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I am trying to find the API to get the Traffic Flow from Bing Maps, but I can't find it.

I see that they have Traffic API but it will only return Traffic Incidents.

I found the TrafficManager Class to use Traffic Flow API but I can't find Traffic Flow API. I am sure Microsoft has Traffic Flow API because they have mentioned it in Bing Maps Traffic Coverage.

Is there an API to get Bing Maps Traffic Flow?

Vijay Nirmal
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It is not currently possible to retrieve granular per segment/route traffic information from Bing or the XAML MapControl. The MapControl does expose the TrafficFlowVisible property which controls whether traffic conditions are displayed on the map canvas.

David Grochocki
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  • When, What is the use of TrafficManager Class? – Vijay Nirmal Aug 02 '17 at 06:38
  • The TrafficManager class is for use with the Bing Maps V8 Web Control. It more or less accomplishes the same functionality as the TrafficFlowVisible property on the XAML MapControl combined with retrieving traffic incident information via the Traffic API you linked to and displaying incidents on the MapControl. – David Grochocki Aug 02 '17 at 06:43
  • Is there is any other API to get RAW Traffic Data? – Vijay Nirmal Aug 02 '17 at 08:29
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    Microsoft and Google do not offer access to raw traffic data. Google does offer richer traffic APIs for [enterprise customers](https://enterprise.google.com/maps/), HERE offers a [Traffic API](https://developer.here.com/documentation/traffic/topics/introduction.html), and there are a number of [open data sources](https://opendata.stackexchange.com/questions/1767/data-of-vehicle-traffic) that provide vehicle and traffic data. [Uber Movement](https://movement.uber.com/cities) is another interesting effort that may be of interest to you. – David Grochocki Aug 02 '17 at 16:13