Here
Location platform for maps, geocoding, routing, addresses, places, traffic, and geospatial data.
Supports location-aware weather lookup plus place, address, route, and regional geospatial context.
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Example Use Cases
These are the Here actions Snow can use when building apps with you. Connecting an account does not make Snow run these on its own.
Tool to calculate routes between waypoints supporting multiple transport modes (car, truck, pedestrian, bicycle, scooter, taxi, bus). Returns route geometry, turn-by-turn instructions, travel time, and distance. Use when planning navigation or analyzing travel options.
Calculate routes using POST method with extensive customization options via request body. Supports car, truck, pedestrian, bicycle, scooter, taxi, and bus modes. Use when you need to avoid specific areas/segments, specify EV preferences, or set speed restrictions that exceed URL length limits.
Tool to decode and return a route from a previously calculated route handle via POST request. Use when you need to retrieve a route using a handle obtained from a previous route calculation.
Tool to find the optimal sequence of waypoints using POST request to solve the Travelling Salesman Problem. Supports advanced vehicle parameters including truck restrictions, hazardous goods, toll calculations, and environmental zones. Returns optimized visit order with distance, time, and interconnections between waypoints.
Tool to get address autocomplete suggestions for partial address queries. Use when you need address-specific completions focusing on addresses and administrative areas, unlike autosuggest which includes broader place categories.
Tool to get details of a specific traffic incident by its ID. Returns full incident information including description, severity, and affected road segments. Use when you need comprehensive details about a known traffic incident.
Tool to retrieve the result of a successfully completed matrix calculation. Use when you have a matrixId from a previous matrix calculation request and need to fetch the computed distances and travel times.
Tool to get next departures from transit stations. Returns upcoming departures with line information, destination, and real-time delays. Use when you need to find public transit departure times either by station ID or by geographic location.
Tool to search for transit stations around a location. Returns station names, locations, and available transit lines. Use when you need to find public transportation stations within a specific area or by station ID.
Tool to import and calculate a route from GPS trace points. Accepts a polyline of coordinates and returns routing information including traffic delays, turn-by-turn instructions, and actions. Use when you need to convert a sequence of GPS coordinates into a structured route with navigation details.
Determine device location based on WiFi and cellular network measurements. Supports 2G/3G/4G/5G cellular (GSM, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, LTE, CDMA) and WLAN positioning. Use when you need to locate a device using network infrastructure data instead of GPS. At least one network measurement type must be provided.
Tool to solve a Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) by optimizing routes for a fleet of vehicles serving multiple jobs. Use when you need to optimize delivery routes, pickup sequences, or multi-stop journeys with vehicle capacity constraints. This is a preview feature and subject to change.
Submit a tour planning problem synchronously to solve vehicle routing problems with constraints like time windows, capacity, and vehicle types. Returns optimized tours for the fleet with routes, schedules, and statistics. Use when you need to optimize delivery/pickup routes for multiple vehicles.
Submit a tour planning problem asynchronously for large-scale vehicle routing optimization. Returns a status ID to poll for results. Use this for complex problems with multiple vehicles, jobs, and constraints. Supports up to 3000 jobs and 150 vehicle types.
Tool to fetch possible completions for a partial search term. Use after capturing a partial query and location context to generate typeahead suggestions.
Tool to search for places around a given location with optional filters. Use when you need nearby points of interest filtered by categories, food types, or name.
Calculate optimal routes between multiple waypoints supporting various transport modes (car, truck, bicycle, pedestrian). Returns route summary with travel time and distance. Supports fleet-specific parameters like fuel type and preferred routes. Uses HERE Fleet Telematics API with automatic fallback to Routing v8 API.
Tool to cancel a running asynchronous tour planning optimization job. Use when you need to stop an in-progress optimization calculation that is no longer needed or was submitted in error.
Computes routing matrices for batch distance and travel time calculations between multiple origins and destinations. Use this tool when you need to: - Calculate distances/times for all combinations of multiple starting points and destinations - Perform batch routing calculations efficiently (up to 10,000 origins × 10,000 destinations) - Get travel times with traffic considerations (when departureTime is provided) - Optimize delivery routes, logistics planning, or proximity analysis The response returns flat arrays in row-major order where element k represents the route from origin i to destination j, calculated as: k = numDestinations * i + j
Tool to convert geographic coordinates to Web Mercator XYZ tile indices. Use when mapping a lat/lng to its containing tile at a given zoom level.
Get 7-day weather forecasts for any location worldwide. Returns either detailed segment-level forecasts (morning/afternoon/evening/night) or simplified daily summaries. Supports location queries by city name, coordinates, or U.S. ZIP codes. Use 'forecast7days' for comprehensive weather planning, 'forecast7daysSimple' for quick daily overview.
Tool to discover places and addresses by free-form text near a location. Use when you need to find points of interest or specific addresses from a natural-language query.
Tool to convert structured address data into geographic coordinates. Use when you need precise lat/lng from a free-text or qualified address input.
Tool to check the health status of the HERE Tracking aliases service. Use to verify service availability before making other aliases API calls.
Tool to get the current version of the HERE Tracking Aliases service. Use when you need to verify the service version for compatibility or debugging purposes.
Tool to check the health status of the HERE Tracking Associations API service. Use when you need to verify that the associations service is operational and responding correctly.
Tool to retrieve the current version of the HERE Associations tracking service. Use when you need to verify the service version or check service availability.
Tool to fetch astronomical data (sunrise, sunset) for a specific location. Use when you need daily sun and moon event times.
Retrieves a base map tile image from HERE Raster Tile API v3. Returns map tiles in various styles (normal day/night, satellite, reduced/lite) at specified zoom levels and tile coordinates using the Web Mercator projection. Tiles are provided in 256x256 or 512x512 pixel sizes in PNG or JPEG format. Use this to display map imagery in applications requiring tiled map rendering.
Tool to check the health status of the HERE Tracking bulkjobs service. Use to verify service availability before making other bulkjobs API calls.
Tool to retrieve the current version of the HERE Bulkjobs tracking service. Use when you need to verify the service version number.
Tool to check HERE C2C service health status. Use when you need to verify if the Car-to-Cloud tracking service is operational.
Tool to get the current version of the HERE C2C tracking service. Use when you need to check the service version for compatibility or monitoring purposes.
Tool to retrieve copyright information for HERE map tiles. Returns copyright text, labels, and geographic coverage areas for different map styles and zoom levels. Use when you need to display proper attribution for HERE map tiles in your application.
Tool to check the health status of the HERE Events API service. Use to verify if the Events API is operational.
Tool to get the current version of the HERE Events service. Use when you need to check the service version for compatibility or monitoring purposes.
Tool to retrieve available map features per style for tile rendering. Use when you need to discover which features (environmental zones, congestion zones, POIs, vehicle restrictions) are supported by different map styles.
Tool to check the health status of the HERE Geofences service. Use when you need to verify if the geofences API is operational before making other requests.
Tool to get the current version of the HERE Geofences service. Use when you need to check the service version for compatibility or monitoring purposes.
Tool to calculate isolines. Use when you need reachable area polygons based on time, distance, or consumption ranges.
Retrieves a map tile image with text labels using HERE Raster Tile API v3. Returns map tiles in various styles (day/night, grayscale, terrain) with street names, city names, and POI labels rendered in specified language(s). Use this when you need labeled map imagery at specific tile coordinates and zoom levels for tiled map rendering. Tiles use Web Mercator projection in standard 256x256 or 512x512 pixel sizes.
Tool to check the health status of the HERE Labels service. Use when you need to verify if the labels service is operational.
Tool to retrieve the current version of the HERE Labels service. Use when you need to check the service version for compatibility or debugging purposes.
Tool to check the health status of the HERE Tracking largedata service. Use to verify service availability before making other largedata API calls.
Tool to retrieve the current version of the HERE largedata tracking service. Use when you need to verify the service version number.
Tool to check the health status of HERE's locations tracking service. Use when you need to verify if the locations API is operational and responding correctly.
Tool to retrieve the current version of the HERE Tracking Locations service. Use when you need to check the service version or verify service availability.
Retrieves a static map image from HERE Map Image API v3. Returns a downloadable PNG image with customizable center/zoom, dimensions, style, and overlay markers/shapes. Useful for generating map snapshots for reports, visualizations, or embedding in applications.
Tool to request a map tile with public transport overlay from HERE Raster Tile API v3. Use when you need street map tiles with transit information displayed (buses, trains, tram lines, etc.). Returns a PNG image with base map and public transport overlays.
Tool to retrieve a specific matrix routing profile definition by its ID. Use when you need to inspect predefined routing configurations including transport mode, routing optimization, avoid options, and region definitions.
Tool to retrieve the health status of the HERE Tracking metadata service. Use when you need to verify if the service is operational.
Tool to check the health status of the HERE Tracking Notifications service. Use when you need to verify if the notifications service is operational and performing as expected.
Tool to get the current version of the HERE Notifications service. Use when you need to check the service version for compatibility or monitoring purposes.
Tool to retrieve the OpenAPI 3 specification for the HERE Traffic API v7. Use when you need the complete API schema documentation.
Tool to retrieve available geopolitical views for HERE map rendering. Returns a mapping of map resources to supported country-specific boundary representations (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes). Use when you need to determine which political views are available for displaying maps with region-specific boundaries.
Tool to retrieve a raster map tile image for a specific zoom level, column, and row from HERE Raster Tile API v3. Use when you need to fetch map tiles in various formats (PNG, JPEG) for different resource types (base maps, aerial imagery, traffic overlays, etc.). Supports customization options including language, geopolitical views, styles, and resolution.
Tool to get metadata about the HERE Raster Tile API v3. Returns information about accepted values of API parameters including supported image formats, sizes, styles, projections, resources, and zoom level ranges. Use when you need to discover available options before requesting map tiles.
Tool to check the health status of the HERE Tracking Registry service. Use this to verify if the registry service is operational and responding normally.
Tool to get the current version of the HERE Registry service. Use when you need to check the service version for compatibility or monitoring purposes.
Tool to check the health status of the HERE Tracking Rules service. Use when you need to verify if the Rules API service is operational. Returns a simple health status message.
Tool to retrieve the current version of the HERE Tracking Rules service. Use when you need to check the service version for compatibility or debugging purposes.
Tool to check the health status of the HERE Tracking Sensors service. Use this to verify that the service is operational and performing as expected.
Tool to retrieve the current version of the HERE Tracking sensors service. Use when you need to check the service version information.
Tool to get the current server timestamp from HERE Tracking API. Use when you need a synchronized Unix epoch timestamp (seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC) from HERE servers.
Tool to check the health status of the HERE Tracking API service. Use when you need to verify if the service is operational and performing as expected.
Tool to check the HERE Tracking service health status. Use when you need to verify if the service is operational and performing as expected.
Tool to retrieve the current version number of the HERE Tracking service. Use when you need to verify the service version or check API compatibility.
Tool to check the health status of the HERE Tracking Shadows service. Use when you need to verify if the shadows service is operational and performing as expected.
Tool to retrieve the current version of the HERE Shadows tracking service. Use when you need to verify the service version number.
Tool to check the health status of the HERE Shipments service. Use when you need to verify if the tracking service is operational.
Tool to get the HERE shipments tracking service version. Use when you need to check the current version of the shipments API service.
Tool to retrieve supported languages for map tile labels from HERE Raster Tile API. Use when you need to determine which language options are available for rendering map labels and text on different map layers.
Check the status of an asynchronous tour planning optimization job. Use when you have submitted a tour planning problem and need to poll for completion. Returns the current status ('pending', 'inProgress', 'success', 'timeout', or 'failure'). When completed successfully, provides resource object with problemId and solution URL.
Tool to retrieve the solution for a completed tour planning problem. Returns optimized tours with routes, stops, schedules, and statistics. Use after submitting a problem asynchronously to get the calculated solution.
Tool to check the health status of the HERE Tracking service. Use when you need to verify if the traces API is operational and performing as expected.
Tool to retrieve the current version of the HERE Tracking service. Use when you need to check the service version for compatibility or diagnostic purposes.
Tool to retrieve real-time traffic flow data. Use when you need current congestion metrics for a specified area.
Tool to fetch real-time traffic incidents within a specified area. Use when you need up-to-date incident data for a geographic region.
Retrieve a traffic flow overlay tile image showing real-time traffic conditions. Returns a PNG image tile that can be overlaid on maps to visualize traffic speed and congestion. Use this when you need to display traffic flow data for a specific geographic area defined by tile coordinates (zoom, x, y).
Tool to check the HERE Tracking Users API service health status. Use this to verify that the service is operational before making other API calls.
Tool to get the current version of the HERE tracking service. Use when you need to verify the service version or check service availability.
Retrieves protocol buffer encoded binary vector tiles using HERE Vector Tile API v2. Returns map tiles in OMV (Optimized Map for Visualization) format following the Map Vector Tile open specification. Use this when you need vector tile data at specific tile coordinates and zoom levels for client-side map rendering. Supports layer exclusion and conditional requests via ETags.
Tool to retrieve copyright information for HERE vector tiles. Returns copyright labels, alt text, zoom level ranges, and bounding boxes for both base and core map layers. Use when you need to display proper copyright attribution for vector tile maps.
Tool to retrieve the current map version from HERE Vector Tiles Service. Use when you need the encoded map version identifier, which is valid for 24 hours and must be refreshed after that period.
Tool to retrieve supported languages for vector map tiles from HERE Vector Tiles API. Use when you need to determine which language options are available for rendering vector map labels and text on different layers (base, core).
Tool to retrieve OMV-2 layers documentation for HERE Vector Tiles. Returns comprehensive schema documentation including layer definitions, geometry types, field names, and possible values in TileJSON 3.0.0 format. Use when you need to understand the data structure of vector tiles before requesting or processing them.
Tool to retrieve the OpenAPI specification for the HERE Vector Tiles API v2. Use when you need the complete API schema documentation for vector tile endpoints.
Tool to retrieve available political views for HERE vector tiles. Returns lists of country codes that have disputed territories in base and core map data. Use when you need to determine which political view codes are valid for the 'pview' parameter in tile requests.
Tool to retrieve protocol buffer (.proto) file format definitions from HERE Vector Tiles API. Returns the specified .proto file that defines the data structure for vector tiles. Use when you need the protocol buffer schema to parse or understand the binary vector tile format.
Tool to retrieve a list of available protocol buffer formats from HERE Vector Tiles Service. Use when you need to discover available proto file formats for subsequent requests.
Tool to retrieve the version information of the HERE Traffic API. Use when you need to check the current API version or service version.
Optimizes the visit order of multiple waypoints between a fixed origin and destination. Returns the most efficient sequence to visit all intermediate points, minimizing either travel time or distance. Useful for delivery routing, tour planning, and multi-stop journey optimization.
Tool to retrieve current weather observation. Use after determining a specific location to get up-to-date weather conditions.
Tool to fetch hourly weather forecasts. Use when you need up to 48 hours of forecast data for a location.
Tool to list all supported predefined routing profiles for matrix routing calculations. Use when you need to discover available profiles with their transport modes, routing optimizations, and constraints.
Retrieves comprehensive details for a location using its HERE ID. Returns structured data including address, coordinates, categories, contacts, and references. Use this action when you have a HERE ID from geocoding, search, or discovery actions and need complete information about that specific location. Supports both place IDs and address IDs.
Converts geographic coordinates (latitude, longitude) into human-readable addresses and location details. Use this tool when you need to: - Find the street address for a specific GPS coordinate - Identify what place or building is at a location - Get detailed address components (street, city, postal code, country) - Determine timezone information for coordinates Returns structured address data including full labels, administrative divisions, and distance from query point. Supports worldwide coverage with responses in multiple languages.
Retrieve severe weather alerts for specified locations or routes. This tool queries the HERE Weather API to get active weather alerts including severe weather warnings, watches, and advisories. Supports multiple location inputs: - q: Free-text location query (e.g., 'Berlin, Germany', 'New York') - location: Precise coordinates in 'lat,lng' format (e.g., '52.5200,13.4050') - zipCode: US ZIP code (e.g., '10001') Optional parameters: - units: 'metric' or 'imperial' for measurement units - lang: Language code for alert descriptions (e.g., 'en-US', 'de-DE') - politicalView: ISO country code for disputed territory representation Returns alert information including location, severity, type, and time segments when alerts are active. Empty timeSegments list indicates no active alerts.