Auto Ride Booking

POST /v1/bookings/create

We’ve partnered with local and traditional transport services like autorickshaws to provide users with more options to travel. Ola autos are available in selected cities. Find more details here.

Booking an Ola auto is slightly different from booking an Ola cab. You will need to provide both pickup (current) and drop (preferred) location of your user. A request is sent to nearby autorickshaws and booking is confirmed upon acceptance. View the state diagram of auto rickshaw booking here.

When you provide your user’s current and preferred drop locations (latitude & longitude) with a valid authorization code, you’re enabling your users to :

  • Login to Ola account.
  • Sign up with Ola in case they’re not registered.
  • Book the nearest available Ola auto.
  • Get vehicle and driver details on the app and also by sms.
  • Get estimated time of arrival to pickup point (min).

Note: Ola does not perform billing for auto rides in certain cities. In such cases, the final bill amount is the fare displayed by the auto meter in addition to convenience fee and any night time charge if applicable.


Name Data Type Description Type
pickup_lat float The latitude part of the pickup location. Payload
pickup_lng float The longitude of the pickup location. Payload
drop_lat float The latitude part of the drop location. Payload
drop_lng float The longitude part of the drop location. Payload
pickup_mode string Currently only "NOW" is supported Payload
category string Need to pass category name as auto Payload
Authorization string OAuth token(OAuth access token must be passed as Authorization header with Bearer token.) Header
X-APP-TOKEN string Key which identifies the partner Header
Content-Type string "application/json" to be passed Header

Example Request

POST

https://devapi.olacabs.com/v1/bookings/create


"body": {
    "pickup_lat": 12.9490936,
    "pickup_lng": 77.6443056,
    "drop_lat": 12.950279,
    "drop_lng": 77.641938,
    "pickup_mode": "NOW",
    "category": "auto"
}

"headers": {
    "Authorization": "Bearer 6121212f12ff12f12f1f12f1f12f",
    "X-APP-TOKEN": "6a56121212f12ff12f12f1f12f1f12fc",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

Example Response


{
  "status": "SUCCESS",
  "booking_id": "KRN100819",
  "message": "Contacting autos near you..."
}