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HERE Tiles API

Endpoints to request tiles

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

HERE Tiles API is one of 139 APIs that HERE publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Tiles. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 28 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://maps.hereapi.com/v3, https://traffic.vector.hereapi.com/v2.

2 operations 2 paths 28 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://account.api.here.com
Authentication
API Key, HTTP Bearer, HTTP Bearer
License
HERE Documentation License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 3

HERE Tiles API declares 3 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as apiKey (ApiKey). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (Bearer). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (bearerTokenAuth).

  • ApiKey — A key generated specifically to authenticate API requests. For more information on how to get an API key, see the API key used to authorize requests. For more…
  • Bearer — A token obtained from a separate endpoint using client credentials and an OAuth 1.0a HMAC-SHA256 signed request. For more information on how to get a bearer to…

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Tiles 2

Endpoints to request tiles

GET
/{resource}/{projection}/{zoom}/{column}/{row}/{format}
Retrieve the rendered map tile in requested format
getTile 18 params → 200304400401403404500503
GET
/traffictiles/{layer}/{projection}/{z}/{x}/{y}/{format}
Retrieves the protocol buffer encoded binary tile
TrafficVectorTileAPIV2GetTile 9 params → 200204304400401403404500

Schemas 28

The contract defines 28 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are BadRequestErrorResponseSchema (8 properties), NotFoundErrorResponseSchema (7 properties), ErrorResponseSchema (7 properties), InternalServerErrorResponseSchema (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

PoliticalViewSchema
string
Indicates a certain geopolitical view of the map. The values follow [ISO 3166-1 alpha-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO3166-1alpha-2) country codes schema.
UnauthorizedErrorSchema
object
Custom error response schema returned by authentication
2 properties
ErrorResponseDetailsSchema
object
Detailed information about the error
1 property
ErrorResponseSchema
object
Response in case of error
7 properties 6 required
ResourceSchema
string
Name of a tile resource
BadRequestErrorResponseSchema
object
Bad Request | Indicates an invalid parameter value in the request, for example zoom out of range.
8 properties 7 required
FormatSchema
string
Supported image format
ProjectionSchema
string
The projection used when rendering tiles
LanguageSchema
string
Indicates that the map on this layer supports the returned language language. The values follow ISO 639-1 two-letter language code and, optionally, ISO 15924 f…
InternalServerErrorResponseSchema
object
Internal Error | Indicates a server malfunction and an unexpected error.
7 properties 6 required
NotFoundErrorResponseSchema
object
Not Found | Indicates that the requested resource was not found.
7 properties 6 required
GenericError
object
generic error
MapVersionSchema
string
The current encoded map version. Lasts for 24 hours. After that period, this value should be refreshed.
StyleSchema
string
ForbiddenErrorSchema
object
Custom error response schema returned by authentication
2 properties
YParameter
integer
The y coordinate in the Mercator projection. Top left is (0,0). Values within range 0 to (2^z)-1
LayerParameter
string
traffic: Both flow and incident traffic events will be provided in generated response. flow: Only traffic flow information will be provided in response. incide…
ProjectionParameter
string
Type of projection used to represent the globe.
FeaturesParameter
string
FormatParameter
string
The format of the vector data to be returned.
TileResponse
string
Protobuf representing OMV vector tile data.
ForbiddenResponse
object
Indicates the user is forbidden from performing the request.
2 properties 2 required
XRequestId
string
A uuid provided by the user for tracing requests.
IncidentType
array
Represents the type of incident that has occurred. The enumerations are derived from Tilezen's Incident Kind values. See: https://docs.in.here.com/static/89411…
XParameter
integer
The x coordinate in the Mercator projection. Top left is (0,0). Values within range 0 to (2^z)-1
ZParameter
integer
Represents the zoom level.
UnauthorizedResponse
object
2 properties
ErrorResponse
object
Indicates an invalid parameter value in the request, for example zoom out of range.
6 properties 6 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

here-tiles-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
here:here-tiles-api
Base URL
https://account.api.here.com
Docs
https://docs.here.com/identity-and-access-management/reference
Provider
HERE
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