aid: protomaps
name: Protomaps
description: >
  Protomaps is an open-source map system that delivers an interactive map of the world as a
  single PMTiles file hosted on cloud storage. It provides a hosted vector tile API powered by
  Cloudflare CDN, plus tools for converting, serving, and delivering map tiles without servers
  using HTTP range requests. The PMTiles format enables self-hosting on S3, Cloudflare R2,
  Azure Blob, and Google Cloud Storage at a fraction of the cost of commercial map APIs.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/protomaps/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: 2026-06-13
modified: 2026-06-13
specificationVersion: "0.19"
tags:
  - Maps
  - Tiles
  - Geospatial
  - PMTiles
  - Vector Tiles
  - Open Source
  - Self-Hosted
  - OpenStreetMap

apis:

  - name: Protomaps Hosted Tile API
    description: >
      CDN-backed hosted basemap tile API serving OpenStreetMap-derived vector tiles in MVT format.
      Provides Style JSON, TileJSON, and ZXY tile endpoints. Free for non-commercial use;
      commercial use requires GitHub Sponsorship. API keys required for all requests.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://protomaps.com/api
    baseURL: https://api.protomaps.com
    tags:
      - Maps
      - Vector Tiles
      - Basemap
      - CDN
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.protomaps.com
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://protomaps.com/api
    contact:
      - FN: Protomaps
        email: hi@protomaps.com
        url: https://protomaps.com

  - name: PMTiles CLI
    description: >
      Single-binary command-line tool for working with PMTiles archives. Supports show, tile,
      verify, extract, merge, serve, convert, cluster, upload, and edit operations. Can serve
      PMTiles as a ZXY tile endpoint via HTTP. Works with local files and remote cloud storage
      (S3, Azure Blob, Google Cloud Storage, Cloudflare R2).
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://docs.protomaps.com/pmtiles/cli
    baseURL: https://github.com/protomaps/go-pmtiles/releases
    tags:
      - CLI
      - PMTiles
      - Tools
      - Self-Hosted
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.protomaps.com/pmtiles/cli
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/protomaps/go-pmtiles
    contact:
      - FN: Protomaps
        email: hi@protomaps.com
        url: https://protomaps.com

  - name: Protomaps Basemap Downloads
    description: >
      Daily OpenStreetMap planet builds in PMTiles format available for download and self-hosting.
      Provides the full planet tileset as well as tools for extracting regional subsets by
      bounding box or GeoJSON region at any zoom level.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://maps.protomaps.com/builds
    baseURL: https://build.protomaps.com
    tags:
      - Maps
      - OpenStreetMap
      - Downloads
      - PMTiles
      - Self-Hosted
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.protomaps.com/basemaps/downloads
    contact:
      - FN: Protomaps
        email: hi@protomaps.com
        url: https://protomaps.com

common:

  - type: Website
    url: https://protomaps.com

  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.protomaps.com

  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/protomaps

  - type: Blog
    url: https://protomaps.com/blog

  - type: Pricing
    url: https://github.com/sponsors/protomaps

  - type: X
    url: https://twitter.com/protomaps

  - type: Plans
    url: plans/protomaps-plans-pricing.yml

  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/protomaps-rate-limits.yml

  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/protomaps-finops.yml

maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com