Bird · Schema

Bird Vehicle

A single free-floating Bird vehicle as returned in the GBFS free_bike_status feed. Bird operates electric scooters and electric-assist bicycles; a vehicle's form factor is resolved by joining vehicle_type_id against the vehicle_types feed.

MicromobilityShared MobilityElectric ScootersE-ScootersE-BikesBikeshareTransportationUrban MobilityGBFSGeneral Bikeshare Feed SpecificationMobility Data SpecificationMDSGeofencingCitiesSmart CitiesFleet ManagementThird Lane Mobility

Properties

Name Type Description
bike_id string Anonymized rotating identifier per GBFS PII guidance.
lat number Latitude in WGS84 decimal degrees.
lon number Longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees.
is_reserved boolean True when the vehicle is currently reserved by a rider.
is_disabled boolean True when the vehicle is taken out of service (low battery, damage, maintenance).
vehicle_type_id string References a vehicle_type_id from the vehicle_types feed.
current_range_meters number Estimated remaining range in meters based on battery state.
last_reported integer POSIX timestamp of the last vehicle telemetry update.
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JSON Schema

bird-vehicle-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bird-rides/refs/heads/main/json-schema/bird-vehicle-schema.json",
  "title": "Bird Vehicle",
  "description": "A single free-floating Bird vehicle as returned in the GBFS free_bike_status feed. Bird operates electric scooters and electric-assist bicycles; a vehicle's form factor is resolved by joining vehicle_type_id against the vehicle_types feed.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["bike_id", "lat", "lon", "is_reserved", "is_disabled"],
  "properties": {
    "bike_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Anonymized rotating identifier per GBFS PII guidance."
    },
    "lat": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": -90,
      "maximum": 90,
      "description": "Latitude in WGS84 decimal degrees."
    },
    "lon": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": -180,
      "maximum": 180,
      "description": "Longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees."
    },
    "is_reserved": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "True when the vehicle is currently reserved by a rider."
    },
    "is_disabled": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "True when the vehicle is taken out of service (low battery, damage, maintenance)."
    },
    "vehicle_type_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "References a vehicle_type_id from the vehicle_types feed."
    },
    "current_range_meters": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Estimated remaining range in meters based on battery state."
    },
    "last_reported": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "POSIX timestamp of the last vehicle telemetry update."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": true
}