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HERE Route Matching API v8 - Changelog

DateDomainChange
2026-04-01ADDEDAdded a new parameter pathCoordinates. When added to a request, a pathCoordinates array is added to the response. The array contains sets of coordinates that allow to reconstruct the journey in HERE Routing API v8.
2026-03-26CHANGEDRequests for the APPLICABLE_SPEED_LIMIT layer specified as attribute take the vehicleWeightClass parameter into account
2026-02-17FIXEDFixed an issue where the Driving Report returned an incorrect speed limit information for non‑commercial vehicles.
2025-12-17DEPRECATEDThe HERE Road Roughness content product is being discontinued. As a result, support for the Road Roughness layers ROAD_ROUGHNESS_FCn in the Map Attributes API will also end. The final content update will be delivered at the end of Q2 2026, and the layer will be removed by the end of 2026.
2025-12-17DEPRECATEDThe HERE Cellular Signal content product is entering maintenance mode. The Cellular Signal layers CELL_SIGNALS_FCn in the Map Attributes API are also entering maintenance mode. Content updates will cease starting Q1'26, and the layer will be removed by the end of 2026.
2025-11-11CHANGEDThe TRUCK_SPEED_LIMITS_FCn layer is now created from HERE Commercial Vehicle Regulations which results in improved coverage and accuracy.
2025-10-07CHANGEDThe ENV_BADGE attribute in the ENV_ZONE_RESTR layer is changed to return zone access information in addition to the environmental badge information.
2025-10-07ADDEDAdded more vehilce-related attributes to to the ENV_ZONE_RESTR layer.
The layer now supports DATE_TIMES of type Z.
All layers with the DATE_TIMES attribute now support DATE_TIMES of type Z.
2025-09-18CHANGEDJSON responses for the Map Attribute layers TRUCK_RESTR_FCn and SPEED_LIMITS_FCn now exclude empty (NULL) fields.
2025-05-21CHANGEDAnnouncement - starting December 2025, HERE Route Matching API v8 will no longer support GET requests with HTTP request lines longer than 8000 characters. To ensure that your solution remains fully functional, use POST requests or limit the line length to 8000 characters or less. To learn more about the available endpoints and methods, see the API reference.
2025-05-21FIXEDRequests for toll costs data that use ZWG (Zimbabwe Gold) for currency don't fail. Responses now have a category 1025 warning that indicates that the currency isn't supported for toll cost calculation yet. Full support for ZWG is on the roadmap.
2025-02-25FIXEDThe format of ADAS fields in the HERE Route Matching API v8 API response match the format used in HERE Map Attributes API v8.
* Square brackets and spaces between values are removed from the Route Matching API v8 responses.
* The REFNODE_LINKCURVHEADS and NREFNODE_LINKCURVHEADS fields now have relative link IDs instead of exact link IDs.
* The HEADINGS field values in the Route Matching API are no longer divided by 10^3. Both APIs now have the same HEADINGS result.