Gather

Gather Maps API

Read and write the map/room data of a space

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Operations 2

GET /api/v2/spaces/{spaceId}/maps/{mapId} Get map #

POST /api/v2/spaces/{spaceId}/maps/{mapId} Set map #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Gather HTTP Maps API
  version: '2.0'
  description: The Gather HTTP API lets you read and write the map/room data of a Gather space and manage its email guestlist programmatically, enabling dynamically and programmatically generated maps.
  x-provenance:
    generated: '2026-07-19'
    method: derived
    source:
    - https://gathertown.notion.site/Gather-HTTP-API-3bbf6c59325f40aca7ef5ce14c677444
    - https://github.com/gathertown/api-examples
  contact:
    name: Gather Support
    url: https://support.gather.town/
servers:
- url: https://api.gather.town
  description: Gather HTTP API
security:
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: Maps
  description: Read and write the map/room data of a space
paths:
  /api/v2/spaces/{spaceId}/maps/{mapId}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SpaceId'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/MapId'
    get:
      operationId: getMap
      summary: Get map
      description: Retrieve the full map/room data for a given map within a space.
      tags:
      - Maps
      parameters:
      - name: useV2Map
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
        description: Return the v2 map representation.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The map document.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Map'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    post:
      operationId: setMap
      summary: Set map
      description: Overwrite the map/room data for a given map within a space. The request body carries the new map content (background image, objects, spawns, impassable tiles, and more).
      tags:
      - Maps
      parameters:
      - name: useV2Map
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                content:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Map'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Map updated.
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  schemas:
    Map:
      type: object
      description: Gather map/room document.
      properties:
        backgroundImagePath:
          type: string
        spawns:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
        objects:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
        collisions:
          type: string
  parameters:
    SpaceId:
      name: spaceId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: The space identifier (URL-encoded; contains a backslash-delimited id).
    MapId:
      name: mapId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: The map/room identifier within the space.
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: The referenced space or map was not found.
    Forbidden:
      description: The API key lacks permission on the target space.
    BadRequest:
      description: Malformed request (invalid body or parameters).
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: apiKey
      description: API key generated at https://gather.town/apiKeys, sent in the apiKey request header. The associated user must have Admin or Builder permission on the target space.