https://github.com/phillipdupuis/mbta-api-playground

Learn about the MBTA V3 API by building queries and exploring the results
https://github.com/phillipdupuis/mbta-api-playground

data-exploration django django-rest-framework mbta-api pandas pandas-dataframe pandas-profiling python

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Learn about the MBTA V3 API by building queries and exploring the results

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/phillipdupuis/mbta-api-playground
• Owner: phillipdupuis
• License: mit
• Created: 2019-09-11T13:28:31.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-12-08T06:09:21.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-08T05:43:18.677Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: data-exploration, django, django-rest-framework, mbta-api, pandas, pandas-dataframe, pandas-profiling, python
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://www.mbta-api-playground.com/
• Size: 1.69 MB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 16
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# MBTA API Playground

[https://www.mbta-api-playground.com/](https://www.mbta-api-playground.com/)


Learn how to work with the MBTA V3 API by constructing queries and interacting with the results.

## Creating queries

Users can build queries in which they specify:

* The primary object (ex: Alert, Route, Facility, Vehicle, etc.)

* The related objects that should also be included in the results

* The attributes that should be returned for each object

* Filters for limiting what object instances are returned

## Viewing results

Upon executing a query, the user is brought to a results page where they can view:

* A brief summary of the response (status code, size, and query parameters)

* A table of the response data

    * It can be downloaded as a CSV file for further analysis

* A profile report generated by [pandas-profiling](https://github.com/pandas-profiling/pandas-profiling)

    * Users can customize what correlations are calculated

* The raw response data as pretty-printed JSON

* Interactive geolocation plots for any objects which have 'latitude' and 'longitude' attributes.

    * These plots are generated using [Bokeh](https://bokeh.pydata.org/en/latest/docs/user_guide/geo.html)

## Built With

* Django

* Django REST framework

* Vanilla ES6 JavaScript (the only exception is jQuery was used for showing/hiding modals)

## Example: finding facilities which have bike storage or electric car chargers

   Creating the query

   

   ![filtered facility query](https://github.com/phillipdupuis/mbta-api-playground/blob/master/core/static/core/screenshots/create_query_facility_with_filters.png)

   Results: Summary

         

   ![results summary](https://github.com/phillipdupuis/mbta-api-playground/blob/master/core/static/core/screenshots/fac_filt_res_summary.png)

   Results: Table

         

   ![results table](https://github.com/phillipdupuis/mbta-api-playground/blob/master/core/static/core/screenshots/fac_filt_res_table.png)

   Results: Report

         

   ![results report](https://github.com/phillipdupuis/mbta-api-playground/blob/master/core/static/core/screenshots/fac_filt_res_report.png)

   Results: JSON

         

   ![results json](https://github.com/phillipdupuis/mbta-api-playground/blob/master/core/static/core/screenshots/fac_filt_res_json.png)

   Results: Locations

         

   ![results locations](https://github.com/phillipdupuis/mbta-api-playground/blob/master/core/static/core/screenshots/fac_filt_res_locations.png)