MapQuest Directions

• Product home: https://developer.mapquest.com/

• API reference: https://developer.mapquest.com/documentation/directions-api/route/get/

• Traffic: yes (the realTime field in the route body).

Endpoint

GET https://www.mapquestapi.com/directions/v2/route

Parameters used

Key	Value
key	API key
from	origin "lat,lon"
to	destination "lat,lon"
unit	k (kilometers — we convert to meters)
routeType	fastest
doReverseGeocode	false

Response fields we persist

• route.time → duration_seconds

• route.realTime → duration_in_traffic_seconds (falls back to time)

• route.distance (km → m) → distance_meters