Road and transport context
roads19 fields18 of these fields open in the demo
What this does not say
Quoted verbatim from the section’s warnings field, exactly as the API returns it. They are not translated: a translation would show something other than what your response actually contains.
- Straight-line metres from the address point to the nearest NVDB object geometry, not travel distance. When nvdb_enriched_at is set, a null distance means nothing of that kind within the search radius (0.5–50 km by type); when it is null the address has not been checked yet.
Fields
18 of 19 fields are value fields — the ones that decide whether a record actually says anything. The rest are context: identifiers, codes and timestamps. Fields marked “open” return values to anonymous callers; the rest require a key.
| Field | Type | Role | Demo |
|---|---|---|---|
| nearest_road_speed_limit | integer | null (km/h) | value | open |
| high_speed_road_distance_m | number | null (m) | value | open |
| nearest_bus_stop_distance_m | number | null (m) | value | open |
| nearest_transit_hub_distance_m | number | null (m) | value | open |
| nearest_noise_barrier_distance_m | number | null (m) | value | open |
| nearest_speed_bump_distance_m | number | null (m) | value | open |
| nearest_traffic_signal_distance_m | number | null (m) | value | open |
| nearest_tunnel_distance_m | number | null (m) | value | open |
| nearest_bridge_distance_m | number | null (m) | value | open |
| nearest_toll_station_distance_m | number | null (m) | value | open |
| nearest_parking_distance_m | number | null (m) | value | open |
| nearest_railway_crossing_distance_m | number | null (m) | value | open |
| has_sidewalk_nearby | boolean | null | value | open |
| has_street_lighting | boolean | null | value | open |
| nearest_intersection_distance_m | number | null (m) | value | open |
| nearest_roundabout_distance_m | number | null (m) | value | open |
| nearest_rest_area_distance_m | number | null (m) | value | open |
| nearest_ferry_dock_distance_m | number | null (m) | value | open |
| nvdb_enriched_at | string | null | context | — |
Fetch this section
curl -H "X-API-Key: $APPROACH_API_KEY" \ "https://api.approach.no/api/v1/addresses/285717643?include=roads" # paginated, one section at a time curl -H "X-API-Key: $APPROACH_API_KEY" \ "https://api.approach.no/api/v1/addresses/285717643/sections/roads?limit=25"
Try it now
This is a real call against the public demo, from here. What appears below is what the API returned — not a sample.