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Matrix


The Matrix API is part of the VIETMAP Directions API and with it you can calculate many-to-many distances and times a lot more efficient than calling the Routing API multiple times.

In the Routing API we support multiple points, so called 'via points', which results in one route being calculated. The Matrix API results in NxM routes, or more precise NxM distances or times being calculated but is a lot faster compared to NxM single requests.

The most simple example is a tourist trying to decide which pizza is close to her instead of using beeline distance she can calculate a 1x4 matrix. Or a delivery service often in the need of big NxN matrices to solve vehicle routing problems.

Some other use cases for the Matrix API:

  • Logistic problems often pick up many items from and deliver them to many locations.
  • Calculating detours with many possible points in-between and selecting the best e.g. interesting for ridesharing or taxi applications. For this 1-to-many requests are necessary.
  • Finding the best tour for a tourist in the need to visit as many points of interests as possible.

URL

https://maps.vietmap.vn/api/matrix?api-version=1.1&apikey={your-apikey}&point={point}&point={point}&point={point}&points_encoded={points_encoded}&vehicle={vehicle}&sources={sources}&destinations={destinations}&annotation={annotation}

Method

GET

Parameters

Parameter Type Required Default Description
point array string yes none The points for which the route should be calculated. Format: [latitude,longitude]. Specify at least an origin and a destination. Via points are possible. The maximum number depends on your plan.
points_encoded int or string no true Allows changing the encoding of location data in the response. The default is polyline encoding, which is compact but requires special client code to unpack. Set this parameter to false to switch the encoding to simple coordinate pairs like [lon,lat]. See the description of the response format for more information.
vehicle string no car Enum: car,bike,foot,motorcycle. The vehicle profile for which the route should be calculated.
sources int or string no all Format : [{index};{index}[;{index} ...] or all. Use location with given index as source. This is list of starting points. For example, having a total of 7 points, the first 2 points are called the source, the remaining 5 points are called the destination. then the index of sources is [0;1]. If you enter 2 or more locations, separate them with a semicolon ";"
destinations int or string no all Format: [{index};{index}[;{index} ...] or all. Use location with given index as destination. This is list index of destinations. For example, having a total of 7 points, the first 2 points are called the source, the remaining 5 points are called the destination. then the index of destinations is [2;3;4;5]. If you enter 2 or more locations, separate them with a semicolon ";"
annotation string no duration Enum: duration, distance

Example

Input

https://maps.vietmap.vn/api/matrix?api-version=1.1&apikey={your-apikey}&point=20.93829498370334,106.31359286606312&point=20.937731,106.2880954&sources=0;1&destinations=2;3&points_encoded=true&point=10.846782687783872,106.78063854904616&point=10.826297759486991,106.72313198776595

Response

{
    "code": "OK",
    "messages": null,
    "durations": [
        [
            125956,
            126403
        ],
        [
            126239,
            126686
        ]
    ],
    "distances": [
        [
            1727976.2,
            1734204.4
        ],
        [
            1728700.8,
            1734929
        ]
    ]
}