Get started with HERE Route Matching API v8

This section outlines how to quickly get started using the HERE Route Matching API v8 on the HERE platform.

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This section provides information on the minimum setup required to quickly begin using HERE Route Matching. For more detailed information on HERE account setup, project creation, service linking, app registration, and authentication, see the Identity and Access Management Guide.

Get a HERE account

Obtain access to the HERE platform through your organization administrator's invitation or contact us to get started.

• If your company has already established a HERE platform organization, contact your organization admin who can invite you to join the organization.
• If your company hasn’t established a HERE platform organization yet, contact us.

Get an API key

To get an API key, follow these steps:

1. Sign in to the HERE platform using your HERE account.
2. Select the Access Manager from the launcher.
3. Select the Apps tab and click Register new app.
4. Enter a name for the app.
5. On the Credentials tab, select API Keys and then click Create API key to generate a maximum of two API Keys for your app authentication credentials. The API key is created and displayed.

Send a request

Use POST requests when possible. If the amount of waypoints queried in a GET request gets too large, the request returns a 414 error message For authentication, one of the following parameters is mandatory:

• apiKey
• LEGACY: app_id and app_code combination

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For the available authentication options, see the Identity and Access Management Developer Guide.

The following table provides some example requests.

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When opening the links in the following table, press F12 in your browser to view the relevant REST requests as used in the related use case demos.

Next steps

• For a full list of available examples, see HERE Route Matching API v8 request examples.
• For the terms and conditions covering this documentation, see the HERE Documentation License.