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/api/v2/traffic/speed-summaryPython SDK method:
client.traffic.speed_summary(params).run()Start speed summary job
Creates a job to generate a speed summary analysis. Returns aggregated speed metrics (spot speed, travel speed, free-flow speed, pace bands, percentiles, observed count, vehicle-class/vocation/industry breakdowns) across the supplied road segments or zones, optionally broken out by aggregation period. Only Custom and Segment zone types are accepted; requests with other zone types are rejected.
Altitude Help Center — getSpeedAnalysisSummaryRequest Body
Analysis parameters.
application/json: object
| Name | Type | Input Shape | Values | Description | Value Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
aggregationPeriod | object | unit: string; value: integer | - | Aggregation interval for the analysis. Set unit to '*' for a full-period summary, or 'hour'/'week' for time-series breakdowns. | Y |
dateFrom | string | - | - | First date of the analysis range, formatted as yyyy-mm-dd. | Y |
dateTo | string | - | - | Last date of the analysis range, formatted as yyyy-mm-dd. | Y |
daysOfWeek | array<integer> | - | - | Days of the week to include (1=Sunday … 7=Saturday). An empty array includes all days. | N |
isDirectional | boolean | - | - | When true, one record is returned per direction of travel; when false, results are averaged across both directions. | Y |
isMetric | boolean | - | - | When true, speeds are returned in km/h; when false, in mph. Defaults to the isMetric setting on the authenticated user's profile when omitted. | N |
jobId | string | - | - | Optional job identifier in the format its_<unixMillis>_<11-char alphanumeric> (e.g. its_1234567890123_abcde123456). Generated by the server when omitted. | N |
percentiles | array<integer> | - | - | Percentile values to compute (1–99). Defaults to [15, 50, 85] when omitted. | N |
segmentsDirectional | array<object> | direction: integer (values: -1, 1); segmentId: string | - | Ordered directional road segments. Provide exactly one of zones, zoneIds, or segmentsDirectional. Direction must be 1 or -1; input order is preserved. | N |
timeFrom | string | - | - | Start of the time-of-day range, formatted as hh:mm:ss. Defaults to 00:00:00 when omitted. | N |
timeTo | string | - | - | End of the time-of-day range, formatted as hh:mm:ss.999. Defaults to 23:59:59.999 when omitted. | N |
vehicleClassIds | array<string> | - | - | Vehicle class filter IDs from GET /api/v2/filters/vehicle-classes. IDs must use the scheme_vehicleClassIndex_categoryIndex format and share one scheme; IDs that do not name a known vehicle class are rejected. An empty array includes all vehicle classes. | N |
vehicleClassSchemeId | integer | - | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | Vehicle classification scheme, from 1 through 5. Defaults to 2 (FHWA/GVWR) when omitted. | N |
vehicleClasses | array<object> | vehicleType: string (values: Truck, Passenger, MPV, Bus, Limo, Other, n/a); weightClass: string (values: *, Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class 7, Class 8, Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class H) | - | Vehicle class filters. Use an empty array to include all vehicle classes. | N |
zoneIds | array<string> | - | - | Encoded zone ID strings. Provide exactly one of zoneIds or zones (not both). | N |
zones | array<object> | code: string; iso_3166_2: string; type: string (values: Country, State, County, City, FSA, ZIP, TAZ, CTR, Custom, Segment, RelatedRoad) | - | Zone objects with code, type, and iso_3166_2. Provide exactly one of zones or zoneIds (not both). | N |
Examples
Directional segment speed summary
Translated from the v1 directional-segment sample using the v2 segmentsDirectional selector.
{
"aggregationPeriod": {
"unit": "*",
"value": 1
},
"dateFrom": "2026-01-01",
"dateTo": "2026-01-07",
"daysOfWeek": [],
"isDirectional": true,
"isMetric": false,
"percentiles": [
15,
50,
85
],
"segmentsDirectional": [
{
"direction": 1,
"segmentId": "-5413282495872703901"
},
{
"direction": 1,
"segmentId": "-4350021053557322330"
},
{
"direction": 1,
"segmentId": "-5326185399566610743"
}
],
"timeFrom": "00:00:00",
"timeTo": "23:59:59.999",
"vehicleClassSchemeId": 2,
"vehicleClasses": []
}Success Responses
202 response: object
Job accepted and queued for processing. Poll the location header URL to check status.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
error | object | Details about why the job failed (RFC 7807 format), or null if it succeeded. |
id | string | Unique job identifier. |
links | object | Navigation URLs for polling and result retrieval. |
status | string | Current job lifecycle state: PENDING, QUEUED, RUNNING, DONE, FAILED, CANCELED, or NOT_FOUND. |
Response Errors
| HTTP Status Code | Reason |
|---|---|
| 400 | The request body or parameters are invalid. |
| 401 | Authentication is required or the provided credentials are invalid. |
| 403 | The authenticated user lacks permission to perform this operation. |
| 409 | The operation conflicts with the current state of the resource. |
| 422 | The request is syntactically valid but semantically cannot be processed. |
| 429 | The request rate limit has been exceeded. |
| 500 | An unexpected server error occurred. |