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QLD State gov Agent-ready Live · checked 15 Oct 2026 · 200 in 4000 ms

QLDTraffic GeoJSON API

Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads

Step-by-step: How to connect the QLDTraffic GeoJSON API

Connect recipe
base
https://api.qldtraffic.qld.gov.au/v2/events
docs
https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/131940-traffic-and-travel-information-geojson-api
protocol
REST v2
auth
Key — public shared key published in the TMR API specification: apikey=3e83add325cbb69ac4d8e5bf433d770b (globally limited to 100 requests/minute); register with TMR for your own key
licence
CC BY 4.0 · commercial use OK
try
curl -s 'https://api.qldtraffic.qld.gov.au/v2/events?apikey=3e83add325cbb69ac4d8e5bf433d770b'
checked
2026-10-15 · 200 OK · 4000 ms

Curator notes

GeoJSON FeatureCollection of current hazards, crashes, congestion, flooding, roadworks and special events (537 features at probe); /v2/events/past-one-hour returns only events changed in the last hour — poll that for deltas. Whole collection returned in one response, no pagination. Rate limit: shared public key is 100 requests/minute globally. Licence CC BY 4.0 (data.qld.gov.au dataset record); data provided 'as is'.

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