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Altitude for any point or path.

Heights in metres above sea level, with summary statistics for total ascent and descent.

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POST /v1/routing/elevation
Why you need it

The problem this solves.

Outdoor apps, ground search, and infrastructure planning all need the elevation profile, not just lat/lon. get_elevation takes a list of coordinates or a path and returns heights plus ascent and descent rollups suitable for displaying a profile chart or driving terrain-difficulty logic.

What it does for you

What comes back in the response.

  • Height in metres above sea level for each input coordinate.
  • Summary: total ascent, total descent, min and max elevation.
  • Works for individual points or a path geometry.
  • Useful for trail profile rendering, ground-team planning, and infrastructure siting.
  • Standard POST. Use from any HTTP client.
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Call it from your backend.

Predictable HTTP. JSON in, JSON out. One auth header. Use it from any backend, edge function, or script.

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POST /v1/routing/elevation
curl -X POST https://api.footstep.ai/v1/routing/elevation \
  -H "x-api-key: sk_live_your_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ ... }'

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