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> This product is in [Legacy status](https://developers.google.com/maps/legacy.md.txt). As of October 2026, Directions API (Legacy) can no longer be enabled for new Google Cloud projects. Existing projects remain fully supported. For new features and improved performance, [migrate to the Routes
> API](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/routes/migrate-routes).

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## November 10, 2015

**Features and improvements**

- The API now returns predicted travel times with traffic for times in the future, based on historical averages. Previously, the API only returned travel times in traffic for times very close to now. To receive predicted travel times with traffic, specify a departure time of "now" or some time in the future, with a travel mode of driving. You can also specify a traffic model of optimistic, pessimistic, or best guess (default), to influence the assumptions used when calculating the travel time. For details, see the [developer's guide](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/directions/get-directions.md.txt#traffic-model).
- Standard Plan customers now have access to all the Directions API (Legacy) features that were previously available only to Google Maps Platform Premium Plan customers: optimal routes and travel times in traffic, and an increased number of waypoints - up to 23, increased from the previous limit of 8 way points.

## About these release notes

This document describes releases from November 2015 onwards. The
Directions API (Legacy) existed before that date and had a number of
releases, but they're not included in these notes.