To make a transit feed available to Google, we recommend you publish it on the web. Google will periodically fetch this data to ensure Google Maps has your most up-to-date information.
Host a static feed
Feeds can be published using the following platforms and protocols.
Make sure any URLs entered correspond to individual files.
- HTTPS
- Google Cloud Storage*
- Google Drive*
- SFTP
- SFTP Drop Box: Enter the SFTP server address, port number, and authentication method.
- Amazon S3
- FTPS*
- Azure
* Remember to select the "Transfer only new or updated files" option.
Manually upload a feed
Schedule when data should be fetched
Follow these steps to configure when Google will fetch new data from your feed:
- Navigate to the Transit Data Sharing Portal.
- On the Pipelines page, select the Static tab and click the static pipeline you want.
- In your feed's details, click the Settings tab.
- In the Configuration section:
- Specify your feed's delivery method (how your feed is published).
- Select Enable schedule to configure when data should be fetched from your feed. Generally, we recommend retrieving data from your feed every week.
- If appropriate, you can Set a specific schedule to control the exact time when data is fetched.
- Once you're done, click Save (or Update).
For best results, configure your schedule to fetch data from your feed whenever your data changes.
Manually start a new feed transfer
- After you set up your fetch URL, you can start a new transfer at any time.
- Once you've received confirmation your feed was successfully processed, contact your Google team to let them know you’re ready for a private preview.
Learn more about maintaining your data and feeds.
Review transfer history
You can review your feed transfer history in the Transfers section on the Data & transfers page. To see the details of a given transfer, click on it.
- By default, the transfer history will only show unique transfer records that contain data. To see all records, select Show duplicate and empty transfers.
- To review records from a specific date or time, enter keywords such as “Feb” or “1:20” to filter the list.