---
name: v.net.allpairs
description: Computes the shortest path between all pairs of nodes in the network.
keywords: [ vector, network, shortest path ]
---

# v.net.allpairs

Computes the shortest path between all pairs of nodes in the network.

=== "Command line"

    **v.net.allpairs**
    [**-g**]
    **input**=*name*
    **output**=*name*
    [**arc_layer**=*string*]
    [**node_layer**=*string*]
    [**cats**=*range*]
    [**where**=*sql_query*]
    [**arc_column**=*name*]
    [**arc_backward_column**=*name*]
    [**node_column**=*string*]
    [**--overwrite**]
    [**--verbose**]
    [**--quiet**]
    [**--qq**]
    [**--ui**]

    Example:

    ```sh
    v.net.allpairs input=name output=name
    ```

=== "Python (grass.tools)"

    *grass.tools.Tools.v_net_allpairs*(**input**,
        **output**,
        **arc_layer**=*"1"*,
        **node_layer**=*"2"*,
        **cats**=*None*,
        **where**=*None*,
        **arc_column**=*None*,
        **arc_backward_column**=*None*,
        **node_column**=*None*,
        **flags**=*None*,
        **overwrite**=*None*,
        **verbose**=*None*,
        **quiet**=*None*,
        **superquiet**=*None*)

    Example:

    ```python
    tools = Tools()
    tools.v_net_allpairs(input="name", output="name")
    ```

    This grass.tools API is experimental in version 8.5 and expected to be stable in version 8.6.

=== "Python (grass.script)"

    *grass.script.run_command*("***v.net.allpairs***",
        **input**,
        **output**,
        **arc_layer**=*"1"*,
        **node_layer**=*"2"*,
        **cats**=*None*,
        **where**=*None*,
        **arc_column**=*None*,
        **arc_backward_column**=*None*,
        **node_column**=*None*,
        **flags**=*None*,
        **overwrite**=*None*,
        **verbose**=*None*,
        **quiet**=*None*,
        **superquiet**=*None*)

    Example:

    ```python
    gs.run_command("v.net.allpairs", input="name", output="name")
    ```

## Parameters

=== "Command line"

    **input**=*name* **[required]**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name of input vector map  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or data source for direct OGR access  
    **output**=*name* **[required]**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name for output vector map  
    **arc_layer**=*string*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Arc layer  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vector features can have category values in different layers. This number determines which layer to use. When used with direct OGR access this is the layer name.  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *1*  
    **node_layer**=*string*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Node layer  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vector features can have category values in different layers. This number determines which layer to use. When used with direct OGR access this is the layer name.  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *2*  
    **cats**=*range*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Category values  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Example: 1,3,7-9,13  
    **where**=*sql_query*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHERE conditions of SQL statement without 'where' keyword  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Example: income &lt; 1000 and population &gt;= 10000  
    **arc_column**=*name*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Arc forward/both direction(s) cost column (number)  
    **arc_backward_column**=*name*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Arc backward direction cost column (number)  
    **node_column**=*string*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Node cost column (number)  
    **-g**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Use geodesic calculation for longitude-latitude projects  
    **--overwrite**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allow output files to overwrite existing files  
    **--help**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Print usage summary  
    **--verbose**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Verbose module output  
    **--quiet**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Quiet module output  
    **--qq**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Very quiet module output  
    **--ui**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Force launching GUI dialog

=== "Python (grass.tools)"

    **input** : str, *required*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name of input vector map  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or data source for direct OGR access  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: input, vector, *name*  
    **output** : str, *required*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name for output vector map  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: output, vector, *name*  
    **arc_layer** : str, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Arc layer  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vector features can have category values in different layers. This number determines which layer to use. When used with direct OGR access this is the layer name.  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: input, layer  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *1*  
    **node_layer** : str, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Node layer  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vector features can have category values in different layers. This number determines which layer to use. When used with direct OGR access this is the layer name.  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: input, layer  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *2*  
    **cats** : str, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Category values  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Example: 1,3,7-9,13  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: input, cats, *range*  
    **where** : str, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHERE conditions of SQL statement without 'where' keyword  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Example: income &lt; 1000 and population &gt;= 10000  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: input, sql_query, *sql_query*  
    **arc_column** : str, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Arc forward/both direction(s) cost column (number)  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: input, dbcolumn, *name*  
    **arc_backward_column** : str, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Arc backward direction cost column (number)  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: input, dbcolumn, *name*  
    **node_column** : str, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Node cost column (number)  
    **flags** : str, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allowed values: *g*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**g**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Use geodesic calculation for longitude-latitude projects  
    **overwrite** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allow output files to overwrite existing files  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  
    **verbose** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Verbose module output  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  
    **quiet** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Quiet module output  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  
    **superquiet** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Very quiet module output  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  

    Returns:

    **result** : grass.tools.support.ToolResult | None  
    If the tool produces text as standard output, a *ToolResult* object will be returned. Otherwise, `None` will be returned.

    Raises:

    *grass.tools.ToolError*: When the tool ended with an error.

=== "Python (grass.script)"

    **input** : str, *required*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name of input vector map  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or data source for direct OGR access  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: input, vector, *name*  
    **output** : str, *required*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name for output vector map  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: output, vector, *name*  
    **arc_layer** : str, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Arc layer  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vector features can have category values in different layers. This number determines which layer to use. When used with direct OGR access this is the layer name.  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: input, layer  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *1*  
    **node_layer** : str, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Node layer  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vector features can have category values in different layers. This number determines which layer to use. When used with direct OGR access this is the layer name.  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: input, layer  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *2*  
    **cats** : str, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Category values  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Example: 1,3,7-9,13  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: input, cats, *range*  
    **where** : str, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHERE conditions of SQL statement without 'where' keyword  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Example: income &lt; 1000 and population &gt;= 10000  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: input, sql_query, *sql_query*  
    **arc_column** : str, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Arc forward/both direction(s) cost column (number)  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: input, dbcolumn, *name*  
    **arc_backward_column** : str, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Arc backward direction cost column (number)  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: input, dbcolumn, *name*  
    **node_column** : str, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Node cost column (number)  
    **flags** : str, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allowed values: *g*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**g**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Use geodesic calculation for longitude-latitude projects  
    **overwrite** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allow output files to overwrite existing files  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  
    **verbose** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Verbose module output  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  
    **quiet** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Quiet module output  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  
    **superquiet** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Very quiet module output  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*

## DESCRIPTION

*v.net.allpairs* computes the shortest path between each selected node
and all other selected nodes. The output is a vector with the selected
nodes and the shortest paths.

## NOTES

An attribute table is created and linked to layer *arc_layer*. The table
contains four columns: *cat*, *from_cat*, *to_cat*, *cost*. Each *cat*
entry denotes the category of the shortest path from the node with
category *from_cat* to the node with category *to_cat*. If points are
specified by **cats, layer** or **where** parameters then the table is
filled only for the selected points.  
If **arc_backward_column** is not given then then the same costs are
used for forward and backward arcs.

## EXAMPLE

Find shortest path along roads from selected archsites (Spearfish sample
dataset):

```sh
# prepare network: connect archsites to roads with threshold 200
v.net input=roads@PERMANENT points=archsites@PERMANENT \
output=roads_net operation=connect thresh=200

# verify result
v.category input=roads_net option=report

# only lines should have a category in layer 1
# only points should have a category in layer 2

# shortest path between all points with categories 1 - 5 in layer 2
v.net.allpairs input=roads_net cats=1-5 out=roads_net_all
v.db.select roads_net_all
```

Result in matrix form:

```sh
from\to 1       3       4       5
1   0       18820.386   17206.651   17373.274
3   18820.386   0       1739.079    9040.575
4   17206.651   1739.079    0       7426.84
5   17373.274   9040.575    7426.84     0
```

## SEE ALSO

*[v.net.path](v.net.path.md), [v.net.distance](v.net.distance.md)*

## AUTHORS

Daniel Bundala, Google Summer of Code 2009, Student  
Wolf Bergenheim, Mentor  
Markus Metz

## SOURCE CODE

Available at: [v.net.allpairs source code](https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/tree/main/vector/v.net.allpairs)
([history](https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/commits/main/vector/v.net.allpairs))  
Accessed: Saturday May 09 13:02:08 2026
