# CityBikes Scraper (`crawlerbros/citybikes-scraper`) Actor Scrape real-time bike-sharing station data from 600+ networks worldwide via the CityBikes API (api.citybik.es). Get live availability, e-bike counts, and network details. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/citybikes-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Integrations - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## CityBikes Scraper Scrape real-time bike-sharing station availability from 600+ networks worldwide using the free [CityBikes API](http://api.citybik.es). Get live data on free bikes, empty slots, e-bike availability, and station locations — no API key required. ### Features - **List all networks** — browse 600+ bike-sharing systems worldwide with city, country, and operator info - **By network ID** — fetch all stations and real-time availability for a specific network - **By city** — find all networks in a city and get their stations - **By country** — get all networks and stations for an entire country - **E-bike support** — extracts e-bike counts where the network reports them - **Payment methods** — extracts accepted payment types (key card, credit card, etc.) ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `mode` | string (enum) | `listNetworks`, `byNetwork`, `byCity`, or `byCountry` | | `networkId` | string | CityBikes network ID for `byNetwork` mode (e.g. `santander-cycles`) | | `city` | string | City name for `byCity` mode (e.g. `London`) | | `country` | string | ISO country code for `byCountry` mode (e.g. `GB`, `US`, `FR`) | | `includeStations` | boolean | Fetch station-level data (default: `true`) | | `maxItems` | integer | Max total records to emit (default: `100`) | ### Output #### Network record (`recordType: "network"`) ```json { "recordType": "network", "sourceUrl": "http://api.citybik.es/v2/networks", "scrapedAt": "2026-01-01T00:00:00+00:00", "id": "santander-cycles", "name": "Santander Cycles", "city": "London", "country": "GB", "latitude": 51.511218, "longitude": -0.119824, "company": ["Serco Group"] } ```` #### Station record (`recordType: "station"`) ```json { "recordType": "station", "sourceUrl": "http://api.citybik.es/v2/networks/santander-cycles", "scrapedAt": "2026-01-01T00:00:00+00:00", "networkId": "santander-cycles", "networkName": "Santander Cycles", "city": "London", "country": "GB", "stationId": "001420f03e8b4f08f1bcc9bdc0260651", "stationName": "Prince of Wales Drive, Battersea Park", "latitude": 51.475154, "longitude": -0.159170, "freeBikes": 3, "emptySlots": 18, "totalSlots": 21, "lastUpdated": "2026-01-01T13:41:48+00:00" } ``` ### Example Use Cases - **Urban mobility research** — analyze bike-sharing coverage and capacity by city - **Availability monitoring** — track station fill rates across a network - **Fleet analytics** — identify stations that are consistently full or empty - **E-bike deployment mapping** — find which networks offer e-bikes ### Available Networks Popular networks you can query by ID: | Network ID | City | Country | |-----------|------|---------| | `santander-cycles` | London | GB | | `divvy` | Chicago, IL | US | | `citi-bike-nyc` | New York, NY | US | | `velib-metropole` | Paris | FR | | `nextbike-berlin` | Berlin | DE | | `bay-wheels` | San Francisco, CA | US | Use `mode=listNetworks` to discover all 600+ networks worldwide. ### Frequently Asked Questions **Is this free to use?** Yes. The CityBikes API is a free public service. No API key or account required. **How current is the data?** Station availability is updated approximately every 60–120 seconds by most networks. **Which cities are covered?** 600+ cities worldwide including London, New York, Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, Sydney, and many more. **What is the `networkId`?** Each bike-sharing system has a unique slug ID (e.g. `santander-cycles` for London's Santander Cycles). Find IDs by running `listNetworks` mode. **Do all networks report e-bike data?** Not all. E-bike fields (`ebikes`, `hasEbikes`) are only included when the network reports them. **What does `totalSlots` represent?** Total docking capacity at a station: `freeBikes + emptySlots`. This equals the maximum number of bikes the station can hold. ### Data Source [api.citybik.es](http://api.citybik.es) — open-source bike-sharing aggregator backed by the CityBikes project. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to fetch from the CityBikes API. ## `networkId` (type: `string`): CityBikes network ID, e.g. 'santander-cycles', 'divvy', 'citi-bike-nyc'. Find IDs in listNetworks mode. ## `city` (type: `string`): City name to search for bike networks (e.g. 'London', 'Paris', 'New York'). ## `country` (type: `string`): ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (e.g. 'US', 'FR', 'GB', 'DE', 'JP'). ## `includeStations` (type: `boolean`): Fetch station-level data for each network. If false, only network-level records are emitted. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Hard cap on total emitted records (networks + stations combined). ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "byCity", "city": "London", "includeStations": true, "maxItems": 100 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `stations` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped bike-sharing network and station records. # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "mode": "byCity", "city": "London", "includeStations": true, "maxItems": 100 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/citybikes-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "mode": "byCity", "city": "London", "includeStations": True, "maxItems": 100, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/citybikes-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "mode": "byCity", "city": "London", "includeStations": true, "maxItems": 100 }' | apify call crawlerbros/citybikes-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/citybikes-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "CityBikes Scraper", "description": "Scrape real-time bike-sharing station data from 600+ networks worldwide via the CityBikes API (api.citybik.es). Get live availability, e-bike counts, and network details.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "vjPdtZIc8AG8hOqAa" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~citybikes-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-citybikes-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~citybikes-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-citybikes-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~citybikes-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-citybikes-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "listNetworks", "byNetwork", "byCity", "byCountry" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to fetch from the CityBikes API.", "default": "byCity" }, "networkId": { "title": "Network ID (mode=byNetwork)", "type": "string", "description": "CityBikes network ID, e.g. 'santander-cycles', 'divvy', 'citi-bike-nyc'. Find IDs in listNetworks mode." }, "city": { "title": "City name (mode=byCity)", "type": "string", "description": "City name to search for bike networks (e.g. 'London', 'Paris', 'New York')." }, "country": { "title": "Country code (mode=byCountry)", "type": "string", "description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (e.g. 'US', 'FR', 'GB', 'DE', 'JP')." }, "includeStations": { "title": "Include stations", "type": "boolean", "description": "Fetch station-level data for each network. 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