# Waze - Traffic Alerts & Directions from Waze

> Get alerts such as accidents, hazards, police, traffic jams, and navigation / driving directions from Waze / Google in real-time.

## Overview

Waze API is a fast and reliable API for real-time traffic alerts and driving directions from Waze (Google). It returns alerts, routes, and venues as structured JSON via REST.

Who is this API for: developers building navigation and routing apps, fleet and logistics tools, traffic dashboards, and location services.

What it returns: real-time alerts and traffic jams (accidents, hazards, police, and more), driving directions, venue search, and autocomplete.

Need help integrating? Contact support@openwebninja.com.
For high volume / large scale plans, please contact support@openwebninja.com.

## Endpoints

### GET /alerts-and-jams - Alerts and Jams
Get real-time alerts data and jams information from Waze in a geographic rectangular area by bottom-left and top-right latitude, longitude pairs.
Parameters: **bottom_left**, **top_right**, center, radius, radius_units, max_alerts, max_jams, alert_types (+1 more)
Full URL: `https://api.openwebninja.com/waze/alerts-and-jams`

### GET /driving-directions - Driving Directions
Get routes / driving directions from Waze, including alerts along each possible route.
Parameters: **source_coordinates**, **destination_coordinates**, return_route_coordinates, arrival_timestamp
Full URL: `https://api.openwebninja.com/waze/driving-directions`

### GET /venues - Venues
Get venues in geographic rectangular area by bottom-left and top-right latitude, longitude pairs.
Parameters: **bottom_left**, **top_right**, categories, zoom_level
Full URL: `https://api.openwebninja.com/waze/venues`

### GET /autocomplete - Autocomplete
Waze autocomplete/type-ahead functionality for places/POI, locations and addresses.
Parameters: **q**, language, **coordinates**
Full URL: `https://api.openwebninja.com/waze/autocomplete`

## Base URL and Authentication

- Base URL: `https://api.openwebninja.com/waze`
- Auth: API key in the `x-api-key` header. Get a key by subscribing (free tier available) at https://app.openwebninja.com/api/waze

## Topics

waze api, traffic api, traffic alerts api, driving directions api, routing api, navigation api, real-time traffic api, road alerts api, maps api

## Links

- API page: https://www.openwebninja.com/api/waze
- Get an API key / subscribe: https://app.openwebninja.com/api/waze
- Pricing & plans: https://app.openwebninja.com/api/waze/pricing
- Website: https://www.openwebninja.com
- OpenAPI spec: https://openwebninja.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/portal/openapi/waze.yaml
- Support: support@openwebninja.com

_Last updated: 2026-05-27_