# MTA API: Get service status > Gets current MTA line statuses and active alerts for subway, bus, Long Island Rail Road, or Metro-North lines, optionally for one line. Bus and rail status reflects published alerts; no alert means Good service. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by MTA. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/mta.info/get-service-status - Method: `mta.info/get_service_status`, version 1 - Website: mta.info - Returns: line name, mode, status, page link, active alerts with stations and times - 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 | |---|---|---|---|---| | `line` | string | no | | Line or route name, such as A, M15, or Hudson Line. | | `mode` | string | no | | Transit mode, such as subway or lirr. One of "subway", "bus", "lirr", "metro_north", "all". Default "subway". | ## Output From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json {} ``` Its output: ```json { "lines": [ { "mode": "subway", "alerts": [ { "alert_id": "lmm:alert:269468:26", "headline": "[A] [S] trains are delayed in both directions while the South Channel Bridge opens for marine traffic to pass.", "active_to": null, "active_from": "2026-09-29T00:56:04-04:00", "description": null, "affected_stations": [] }, { "alert_id": "lmm:planned_work:34339", "headline": "[A] is rerouted in Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn", "active_to": "2026-09-29T05:00:00-04:00", "active_from": "2026-09-28T21:30:00-04:00", "description": "No [A] service in both directions at 50 St, 42 St-Port Authority, 34 St-Penn Station, 23 St, 14 St, Spring St, Canal St, Chambers St, World Trade Center, Fulton St and High St [A] runs local between 168 St and 59 St-Columbus Circle and between Jay St-MetroTech and Euclid Av. [A] is rerouted in both …", "affected_stations": [ "59 St-Columbus Circle", "50 St", "42 St-Port Authority Bus Terminal" ] } ], "status": "Delays", "line_name": "A", "page_link": "https://www.mta.info/schedules/subway/a-train" }, { "mode": "subway", "alerts": [], "status": "Good service", "line_name": "C", "page_link": "https://www.mta.info/schedules/subway/c-train" }, { "mode": "subway", "alerts": [ { "alert_id": "lmm:alert:269467:26", "headline": "[E][F] trains are running with delays in both directions while we perform track maintenance in Queens.", "active_to": null, "active_from": "2026-09-29T00:34:43-04:00", "description": null, "affected_stations": [] }, { "alert_id": "lmm:planned_work:34338", "headline": "[E] is rerouted in Manhattan", "active_to": "2026-09-29T05:00:00-04:00", "active_from": "2026-09-28T21:30:00-04:00", "description": "No [E] service in both directions at 7 Av, 50 St, 42 St-Port Authority, 34 St-Penn Station, 23 St, 14 St, Spring St, Canal St and World Trade Center. [E] runs via the [F] in both directions between 47-50 Sts and 2 Av, the last stop. See a map of this service change. Travel Alternatives: For 7 Av, ta…", "affected_stations": [ "7 Av", "50 St", "42 St-Port Authority Bus Terminal" ] }, { "alert_id": "lmm:planned_work:33366", "headline": "Enter 5 Av/53 St [E][F] Station at 5 Av only Madison Av entrance will be exit only", "active_to": "2027-03-28T01:00:20-04:00", "active_from": "2026-04-16T06:00:00-04:00", "description": "What's happening? We're replacing escalators", "affected_stations": [ "5 Av/53 St" ] } ], "status": "Delays", "line_name": "E", "page_link": "https://www.mta.info/schedules/subway/e-train" } ], "status_page_link": "https://www.mta.info/" } ``` ## 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":"mta.info/get_service_status","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 - Is the L train running normally right now or are there delays? - Check mta.info for any current alerts on the Hudson Line of Metro-North. - What's the status of the M15 bus — any detours or service changes today? - Are there any disruptions on the Long Island Rail Road Babylon Branch this evening? - Pull up current service status for all NYC subway lines from mta.info and list the ones that aren't running good service. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "properties": { "line": { "type": "string", "description": "Line or route name, such as A, M15, or Hudson Line." }, "mode": { "enum": [ "subway", "bus", "lirr", "metro_north", "all" ], "type": "string", "default": "subway", "description": "Transit mode, such as subway or lirr." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "status_page_link", "lines" ], "properties": { "lines": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "line_name", "mode", "status", "page_link", "alerts" ], "properties": { "mode": { "type": "string" }, "alerts": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "headline", "description", "affected_stations", "active_from", "active_to", "alert_id" ], "properties": { "alert_id": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "headline": { "type": "string" }, "active_to": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "active_from": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "description": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "affected_stations": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } } } } }, "status": { "type": "string" }, "line_name": { "type": "string" }, "page_link": { "type": "string" } } } }, "status_page_link": { "type": "string" } } } ``` ## See more - [Transport for London API: Get line status](https://fous.com/methods/tfl.gov.uk/get-line-status.md): Gets the current or future-day service status for London Tube, Elizabeth line, DLR, Overground, tram or a named bus route. 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