# Malaysia Real-Time Bus & Train Tracker (GTFS-Realtime) (`phyllic/malaysia-realtime-transit-tracker`) Actor

Live GPS positions of Rapid KL, MRT feeder, Rapid Penang, KTMB and myBAS buses and trains, decoded from official GTFS-Realtime feeds into clean JSON.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/phyllic/malaysia-realtime-transit-tracker.md
- **Developed by:** [Phyllis](https://apify.com/phyllic) (community)
- **Categories:** Travel, Developer tools, AI
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$0.30 / 1,000 vehicle positions

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Malaysia Real-Time Bus & Train Tracker API (Rapid KL, KTMB, myBAS GTFS-Realtime)

Get **live GPS positions of buses and trains across Malaysia** as clean JSON, CSV or Excel: **Rapid KL buses, MRT feeder buses, Rapid Penang, KTMB trains and myBAS city buses** (Johor Bahru, Ipoh, Melaka, Seremban, Kuching, Kota Bharu, Kuala Terengganu, Alor Setar, Kangar).

Raw GTFS-Realtime feeds are binary protobuf. This Actor decodes them for you into simple rows with route, vehicle, plate, latitude, longitude, speed (km/h) and timestamp. Data comes from the official open API at [data.gov.my](https://developer.data.gov.my/realtime-api/gtfs-realtime). No scraping, no login.

### Use cases

- **Transit apps, maps and dashboards**: show where buses are right now.
- **Urban mobility and research**: collect positions every few minutes to measure headways, delays and coverage.
- **AI agents**: answer "where is the T789 bus?" with live data (MCP compatible).
- **Property and location analytics**: measure real public-transport service levels near a site.

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `feeds` | One or more of `rapid-bus-kl`, `rapid-bus-mrtfeeder`, `rapid-bus-penang`, `ktmb`, `mybas-johor`, `mybas-ipoh`, `mybas-melaka`, `mybas-kuching` and more. |
| `routeIds` | Optional GTFS route IDs to keep. |
| `maxItems` | Cap on vehicles returned. |

Example:

```json
{ "feeds": ["rapid-bus-kl", "ktmb"], "routeIds": [] }
```

### Output

```json
{ "feed": "rapid-bus-kl", "vehicleId": "WB1234A", "licensePlate": "WB1234A", "routeId": "T789",
  "latitude": 3.1478, "longitude": 101.6953, "speedKmh": 23.4, "bearing": 180,
  "timestamp": "2026-10-22T00:01:30.000Z" }
```

Tip: schedule it every 1-5 minutes to build your own history of vehicle movements.

### Pricing

Pay per event: **$0.30 per 1,000 vehicle positions** (USD 0.0003 each). A snapshot of all Rapid KL buses costs a few cents.

### Notes

- Source: data.gov.my GTFS-Realtime open data. Not affiliated with Prasarana, KTMB, myBAS or the Government of Malaysia.
- `speedKmh` is the speed as reported by the operator feed (Malaysian feeds report km/h).
- Feeds refresh about every 30 seconds; a feed that is temporarily down is skipped with a warning.

# Actor input Schema

## `feeds` (type: `array`):

Which live feeds to read. Rapid KL bus, MRT feeder bus, Rapid Penang, KTMB trains and myBAS city buses.

## `routeIds` (type: `array`):

Optional: keep only these GTFS route IDs (e.g. 'T789', '300'). Empty = all routes.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Max vehicles.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "feeds": [
    "rapid-bus-kl"
  ],
  "routeIds": [],
  "maxItems": 10000
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Live GPS positions of Rapid KL, MRT feeder, Rapid Penang, KTMB and myBAS buses and trains, decoded from official GTFS-Realtime feeds into clean JSON. Records are stored in the default dataset.

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "feeds": [
        "rapid-bus-kl"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("phyllic/malaysia-realtime-transit-tracker").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "feeds": ["rapid-bus-kl"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("phyllic/malaysia-realtime-transit-tracker").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "feeds": [
    "rapid-bus-kl"
  ]
}' |
apify call phyllic/malaysia-realtime-transit-tracker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,phyllic/malaysia-realtime-transit-tracker"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/d0Lf0GkgvU57cC76T/builds/ddBbnqNAjnxsvQCXL/openapi.json