Does Open Street Map have a driving directions API?

General talk
1

Can I get driving directions from one place to another in OSM? If so, is there an API for it?

2

OSM does not have such an API, but routing services based on OSM do, e.g. YOURS

An API call like this:

http://yournavigation.org/api/1.0/gosmore.php?instructions=1&lang=pt&format=kml&flat=52.212805495146135&flon=5.948099290893541&tlat=52.22731826068133&tlon=5.957283174560605&v=motorcar&fast=1

Returns this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<kml xmlns="http://earth.google.com/kml/2.0">
  <Document>
    <name>KML Samples</name>
    <open>1</open>
    <distance>2.232464</distance>
    <traveltime>319</traveltime>
    <description>Prossiga em Prinses Beatrixlaan. Siga a estrada para a 175 m.<br>
Prossiga em Koning Lodewijklaan. Siga a estrada para a 90 m.<br>
Curva à direita para Sprengenweg. Siga a estrada para a 450 m.<br>
Curva ligeira à direita em Badhuisweg. Siga a estrada para a 100 m.<br>
Curva ligeira à esquerda em Vosselmanstraat. Siga a estrada para a 250 m.<br>
Prossiga em Loolaan. Siga a estrada para a 350 m.<br>
Curva ligeira à direita em Daendelsweg. Siga a estrada para a 100 m.<br>
Curva à direita para Emmalaan. Siga a estrada para a 100 m.<br>
Curva à esquerda para Koninginnelaan. Siga a estrada para a 100 m.<br>
Prossiga em Loseweg. Siga a estrada para a 10 m.<br>
Prossiga em Koninginnelaan. Siga a estrada para a 500 m.<br>
Curva à esquerda para Langeweg. Siga a estrada para a 10 m.<br>
Prossiga em fini.<br>
</description>
    <Folder>
      <name>Paths</name>
      <visibility>0</visibility>
      <description>Examples of paths.</description>
      <Placemark>
        <name>Tessellated</name>
        <visibility>0</visibility>
        <description><![CDATA[If the <tessellate> tag has a value of 1, the line will contour to the underlying terrain]]></description>
        <LineString>
          <tessellate>1</tessellate>
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          </coordinates>
        </LineString>
      </Placemark>
    </Folder>
  </Document>
</kml>
3

OpenRouteService and Cloudmade do have an similar Interface.

4

As does OSRM. The OSM ecosystem offers plenty of choices! :slight_smile: