Mapbox Vector Tile Boundaries beta

GET /v4/boundaries/vector-tile/:x/:y/:z

This endpoint is in beta and not yet ready for production. Check out the LiveBy API Beta Endpoints Program for more information.

Get a mapbox vector tile. This endpoint is intended to be used by a map library that supports Mapbox Vector Tiles. For most map libraries, the base tile endpoint will be https://api.liveby.com/v4/boundaries/vector-tile/{x}/{y}/{z}

Currently, the vector tile API only supports at zoom level 7 and greater.

The query parameters are the same as the search-boundaries endpoint.

Each boundary is seperated into its own "layer-source" based on its layer. For instance, https://api.liveby.com/v4/boundaries/28/48/7?layer=neighborhood&layer=city will provide a source vector tile with 2 source-layers, one for the neighborhood source-layer, and one for the city layer. The ID provided from this API is a vector tile ID, and not the standard boundary ID. To get the standard boundary ID, use the _id field.

To keep this API as fast as possible, a small subset of data is returned. Only name, _id, boundingBox and layer are returned.

For more information about source-layers, see the Mapbox source-layers documentation.

Request

Path Parameters

x numberrequired

Mapbox Tile Layer X value. This value should be generated by your mapping library.

y numberrequired

Mapbox Tile Layer Y value. This value should be generated by your mapping library.

z numberrequired

Mapbox Tile Layer Z value. This value should be generated by your mapping library.

Query Parameters

name string[]

The name of the boundary you seek to obtain boundary information from. This can be a full state name (eg. Nebraska), city name, neighborhood name, postal code, etc.

country string[]

The country for which you seek to obtain boundary information from. Default is USA.

city string[]

The city used by the post office for which you seek to obtain boundary information from. Use the full name. All abbreviations should be spelt out entirely EG: St. Louis ⇒ Saint Louis, L.A. ⇒ Los Angeles, Coeur D'Alene ⇒ Coeur D Alene.

Examples:

Denver
Los Angeles
Saint Louis
Salt Lake City
Coeur D Alene

Example: Denver

Example: Los Angeles

Example: Saint Louis

Example: Salt Lake City

Example: Coeur D Alene

layer string[]

The layer or layers you seek to obtain boundary information from.

LiveBy providers many layers of boundaries. We also provide virtual layers. Virtual layers are layers that are made from other layers. See our virtual layers guide for more information.

The available boundary layers are as follows:

Layer	Value	Description	Virtual
Cities, Towns, or equivalent	city	Boundaries of hamlets, villages, towns, cities, and census-designated places.	No
Postal City	postal-city	Boundaries the post office covers for a city. See Cities vs Postal Cities for more information on the differences between communities and postal cities.	No
Municipalities	municipality	Only municipalities that have taxes, addresses, mayors, etc.	Yes
Districts	district	Larger boundaries covering multiple smaller neighborhoods in metropolitan areas.	No
Neighborhoods	neighborhood	Geographically bound collections of residential or mixed-use parcels.	No
Micro Neighborhoods	micro-neighborhood	Smaller polygons within broader neighborhood boundaries.	No
Subdivisions	subdivision	Multi-parcel allotments defined by local municipalities.	No
Postal Codes	postal-code	Service areas of postal codes across countries.	No
School Districts	school-district	Single-purpose governmental units operating schools at the local level.	No
School Attendance Areas	school-attendance-area	Geographic extent served by a local school for student assignment.	No
State, Province, or equivalent	area-level-1	First administrative subdivision of a country. These commonly have that name of State or Province or District.	No
County, Parish, or equivalent	area-level-2	Second administrative subdivision. These are commonly called counties. Not available in all countries.	No

area-level-1 string[]

The first political subdivision of a country for which you seek to obtain boundary information from. Common equivalents are states or provinces. Use the full name.

area-level-2 string[]

The second political subdivision of a country which you seek to obtain boundary information from. Common equivalents are Counties or Parishes Use the full name. Not guaranteed in every country.

Examples:

King
Miami-Dade
Los Alamos

Example: King

Example: Miami-Dade

Example: Los Alamos

mls string[]

The MLS code you want associated boundary IDs from.

Example: &mls=recolorado&mls=pikespeak

latitude string

The latitude for which you seek to obtain boundary information from. This will use a default radius of 10 miles. If you would like to change the radius, use the radius argument.

longitude string

The longitude for which you seek to obtain boundary information from. This will use a default radius of 10 miles. If you would like to change the radius, use the radius argument.

radius number

If you are using the coordinates argument, you may change the radius of your search. The default radius is 10 miles. You may use decimals as well. If you would like to get only boundaries that intersect the exact point, set the radius to 0.

Default value: 10

bounding-box-east string

The east edge of a bounding box to return results from. All four directions (west, south, north, and east) are required if creating a bounding box. These are coordinates that will be used to search for boundaries. Only boundaries that touch this bounding box will be returned. If the coordinates parameter is used, this parameter is ignored.

bounding-box-west string

The west edge of a bounding box to return results from. All four directions (west, south, north, and east) are required if creating a bounding box. These are coordinates that will be used to search for boundaries. Only boundaries that touch this bounding box will be returned. If the coordinates parameter is used, this parameter is ignored.

bounding-box-south string

The south edge of a bounding box to return results from. All four directions (west, south, north, and east) are required if creating a bounding box. These are coordinates that will be used to search for boundaries. Only boundaries that touch this bounding box will be returned. If the coordinates parameter is used, this parameter is ignored.

bounding-box-north string

The north edge of a bounding box to return results from. All four directions (west, south, north, and east) are required if creating a bounding box. These are coordinates that will be used to search for boundaries. Only boundaries that touch this bounding box will be returned. If the coordinates parameter is used, this parameter is ignored.

postal-code string[]

The postal code for which you seek to obtain boundary information from.

limit number

The number of records you would like returned. The default is 20, the maximum is 500.

Default value: 20

offset number

Used for pagination, the number of records for the collection to skip.

Default value: 0

sort-by string

Sort by the following parameters.

name
layer
updated-at

Possible values: [name, layer, updated-at]

intersection-boundary-id string[]

Filtering by intersection-boundary-id will return boundaries that intersect with that boundary. Example: Neighborhoods in Denver, Colorado could be found by using a intersection-boundary-id filter with the id for the city of Denver and layer filter of "neighborhood"

include-geometry boolean

Include the geometry of the boundary in the response. This will increase the response time and the size of the response.

Default value: false

Responses

application/json

Schema
Example (from schema)

Schema

success booleanrequired

pagination

object

required

pageTotal numberrequired

limit numberrequired

offset numberrequired

data

object[]

Array [

id stringrequired

The LiveBy Boundary ID.

address

object

required

This is a geocoded point near the center of the shape. While the query parameters specify area-level-1 as a standard field, this address uses the local name for area names E.G. state, county, province, village.

postcode string

city string

municipality string

village string

district string

subdistrict string

archipelago string

territory string

island string

province string

state string

county string

township string

region string

town string

locality string

layer stringrequired

private booleanrequired

status stringrequired

osmLevel numbernullablerequired

Possible values: >= 1 and <= 11

name stringrequired

virtualLayers string[]required

labelLocation

object

required

type stringrequired

coordinates number[]required

Possible values: >= 2, <= 2

boundingBox

object

required

type stringrequired

coordinates

object

required

oneOf

Polygon
LineString
Point

Array [

type

items number[]

Possible values: >= 2, <= 2

]

geometry

object

The geometry for the boundary. This propertye is only included when includeGeometries is set to true when calling the /v4/boundaries endpoint. It is always returned when calling the /v4/boundaries/:id endpoint.

type stringrequired

coordinates

object

required

oneOf

MultiPolygon
Polygon

Array [

type

items array[]

Possible values: >= 2, <= 2

]

Array [

type

items number[]

Possible values: >= 2, <= 2

]

censusId stringnullablerequired

createdAt date-timerequired

updatedAt date-timerequired

]

{
  "success": true,
  "pagination": {
    "pageTotal": 0,
    "limit": 0,
    "offset": 0
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "string",
      "address": {
        "postcode": "string",
        "city": "string",
        "municipality": "string",
        "village": "string",
        "district": "string",
        "subdistrict": "string",
        "archipelago": "string",
        "territory": "string",
        "island": "string",
        "province": "string",
        "state": "string",
        "county": "string",
        "township": "string",
        "region": "string",
        "town": "string",
        "locality": "string"
      },
      "layer": "string",
      "private": true,
      "status": "string",
      "osmLevel": 0,
      "name": "string",
      "virtualLayers": [
        "string"
      ],
      "labelLocation": {
        "type": "string",
        "coordinates": [
          -96.662575133,
          40.79944225
        ]
      },
      "boundingBox": {
        "type": "string",
        "coordinates": [
          [
            [
              0
            ]
          ]
        ]
      },
      "geometry": {
        "type": "string",
        "coordinates": [
          [
            [
              [
                0
              ]
            ]
          ]
        ]
      },
      "censusId": "string",
      "createdAt": "2024-07-29T15:51:28.071Z",
      "updatedAt": "2024-07-29T15:51:28.071Z"
    }
  ]
}

Mapbox Vector Tile Boundaries beta

/v4/boundaries/vector-tile/:x/:y/:z

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