Carto

aid: carto
name: Carto
description: CARTO is a cloud-native location intelligence platform that lets developers and analysts build spatial applications
  directly on top of modern data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks). It exposes a Maps API for vector
  and tileset map data, an SQL API for spatial analytics, a Workflows API for executing no-code spatial pipelines, an Import
  API for data ingestion, and the Data Observatory for curated third-party spatial datasets — all backed by OAuth access tokens
  and API access tokens.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Provider
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/carto.png
tags:
- Location Intelligence
- Geospatial
- Mapping
- GIS
- SQL
- BigQuery
- Snowflake
- Data Warehouse
created: '2025-01-08'
modified: '2026-05-19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/carto/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: carto:maps-api
  name: CARTO Maps API
  description: Serves vector tables, SQL-query-backed tilesets, tileset sources, and raster/H3/quadbin tilesets for visualization
    in deck.gl, MapLibre, Google Maps, Amazon Location, or Mapbox GL clients.
  humanURL: https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/maps-api-reference
  baseURL: https://gcp-us-east1.api.carto.com
  tags:
  - Maps
  - Tiles
  - Vector
  - Geospatial
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/maps-api-reference
  - url: graphql/carto-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
- aid: carto:sql-api
  name: CARTO SQL API
  description: Executes SQL (including CARTO's spatial functions and analytics extensions) against a connected data warehouse
    from applications, returning GeoJSON / JSON results for spatial analysis, scoring, and dashboarding.
  humanURL: https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/sql-api-reference
  baseURL: https://gcp-us-east1.api.carto.com
  tags:
  - SQL
  - Analytics
  - Spatial
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/sql-api-reference
- aid: carto:workflows-api
  name: CARTO Workflows API
  description: Executes visually-designed CARTO Workflows (spatial data pipelines) programmatically, enabling scheduled, CI-driven,
    or application- triggered spatial analytics runs.
  humanURL: https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/workflows-api-reference
  baseURL: https://gcp-us-east1.api.carto.com
  tags:
  - Workflows
  - Analytics
  - Automation
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/workflows-api-reference
- aid: carto:import-api
  name: CARTO Import API
  description: Ingests files and URLs (CSV, GeoJSON, Shapefile, etc.) into a user's connected CARTO data warehouse for downstream
    spatial analysis and mapping.
  humanURL: https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/import-api-reference
  baseURL: https://gcp-us-east1.api.carto.com
  tags:
  - Import
  - Ingestion
  - Data
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/import-api-reference
- aid: carto:data-observatory
  name: CARTO Data Observatory
  description: Curated catalog of third-party spatial datasets (demographics, POIs, mobility, financial, environmental) accessible
    via subscription and queryable directly from the customer's cloud data warehouse.
  humanURL: https://docs.carto.com/data-observatory
  tags:
  - Data Catalog
  - Datasets
  - Third-Party Data
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.carto.com/data-observatory
- aid: carto:accounts-api
  name: CARTO Accounts API
  description: Manages CARTO user accounts, organizations, and API access tokens, including OAuth clients used for secure
    programmatic access.
  humanURL: https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/accounts-api-reference
  baseURL: https://accounts.app.carto.com
  tags:
  - Accounts
  - Authentication
  - OAuth
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/accounts-api-reference
- aid: carto:deck-gl
  name: CARTO for deck.gl
  description: Client library providing deck.gl layers for CARTO vector, H3, quadbin, raster, and query sources, simplifying
    application-layer integration with the Maps API.
  humanURL: https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-deck.gl
  tags:
  - SDK
  - deck.gl
  - Client Library
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-deck.gl
  - type: Repository
    url: https://github.com/CartoDB/deck.gl
- aid: carto:carto-for-react
  name: CARTO for React
  description: React library of components and hooks for building CARTO-powered location intelligence applications with widgets,
    filters, and deck.gl map integration.
  humanURL: https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-react
  tags:
  - SDK
  - React
  - Client Library
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-react
- aid: carto:carto-jobs-api
  name: Carto Jobs API
  description: The Jobs API from Carto — 2 operation(s) for jobs.
  humanURL: https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/maps-api-reference
  baseURL: https://gcp-us-east1.api.carto.com
  tags:
  - Jobs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/carto-jobs-api-openapi.yml
- aid: carto:carto-sql-api
  name: Carto SQL API
  description: The SQL API from Carto — 1 operation(s) for sql.
  humanURL: https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/maps-api-reference
  baseURL: https://gcp-us-east1.api.carto.com
  tags:
  - SQL
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/carto-sql-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/carto-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/carto-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/carto-authentication.yml
- name: Agent Skills
  url: https://github.com/CartoDB/agent-skills
  type: AgentSkills
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/carto
- type: Website
  url: https://carto.com
- type: Portal
  name: CARTO Documentation
  url: https://docs.carto.com/
- type: Developer
  name: CARTO for Developers
  url: https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.carto.com/getting-started/quickstart-guides
- type: Authentication
  url: https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/fundamentals/authorization
- type: FAQ
  url: https://docs.carto.com/faqs
- type: WhatsNew
  url: https://docs.carto.com/whats-new
- type: Glossary
  url: https://carto.com/glossary
- type: Webinars
  url: https://carto.com/webinars
- type: Blog
  url: https://carto.com/blog
- type: Partners
  url: https://carto.com/partners
- type: Pricing
  url: https://carto.com/pricing
- type: Support
  url: https://docs.carto.com/faqs/support-packages
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.carto.com
- type: Login
  url: https://auth.carto.com/u/login
- type: Signup
  url: https://auth.carto.com/u/signup
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://carto.com/legal
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://carto.com/privacy
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/CartoDB
- type: Integrations
  url: https://carto.com/integrations/index.html
- name: MCP Server
  url: https://carto.com/blog/carto-mcp-server-turn-your-ai-agents-into-geospatial-experts/
  type: MCPServer
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://docs.carto.com/llms.txt
integrations:
- name: CARTO
- name: carto-logo
- name: youtube
- name: facebook
- name: twitter
- name: linkedin
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com