Ordnance Survey

Ordnance Survey Vector Tiles API

The Vector Tiles API from Ordnance Survey — 2 operation(s) for vector tiles.

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Operations 2

GET /collections/{collectionId}/tiles/{tileMatrixSetId}/{tileMatrix}/{tileRow}/{tileCol} Retrieve a vector tile from a collection. #

GET /collections/{collectionId}/tiles/{tileMatrix}/{tileRow}/{tileCol} Retrieve a vector tile from a collection for Web Mercator Quad EPSG: 3857 tile matrix set. #

Documentation

https://docs.os.uk/os-apis/accessing-os-apis/os-ngd-api-features

https://api.os.uk/features/ngd/ofa/v1/api

https://docs.os.uk/os-apis/accessing-os-apis/os-ngd-api-tiles

https://api.os.uk/maps/vector/ngd/ota/v1/api

https://docs.os.uk/os-apis/accessing-os-apis/os-downloads-api

https://api.os.uk/downloads/v1/openapi.yaml

https://docs.os.uk/os-apis/accessing-os-apis/os-net-api

https://api.os.uk/positioning/osnet/v1/openapi.yaml

https://docs.os.uk/os-apis/accessing-os-apis/os-places-api

https://docs.os.uk/os-apis/accessing-os-apis/os-places-api/technical-specification

https://docs.os.uk/os-apis/accessing-os-apis/os-names-api

https://docs.os.uk/os-apis/accessing-os-apis/os-names-api/technical-specification

https://docs.os.uk/os-apis/accessing-os-apis/os-linked-identifiers-api

https://docs.os.uk/os-apis/accessing-os-apis/os-linked-identifiers-api/technical-specification

https://docs.os.uk/os-apis/accessing-os-apis/os-features-api

https://docs.os.uk/os-apis/accessing-os-apis/os-features-api/technical-specification

https://docs.os.uk/os-apis/accessing-os-apis/os-maps-api

https://docs.os.uk/os-apis/accessing-os-apis/os-maps-api/technical-specification

https://docs.os.uk/os-apis/accessing-os-apis/os-vector-tile-api

https://docs.os.uk/os-apis/accessing-os-apis/os-vector-tile-api/technical-specification

Specifications

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ordnance-survey/refs/heads/main/openapi/ordnance-survey-vector-tiles-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: OS NGD API - Tiles Vector Tiles API
  version: v1.8
servers:
- description: NGD OGC API - Tiles server
  url: https://api.os.uk/maps/vector/ngd/ota/v1
tags:
- name: Vector Tiles
paths:
  /collections/{collectionId}/tiles/{tileMatrixSetId}/{tileMatrix}/{tileRow}/{tileCol}:
    get:
      security:
      - api-key: []
        api-key-header: []
        oauth2: []
      operationId: .collection.vector.getTile
      parameters:
      - description: Identifier selecting one of the scales defined in the TileMatrixSet and representing the scaleDenominator the tile.
        example: '15'
        in: path
        name: tileMatrix
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Row index of the tile on the selected TileMatrix.
        example: 11179
        in: path
        name: tileRow
        required: true
        schema:
          minimum: 0
          type: integer
      - description: Column index of the tile on the selected TileMatrix.
        example: 16558
        in: path
        name: tileCol
        required: true
        schema:
          minimum: 0
          type: integer
      - description: Local identifier of a collection
        in: path
        name: collectionId
        required: true
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AllCollections'
      - allowEmptyValue: false
        description: Identifier for a supported TileMatrixSet
        in: path
        name: tileMatrixSetId
        required: true
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TileSets'
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/octet-stream:
              schema:
                format: binary
                type: string
          description: A vector tile returned as a response.
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/exceptionDto'
          description: The request was not supported.
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/exceptionDto'
          description: The requested resource does not exist on the server. For example, a path parameter had an incorrect value.
        '405':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/exceptionDto'
          description: The HTTP method requested is not supported. This endpoint only supports 'GET' requests.
        '406':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/exceptionDto'
          description: A request header value was not supported.
        '500':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/exceptionDto'
          description: A server error occurred.
        '504':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/exceptionDto'
          description: Gateway Timeout.
      summary: Retrieve a vector tile from a collection.
      tags:
      - Vector Tiles
  /collections/{collectionId}/tiles/{tileMatrix}/{tileRow}/{tileCol}:
    get:
      security:
      - api-key: []
        api-key-header: []
        oauth2: []
      operationId: 3857.collection.vector.getTile
      parameters:
      - description: Identifier selecting one of the scales defined in the TileMatrixSet and representing the scaleDenominator the tile.
        example: '15'
        in: path
        name: tileMatrix
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Row index of the tile on the selected TileMatrix.
        example: 11179
        in: path
        name: tileRow
        required: true
        schema:
          minimum: 0
          type: integer
      - description: Column index of the tile on the selected TileMatrix.
        example: 16558
        in: path
        name: tileCol
        required: true
        schema:
          minimum: 0
          type: integer
      - description: Local identifier of a collection
        in: path
        name: collectionId
        required: true
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AllCollections'
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/octet-stream:
              schema:
                format: binary
                type: string
          description: A vector tile returned as a response.
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/exceptionDto'
          description: The request was not supported.
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/exceptionDto'
          description: The requested resource does not exist on the server. For example, a path parameter had an incorrect value.
        '405':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/exceptionDto'
          description: The HTTP method requested is not supported. This endpoint only supports 'GET' requests.
        '406':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/exceptionDto'
          description: A request header value was not supported.
        '500':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/exceptionDto'
          description: A server error occurred.
        '504':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/exceptionDto'
          description: Gateway Timeout.
      summary: 'Retrieve a vector tile from a collection for Web Mercator Quad EPSG: 3857 tile matrix set.'
      tags:
      - Vector Tiles
components:
  schemas:
    AllCollections:
      enum:
      - ngd-base
      - asu-bdy
      - wtr-ctch
      - trn-ntwk-railway
      - wtr-tidalboundary
      type: string
    exceptionDto:
      description: JSON schema for exceptions based on RFC 7807
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        status:
          type: integer
        detail:
          type: string
        instance:
          type: string
        code:
          type: integer
        description:
          type: string
        help:
          type: string
      required:
      - type
      title: Exception Schema
      type: object
    TileSets:
      enum:
      - '3857'
      - '27700'
      type: string
  securitySchemes:
    api-key:
      type: apiKey
      name: key
      in: query
    api-key-header:
      type: apiKey
      name: key
      in: header
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      name: oauth2
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://api.os.uk/oauth2/token/v1
          scopes: {}