Ola Maps Python API Wrapper Library (Unofficial)

The Ola Maps Python library provides convenient access to the Ola Maps API from any Python 3.9+ application. The library currently includes type definitions for Routing APIs, Roads APIs, Places APIs, Geocoding and Maps Tiles details can be found here.

Installation

# install from PyPI
pip install py_olamaps

Postman Collection

Download Postman Collection

Generate API Key

Follow the official documentation of Ola Maps to generate the API Key.

Usage

1. Routing APIs
   1. Directions API
   2. Distance Matrix API
2. Roads API
   1. Snap To Road API
   2. Nearest Roads API
3. Places API
   1. Autocomplete API
   2. Place Details API
   3. Nearby Search API
   4. Text Search API
4. Geocode API
   1. Forward Geocode
   2. Reverse Geocode
5. Maps Tiles API
   1. Vector Map Tiles API
      1. Array of data API
      2. Styles API
      3. Detail of Style API
   2. Static Map Tiles API
      1. Static Map Image based on Center Point API
      2. Static Map Image based on Bounding Box API
      3. Static Map Images API

Initialize Client

import os
from py_olamaps.OlaMaps import OlaMaps

client = OlaMaps(
    api_key=os.environ.get("OLA_MAPS_API_KEY"),
)

# OR

client = OlaMaps(client_id=os.environ.get("OLA_MAPS_CLIENT_ID"),
                 client_secret=os.environ.get("OLA_MAPS_CLIENT_SECRET"))

Routing API

Directions API

import os
from py_olamaps.OlaMaps import OlaMaps

client = OlaMaps(
    api_key=os.environ.get("OLA_MAPS_API_KEY"),
)

routing_direction = client.routing.directions(
    "12.993103152916301,77.54332622119354",
    "12.972006793201695,77.5800850011884"
)

Distance Matrix API

import os
from py_olamaps.OlaMaps import OlaMaps

client = OlaMaps(
    api_key=os.environ.get("OLA_MAPS_API_KEY"),
)

distance_matrix = client.routing.distance_matrix(
    "28.71866756826579,77.03699668376802|28.638555357785652,76.96550156007675",
    "28.638555357785652,76.96550156007675|28.53966907108812,77.05190669909288"
)

Roads API

Snap To Road API

import os
from py_olamaps.OlaMaps import OlaMaps

client = OlaMaps(
    api_key=os.environ.get("OLA_MAPS_API_KEY"),
)

snap_to_Road = client.roads.snap_to_road(
    "12.99927894246456,77.67323803525812|12.992086564113583,77.65899014102202|12.992567456375086,77.65989136324778|12.992672238708593,77.64337109685341|12.99127113597667,77.65716623889841",
)

Nearest Roads API

import os
from py_olamaps.OlaMaps import OlaMaps

client = OlaMaps(
    api_key=os.environ.get("OLA_MAPS_API_KEY"),
)

nearest_roads = client.roads.nearest_roads(
    "12.99927894246456,77.67323803525812|12.992086564113583,77.65899014102202|12.992567456375086,77.65989136324778",
)

Places API

Autocomplete API

import os
from py_olamaps.OlaMaps import OlaMaps

client = OlaMaps(
    api_key=os.environ.get("OLA_MAPS_API_KEY"),
)

autocomplete = client.places.autocomplete(
    "kempe"
)

Place Details API

import os
from py_olamaps.OlaMaps import OlaMaps

client = OlaMaps(
    api_key=os.environ.get("OLA_MAPS_API_KEY"),
)

place_details = client.places.place_details(
    "ola-platform:a79ed32419962a11a588ea92b83ca78e"
)

Nearby Search API

import os
from py_olamaps.OlaMaps import OlaMaps

client = OlaMaps(
    api_key=os.environ.get("OLA_MAPS_API_KEY"),
)

nearby_search = client.places.nearby_search(
    "venue",
    "12.931544865377818,77.61638622280486"
)

Text Search API

import os
from py_olamaps.OlaMaps import OlaMaps

client = OlaMaps(
    api_key=os.environ.get("OLA_MAPS_API_KEY"),
)

text_search = client.places.text_search(
    "Cafes in Koramangala"
)

Geocode API

Forward Geocode API

import os
from py_olamaps.OlaMaps import OlaMaps

client = OlaMaps(
    api_key=os.environ.get("OLA_MAPS_API_KEY"),
)

forward_geocode = client.geocode.forward_geocode("Mumbai")

Reverse Geocode API

import os
from py_olamaps.OlaMaps import OlaMaps

client = OlaMaps(
    api_key=os.environ.get("OLA_MAPS_API_KEY"),
)

reverse_geocode = client.geocode.reverse_geocode("12.931316595874005,77.61649243443775")

Map Tiles API

Vector Map Tiles API

Array of data API

import os
from py_olamaps.OlaMaps import OlaMaps

client = OlaMaps(
    api_key=os.environ.get("OLA_MAPS_API_KEY"),
)

array_of_data = client.map_tiles.array_of_data("planet")

Styles API

import os
from py_olamaps.OlaMaps import OlaMaps

client = OlaMaps(
    api_key=os.environ.get("OLA_MAPS_API_KEY"),
)

styles = client.map_tiles.get_map_style()

Detail of a style API

import os
from py_olamaps.OlaMaps import OlaMaps

client = OlaMaps(
    api_key=os.environ.get("OLA_MAPS_API_KEY"),
)

detail_of_style = client.map_tiles.get_style_details("default-light-standard")

Static Map Tiles API

Static Map Image based on Center Point API

import os
from py_olamaps.OlaMaps import OlaMaps

client = OlaMaps(
    api_key=os.environ.get("OLA_MAPS_API_KEY"),
)

# note - the below returns an object as it contains an image
smi_center_point = client.map_tiles.static_map_image_based_on_center_point("default-light-standard", 77.61, 12.93, 15,
                                                                           800, 600, "png")

Static Map Image based on Bounding Box API

import os
from py_olamaps.OlaMaps import OlaMaps

client = OlaMaps(
    api_key=os.environ.get("OLA_MAPS_API_KEY"),
)

# note - the below returns an object as it contains an image
smi_bounding_box = client.map_tiles.static_map_image_based_on_bounding_box("default-light-standard", 77.611182859373,
                                                                           12.93219851203095, 77.61513567417848,
                                                                           12.935739723360513, 800, 600, "png")

Static Map Image

import os
from py_olamaps.OlaMaps import OlaMaps

client = OlaMaps(
    api_key=os.environ.get("OLA_MAPS_API_KEY"),
)

# note - the below returns an object as it contains an image
static_map_image = client.map_tiles.static_map_image("default-light-standard", 800, 600, "png",
                                                     "77.61,12.93|77.61190639293811,12.937637130956137|width:6|stroke:#00ff44")

While you can provide an api_key keyword argument, we recommend using python-dotenv to add OLA_MAPS_API_KEY="My API Key" or OLA_MAPS_CLIENT_ID="My Client Id" and OLA_MAPS_CLIENT_SECRET="My Client Secret" to your .env file so that your API Key is not stored in source control.

Handling errors

Error codes are as followed:

Status Code	Error Type
400	Bad Request
401	Unauthorized
403	Forbidden
404	Not Found
409	Conflict
422	Unprocessable Entity
429	Too Many Requests
>=500	InternalServerError

Retries

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Timeouts

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Versioning

This package generally follows SemVer conventions, though certain backwards-incompatible changes may be released as minor versions:

1. Changes that only affect static types, without breaking runtime behavior.
2. Changes to library internals which are technically public but not intended or documented for external use. (Please open a GitHub issue to let us know if you are relying on such internals).
3. Changes that we do not expect to impact the vast majority of users in practice.

We take backwards-compatibility seriously and work hard to ensure you can rely on a smooth upgrade experience.

We are keen for your feedback; please open an issue with questions, bugs, or suggestions.

Requirements

Python 3.9 or higher.