# Cesium Experimental API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/cesium/cesium-experimental-api/  
**Provider:** Cesium — https://apis.io/providers/cesium/  
**Base URL:** https://ion.cesium.com/  
**Documentation:** https://ion.cesium.com/

Cesium Experimental API is one of 10 APIs that [Cesium](https://apis.io/providers/cesium/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. This API exposes 6 JSON Schema definitions. Tagged areas include Experimental. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and 6 JSON Schemas.

Experimental API lets users test emerging capabilities and help shape future improvements. These endpoints are not intended for production use and may be removed without notice.

## Operations (7)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| POST | `/assets/{assetId}/elements/{elementId}/snap` | Snap to an element |
| GET | `/assets/{assetId}/elements/properties` | List element properties |
| GET | `/assets/{assetId}/elements/properties/{propertyName}` | List distinct values for an element property |
| GET | `/assets/{assetId}/elements/search` | Search elements of an asset |
| GET | `/experimental/panoramas/google` | Access Google Street View |
| GET | `/assets/{assetId}/tileset-revisions` | List 3D Tiles assets exported from the same BIM/CAD Database |
| POST | `/assets/compare` | Create a change detection report between two assets |

## Machine-readable artifacts (7)

- **OpenAPI** — https://artifacts.apis.io/cesium/openapi/cesium-experimental-api-openapi.yml
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/cesium/json-schema/cesium-asset-endpoint-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/cesium/json-schema/cesium-asset-metadata-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/cesium/json-schema/cesium-token-metadata-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/cesium/json-schema/cesium-token-metadata-default-token-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/cesium/json-schema/cesium-external-asset-endpoint-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/cesium/json-schema/cesium-archive-metadata2-schema.json

## Other Cesium APIs (9)

- [Cesium ion API](https://apis.io/apis/cesium/cesium-ion-api/)
- [Cesium Archives API](https://apis.io/apis/cesium/cesium-archives-api/)
- [Cesium Asset Elements API](https://apis.io/apis/cesium/cesium-asset-elements-api/)
- [Cesium Assets API](https://apis.io/apis/cesium/cesium-assets-api/)
- [Cesium Exports API](https://apis.io/apis/cesium/cesium-exports-api/)
- [Cesium Labels API](https://apis.io/apis/cesium/cesium-labels-api/)
- [Cesium OAuth API](https://apis.io/apis/cesium/cesium-oauth-api/)
- [Cesium Tokens API](https://apis.io/apis/cesium/cesium-tokens-api/)
- [Cesium User API](https://apis.io/apis/cesium/cesium-user-api/)

## Tags

Experimental

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/cesium/cesium-experimental-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/cesium/.