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Hivemapper Map Features API

ML-detected road objects and features.

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

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

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 8 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 8 schemas 2 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 Map Features 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 — 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Map Features 2

ML-detected road objects and features.

POST
/map-data
Query map features and/or imagery within an area
queryMapData body → 200400401500
POST
/mapFeatures/poly
Query detected road features within a polygon
queryMapFeaturesByPolygon body → 200400401500

Schemas 8

The contract defines 8 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Frame (7 properties), MapFeature (7 properties), GeoJSONGeometry (4 properties), MapDataResult (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Position
object
4 properties
GeoJSONGeometry
object
A GeoJSON geometry (Point, LineString, or Polygon) with [lon, lat] order.
4 properties 2 required
Frame
object
A street-level dashcam frame.
7 properties
MapFeature
object
An ML-detected road feature.
7 properties
MapDataQuery
object
3 properties 2 required
PolygonQuery
object
1 property 1 required
MapDataResult
object
4 properties
Error
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

hivemapper-map-features-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Hivemapper publishes across the network.

Hivemapper Account API
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Hivemapper Bursts API
Hivemapper Imagery API