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Ordnance Survey

Ordnance Survey Styles API

The Styles API from Ordnance Survey — 5 operation(s) for styles.

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Ordnance Survey Styles API is one of 25 APIs that Ordnance Survey publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 5 operations across 5 paths, and defines 7 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.os.uk/maps/vector/ngd/ota/v1, https://api.os.uk/maps/vector/v1.

5 operations 5 paths 7 schemas 5 GET

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.os.uk/features/ngd/ofa/v1
Authentication
API Key, API Key, OAuth 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 3

Ordnance Survey Styles API declares 3 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as key (api-key). An API key is passed in the header as key (api-key-header). It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth2) using the clientCredentials flow.

Paths & Operations 5

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 5 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Styles 5
GET
/collections/{collectionId}/styles
Retrieve the list of styles available from this service.
getStylesList 1 param → 200400404405406500504
GET
/collections/{collectionId}/styles/{styleId}
Root level properties of a style specify the map's layers, tile sources and other resources, and default values for the initial camera position when not specified elsewhere.
getStyleRoot 2 params → 200400404405406500504
GET
/collections/{collectionId}/styles/{styleId}/{resourceBaseName}/**
Styling resources such as fonts and sprites
getStyleResources 3 params → 200400404405406500504
GET
/vts/resources/styles
Discover compatible stylesheets
discoverStyles 1 param → 200
GET
/vts/{layer-name}/resources/styles
Discover compatible stylesheets for a data overlay
discoverOverlayStyles 2 params → 200

Schemas 7

The contract defines 7 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are link (8 properties), exceptionDto (8 properties), StylesResponse (5 properties), style-item (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

exceptionDto
object
JSON schema for exceptions based on RFC 7807
8 properties 1 required
getStylesList_200_response
object
2 properties 1 required
Styles
string
AllCollections
string
style-item
object
3 properties 2 required
link
object
8 properties 2 required
StylesResponse
object
5 properties 5 required

Specification

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Source

ordnance-survey-styles-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
ordnance-survey:ordnance-survey-styles-api
Base URL
https://api.os.uk/features/ngd/ofa/v1
Docs
https://docs.os.uk/os-apis/accessing-os-apis/os-ngd-api-features
Provider
Ordnance Survey
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