# KVB Cologne — Wrapped API

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> Check real-time departure schedules and find stop information for Cologne's public transit system, including trams, buses, and regional trains. Search for any stop across the KVB network to get live transit data.

**Category:** Travel | **Website:** [www.kvb.koeln/](https://www.kvb.koeln/) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/9e64e4de-0921-48de-adaf-186ed534b0ee/kvb-koeln-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/9e64e4de-0921-48de-adaf-186ed534b0ee/kvb-koeln-api)

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## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-kvb-koeln-api-9e64e4de/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_API_KEY>`

## Endpoints

### get_departures

Get real-time departure or arrival schedule for a transit stop. Includes line number, direction, scheduled and real-time times, delay calculation, and platform information. Either stop_name or stop_id must be provided; stop_id (from search_stops) is preferred for precision. Results are sorted by real-time. Delay is computed client-side from scheduled vs real-time; null when no real-time data is available.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `max_journeys` | integer | No | Maximum number of departures/arrivals to return |
| `stop_id` | string | No | Stop external ID from search_stops results (e.g. '900000002'). Either stop_name or stop_id is required. |
| `stop_name` | string | No | Stop name (e.g. 'Neumarkt', 'Dom/Hbf'). Either stop_name or stop_id is required. |
| `type` | string | No | Board type: 'DEP' for departures or 'ARR' for arrivals |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-kvb-koeln-api-9e64e4de/get_departures \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"max_journeys":"<integer>","stop_id":"<string>","stop_name":"<string>","type":"<string>"}'
```

### search_stops

Search for transit stops/stations by name. Returns matching stops with their IDs, coordinates, and available transit lines. Useful for resolving a human-readable name to a stop ID required by get_departures. Results may span the entire NRW transit network, not just Cologne city limits.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `max_results` | integer | No | Maximum number of results to return |
| `query` | string | Yes | Stop name to search for (e.g. 'Neumarkt', 'Dom/Hbf', 'Rudolfplatz') |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-kvb-koeln-api-9e64e4de/search_stops \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"max_results":"<integer>","query":"<string>"}'
```