Azure Maps

Azure Maps provides geospatial APIs for maps, routing, geocoding, traffic, weather, and spatial analysis. The service offers a comprehensive suite of REST APIs to embed location intelligence into applications spanning mobile, web, and IoT scenarios across multiple transport modes.

Azure Maps is listed with 11 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Geocoding API, Search API, and 9 more. Tagged areas include Geocoding, Geospatial, Location, Maps, and Mobility.

The Azure Maps catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Azure Maps’ developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, getting-started guide, pricing, support, engineering blog, and 18 more developer resources.

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54.1/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 23/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
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11 APIs

Geocoding Geospatial Location Maps Mobility Routing Traffic Weather

Kin Score

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scored 2026-11-06 · rubric v0.27.0

Composite quality — 54.1/100 · developing

Contract Quality 9.0 / 21

Developer Ergonomics 10.7 / 17

Access Clarity 11.2 / 17

Operational Transparency 4.7 / 11

Contract Governance 1.4 / 10

Discoverability 7.3 / 9

Regulatory Posture 4.4 / 15

Agent readiness — 23/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 9 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 4 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 5 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

MCP Server +12 pts — deployment.mode + probe verdict on the mcp/ manifest, not the pointer; an unprobed slug falls back to authorship
Stable Error Semantics +8 pts — OpenAPI $refs a shared error schema across 4xx/5xx responses (verified), else common[].type includes ErrorCatalog / ErrorCodes / DeclineCodes
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Request/Response Examples +7 pts — share of operations carrying request/response examples; else an Examples / Code Samples link
Registration Without a Human +6 pts — a `registration_endpoint` in the served RFC 8414 / OIDC discovery document
Delegated User Identity +6 pts — a served discovery document listing authorization_code in grant_types_supported (served), else an oauth2 authorizationCode flow or openIdConnect declared in an OpenAPI (documented)

6 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):

Contract Quality scores 42.2 — up to +14.5 composite points
Contract Governance scores 13.6 — up to +10.4 composite points
Operational Transparency scores 42.1 — up to +7.5 composite points

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Markets this provider is in provisional

The Kin Score Market layer reads a provider inside its market: its position, and how deep its integrations go. Depth is only comparable within a position. Provisional and unweighted: not part of the Kin Score or agent readiness.

Market	Position	Depth	Registered MCP server	Declares compatibility
Geospatial and Maps (OGC standards)	undeclared	-	-	-
Weather and Climate Data	undeclared	-	-	-
Overture Maps Foundation (members + data contributors)	undeclared	-	-	-

Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.

Standards implemented 2

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

OpenAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

OAuth 2.0

measured — observed by APIs.io (declared)

APIs 11

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Azure Maps Route API

Calculates routes between origin and destination, provides turn-by-turn directions, supports multiple travel modes, traffic-aware routing, route matrices, and route range (isoch...

Azure Maps Render API

Returns map tiles, static images, and vector tiles in multiple styles including satellite, road, and hybrid. Supports raster and vector tile formats, custom imagery, and traffic...

Azure Maps Traffic API

Provides real-time and historical traffic data including traffic flow, incident reports, and traffic tile imagery. Useful for routing, fleet management, and applications requiri...

Azure Maps Weather API

Provides current weather conditions, hourly and daily forecasts, severe weather alerts, weather along a route, and historical weather. Powered by AccuWeather data and global cov...

Azure Maps Timezone API

Returns time zone information for a given coordinate, IANA time zone ID, or Windows time zone ID. Includes current time, daylight saving offsets, and time zone metadata.

Azure Maps Geolocation API

Returns the ISO country code for a supplied IP address, useful for content localization, regulatory compliance, and access control based on user geographic location.

Azure Maps Spatial API

Performs spatial computations such as distance, closest point, point in polygon, geofence evaluation, and great circle distance. Enables location analytics and spatial reasoning...

Azure Maps Elevation API

Returns elevation data in meters above sea level for points, polylines, and bounding boxes. Useful for terrain analysis, topographic visualization, and elevation profile calcula...

Azure Maps Creator API

Indoor maps service for creating, managing, and rendering custom indoor maps. Supports drawing package conversion, dataset and tileset management, feature state, and wayfinding ...

Azure Maps Geocoding API

The Geocoding API from Azure Maps — 2 operation(s) for geocoding.

Azure Maps Search API

The Search API from Azure Maps — 2 operation(s) for search.

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Open Collections 3

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Azure Maps Search REST Geocoding API

OPEN COLLECTION

Azure Maps REST Geocoding Search API

OPEN COLLECTION

Azure Maps Search REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

Azure Maps API pricing

Prices published by Azure Maps, read 2026-10-28 from azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/azure-maps/.

Plan	Price
Azure Maps consumption (Gen2) - all meters	Contact Us per 1,000 transactions Includes: Free monthly tier per meter (e.g. Base Map Tiles 5,000; Imagery Tiles 1,000; Routing 1,000)

Plan details, limits and sources →

Rate limits

Free Tier Default: 10 requests per minute
Free Tier Monthly Quota: 1000 requests per month
Professional Tier Default: 100 requests per minute

Compiled by API Evangelist, not yet checked against Azure Maps's documentation. All 5 limits →

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Microsoft Azure Maps Plans Pricing

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Microsoft Azure Maps Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

Service Levels 1

Uptime the provider promises or reports, as SLA4OAI. Read from its own pages; APIs.io runs no monitors.

Azure Maps

SLA

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Microsoft Azure Maps Finops

FINOPS

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Azure Maps API Rules

43 rules · 41 errors 1 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Microsoft Azure Maps Authentication

apiKey/oauth2 · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Microsoft Azure Maps Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Microsoft Azure Maps Scopes

1 scope · implicit

1 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Microsoft Azure Maps Agentic Access

4 operations

4 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Login

Signup

Signup

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

LlmsText

LlmsText

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanWorkspace

PostmanWorkspace

SDKs

SDKs

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

Authentication

OAuthScopes

Authentication

Operate 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

StatusPage

Support

ChangeLog

Commercial 5

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

FinOps

Pricing

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Blog

Blog

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

name: Azure Maps
description: Azure Maps provides geospatial APIs for maps, routing, geocoding, traffic, weather, and spatial analysis. The
  service offers a comprehensive suite of REST APIs to embed location intelligence into applications spanning mobile, web,
  and IoT scenarios across multiple transport modes.
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  method: derived
image: https://azure.microsoft.com/svghandler/azure-maps/
tags:
- Geocoding
- Geospatial
- Location
- Maps
- Mobility
- Routing
- Traffic
- Weather
created: '2026-03-13'
modified: '2026-05-19'
url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/azure-maps/
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- name: Azure Maps Route API
  description: Calculates routes between origin and destination, provides turn-by-turn directions, supports multiple travel
    modes, traffic-aware routing, route matrices, and route range (isochrone) calculations.
  image: https://azure.microsoft.com/svghandler/azure-maps/
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/route
  baseURL: https://atlas.microsoft.com
  tags:
  - Directions
  - Isochrone
  - Routing
  - Traffic-Aware
  - Travel Modes
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/route
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-use-best-practices-for-routing
- name: Azure Maps Render API
  description: Returns map tiles, static images, and vector tiles in multiple styles including satellite, road, and hybrid.
    Supports raster and vector tile formats, custom imagery, and traffic overlays for embedding maps into applications.
  image: https://azure.microsoft.com/svghandler/azure-maps/
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/render
  baseURL: https://atlas.microsoft.com
  tags:
  - Map Tiles
  - Raster
  - Render
  - Static Images
  - Vector Tiles
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/render
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/zoom-levels-and-tile-grid
- name: Azure Maps Traffic API
  description: Provides real-time and historical traffic data including traffic flow, incident reports, and traffic tile imagery.
    Useful for routing, fleet management, and applications requiring up-to-date road conditions.
  image: https://azure.microsoft.com/svghandler/azure-maps/
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/traffic
  baseURL: https://atlas.microsoft.com
  tags:
  - Flow
  - Incidents
  - Real-Time
  - Traffic
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/traffic
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/traffic-coverage
- name: Azure Maps Weather API
  description: Provides current weather conditions, hourly and daily forecasts, severe weather alerts, weather along a route,
    and historical weather. Powered by AccuWeather data and global coverage.
  image: https://azure.microsoft.com/svghandler/azure-maps/
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/weather
  baseURL: https://atlas.microsoft.com
  tags:
  - Alerts
  - Forecast
  - Historical
  - Weather
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/weather
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/weather-coverage
- name: Azure Maps Timezone API
  description: Returns time zone information for a given coordinate, IANA time zone ID, or Windows time zone ID. Includes
    current time, daylight saving offsets, and time zone metadata.
  image: https://azure.microsoft.com/svghandler/azure-maps/
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/timezone
  baseURL: https://atlas.microsoft.com
  tags:
  - DST
  - IANA
  - Timezone
  - UTC Offset
  tags_raw:
  - DST
  - IANA
  - Time Zone
  - UTC Offset
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/timezone
- name: Azure Maps Geolocation API
  description: Returns the ISO country code for a supplied IP address, useful for content localization, regulatory compliance,
    and access control based on user geographic location.
  image: https://azure.microsoft.com/svghandler/azure-maps/
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/geolocation
  baseURL: https://atlas.microsoft.com
  tags:
  - Country Code
  - Geolocation
  - IP Address
  - Localization
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/geolocation
- name: Azure Maps Spatial API
  description: Performs spatial computations such as distance, closest point, point in polygon, geofence evaluation, and great
    circle distance. Enables location analytics and spatial reasoning workloads.
  image: https://azure.microsoft.com/svghandler/azure-maps/
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/spatial
  baseURL: https://atlas.microsoft.com
  tags:
  - Geofencing
  - Point in Polygon
  - Spatial Analysis
  - Spatial Operations
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/spatial
  - type: Reference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/geofence-geojson
- name: Azure Maps Elevation API
  description: Returns elevation data in meters above sea level for points, polylines, and bounding boxes. Useful for terrain
    analysis, topographic visualization, and elevation profile calculations along a route.
  image: https://azure.microsoft.com/svghandler/azure-maps/
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/elevation
  baseURL: https://atlas.microsoft.com
  tags:
  - DEM
  - Elevation
  - Terrain
  - Topography
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/elevation
- name: Azure Maps Creator API
  description: Indoor maps service for creating, managing, and rendering custom indoor maps. Supports drawing package conversion,
    dataset and tileset management, feature state, and wayfinding for indoor environments.
  image: https://azure.microsoft.com/svghandler/azure-maps/
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/creator
  baseURL: https://atlas.microsoft.com
  tags:
  - Creators
  - Indoor Maps
  - Tileset
  - Wayfinding
  tags_raw:
  - Creator
  - Indoor Maps
  - Tileset
  - Wayfinding
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/creator
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/creator-indoor-maps
- aid: microsoft-azure-maps:microsoft-azure-maps-geocoding-api
  name: Azure Maps Geocoding API
  description: The Geocoding API from Azure Maps — 2 operation(s) for geocoding.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/search
  baseURL: https://atlas.microsoft.com
  tags:
  - Geocoding
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-maps-geocoding-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/search
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/azure-maps-authentication
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-use-search-service
- aid: microsoft-azure-maps:microsoft-azure-maps-search-api
  name: Azure Maps Search API
  description: The Search API from Azure Maps — 2 operation(s) for search.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/search
  baseURL: https://atlas.microsoft.com
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-maps-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/search
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/azure-maps-authentication
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-use-search-service
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/azure-maps/overview
- type: Plans
  url: plans/microsoft-azure-maps-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/microsoft-azure-maps-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/microsoft-azure-maps-finops.yml
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/microsoft-azure-maps-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/microsoft-azure-maps-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/microsoft-azure-maps-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/microsoft-azure-maps-scopes.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://portal.azure.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/quick-demo-map-app
- type: Authentication
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/azure-maps-authentication
- type: SDKs
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/about-azure-maps
- type: Pricing
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/azure-maps/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.azure.com/
- type: Support
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/options/
- type: Blog
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/tag/azure-maps/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/release-notes-map-control
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/legal/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/Azure
- type: Website
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/azure-maps
- type: Login
  url: https://portal.azure.com
- type: Signup
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://portal.azure.com/llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-parent: microsoft-azure
x-relationship: product

Azure Maps API — frequently asked questions

Does Azure Maps have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 11 APIs from Azure Maps, including Azure Maps Route API, Azure Maps Render API and Azure Maps Traffic API, and 8 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Azure Maps API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 2 OpenAPI specifications for Azure Maps, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Azure Maps API?

Azure Maps uses bearer-token authentication (apiKey/oauth2 · 2 schemes). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Microsoft Azure Maps Authentication.

How much does the Azure Maps API cost?

APIs.io lists 1 pricing plan for Azure Maps, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Is the Azure Maps API ready for AI agents?

Azure Maps has a Kin Score of 54.1 out of 100 (developing) and an Agent Readiness score of 22.7 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.

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