AZ511 Traffic Data API

Name: AZ511 Traffic Data API API
Brand: AZ511 Traffic Data API
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★ Only Publicly Available OpenAPI DocumentMaps GeolocationPlaces SearchapiKey6 EndpointsREST

For Agents

Pull live Arizona traffic data — cameras, weather, message signs, events, alerts, and rest areas — from the ADOT 511 feed. Suited to agents that surface road conditions to travellers and logistics planners.

Quickstart

Get started with AZ511 Traffic Data API in minutes using your preferred integration method.

# Add to your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf)
{
  "jentic": {
    "url": "https://api.jentic.com/mcp",
    "auth": "oauth"
  }
}

# Then ask your agent:
"arizona traffic alerts"

# → Jentic returns the GET /events tool with parameter schema, agent executes.

Capabilities

What an agent can do with AZ511 Traffic Data API API.

Retrieve all live traffic cameras across the Arizona highway network

Pull weather station readings for road-weather conditions

List active dynamic message sign messages on Arizona highways

Get current traffic events and incidents reported by ADOT

Fetch traffic alerts (closures, construction, advisories) statewide

GET STARTED

Start building with AZ511 Traffic Data API API

Explore with Jentic

View OpenAPI Document

Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI document for AZ511 Traffic Data API, keeping it validated and agent-ready.

Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI specification for AZ511 Traffic Data API, keeping it validated and agent-ready. The AZ511 API gives developers programmatic access to Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) traffic feeds, including live traffic cameras, weather stations, dynamic message signs, traffic events, alerts, and rest areas across the Arizona highway network. All six endpoints are GET-only and require an API key passed as a `key` query parameter.

Use Cases

Patterns agents use AZ511 Traffic Data API API for, with concrete tasks.

★ Live Road-Conditions Dashboard

Logistics dispatchers and travel apps can build a live Arizona road-conditions dashboard by polling /get/event for incidents, /get/alerts for closures, and /get/cameras for visual confirmation. Combined with /get/weatherstations, the dashboard can show whether weather is contributing to a slowdown. Suited to fleet operations centres and traveller-information apps.

Poll GET /get/event and GET /get/alerts every 5 minutes and surface any new incidents on highways crossing the Phoenix metro area

Trip Planning with Rest Areas and Weather

Traveller-information apps can call /get/restareas to plot rest stops along a planned route and /get/weatherstations to overlay temperature, visibility, and pavement conditions. Useful for long-haul drivers, RV travellers, and tourism apps providing pre-trip checks.

Fetch GET /get/restareas and GET /get/weatherstations and produce a list of rest stops with the latest temperature reading along the planned route

Construction and Closure Alerting

Commuters and freight operators can subscribe to construction and closure information by polling /get/alerts and the message-signs feed at /get/messagesigns. The data is sourced directly from ADOT operations centres. Suited to alerting tools that route alternates around major closures.

Call GET /get/alerts and filter for closures longer than 1 hour, then push them into the team's logistics Slack channel

Agent-Driven Travel Briefings via Jentic

A travel-assistant agent can produce a morning Arizona road briefing by chaining the cameras, alerts, weather, and events endpoints through Jentic. The API key is held in the Jentic vault, so the agent never sees the raw key. Suited to commuter copilots and corporate travel briefings.

Search Jentic for 'arizona traffic alerts', load GET /get/alerts, and execute it as part of a morning briefing summarising statewide road conditions

Key Endpoints

6 endpoints — jentic publishes the only available openapi specification for az511 traffic data api, keeping it validated and agent-ready.

METHOD

PATH

DESCRIPTION

GET

/get/cameras

Get all traffic cameras

GET

/get/weatherstations

Get all weather stations

GET

/get/messagesigns

Get all dynamic message signs

GET

/get/event

Get all traffic events

GET

/get/alerts

Get all traffic alerts

GET

/get/restareas

Get all rest areas

GET

/get/cameras

Get all traffic cameras

GET

/get/weatherstations

Get all weather stations

GET

/get/messagesigns

Get all dynamic message signs

GET

/get/event

Get all traffic events

GET

/get/alerts

Get all traffic alerts

GET

Why though Jentic?

Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.

Credential isolation

The AZ511 API key is stored encrypted in the Jentic vault and injected into the `key` query parameter on every request. The raw key never appears in the agent's context.

Intent-based discovery

Agents search Jentic by intent (e.g. 'arizona traffic alerts' or 'list rest areas') and Jentic returns the matching AZ511 operations with their input schemas attached.

Time to first call

Direct AZ511 integration: a few hours to wire key handling and a polling loop. Through Jentic: minutes to call /get/event, /get/alerts, or /get/cameras with no key handling code.

Related APIs

Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.

Alternative

Arizona 511 API

Same Arizona DOT 511 feed published under the .gov domain with a slightly different path layout.

Use this entry when calls go via az511.gov; the data origin is the same ADOT feed.

Alternative

New York 511 API

Equivalent state 511 traffic feed for New York instead of Arizona.

Pick 511ny when the route is in New York; pick AZ511 for Arizona-specific traffic data.

Complementary

HERE Maps API

HERE Maps provides routing and base maps that overlay well with state 511 traffic feeds.

Use HERE alongside AZ511 when the agent needs to compute routes and render base maps with AZ511 traffic events overlaid.

FAQs

Specific to using AZ511 Traffic Data API API through Jentic.

Why is there no official OpenAPI spec for AZ511 Traffic Data API?

ADOT does not publish an OpenAPI specification for the AZ511 feed. Jentic generates and maintains this spec so that AI agents and developers can call AZ511 Traffic Data API via structured tooling. It is validated against the live API and kept up to date. Get started at https://app.jentic.com/sign-up.

What authentication does the AZ511 Traffic Data API use?

AZ511 v2 uses an API key passed in the `key` query parameter. Through Jentic, the key is stored encrypted in the vault and added to the query string at call time so it never reaches the agent context.

Can I get live Arizona traffic camera images with the AZ511 Traffic Data API?

Yes. GET /get/cameras returns the camera registry including image URLs hosted by ADOT. Pair with GET /get/event to correlate camera locations with current incidents.

How do I get current traffic alerts through Jentic?

Search Jentic for 'arizona traffic alerts', load GET /get/alerts, and execute it. Jentic injects the AZ511 key from the vault and returns the active alerts.

What are the rate limits for the AZ511 Traffic Data API?

The v2 spec does not declare numeric rate limits, but the related ADOT 511 feeds are typically capped at around 10 calls per minute. Treat the endpoints as polling-friendly with modest cadence and back off on 429 responses.

Is the AZ511 Traffic Data API free?

Access is provided by ADOT and is free for non-commercial public-information use; you must register for an API key on the AZ511 developer site. Confirm any commercial-use terms with ADOT directly.