited Geography
Currently rolling out region by region. Email us with your target area — demand drives which regions we add next.
Quick Start
The profile is part of the URL path — swap driving for e.g. bike:
# /osrm/route/v1/{profile}/{coordinates} — swap "driving" for "bike"
curl "https://api.simplerouting.io/osrm/route/v1/driving/4.9004,52.3791;4.8814,52.3581?overview=full&geometries=geojson" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
Pricing
- 100 requests/dayiMax 5 req/s
- Distance matrix APIiOSRM API
- 100×100 matrix size
- Fleet optimization APIiVROOM API
- 10 vehicles / 100 jobs
- Car routing profile
- North America & Europe coverage
- No credit card required
- 10,000 requests/dayiMax 10 req/s
- Distance matrix APIiOSRM API
- 500×500 matrix size
- Fleet optimization APIiVROOM API
- 50 vehicles / 1,000 jobs
- Car routing profile iBiking and walking profiles coming soon
- North America & Europe coverage iMore coverage coming soon
- Cancel anytime
- 200,000 requests/dayiMax 20 req/s
- Distance matrix APIiOSRM API
- 500×500 matrix size
- Fleet optimization APIiVROOM API
- 50 vehicles / 1,000 jobs
- Car routing profile iBiking and walking profiles coming soon
- North America & Europe coverage iMore coverage coming soon
- Cancel anytime
Hitting the limits, want more countries, or need a bespoke solution? Email [email protected] — we'll figure it out.
Global Stats
FAQ
Which profile should I use?
Use driving for anything involving cars, trucks, or delivery vehicles. It respects motorway access, one-way streets, and turn restrictions from OpenStreetMap. If you're building for cyclists or pedestrians, check back — those profiles are in progress.
Is bicycle routing available?
It's rolling out now in select geographies. If your target area isn't covered yet, email [email protected] — demand is how we prioritize which regions to add next.
Is this compatible with the standard OSRM profile URL format?
Yes. The endpoint follows the standard OSRM Route Service spec: /route/v1/{profile}/{coordinates}. If you're already calling a self-hosted OSRM instance, switching is a one-line URL change plus an Authorization header.