Felt

Felt Layer Uploads API

With these APIs, you can upload your data to create new layers.

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Documentation
https://developers.felt.com/rest-api/getting-started

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/felt/refs/heads/main/openapi/felt-layer-uploads-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/felt/refs/heads/main/json-schema/felt-map.json
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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/felt/refs/heads/main/json-schema/felt-layer.json
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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/felt/refs/heads/main/json-schema/felt-layergroup.json
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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/felt/refs/heads/main/json-schema/felt-element.json
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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/felt/refs/heads/main/json-schema/felt-project.json
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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/felt/refs/heads/main/json-schema/felt-source.json
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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/felt/refs/heads/main/json-schema/felt-embedtoken.json

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/felt/refs/heads/main/examples/felt-api-examples.json

OpenAPI Specification

felt-layer-uploads-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  description: Felt REST API v2.0
  title: Felt Comments Layer Uploads API
  version: '2.0'
servers:
- url: https://felt.com
  variables: {}
security: []
tags:
- description: 'With these APIs, you can upload your data to create new layers.

    '
  name: Layer Uploads
  x-page-description: APIs to upload data
  x-page-icon: layer-group
  x-parent: Layers
paths:
  /api/v2/maps/{map_id}/add_source_layer:
    post:
      callbacks: {}
      description: Create a new layer from an existing data source connection (database, API, or file).
      operationId: add_map_layer_from_source
      parameters:
      - description: ''
        in: path
        name: map_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AddSourceLayerParams'
        description: AddSourceLayerParams
        required: false
      responses:
        '202':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AddSourceLayerAccepted'
          description: AddSourceLayerAccepted
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedError'
          description: UnauthorizedError
        '403':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedError'
          description: UnauthorizedError
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotFoundError'
          description: NotFoundError
        '422':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonErrorResponse'
          description: Unprocessable Entity
        '429':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonErrorResponse'
          description: Unprocessable Entity
        '500':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalServerError'
          description: InternalServerError
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      summary: Add layer from data source
      tags:
      - Layer Uploads
  /api/v2/maps/{map_id}/layers/{layer_id}/refresh:
    post:
      callbacks: {}
      description: 'Trigger a data refresh for a layer from its original data source to pull in the latest updates.


        After uploading a file or URL, you may want to update the resulting layer with new data. The process is quite similar to the upload:


        * For URL uploads, simply making a single `POST` request to the refresh endpoint is enough

        * For file refreshes, the response of the initial `POST` request will include a URL and some pre-signed attributes, which will be used to upload the new file to Amazon S3.


        {% hint style="info" %}

        With the `felt_python` library, you can refresh a layer with a simple function call:

        {% endhint %}


        ```python

        from felt_python import (refresh_file_layer, refresh_url_layer)


        refresh_file_layer(map_id, layer_id, file_name="features.geojson")

        refresh_url_layer(map_id, layer_id)

        ```

        '
      operationId: refresh_map_layer
      parameters:
      - description: The ID of the map hosting the layer to refresh
        in: path
        name: map_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: The ID of the layer to refresh
        in: path
        name: layer_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UploadResponse'
          description: Refresh response
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedError'
          description: UnauthorizedError
        '403':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedError'
          description: UnauthorizedError
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotFoundError'
          description: NotFoundError
        '422':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonErrorResponse'
          description: Unprocessable Entity
        '429':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonErrorResponse'
          description: Unprocessable Entity
        '500':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalServerError'
          description: InternalServerError
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      summary: Refresh map layer
      tags:
      - Layer Uploads
  /api/v2/maps/{map_id}/upload:
    post:
      callbacks: {}
      description: 'Upload a file or import data from a URL to create a new layer on the map.


        The `/upload` endpoint can be used for both URL and file uploads:


        * For URL uploads, simply making a single `POST` request to the upload endpoint is enough

        * For file uploads, the response of the initial `POST` request contain information you will use to upload the file to Amazon S3


        Check our [Upload Anything](https://help.felt.com/upload-anything) docs to see what URLs are supported.


        #### **Uploading the file to Amazon S3**


        Layer files aren''t uploaded directly to the Felt API. Instead, they are uploaded to an S3 bucket.


        The response to this API request will include a URL and pre-signed params for you to use to upload your file. Only a single file may be uploaded — if you wish to upload several files at once, consider wrapping them in a zip file.


        To upload the file, you must perform a multipart upload, and include the file contents in the `file` field.


        {% hint style="info" %}

        With the `felt_python` library, you can upload a file with a simple function call:

        {% endhint %}


        ```python

        from felt_python import upload_file


        upload_file(map_id, file_name="features.geojson", layer_name="My new layer")

        ```

        '
      operationId: upload_map_layer
      parameters:
      - description: The ID of the map to upload the layer to.
        in: path
        name: map_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UploadLayerParams'
        description: Upload layer params
        required: false
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UploadResponse'
          description: Upload layer response
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedError'
          description: UnauthorizedError
        '403':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedError'
          description: UnauthorizedError
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotFoundError'
          description: NotFoundError
        '422':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonErrorResponse'
          description: Unprocessable Entity
        '429':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonErrorResponse'
          description: Unprocessable Entity
        '500':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalServerError'
          description: InternalServerError
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      summary: Upload map layer
      tags:
      - Layer Uploads
      x-sort-order: 0
components:
  schemas:
    UploadLayerParams:
      properties:
        hints:
          description: A list of hints for interpreting the data in the upload.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/UploadInterpretationHint'
          type: array
        import_url:
          description: A public URL containing geodata to import, in place of uploading a file.
          type: string
        lat:
          description: (Image uploads only) The latitude of the image center.
          type: number
        lng:
          description: (Image uploads only) The longitude of the image center.
          type: number
        metadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/LayerMetadata'
        name:
          description: The display name for the new layer.
          type: string
        zoom:
          description: (Image uploads only) The zoom level of the image.
          type: number
      required:
      - name
      title: UploadLayerParams
      type: object
    FeltID:
      example: luCHyMruTQ6ozGk3gPJfEB
      format: felt_id
      nullable: false
      title: FeltID
      type: string
    UploadResponse:
      properties:
        layer_group_id:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/FeltID'
        layer_id:
          description: The ID of the layer created by this upload. If multiple layers are included in the upload, this is the ID of the first layer in the layer group.
          example: luCHyMruTQ6ozGk3gPJfEB
          format: felt_id
          nullable: false
          type: string
        presigned_attributes:
          description: If provided, the presigned attributes to attach to the post request
          nullable: true
          type: object
        type:
          enum:
          - upload_response
          type: string
        url:
          description: If provided, the URL to post the file to
          nullable: true
          type: string
      title: UploadResponse
      type: object
    InternalServerError:
      properties:
        errors:
          items:
            properties:
              detail:
                type: string
              source:
                properties:
                  parameter:
                    type: string
                type: object
              title:
                type: string
            type: object
          type: array
      title: InternalServerError
      type: object
    UnauthorizedError:
      properties:
        errors:
          items:
            properties:
              detail:
                type: string
              source:
                properties:
                  header:
                    enum:
                    - authorization
                    type: string
                type: object
              title:
                type: string
            type: object
          type: array
      title: UnauthorizedError
      type: object
    AddSourceLayerAccepted:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        links:
          additionalProperties: false
          properties:
            layer_group:
              example: https://felt.com/api/v2/maps/V0dnOMOuTd9B9BOsL9C0UjmqC/layer_groups/KFFhKAbvS4anD3wxtwNEpD
              type: string
            self:
              example: https://felt.com/api/v2/maps/V0dnOMOuTd9B9BOsL9C0UjmqC
              type: string
          type: object
        status:
          enum:
          - accepted
          type: string
      title: AddSourceLayerAccepted
      type: object
    LayerMetadata:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        attribution_text:
          nullable: true
          type: string
        attribution_url:
          nullable: true
          type: string
        description:
          nullable: true
          type: string
        license:
          nullable: true
          type: string
        source_abbreviation:
          nullable: true
          type: string
        source_name:
          nullable: true
          type: string
        source_url:
          nullable: true
          type: string
        updated_at:
          example: '2025-03-24'
          format: date
          nullable: true
          type: string
      title: LayerMetadata
      type: object
    AddSourceLayerParams:
      oneOf:
      - properties:
          dataset_id:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FeltID'
          from:
            enum:
            - dataset
            type: string
        required:
        - from
        - dataset_id
        title: AddSourceLayer-Dataset-Params
        type: object
      - properties:
          from:
            enum:
            - sql
            type: string
          query:
            type: string
          source_id:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FeltID'
        required:
        - from
        - source_id
        - query
        title: AddSourceLayer-SQL-Params
        type: object
      - properties:
          from:
            enum:
            - stac
            type: string
          source_id:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FeltID'
          stac_asset_url:
            type: string
        required:
        - from
        - source_id
        - stac_asset_url
        title: AddSourceLayer-STAC-Params
        type: object
      title: AddSourceLayerParams
      type: object
    NotFoundError:
      properties:
        errors:
          items:
            properties:
              detail:
                type: string
              source:
                properties:
                  parameter:
                    type: string
                type: object
              title:
                type: string
            type: object
          type: array
      title: NotFoundError
      type: object
    UploadInterpretationHint:
      oneOf:
      - description: A hint that the data contains Latitude and Longitude in two individual attributes.
        properties:
          attributes:
            additionalProperties: false
            properties:
              lat:
                type: string
              lng:
                type: string
            required:
            - lat
            - lng
            type: object
        required:
        - attributes
        title: UploadInterpretationHint-AttributeHint-LatitudeAndLongitude
        type: object
      - description: A hint that the data contains Latitude and Longitude combined in a single attribute.
        properties:
          attribute:
            additionalProperties: false
            properties:
              lat_lng:
                type: string
            required:
            - lat_lng
            type: object
        required:
        - attribute
        title: UploadInterpretationHint-AttributeHint-LatitudeAndLongitudeCombined
        type: object
      - description: A hint that the data contains a full Address contained in a single attribute.
        properties:
          attribute:
            properties:
              full_address:
                type: string
            required:
            - full_address
            type: object
        required:
        - attribute
        title: UploadInterpretationHint-AttributeHint-FullAddress
        type: object
      - description: A hint that the data contains an Address spread out over multiple attributes.
        properties:
          attributes:
            additionalProperties: false
            properties:
              country:
                description: 'ex: USA'
                type: string
              locality:
                description: 'ex: Oakland'
                type: string
              postal_code:
                description: 'ex: 94612'
                type: string
              region:
                description: 'ex: California'
                type: string
              street_address:
                description: 'ex: 1904 Franklin St'
                type: string
            required:
            - street_address
            type: object
        required:
        - attributes
        title: UploadInterpretationHint-AttributeHint-PartialAddress
        type: object
      - description: A hint that the data contains a Locality spread out over multiple attributes.
        properties:
          attributes:
            additionalProperties: false
            properties:
              country:
                description: 'ex: USA'
                type: string
              locality:
                description: 'ex: Oakland'
                type: string
              region:
                description: 'ex: California'
                type: string
            required:
            - locality
            type: object
        required:
        - attributes
        title: UploadInterpretationHint-AttributeHint-Locality
        type: object
      - description: A hint that the data contains a WKT/WKB Literal attribute
        properties:
          attribute:
            additionalProperties: false
            properties:
              wkt_wkb_literal:
                type: string
            required:
            - wkt_wkb_literal
            type: object
        required:
        - attribute
        title: UploadInterpretationHint-AttributeHint-WKT_WKB_Literal
        type: object
      - description: A hint that the data contains a US Census Tract (Census 2020) attribute. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-maps/2020/geo/2020pl-maps/2020-census-tract.html
        properties:
          attribute:
            additionalProperties: false
            properties:
              us_census_tract_2020:
                type: string
            required:
            - us_census_tract_2020
            type: object
        required:
        - attribute
        title: UploadInterpretationHint-AttributeHint-US_Census_Tract2020
        type: object
      - description: 'A hint that the data contains a US Core-based statistical area (Census 2020) attribute: https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-maps/2020/geo/cbsa.html'
        properties:
          attribute:
            additionalProperties: false
            properties:
              us_cbsa_2020:
                type: string
            required:
            - us_cbsa_2020
            type: object
        required:
        - attribute
        title: UploadInterpretationHint-AttributeHint-US_CBSA_2020
        type: object
      - description: A hint that the data contains a US State (Census 2020) attribute.
        properties:
          attribute:
            properties:
              us_state_2020:
                type: string
            required:
            - us_state_2020
            type: object
        required:
        - attribute
        title: UploadInterpretationHint-AttributeHint-US_State_2020
        type: object
      - description: A hint that the data contains a US County (Census 2020) attribute.
        properties:
          attribute:
            properties:
              us_county_2020:
                type: string
            required:
            - us_county_2020
            type: object
        required:
        - attribute
        title: UploadInterpretationHint-AttributeHint-US_County_2020
        type: object
      - description: A hint that the data contains US Zip Code (2022) attribute.
        properties:
          attribute:
            properties:
              us_zip_code_2022:
                type: string
            required:
            - us_zip_code_2022
            type: object
        required:
        - attribute
        title: UploadInterpretationHint-AttributeHint-US_Zip_Code_2022
        type: object
      - description: A hint that the data contains a Eurostat LAU (2021) attribute. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/nuts/local-administrative-units
        properties:
          attribute:
            properties:
              eu_lau_2021:
                type: string
            required:
            - eu_lau_2021
            type: object
        required:
        - attribute
        title: UploadInterpretationHint-AttributeHint-EuropeanUnion_LAU_2021
        type: object
      - description: A hint that the data contains a Eurostat NUTS Level 1 (2021) attribute. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/gisco/geodata/statistical-units/territorial-units-statistics
        properties:
          attribute:
            properties:
              eu_nuts_1_2021:
                type: string
            required:
            - eu_nuts_1_2021
            type: object
        required:
        - attribute
        title: UploadInterpretationHint-AttributeHint-European_Union_NUTS_1_2021
        type: object
      - description: A hint that the data contains a Eurostat NUTS 2 (2021) attribute. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/gisco/geodata/statistical-units/territorial-units-statistics
        properties:
          attribute:
            properties:
              eu_nuts_2_2021:
                type: string
            required:
            - eu_nuts_2_2021
            type: object
        required:
        - attribute
        title: UploadInterpretationHint-AttributeHint-European_Union_NUTS_2_2021
        type: object
      - description: A hint that the data contains a Eurostat NUTS 3 (2021) attribute. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/gisco/geodata/statistical-units/territorial-units-statistics
        properties:
          attribute:
            properties:
              eu_nuts_3_2021:
                type: string
            required:
            - eu_nuts_3_2021
            type: object
        required:
        - attribute
        title: UploadInterpretationHint-AttributeHint-European_Union_NUTS_3_2021
        type: object
      - description: A hint that the data contains a Australian ABS postal area (2021) attribute. https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/standards/australian-statistical-geography-standard-asgs-edition-3/jul2021-jun2026/non-abs-structures/postal-areas
        properties:
          attribute:
            properties:
              aus_postal_area_2021:
                type: string
            required:
            - aus_postal_area_2021
            type: object
        required:
        - attribute
        title: UploadInterpretationHint-AttributeHint-Australian_ABS_Postal_Area_2021
        type: object
      - description: A hint that the data contains an Administrative Level 0 (Country) attribute. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_administrative_divisions_by_country
        properties:
          attribute:
            properties:
              admin_0:
                type: string
            required:
            - admin_0
            type: object
        required:
        - attribute
        title: UploadInterpretationHint-AttributeHint-Admin0
        type: object
      - description: A hint that the data contains an Administrative Level 1 (Region) attribute. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_administrative_divisions_by_country
        properties:
          attribute:
            properties:
              admin_1:
                type: string
            required:
            - admin_1
            type: object
        required:
        - attribute
        title: UploadInterpretationHint-AttributeHint-Admin1
        type: object
      - description: A hint that the data contains a Timezone attribute.
        properties:
          attribute:
            properties:
              timezone:
                type: string
            required:
            - timezone
            type: object
        required:
        - attribute
        title: UploadInterpretationHint-AttributeHint-Timezone
        type: object
      - description: A hint that the data contains H3 attribute.
        properties:
          attribute:
            properties:
              h3:
                type: string
            required:
            - h3
            type: object
        required:
        - attribute
        title: UploadInterpretationHint-AttributeHint-H3
        type: object
      title: UploadInterpretationHint
    JsonErrorResponse:
      properties:
        errors:
          items:
            properties:
              detail:
                example: null value where string expected
                type: string
              source:
                properties:
                  pointer:
                    example: /data/attributes/petName
                    type: string
                required:
                - pointer
                type: object
              title:
                example: Invalid value
                type: string
            required:
            - title
            - source
            - detail
            type: object
          type: array
      required:
      - errors
      title: JsonErrorResponse
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      bearerFormat: YOUR_API_KEY
      scheme: bearer
      type: http