New York State Department of Transportation API

Installation

pip install nysdotapi

Authentication

1. Visit the 511 NY website and create a new account
2. Login to your account and request an API key here

Example

The following code cycles through live feeds of various traffic cameras at random.

from traffic import API

import random
import cv2

api = API("<insert-api-key>")

cameras = api.get_cameras()
print("Cameras:", len(cameras))

while True:
    camera = random.choice(cameras)
    
    try:
        with camera.get_stream() as stream:
            title = "LIVE: " + camera.roadway if camera.roadway else "LIVE"
                
            for i in range(100):
                frame = next(stream)
                
                cv2.imshow(title, frame)
                cv2.waitKey(1)
                
            cv2.destroyAllWindows()
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        raise
    except StopIteration:
        pass