MapTiler Elevation API

The Elevation API from MapTiler — 1 operation(s) for elevation.

OpenAPI Specification

maptiler-elevation-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: MapTiler Coordinates Elevation API
  version: '1.0'
  description: "MapTiler API allows you to programmatically access all the data, maps, services, and resources available in your MapTiler account. \n\nAccess to your resources via MapTiler API is read-only, and therefore safe and well suited for public end-user applications. You can use it to add a map directly to your website, request map tiles, create an image with a location map for your business, search for addresses, and more. \n\nThe universal public API request format is:\n\n```\nhttps://api.maptiler.com/{METHOD}/{QUERY}.json?{PARAMS}&key=YOUR_MAPTILER_API_KEY_HERE\n```\n\n> [!KEY]\n> You need a **MapTiler API key** to use this service. [Get it here](https://cloud.maptiler.com/account/keys/){:target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"} and [learn how to protect it](/guides/maps-apis/maps-platform/how-to-protect-your-map-key/).\n"
  termsOfService: https://www.maptiler.com/terms/
  contact:
    name: Support
    email: support@maptiler.com
    url: https://docs.maptiler.com/support/requests/
    premium: https://www.maptiler.com/support/
servers:
- description: MapTiler API
  url: https://api.maptiler.com/
security:
- key: []
tags:
- name: Elevation
paths:
  /elevation/{locations}.json:
    get:
      summary: Get elevation
      description: Get the elevation at given locations. If <i>unit</i> is omitted, elevation values are in meters.
      tags:
      - Elevation
      parameters:
      - name: locations
        in: path
        required: true
        description: List of `lng,lat` WGS 84 positions seperated by `;` delimeter (Max 50 positions). Longitude values must be `> -180 < 180`. Latitudes must be `>= -85 <= 85`.
        example: 17,50;-133.5,58.39
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: unit
        in: query
        description: Unit of the elevation.
        schema:
          type: string
          default: meters
          enum:
          - meters
          - feet
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                title: ElevationResults
                description: Array of locations with elevation `[lng, lat, ele]`
                type: array
                example:
                - - 17
                  - 50
                  - 364.20001220703125
                - - -133.5
                  - 58.39
                  - 1323.800048828125
                items:
                  type: array
                  minItems: 3
                  maxItems: 3
                  items:
                    type: number
        '400':
          description: Out of bounds
components:
  securitySchemes:
    key:
      description: Your own API key from https://cloud.maptiler.com/
      type: apiKey
      name: key
      in: query