Bee Maps Map Features API

ML-detected road objects

Operations 1

POST /map-data Query road detections by geometry #

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OpenAPI Specification

bee-maps-map-features-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Bee Maps Data Map Features API
  description: REST APIs for street-level imagery, AI event videos, road feature detections, and on-demand mapping from the world's largest decentralized dashcam network.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Bee Maps
    url: https://beemaps.com/contact
  license:
    name: Proprietary
servers:
- url: https://beemaps.com/api/developer
  description: Production
security:
- ApiKeyQuery: []
tags:
- name: map-features
  description: ML-detected road objects
paths:
  /map-data:
    post:
      tags:
      - map-features
      summary: Query road detections by geometry
      description: Returns ML-detected road objects (speed limit signs, stop signs, fire hydrants, traffic lights, lane markings) within the given geometry. Use the `type` array to specify which data types to return and pass a Point geometry with radius or a Polygon.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/MapDataRequest'
            example:
              type:
              - mapFeatures
              geometry:
                type: Point
                coordinates:
                - -122.413
                - 37.786
                radius: 250
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Map data results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  totalCreditsUsed:
                    type: number
                  totalCreditsRemaining:
                    type: number
                  mapFeatureResults:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      type:
                        type: string
                      data:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/MapFeature'
                      creditsUsed:
                        type: number
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '402':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/PaymentRequired'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
      operationId: postMapData
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  schemas:
    MapFeature:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        class:
          type: string
          description: Detection class (e.g. speed_limit_sign, stop_sign)
        position:
          type: object
          properties:
            lat:
              type: number
            lon:
              type: number
            azimuth:
              type: number
        properties:
          type: object
          description: Class-specific properties
        confidence:
          type: number
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 1
        dimensions:
          type: object
          properties:
            height:
              type: number
            width:
              type: number
        firstObserved:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        lastObserved:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    MapDataRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - type
      - geometry
      properties:
        type:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - mapFeatures
          description: Data types to return
        geometry:
          type: object
          description: GeoJSON Point with radius or Polygon
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
              enum:
              - Point
              - Polygon
            coordinates:
              description: '[lng, lat] for Point or ring array for Polygon'
            radius:
              type: number
              description: Radius in meters (Point only)
  responses:
    RateLimited:
      description: 'Too Many Requests — rate limit exceeded (default: 100 req/min)'
    Forbidden:
      description: Forbidden — missing or invalid API key
    PaymentRequired:
      description: Payment Required — insufficient credits
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad Request — invalid geometry, missing required fields, or malformed JSON
  securitySchemes:
    BasicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: 'API key passed as Basic auth header: `Authorization: Basic <API_KEY>`'
    ApiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: apiKey
      description: API key passed as query parameter (used for burst endpoints)
externalDocs:
  description: Full documentation
  url: https://docs.beemaps.com