Bike points
GET /BikePoint returns Santander Cycles (cycle hire) docking stations with locations and availability. It's one of the operations in the API playground.
OpenAPI description (playground scope)
Download tfl-playground.json — includes all playground operations.
Resource
A bike point is a docking station. The live API returns identifiers, names, coordinates, and fields for available bikes and empty slots (exact property names vary; parse defensively).
Operation
| Method | GET |
| Path | /BikePoint |
| Base URL | https://api.tfl.gov.uk |
Parameters
None required for this list operation on the public API.
Responses
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
200 | Success — JSON array of bike point objects. |
429 | Rate limited — slow down; see Authentication. |
500 | Server error — retry with backoff. |
Example request
curl "https://api.tfl.gov.uk/BikePoint"
Related
- Quickstart — runs this operation as step 3
- Search stops — companion playground operation for stop search