Render - Get Map Tile

Use to request map tiles in vector or raster format.

The Get Map Tiles API in an HTTP GET request that allows users to request map tiles in vector or raster formats typically to be integrated into a map control or SDK. Some example tiles that can be requested are Azure Maps road tiles, real-time Weather Radar tiles or the map tiles created using Azure Maps Creator. By default, Azure Maps uses vector tiles for its web map control (Web SDK) and Android SDK.

GET https://atlas.microsoft.com/map/tile?api-version=2024-04-01&tilesetId={tilesetId}&zoom={zoom}&x={x}&y={y}

GET https://atlas.microsoft.com/map/tile?api-version=2024-04-01&tilesetId={tilesetId}&zoom={zoom}&x={x}&y={y}&timeStamp={timeStamp}&tileSize={tileSize}&language={language}&view={view}

URI Parameters

Request Header

Responses

Security

AADToken

These are the Microsoft Entra OAuth 2.0 Flows. When paired with Azure role-based access control it can be used to control access to Azure Maps REST APIs. Azure role-based access controls are used to designate access to one or more Azure Maps resource account or sub-resources. Any user, group, or service principal can be granted access via a built-in role or a custom role composed of one or more permissions to Azure Maps REST APIs.

To implement scenarios, we recommend viewing authentication concepts. In summary, this security definition provides a solution for modeling application(s) via objects capable of access control on specific APIs and scopes.

Notes

• This security definition requires the use of the x-ms-client-id header to indicate which Azure Maps resource the application is requesting access to. This can be acquired from the Maps management API.

The Authorization URL is specific to the Azure public cloud instance. Sovereign clouds have unique Authorization URLs and Microsoft Entra ID configurations. * The Azure role-based access control is configured from the Azure management plane via Azure portal, PowerShell, CLI, Azure SDKs, or REST APIs. * Usage of the Azure Maps Web SDK allows for configuration based setup of an application for multiple use cases.

• For more information on Microsoft identity platform, see Microsoft identity platform overview.

Type: oauth2
Flow: implicit
Authorization URL: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/authorize

Scopes

subscription-key

This is a shared key that is provisioned when creating an Azure Maps resource through the Azure management plane via Azure portal, PowerShell, CLI, Azure SDKs, or REST APIs.

With this key, any application is authorized to access all REST APIs. In other words, these can currently be treated as master keys to the account which they are issued for.

For publicly exposed applications, our recommendation is to use server-to-server access of Azure Maps REST APIs where this key can be securely stored.

Type: apiKey
In: header

SAS Token

This is a shared access signature token is created from the List SAS operation on the Azure Maps resource through the Azure management plane via Azure portal, PowerShell, CLI, Azure SDKs, or REST APIs.

With this token, any application is authorized to access with Azure role-based access controls and fine-grain control to the expiration, rate, and region(s) of use for the particular token. In other words, the SAS Token can be used to allow applications to control access in a more secured way than the shared key.

For publicly exposed applications, our recommendation is to configure a specific list of allowed origins on the Map account resource to limit rendering abuse and regularly renew the SAS Token.

Type: apiKey
In: header

Examples

Successful Tile Request

GET https://atlas.microsoft.com/map/tile?api-version=2024-04-01&tilesetId=microsoft.base&zoom=6&x=10&y=22

Content-Type: application/vnd.mapbox-vector-tile

"binary image string"

Definitions

ErrorAdditionalInfo

The resource management error additional info.

ErrorDetail

The error detail.

ErrorResponse

Error response

LocalizedMapView

The View parameter (also called the "user region" parameter) allows you to show the correct maps for a certain country/region for geopolitically disputed regions. Different countries/regions have different views of such regions, and the View parameter allows your application to comply with the view required by the country/region your application will be serving. By default, the View parameter is set to “Unified” even if you haven’t defined it in the request. It is your responsibility to determine the location of your users, and then set the View parameter correctly for that location. Alternatively, you have the option to set ‘View=Auto’, which will return the map data based on the IP address of the request. The View parameter in Azure Maps must be used in compliance with applicable laws, including those regarding mapping, of the country/region where maps, images and other data and third party content that you are authorized to access via Azure Maps is made available. Example: view=IN.

Please refer to Supported Views for details and to see the available Views.

MapTileSize

The size of the returned map tile in pixels.

TilesetID

A tileset is a collection of raster or vector data broken up into a uniform grid of square tiles at preset zoom levels. Every tileset has a tilesetId to use when making requests. The tilesetId for tilesets created using Azure Maps Creator are generated through the Tileset Create API. The ready-to-use tilesets supplied by Azure Maps are listed below. For example, microsoft.base.