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Bike for Belgian

Belgian bike API. From the location of the bike stations to the availability of bikes and parking spaces in real time, use our data to experiment new representations or to provide innovative and useful services to users. You can access this data through a simple download or an advanced web API.

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📚 Documentation & Examples

Everything you need to integrate with Bike for Belgian

🚀 Quick Start Examples

Bike for Belgian Javascript Examplejavascript

// Bike for Belgian API Example
const response = await fetch('https://developer.jcdecaux.com/', {
    method: 'GET',
    headers: {
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Exploring JCDecaux Public API

If you're looking for a reliable source of bike rental information, JCDecaux Public API is your best bet. JCDecaux is a bike share company that provides self-service bicycles for rent. It has over 70,000 bikes spread across 80 cities worldwide. This API allows developers to access bike rental information for specific stations in real-time.

Getting Started

To use JCDecaux Public API, you first need to have an account. If you don't have one already, go to https://developer.jcdecaux.com/ and register.

After registration, you will receive an API key. This key is used to authenticate your API requests.

The API endpoint for JCDecaux is: https://api.jcdecaux.com/vls/v1.

Now that we have our API key and the endpoint, let's start exploring the JCDecaux API.

Retrieving Station Information

To retrieve information for a specific station, you can use the following JavaScript code:

fetch(
  "https://api.jcdecaux.com/vls/v1/stations/123?contract=Dublin&apiKey=yourApiKey"
)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data));

In this example, we're fetching information for station number 123 in Dublin.

Make sure to replace yourApiKey with your actual API key for this code to work.

Retrieving All Stations for a City

To retrieve information for all stations in a specific city, you can use the following code:

fetch(
  "https://api.jcdecaux.com/vls/v1/stations?contract=Dublin&apiKey=yourApiKey"
)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data));

In this example, we're fetching information for all stations in Dublin.

Retrieving the Status of a Station

To retrieve the status of a specific station, you can use the following JavaScript code:

fetch(
  "https://api.jcdecaux.com/vls/v1/stations/123?contract=Dublin&apiKey=yourApiKey"
)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data.status));

In this example, we're fetching the status of station number 123 in Dublin.

Conclusion

JCDecaux Public API is a powerful tool that provides real-time bike rental information for developers. By using JavaScript, we can easily retrieve information for specific stations, all stations in a city, and even the status of a particular station.

If you're building a bike rental app or website, this API is a must-have to provide accurate and up-to-date information to users.