Upload map

https://maphub.net/api/1/map/upload

Upload a file and create a new map.

When empty is used for file_type, an empty map will be created.

A static image is automatically generated for the uploaded map.

For this endpoint you'll need to

send the arguments as a JSON encoded string in the MapHub-API-Arg header
send the uploaded file as binary data in the request body (except with empty file_type)

Arguments

file_type (required): one of empty, kml, gpx, geojson. For ".kmz" files, use kml
visibility (required): The visibility option of the map. One of public, unlisted, private.
title (optional): the preferred title of the map
description (optional): the preferred description of the map
short_name (optional): the short name of the map, visible in the URL. This is just a preference, the final URL will be returned in the response.

Response

id: id of the map
url: URL of the map
owner: map owner's username
short_name: short name of the map, used in the URL
title: title of the map
visibility: visibility mode of the map. One of public, unlisted, private, select.

Limitations

Following limits apply to uploads:

maximum file size 15 MB
maximum processing time 2 minutes

On a MapHub Enterprise server, there are no limits. If you are interested in MapHub Enterprise, contact us.

Code example

curl with file

curl https://maphub.net/api/1/map/upload \
    --header 'Authorization: Token <api_key>' \
    --header 'MapHub-API-Arg: {"file_type": "gpx", "visibility": "public"}' \
    --data-binary @test.gpx

curl with geojson data

curl https://maphub.net/api/1/map/upload \
    --header 'Authorization: Token <api_key>' \
    --header 'MapHub-API-Arg: {"file_type": "geojson", "visibility": "public"}' \
    --data-raw '{"type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [{"type": "Feature", "geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [12.34, 56.78]}, "properties": {"title": "Test point", "description": "Test description", "group": 12345}}], "groups": [{"title": "Test group", "id": 12345}]}'

Python with file

import json
import requests

url = 'https://maphub.net/api/1/map/upload'

api_key = '<api_key>'

args = {
    'file_type': 'gpx',
    'title': 'Sample Title',
    'short_name': 'short name',
    'visibility': 'public',
}

headers = {
    'Authorization': 'Token ' + api_key,
    'MapHub-API-Arg': json.dumps(args),
}

with open('test.gpx', 'rb') as f:
    r = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=f)

print(r.json())

Python with geojson data

import json
import requests

url = 'https://maphub.net/api/1/map/upload'

api_key = '<api_key>'

args = {
    'file_type': 'geojson',
    'title': 'Sample Title',
    'short_name': 'short name',
    'visibility': 'public',
}

headers = {
    'Authorization': 'Token ' + api_key,
    'MapHub-API-Arg': json.dumps(args),
}

geojson = {
    "type": "FeatureCollection",
    "features": [
        {
            "type": "Feature",
            "geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [12.34, 56.78]},
            "properties": {
                "title": 'Test point',
                "description": 'Test description',
                "group": 12345,
            },
        }
    ],
    "groups": [{"title": 'Test group', "id": 12345}],
}


r = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=json.dumps(geojson))
print(r.json())

Python empty map

import json
import requests

url = 'https://maphub.net/api/1/map/upload'

api_key = '<api_key>'

args = {
    'file_type': 'empty',
    'title': 'Sample Title',
    'short_name': 'short name',
    'visibility': 'public',
}

headers = {
    'Authorization': 'Token ' + api_key,
    'MapHub-API-Arg': json.dumps(args),
}


r = requests.post(url, headers=headers)
print(r.json())

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