Station data seems not to have been updated since August 25, 2023

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Station data seems not to have been updated since August 25, 2023

Opened this issue 9 months ago · 3 comments

While the specified URL (https://layer.bicyclesharing.net/map/v1/nyc/map-inventory) still provides data, the features.#.properties.station.last_reported values seem to indicate this is no longer being updated, and the bikes_available and docks_available values don't match what is shown in the CitiBike app.

Answer 1 · 2024-01-02T23:49:12.000Z

Good catch! I haven't looked at this repo in a long time. My guess is that CitiBike abandoned this API when Lyft forced them to move to their tech. 😞

Answer 2 · 2024-01-03T00:02:06.000Z

That sounds quite plausible. Perhaps you could share the tech you used for reverse-engineering the app? If it's using HTTPS (I would hope so), it seems like you would need some way to be on the device to get the key information for decrypting the traffic.

Answer 3 · 2024-01-03T00:10:52.000Z

That's correct, the app communicates over TLS but I used (the incredible) mitmproxy to intercept the plaintext.