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Hivemapper Bursts API

On-demand incentivized mapping requests.

Hivemapper Bursts API is one of 5 APIs that Hivemapper publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Bursts. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and authentication docs.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 6 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://beemaps.com/api/developer, https://hivemapper.com/api/developer.

2 operations 2 paths 6 schemas 1 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://beemaps.com/api/developer
Authentication
HTTP Basic, API Key
Contact
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Hivemapper Bursts API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicAuth). An API key is passed in the query as apiKey (apiKeyQuery). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • basicAuth — HTTP Basic authentication. Send Authorization: Basic .
  • apiKeyQuery — API key passed as the apiKey query parameter.

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 1 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Bursts 2

On-demand incentivized mapping requests.

POST
/burst/create
Create an on-demand mapping burst
createBurst body → 200400401500
GET
/bursts
List created bursts
listBursts 2 params → 200401500

Schemas 6

The contract defines 6 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are HoneyBurst (8 properties), BurstListResult (4 properties), GeoJSONGeometry (4 properties), BurstCreate (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

BurstCreate
object
4 properties 1 required
GeoJSONGeometry
object
A GeoJSON geometry (Point, LineString, or Polygon) with [lon, lat] order.
4 properties 2 required
HoneyBurst
object
8 properties
BurstListResult
object
4 properties
BurstCreateResult
object
2 properties
Error
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

hivemapper-bursts-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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