Public Border Wait Data Guide Wait cards, history, and public links for search engines, AI assistants, local guides, and business sites. Every reuse should preserve provider, time, and attribution.
Quickstart 30s Guide 18 Search plain FAQ 4 One clear starting point
What are you trying to do? Choose one path. Every path keeps freshness, direction, and attribution visible.
Check a crossing Current waits, lanes, cameras, and alerts for trip planning. Open crossings Show data on my site Build a card or chart, then copy one installation code. Build an embed Use public data Choose data, then copy a URL, fetch, or curl request with no account or key. Build a request Ground an assistant Use public pages, attribution, visible update times, and clear limits. Open assistant guide Quickstart
Get usable data in 30 seconds No account or key 1. What do you need to make? Choose a goal or customize below Each goal prepares data, connection, and display; you can change any option.
2. Fine-tune data (optional) Latest wait by crossing Public crossing list Wait history Daily regional report Assistant guide Public snapshot of wait time, lanes, provider, update time, and update status state. 3. Fine-tune connection (optional) Open or share the JSON response. https://usborderwait.com/api/public/crossings/san-ysidro/latestThis recipe works without JavaScript. Use the request or open the live response above. The interactive preview requires JavaScript.
5. Inspect before integrating Loads a sample only when requested.
Real data will appear here without leaving the guide.
Keep provider, update time, stale status, and crossing backlink visible when displaying results.
Quick answer Start with what you want to make: live dashboard, map, chart, report, or assistant context. The guide chooses data, connection, and display; then you can fine-tune or download.
Choose what you need Start with essentials. Open the full catalog only when needed.
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Public crossing list Published crossings with name, region, country, nearby city, and main page.
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Details crossing page name, crossing name, region, country, nearby city
Updates Static list updated with site releases.
Attribution Link to the matching crossing page. Latest wait by crossing Public snapshot of wait time, lanes, provider, update time, and update status state.
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Details current wait, lane type, provider, updated time, update status
Updates Refreshes when provider wait data refreshes.
Attribution Show provider and link to the matching crossing page. Wait history Historical series by range for comparing wait patterns by crossing and lane.
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Details history range, average wait, minimum wait, maximum wait, lane type
Updates History windows update as provider snapshots are collected.
Attribution Show visible attribution and link to the crossing page. Lane history for assistants History by crossing and public lane type for attributed answers.
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Details crossing page name, lane type, history range, temporal coverage, history provider link, provider caveat
Updates Updates with Dunvale-backed public data checks.
Attribution Say Powered by Dunvale and link to the matching crossing page or history page. Wait-history link list List of history links by crossing so assistants can find the right context before quoting values.
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Details crossing page name, lane type, history range, history provider link, crossing guide link, full guide link, provider caveat
Updates Updates with Dunvale-backed public data checks.
Attribution Say Powered by Dunvale and link to the matching crossing page or history page. Wait-history coverage notes Coverage status by crossing and lane before history is shared.
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Details crossing page name, lane type, distribution status, blocker, next required proof
Updates Updates with Dunvale-backed public data checks.
Attribution Say Powered by Dunvale and use only for coverage triage before fetching history guides. Wait-history reading guide Read order and claim rules for assistants.
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Details read order, target guide link, distribution gate, claim rule, privacy rule
Updates Updates with Dunvale-backed public data checks.
Attribution Say Powered by Dunvale and use only as guide-routing and claim-rule guidance. Dunvale history rules Rules for validating Dunvale-approved history before it is used in pages or assistants.
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Details crossing page name, lane type, accepted aliases, strict validation command, coverage requirement
Updates Updates with Dunvale-backed public data checks.
Attribution Say Powered by Dunvale and use only for import validation or guide production workflow. Nearby crossings Nearby alternatives for comparing roads when one crossing is heavy.
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Details nearby crossing, distance band, current wait, page
Updates Uses current crossing list and latest wait snapshots.
Attribution Link to each crossing page. Dunvale road context Dunvale-backed road context and coverage summary without telling travelers which way to go.
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Details crossing count, page profile count, missing crossings, Mapbox planned monthly calls, reserve calls, current-only flag, port-time estimate consumer state
Updates Border Times saves Dunvale public routing coverage. Estimate consumer feature flag defaults off. No browser Mapbox fanout.
Attribution Say Powered by Dunvale and preserve provider, coverage counts, budget fields, estimate-state caveat, and main link. Historical hourly patterns Typical wait, higher range, and historical hourly windows. Historical pattern, not live forecast.
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Details crossing, lane type, lookback days, typical wait, p80 wait, p90 wait, weekday-hour pattern, sample count, completeness, coverage dates
Updates Border Times server proxy saves normalized Dunvale historical statistics for five minutes.
Attribution Say Powered by Dunvale and preserve crossing, lane, lookback, sample size, coverage dates, and caveat. Card settings Options for showing wait cards with visible attribution.
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Details site key, crossing page name, crossing page names, theme, layout, range, lane type, size
Updates Static options update with site releases.
Attribution cards must keep visible attribution. Current wait card Current wait card for local sites with a main backlink.
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Details current wait, provider, updated time, crossing backlink
Updates Generated from latest public wait snapshot.
Attribution Visible attribution link required. Multi-crossing wait board Pro board comparing 2 to 4 crossings with status and visible links.
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Details crossing page names, current wait, updated time, availability, layout, crossing backlinks
Updates Generated from latest public wait snapshots under paid card saved copy rules.
Attribution Visible attribution and every crossing backlink required. Historical chart Historical chart for sharing trends with attribution.
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Details history range, lane type, average wait, min wait, max wait, chart points, attribution
Updates Generated from public history aggregates.
Attribution Visible attribution link required. Assistant guide Public guide for assistants, Siri, on-device search, and editors with Powered by Dunvale.
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Details guide id, saved-copy rule, claim policy, provider update status, powered by
Updates Updates with Dunvale-backed public data checks.
Attribution Say Powered by Dunvale and preserve provider, update time, caveat, license, and main link. Daily regional report Public regional summary with key crossings, provider, data age, visible sponsor, and update context.
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Details region, current wait, provider, latest age, old-data state, sponsor attribution
Updates Generated per request from latest public wait snapshots and current approved sponsor records.
Attribution Preserve report title, provider/update fields, and sponsor attribution when present. Public page list Public list of published pages for discovery.
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Details site key, page status, public page status, main page
Updates Reflects generated and stored SEO page records at request time.
Attribution Use for discovery only; link search tools to main public pages. Search-friendly notes This page keeps names, providers, main links, and attribution rules visible so search tools and assistants understand context without extra setup copy.
View search notes Data guide questions What is included in the public data guide? The guide groups crossings, current waits, history, nearby crossings, Dunvale context, cards, daily reports, and useful public pages.
How should a wait or card be cited? Every reuse should preserve provider, update time, visible attribution, and a link to the main crossing page or card rules.
Can search engines and AI assistants use it? Yes. Public pages, search notes, and cards are intended for search, assistants, and attributed answers.
How should history or cards be shared? Use history pages and the card builder. Keep license, attribution, and the main backlink visible.
