Google direction api request invalid in ios5

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Here is my request: https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/directions/json?origin=49.276951,-123.128559&destination=49.277874,-122.912404&mode=transit&sensor=false The result is: { "routes" : [], "status" : "INVALID_REQUEST" }

It worked before, but it does not work when i used it today. why is that? Note: it works fine when i change it to mode=walking

Same thing happened to me. This link used to work until today: http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/directions/json?sensor=false&mode=transit&destination=40.742160,-73.987989&origin=40.762940,-73.988520 — Joseph Lin, Jul 25 '12 at 21:26

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 17 '12 at 17:12

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/directions/json?origin=49.276951,-123.128559&destination=49.261566,-123.138399&mode=transit&sensor=false&departure_time=1346197500

The above request works. We can solve this problem by adding departure_time parameter since Google may updated the direction api and set departure time as a mandatory parameter.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 25 '12 at 19:19

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The problem here is probably that there is no public transit that can take you from your origin to your destination, thus the invalid request..

answered Jul 25 '12 at 19:19

Daniel

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Plugging it into google maps shows that there is transit available. – Jim Jul 25 '12 at 19:56
I am pretty sure that there is a transit from origin to destination. – Tomy Jul 25 '12 at 20:14

Google direction api request invalid in ios5

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