Cartes.io

About Cartes.io

Cartes.io is a platform for creating maps and markers, accessible through a REST API. The API allows creation of maps and markers, retrieval of map and marker data, and automated placement of markers. Maps can be created without an API key; markers can be created without authorization, with API key authorization, or restricted to the map owner, depending on the map's configured permission settings.

The API supports filtering and querying public maps by ID, category, and a Stripe-like query syntax, with the ability to expand related resources (markers, categories, contributors, users) in responses and to request marker data in GeoJSON format. Maps can be set to public, unlisted, or private, and creators receive a one-time token used to edit or delete the resource. Unauthenticated requests are subject to per-minute and per-day rate limits, while authenticated requests have more permissive per-minute limits and no daily cap.

The tool is aimed at developers building applications that need mapping and marker functionality, such as integrating location-based data collection or visualization into other projects. Response status codes and rate-limit headers (X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, Retry-After) are documented for programmatic handling.

Key features

• Create maps and place markers via a REST API
• Public, unlisted, or private map privacy levels
• Configurable marker creation permissions (anyone, logged-in only, or map owner only)
• Filter and search maps with query parameters, including category and text search
• Expand related resources (markers, categories, users) in API responses
• Export marker data in GeoJSON format

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