Distance Matrix Histogram Example
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Downloaded Results
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Bing Maps Calculate a Distance Matrix API retirement
Bing Maps Calculate a Distance Matrix API is deprecated and will be retired. Free (Basic) account customers can continue to use Bing Maps Calculate a Distance Matrix API until June 30th, 2025. Enterprise account customers can continue to use Bing Maps Calculate a Distance Matrix API until June 30th, 2028. To avoid service disruptions, all implementations using Bing Maps Calculate a Distance Matrix API will need to be updated to use Azure Maps Route Matrix API by the retirement date that applies to your Bing Maps for Enterprise account type. A new version of the Azure Maps Route Matrix API, with support for larger matrices, will be released soon.
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This example returns a distance matrix histogram between a set of origins and destinations between June 15th , 2017 at 1PM PST and June 15th , 2017 at 5PM PST with a resolution of 2 (30-minute intervals). This request will automatically use predictive traffic data to provide accurate estimates. This example shows the complete asynchronous request process from the initial request, as well as checking the status until completed. Both a GET and its equivalent POST request are shown. Responses are shown for both XML and JSON formats.
HTTP GET Request URL
https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Routes/DistanceMatrixAsync?origins=47.6044,-122.3345;47.6731,-122.1185;47.6149,-122.1936&destinations=45.5347,-122.6231;47.4747,-122.2057&travelMode=driving&startTime=2017-06-15T13:00:00-07:00&endTime=2017-06-15T17:00:00-7:00&resolution=2&key={BingMapsKey}
HTTP POST Request URL
https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Routes/DistanceMatrixAsync?key={BingMapsKey}
HTTP POST Header
Content-Length: 564
Content-Type: application/json
HTTP POST Body
{
"origins": [{
"latitude": 47.6044,
"longitude": -122.3345
},
{
"latitude": 47.6731,
"longitude": -122.1185
},
{
"latitude": 47.6149,
"longitude": -122.1936
}],
"destinations": [{
"latitude": 45.5347,
"longitude": -122.6231
},
{
"latitude": 47.4747,
"longitude": -122.2057
}],
"travelMode": "driving",
"startTime": "2017-06-15T13:00:00-07:00",
"endTime": "2017-06-15T17:00:00-07:00",
"resolution": 2
}
JSON Response
{
"authenticationResultCode": "ValidCredentials",
"brandLogoUri": "http:\/\/dev.virtualearth.net\/Branding\/logo_powered_by.png",
"copyright": "Copyright © 2017 Microsoft and its suppliers. All rights reserved. This API cannot be accessed and the content and any results may not be used, reproduced or transmitted in any manner without express written permission from Microsoft Corporation.",
"resourceSets": [
{
"estimatedTotal": 1,
"resources": [
{
"__type": "DistanceMatrixAsyncStatus:http:\/\/schemas.microsoft.com\/search\/local\/ws\/rest\/v1",
"callbackInSeconds": 80,
"callbackUrl": "https:\/\/dev.virtualearth.net\/REST\/v1\/Routes\/DistanceMatrixAsyncCallback?key=Ah_C8OJJu8wnNX50rGHf8_OYKonuhZ-CfLQ-kXS-4tI-QsTN9pkLPPfgZgKigwa8&requestId=df07c5b2-179c-4eb2-a392-bee2bd804ae8",
"isAccepted": true,
"requestId": "df07c5b2-179c-4eb2-a392-bee2bd804ae8"
}
]
}
],
"statusCode": 200,
"statusDescription": "OK",
"traceId": "4fde4fc448f444acb96be305c2175347|BN20130721|7.7.0.0|"
}
XML Response
Add &output=xml
to the URL above to get the XML response.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Response xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/search/local/ws/rest/v1">
<Copyright>Copyright © 2017 Microsoft and its suppliers. All rights reserved. This API cannot be accessed and the content and any results may not be used, reproduced or transmitted in any manner without express written permission from Microsoft Corporation.</Copyright>
<BrandLogoUri>http://dev.virtualearth.net/Branding/logo_powered_by.png</BrandLogoUri>
<StatusCode>200</StatusCode>
<StatusDescription>OK</StatusDescription>
<AuthenticationResultCode>ValidCredentials</AuthenticationResultCode>
<TraceId>e45dcfa2744745a3a98f63d51fd1f6a0|BN20290118|7.7.0.0|</TraceId>
<ResourceSets>
<ResourceSet>
<EstimatedTotal>1</EstimatedTotal>
<Resources>
<Resource xsi:type="DistanceMatrixAsyncStatus">
<IsAccepted>true</IsAccepted>
<CallbackInSeconds>80</CallbackInSeconds>
<CallbackUrl>https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Routes/DistanceMatrixAsyncCallback?key=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx&requestId=df07c5b2-179c-4eb2-a392-bee2bd804ae8</CallbackUrl>
<RequestId>df07c5b2-179c-4eb2-a392-bee2bd804ae8</RequestId>
<ResultUrl />
</Resource>
</Resources>
</ResourceSet>
</ResourceSets>
</Response>
When making an asynchronous request to the distance matrix service the initial response includes a DistanceMatrixAsyncStatus
which includes a unique requestId
. This requestId
can be used to check the status of the asynchronous distance matrix request by using the following HTTP GET URL. The response from the initial request and all responses using the following status request URL will include a field which indicates an estimated amount of time remaining until the requested distance matrix has been generated. The responses shown below in both XML and JSON formats are example of the status returned when the distance matrix request has been completed.
HTTP GET Request URL
https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Routes/DistanceMatrixAsyncCallback?requestId=df07c5b2-179c-4eb2-a392-bee2bd804ae8&key={BingMapsKey}
JSON Response
{
"authenticationResultCode": "ValidCredentials",
"brandLogoUri": "http:\/\/dev.virtualearth.net\/Branding\/logo_powered_by.png",
"copyright": "Copyright © 2017 Microsoft and its suppliers. All rights reserved. This API cannot be accessed and the content and any results may not be used, reproduced or transmitted in any manner without express written permission from Microsoft Corporation.",
"resourceSets": [
{
"estimatedTotal": 1,
"resources": [
{
"__type": "DistanceMatrixAsyncStatus:http:\/\/schemas.microsoft.com\/search\/local\/ws\/rest\/v1",
"callbackInSeconds": -1,
"callbackUrl": "https:\/\/dev.virtualearth.net\/REST\/v1\/Routes\/DistanceMatrixAsyncCallback?key=Ah_C8OJJu8wnNX50rGHf8_OYKonuhZ-CfLQ-kXS-4tI-QsTN9pkLPPfgZgKigwa8&requestId=df07c5b2-179c-4eb2-a392-bee2bd804ae8",
"errorMessage": "Request accepted.",
"isAccepted": true,
"isCompleted": true,
"requestId": "df07c5b2-179c-4eb2-a392-bee2bd804ae8",
"resultUrl": "https:\/\/routematrix.blob.core.windows.net\/finalresults\/df07c5b2-179c-4eb2-a392-bee2bd804ae8"
}
]
}
],
"statusCode": 200,
"statusDescription": "OK",
"traceId": "9b0da90d29444da7b166fe175a74af9d|BN20130721|7.7.0.0|"
}
XML Response
Add &output=xml
to the URL above to get the XML response.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Response xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/search/local/ws/rest/v1">
<Copyright>Copyright © 2017 Microsoft and its suppliers. All rights reserved. This API cannot be accessed and the content and any results may not be used, reproduced or transmitted in any manner without express written permission from Microsoft Corporation.</Copyright>
<BrandLogoUri>http://dev.virtualearth.net/Branding/logo_powered_by.png</BrandLogoUri>
<StatusCode>200</StatusCode>
<StatusDescription>OK</StatusDescription>
<AuthenticationResultCode>ValidCredentials</AuthenticationResultCode>
<TraceId>e45dcfa2744745a3a98f63d51fd1f6a0|BN20290118|7.7.0.0|</TraceId>
<ResourceSets>
<ResourceSet>
<EstimatedTotal>1</EstimatedTotal>
<Resources>
<Resource xsi:type="DistanceMatrixAsyncStatus">
<IsAccepted>true</IsAccepted>
<IsCompleted>true</IsCompleted>
<CallbackInSeconds>-1</CallbackInSeconds>
<CallbackUrl>https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Routes/DistanceMatrixAsyncCallback?key=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx&requestId=df07c5b2-179c-4eb2-a392-bee2bd804ae8</CallbackUrl>
<RequestId>df07c5b2-179c-4eb2-a392-bee2bd804ae8</RequestId>
<ResultUrl>https://routematrix.blob.core.windows.net/finalresults/df07c5b2-179c-4eb2-a392-bee2bd804ae8<ResultUrl>
</Resource>
</Resources>
</ResourceSet>
</ResourceSets>
</Response>
When an asynchronous distance matrix request has completed, the status response will include a resultUrl
field can be used to download the requested distance matrix result. The following is the distance matrix result that would be downloaded when using the resultUrl
. The downloaded distance matrix results are only available in JSON format.
JSON Response
{
"isAccepted": true,
"isCompleted": true,
"callbackInSeconds": -1,
"requestId": "df07c5b2-179c-4eb2-a392-bee2bd804ae8",
"origins": [
{
"latitude": 47.6044,
"longitude": -122.3345
},
{
"latitude": 47.6731,
"longitude": -122.1185
},
{
"latitude": 47.6149,
"longitude": -122.1936
}
],
"destinations": [
{
"latitude": 45.5347,
"longitude": -122.6231
},
{
"latitude": 47.4747,
"longitude": -122.2057
}
],
"results": [
{
"originIndex": 0,
"destinationIndex": 1,
"travelDistance": 23.269,
"travelDuration": 1283,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T22:30:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 1,
"destinationIndex": 1,
"travelDistance": 28.43,
"travelDuration": 1334,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T23:30:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 0,
"destinationIndex": 1,
"travelDistance": 23.269,
"travelDuration": 1569,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T21:30:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 1,
"destinationIndex": 0,
"travelDistance": 296.035,
"travelDuration": 11968,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T23:00:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 1,
"destinationIndex": 1,
"travelDistance": 28.43,
"travelDuration": 2198,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T20:30:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 0,
"destinationIndex": 0,
"travelDistance": 281.244,
"travelDuration": 11218,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T22:30:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 0,
"destinationIndex": 1,
"travelDistance": 23.269,
"travelDuration": 1553,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T20:00:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 2,
"destinationIndex": 1,
"travelDistance": 18.064,
"travelDuration": 1705,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T21:00:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 2,
"destinationIndex": 0,
"travelDistance": 285.669,
"travelDuration": 12440,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T22:00:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 1,
"destinationIndex": 1,
"travelDistance": 28.43,
"travelDuration": 2144,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T20:00:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 2,
"destinationIndex": 1,
"travelDistance": 18.064,
"travelDuration": 1690,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T21:30:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 0,
"destinationIndex": 1,
"travelDistance": 23.269,
"travelDuration": 1607,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T20:30:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 1,
"destinationIndex": 1,
"travelDistance": 28.43,
"travelDuration": 1614,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T23:00:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 0,
"destinationIndex": 0,
"travelDistance": 281.244,
"travelDuration": 12946,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T20:30:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 1,
"destinationIndex": 0,
"travelDistance": 296.035,
"travelDuration": 12905,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T22:00:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 0,
"destinationIndex": 0,
"travelDistance": 281.244,
"travelDuration": 13083,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T20:00:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 2,
"destinationIndex": 1,
"travelDistance": 18.064,
"travelDuration": 1152,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T23:00:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 1,
"destinationIndex": 0,
"travelDistance": 296.035,
"travelDuration": 12392,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T22:30:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 1,
"destinationIndex": 0,
"travelDistance": 296.035,
"travelDuration": 11667,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T23:30:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 0,
"destinationIndex": 0,
"travelDistance": 281.244,
"travelDuration": 12696,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T21:00:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 2,
"destinationIndex": 1,
"travelDistance": 18.064,
"travelDuration": 1633,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T20:00:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 2,
"destinationIndex": 1,
"travelDistance": 18.064,
"travelDuration": 881,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T23:30:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 0,
"destinationIndex": 0,
"travelDistance": 281.244,
"travelDuration": 10967,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T23:00:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 2,
"destinationIndex": 0,
"travelDistance": 285.669,
"travelDuration": 13637,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T20:30:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 1,
"destinationIndex": 1,
"travelDistance": 28.43,
"travelDuration": 2243,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T21:30:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 2,
"destinationIndex": 0,
"travelDistance": 285.669,
"travelDuration": 11218,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T23:30:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 1,
"destinationIndex": 0,
"travelDistance": 296.035,
"travelDuration": 14219,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T20:00:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 2,
"destinationIndex": 0,
"travelDistance": 285.669,
"travelDuration": 12952,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T21:30:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 0,
"destinationIndex": 0,
"travelDistance": 281.244,
"travelDuration": 12318,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T21:30:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 2,
"destinationIndex": 0,
"travelDistance": 285.669,
"travelDuration": 13343,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T21:00:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 2,
"destinationIndex": 1,
"travelDistance": 18.064,
"travelDuration": 1504,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T22:30:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 1,
"destinationIndex": 1,
"travelDistance": 28.43,
"travelDuration": 1980,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T22:30:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 0,
"destinationIndex": 0,
"travelDistance": 281.244,
"travelDuration": 11730,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T22:00:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 1,
"destinationIndex": 0,
"travelDistance": 296.035,
"travelDuration": 13781,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T21:00:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 0,
"destinationIndex": 1,
"travelDistance": 23.269,
"travelDuration": 1230,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T23:00:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 2,
"destinationIndex": 1,
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"travelDuration": 1660,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T20:30:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 2,
"destinationIndex": 0,
"travelDistance": 285.669,
"travelDuration": 11511,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T23:00:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 1,
"destinationIndex": 0,
"travelDistance": 296.035,
"travelDuration": 14010,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T20:30:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 0,
"destinationIndex": 1,
"travelDistance": 23.269,
"travelDuration": 1600,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T21:00:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 2,
"destinationIndex": 1,
"travelDistance": 18.064,
"travelDuration": 1577,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T22:00:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 2,
"destinationIndex": 0,
"travelDistance": 285.669,
"travelDuration": 13782,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T20:00:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 2,
"destinationIndex": 0,
"travelDistance": 285.669,
"travelDuration": 11946,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T22:30:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 1,
"destinationIndex": 0,
"travelDistance": 296.035,
"travelDuration": 13281,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T21:30:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 1,
"destinationIndex": 1,
"travelDistance": 28.43,
"travelDuration": 2093,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T22:00:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 0,
"destinationIndex": 1,
"travelDistance": 23.269,
"travelDuration": 1203,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T23:30:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 1,
"destinationIndex": 1,
"travelDistance": 28.43,
"travelDuration": 2249,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T21:00:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 0,
"destinationIndex": 0,
"travelDistance": 281.244,
"travelDuration": 10926,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T23:30:00.0000000+00:00"
},
{
"originIndex": 0,
"destinationIndex": 1,
"travelDistance": 23.269,
"travelDuration": 1392,
"totalWalkDuration": 0,
"hasError": false,
"departureTime": "2017-06-15T22:00:00.0000000+00:00"
}
]
}