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Use the route by handle requests when you need extra information about a route you have previously requested. The following five services are available via HTTP GET, to return information based on an id retrieved in a previous route response.

Service Name

Description

Route by handle

HTTP GET request that returns the entire route associated with the handle - as originally obtained via the /service/route request

Handle (expiry) by handle

HTTP GET request that returns the handle's expiry time

Optimised route by handle

HTTP GET request that returns the entire route, including the encoded geometry associated with the handle

Route segments by handle

HTTP GET request that returns the route instructions associated with a handle, without its corresponding geometry

Route geometry by handle

HTTP GET request that returns the route geometry associated with a handle, without its corresponding instructions

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