Vehicle type

Bolt: shared vehicle operator

Format
JSON
Updates
Daily
Latest snapshot
Snapshots stored
about 709
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $MOBILITYTWIN_TOKEN" "https://api.mobilitytwin.brussels/bolt/vehicle-type"

Vehicle type definitions (scooters, bikes) and specifications for Bolt in Brussels (GBFS format).

Which days have data

Data from 22 Aug 2024 to 2 Nov 2026, on 795 days. 30 of the last 30 days have data. A typical day holds 1 snapshot. Days are in UTC.

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  • Full day
  • Partial, 50–90% of a typical day
  • Low, under 50%
  • No snapshot
  • Not expected

Click a day above, or pick a date, to get its requests.

Parameters

NameMeaning
timestampReturn the last snapshot at or before this moment, in Unix seconds or ISO 8601 (e.g. 2026-05-06T12:00:00Z). Without it, the latest snapshot is returned.

Response fields

FieldTypeMeaning
last_updatedinteger
ttlinteger
versionstring
data.vehicle_types[].vehicle_type_idstring
data.vehicle_types[].propulsion_typestring
data.vehicle_types[].form_factorstring
data.vehicle_types[].max_range_metersintegerMaximum range in metres with a full charge. Required by GBFS when propulsion_type is not human; absent for human-powered vehicles.
data.vehicle_types[].namestring
data.vehicle_types[].return_constraintstring
data.vehicle_types[].default_reserve_timeinteger

Python example

import requests

from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone

yesterday_noon = (datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(days=1)).replace(
    hour=12, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0
)
params = {
    "timestamp": yesterday_noon.isoformat(),   # ISO accepted; epoch also works
}

url = "https://api.mobilitytwin.brussels/bolt/vehicle-type"

data = requests.get(url, headers={
        'Authorization': 'Bearer [MY_API_KEY]'
}, params=params).json()

# List all vehicle types and their specifications
for vtype in data['data']['vehicle_types']:
    # max_range_meters is only given for motorised vehicles, and not for all of them
    range_km = f"{vtype['max_range_meters'] / 1000:.0f} km" if vtype.get('max_range_meters') else "n/a"
    print(f"{vtype['name']} ({vtype['form_factor']}): {vtype['propulsion_type']}, range {range_km}")