# CBP API: Get border wait times

> Gets current US land-border wait times for every crossing, or for crossings filtered by name, border and state. Lane values that are unavailable are null.

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- Page: https://fous.com/methods/cbp.gov/get-border-wait-times
- Method: `cbp.gov/get_border_wait_times`, version 1
- Website: cbp.gov
- Returns: crossing name, border, city, state, hours, status, last update, page URL, lane waits and open lanes
- Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing)
- Sign-in: none needed
- Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free
- Verified: Nov 2, 2026

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `state` | string | no |  | US state name, such as Texas. Default "". |
| `border` | string | no |  | Border to include, such as mexico. One of "canada", "mexico", "both". Default "both". |
| `crossing` | string | no |  | Crossing name or port city, such as San Ysidro or Detroit. Default "". |

## Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input:

```json
{}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "crossings": [
    {
      "city": "Alexandria Bay",
      "hours": "24 hrs/day",
      "state": "New York",
      "border": "Canada",
      "status": "open",
      "page_url": "https://bwt.cbp.gov/details/04070801/POV",
      "last_updated": "2026-10-23T05:36:47-04:00",
      "crossing_name": "Alexandria Bay - Thousand Islands Bridge",
      "commercial_fast_lanes_open": null,
      "passenger_ready_lanes_open": null,
      "pedestrian_ready_lanes_open": null,
      "commercial_fast_wait_minutes": null,
      "passenger_ready_wait_minutes": null,
      "passenger_standard_lanes_open": 1,
      "pedestrian_ready_wait_minutes": null,
      "commercial_standard_lanes_open": 1,
      "pedestrian_standard_lanes_open": null,
      "passenger_standard_wait_minutes": 10,
      "commercial_standard_wait_minutes": 10,
      "pedestrian_standard_wait_minutes": null,
      "passenger_sentri_nexus_lanes_open": null,
      "passenger_sentri_nexus_wait_minutes": null
    },
    {
      "city": "Blaine",
      "hours": "24 hrs/day",
      "state": "Washington",
      "border": "Canada",
      "status": "open",
      "page_url": "https://bwt.cbp.gov/details/02300401/POV",
      "last_updated": "2026-10-23T02:36:47-07:00",
      "crossing_name": "Blaine - Pacific Highway",
      "commercial_fast_lanes_open": null,
      "passenger_ready_lanes_open": null,
      "pedestrian_ready_lanes_open": null,
      "commercial_fast_wait_minutes": null,
      "passenger_ready_wait_minutes": null,
      "passenger_standard_lanes_open": 1,
      "pedestrian_ready_wait_minutes": null,
      "commercial_standard_lanes_open": 1,
      "pedestrian_standard_lanes_open": null,
      "passenger_standard_wait_minutes": 5,
      "commercial_standard_wait_minutes": 5,
      "pedestrian_standard_wait_minutes": null,
      "passenger_sentri_nexus_lanes_open": null,
      "passenger_sentri_nexus_wait_minutes": null
    },
    {
      "city": "Blaine",
      "hours": "24 hrs/day",
      "state": "Washington",
      "border": "Canada",
      "status": "open",
      "page_url": "https://bwt.cbp.gov/details/02300402/POV",
      "last_updated": "2026-10-23T02:36:47-07:00",
      "crossing_name": "Blaine - Peace Arch",
      "commercial_fast_lanes_open": null,
      "passenger_ready_lanes_open": null,
      "pedestrian_ready_lanes_open": null,
      "commercial_fast_wait_minutes": null,
      "passenger_ready_wait_minutes": null,
      "passenger_standard_lanes_open": 1,
      "pedestrian_ready_wait_minutes": null,
      "commercial_standard_lanes_open": null,
      "pedestrian_standard_lanes_open": null,
      "passenger_standard_wait_minutes": 5,
      "commercial_standard_wait_minutes": null,
      "pedestrian_standard_wait_minutes": null,
      "passenger_sentri_nexus_lanes_open": null,
      "passenger_sentri_nexus_wait_minutes": null
    }
  ]
}
```

## Run it

From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output:

```bash
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"method":"cbp.gov/get_border_wait_times","input":{}}'
```

From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`.

## Ask your agent

- What are the current wait times at the San Ysidro crossing on the Mexico border?
- Show me land border crossing waits along the Canadian border in Michigan.
- How long is the line to cross into the US at Laredo right now, and how many lanes are open?
- Any delays at the Detroit crossing this morning? I need the lane waits and last update time.
- Which US-Mexico border crossings in Texas have the shortest current wait times?

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [],
  "properties": {
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "",
      "description": "US state name, such as Texas."
    },
    "border": {
      "enum": [
        "canada",
        "mexico",
        "both"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "both",
      "description": "Border to include, such as mexico."
    },
    "crossing": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "",
      "description": "Crossing name or port city, such as San Ysidro or Detroit."
    }
  }
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "crossings"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "crossings": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "city": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "hours": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "state": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "border": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "status": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "page_url": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "last_updated": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "crossing_name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "commercial_fast_lanes_open": {
            "type": [
              "integer",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "passenger_ready_lanes_open": {
            "type": [
              "integer",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "pedestrian_ready_lanes_open": {
            "type": [
              "integer",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "commercial_fast_wait_minutes": {
            "type": [
              "integer",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "passenger_ready_wait_minutes": {
            "type": [
              "integer",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "passenger_standard_lanes_open": {
            "type": [
              "integer",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "pedestrian_ready_wait_minutes": {
            "type": [
              "integer",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "commercial_standard_lanes_open": {
            "type": [
              "integer",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "pedestrian_standard_lanes_open": {
            "type": [
              "integer",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "passenger_standard_wait_minutes": {
            "type": [
              "integer",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "commercial_standard_wait_minutes": {
            "type": [
              "integer",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "pedestrian_standard_wait_minutes": {
            "type": [
              "integer",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "passenger_sentri_nexus_lanes_open": {
            "type": [
              "integer",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "passenger_sentri_nexus_wait_minutes": {
            "type": [
              "integer",
              "null"
            ]
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

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