Get a Static Map

Use the following URL templates to get a static map. You can also display a route on a static map, and you can request static map metadata. Static map metadata includes the absolute (latitude and longitude) and relative (with respect to the map) coordinates and size of pushpins as well as the map area and center point.

The default map size is 350 pixels by 350 pixels.

URL Templates

Get a map that is centered at a specified point

When you specify a center point, you must also specify a zoom level.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Map/imagerySet/centerPoint/zoomLevel?mapSize={mapSize}&pushpin={pushpin}&mapLayer={mapLayer}&format={format}&mapMetadata={mapMetadata}&key={BingMapsKey}

Get a map that shows a specified map area

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Map/imagerySet?mapArea={mapArea}&mapSize={mapSize}&pushpin={pushpin}&mapLayer={mapLayer}&format={format}&mapMetadata=mapMetadata}&key={BingMapsKey}  

Get a map with pushpins that does not specify a center point or map area

If you do not specify a center point or map area, the map area is chosen to optimize the display of the pushpins.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Map/imagerySet?pushpin={pushpin_1}&pushpin={pushpin_2}&pushpin={pushpin_n}&mapLayer={mapLayer}&format={format}&mapMetadata={mapMetadata}&key={BingMapsKey}  

Get a map that is centered at the specified point and that displays a route

You can display a route on a map by specifying a set of waypoints.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Map/imagerySet/centerPoint/zoomLevel/Routes/travelMode?waypoint.1={routeWaypoint1}&waypoint.2={routeWaypoint2}&waypoint.n={routeWaypointn}&mapSize={mapSize}&avoid={avoidOptions}&pushpin={pushpin}&timeType={timetType}&dateTime={dateTime}&maxSolutions={maxSolutions}&distanceBeforeFirstTurn={distanceBeforeFirstTurn}&mapLayer={mapLayer}&format={format}&mapMetadata={mapMetadata}&key={BingMapsKey}  

Get a map that displays a route without specifying a center point. You can choose to specify the map area or you can accept the default

You can display a route on a map by specifying a set of waypoints. When a map area or a center point and a zoom level are not specified, a map area is chosen to optimize the display of the route.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Map/imagerySet/Routes/travelMode?waypoint.1={routeWaypoint1}&waypoint.2={routeWaypoint2}&waypoint.n={routeWaypointn}&mapArea={mapArea}&avoid={avoidOptions}&pushpin={pushpin}&timeType={timeType}&dateTime={dateTime}&maxSolutions={maxSolutions}&distanceBeforeFirstTurn={distanceBeforeFirstTurn}&mapLayer={mapLayer}&format={format}&mapMetadata={mapMetadata}&key={BingMapsKey}  

Get a map that is based on a query

Get a map based on the specified query.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Map/imagerySet/query?mapSize={mapSize}&mapLayer={mapLayer}&format={format}&mapMetadata={mapMetadata}&key={BingMapsKey}  

Get Streetside images at a specified point

Retrieve a street image at a specified centerPoint using the parameters zoomLevel, heading, and pitch. The heading parameter specifies the direction from 0° to 360°, where 0° faces North, and pitch specifies the angle from -90° (facing directly down) to 90° (facing directly up) at which the returned image is positioned.

Either use a structured URL:

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/V1/Imagery/Map/Streetside/{centerPoint}/{zoomLevel}?heading={heading}&pitch={pitch}&key={BingMapsKey}

Or, use an unstructured URL:

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/V1/Imagery/Map/Streetside/{centerPoint}?zoomLevel={zoomLevel}&heading={heading}&pitch={pitch}&key={BingMapsKey}

Get Streetside images at a specified address

Retrieve a street image at a specified address.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Map/Streetside/{address}?zoomlevel=0&key={BingMapsKey}

If Streetside imagery is not available for this address, or if the REST Locations call for it does not contain both rooftop and routable (usage type: Route) coordinates, it will return 404 not found error.

Draw Lines, Polygons, Circles, and Curves on Static Maps

Using any of the above URL templates, retrieve a static map with some shape drawn on the image by specifying the drawCurve parameter.

The syntax for this parameter is: drawCurve=<shape type>,<style type>[;coordinates].

Descriptions and the syntax for shape type, style type, and coordinates are below.

Type Value	Name	Description
l	Line	Draw a line on the map.
p	Polygon	Draw a polygon on the map.
c	Circle	Draw a circle given the specified radius on the map.
cv	Curve	Draw a curved line on the map.

Style Type	Format	Description
Line(l) or Curve(cv)	[line color],[line thickness]	Line color takes hex color ARGB values, e.g. FFFF5064, and line thickness is a positive integer, e.g 2, with units in pixels. Example: FFFF5064,2
Polygon(p)	[outline color],[fill color],[outline thickness]	Outline and fill colors are formatted in ARGB using hex values, while outline thickness is an integer with units in pixels. Example: 64009900,FFFF5064,2
Circle(c)	[outline line color],[fill color],[outline thickness],[circular radius]	Outline and fill color are formatted in ARGB using hex values, while outline thickness is an integer with units in pixels, and the circular radius of the circle is in pixels. Example: 64FF5064,FFFFFF64,2,75

Coordinates specified by the drawCurve parameter are optional, but if provided they must be provided in either plain text or base 64 encoded formats:

Format	Syntax	Example
plain text	{latitude_1},{longitude_1}_{latitude_2},{longitude_2}, ..., {latitude_n},{longitude_n}	37.428175,-122.16968_37.737368,-122.422845_37.869505,-122.2705
base 64	enc:{encoded polyline format}	enc:aemcFngthVmk{@fmp@{xXcw\} For more details, see the Encoded Polyline Algorithm Format.

Pushpin Limits

If you use the HTTP GET method with any of the following URL templates, you can specify up to 18 pushpins in the URL. If you want to specify more than 18 pushpins, use the HTTP POST method to specify up to 100 pushpins in the body of the HTTP POST request. If you use the HTTP POST method, all pushpins must be in the body of the request and not in the URL. You must also set Content-Type to text/plain and the charset to UTF-8 in the HTTP header. For a sample request, see the Examples section.

Template Parameters

Map Parameters

Parameter	Alias	Description	Values
centerPoint		Required. A point on the Earth where the map is centered.	A Point value (latitude and longitude). For more information about Point values, see Location and Area Types. Example: centerPoint=47.610,-122.107
declutterPins	dcl	Optional. Specifies whether to change the display of overlapping pushpins so that they display separately on a map.	One of the following values: - 1: Declutter pusphpin icons. - 0 [default]: Do not declutter pushpin icons. Note: This feature is only supported when using the default pushpin style. Examples: - declutter=1 - dcl=1
dpi		Optional. Specifies the resolution of the labels on the image to retrieve.	One of the following values: - Large: High resolution labels. - null [default]: Default image resolution. Example: dpi=Large
drawCurve	dv	Optional. Used to insert lines, curves, circles, and polygons over an image.	See the section Draw Lines, Polygons, Circles, and Curves on Static Maps above for more details.
format	fmt	Optional. The image format to use for the static map.	One of the following image format values: - gif: Use GIF image format. - jpeg: Use JPEG image format. JPEG format is the default for Road, Aerial and AerialWithLabels imagery. - png: Use PNG image format. PNG is the default format for OrdnanceSurvey imagery. Examples: - format=jpeg - fmt=gif
heading		Optional, for Streetside. Desired camera heading in degrees, clockwise from north.	Valid values of type double from 0 to 360. Default : 0 (North).
imagerySet		Required. The type of imagery.	One of the following values: - Aerial: Aerial imagery. - AerialWithLabels: Aerial imagery with a road overlay. - AerialWithLabelsOnDemand: Aerial imagery with on-demand road overlay. - Streetside: Street-level imagery. - BirdsEye: Bird's Eye (oblique-angle) imagery. - BirdsEyeWithLabels: Bird’s Eye (oblique-angle) imagery with a road overlay. - Road: Roads without additional imagery. - CanvasDark: A dark version of the road maps. - CanvasLight: A lighter version of the road maps which also has some of the details such as hill shading disabled. - CanvasGray: A grayscale version of the road maps.
mapArea	ma	Required when a center point or set of route points are not specified. The geographic area to display on the map.	A rectangular area specified as a bounding box. For more information, see Location and Area Types. Example: 45.219,-122.325,47.610,-122.107
mapLayer	ml	Optional. A display layer that renders on top of the imagery set.	- Basemap,Buildings: Building footprints. This layer is only visible on Road map imagery type. - OrdnanceSurvey: Ordnance Survey imagery. This layer is visible only in the UK. - TrafficFlow: Traffic flow layer. Note: mapLayer is not supported for Bird's Eye imagery. Example: mapLayer=TrafficFlow
mapSize	ms	Optional. The width and height in pixels of the static map output.	A string that contains a width and a height separated by a comma. The width must be between 80 and 2000 pixels and the height must be between 80 and 1500 pixels. The default map size for static maps is 350 pixels by 350 pixels. For streetside maps, the maximum size is limited to 400 pixels by 400 pixels when using a basic account key. If a larger size is needed, you will need an enterprise key. Example: mapSize=100,400
mapMetadata	mmd	Optional. Specifies whether to return metadata for the static map instead of the image. The static map metadata includes the size of the static map and the placement and size of the pushpins on the static map.	One of the following values: - 1: Return metadata for the specific image. An image is not returned. - 0: Do not return metadata. [default] When you request metadata, the response returns metadata for the map instead of the map image. For more information about the static map metadata, see Static Map Data. Example: mmd=1
pitch		Optional, for Streetside. Controls the camera pitch angle. Positive values point the camera up toward the sky, negative values point down to the ground.	Valid values of type double in [-90, 90]. pitch=0 is a level with the ground.
orientation	dir	Optional, for Bird's Eye. The orientation of view for Bird's Eye imagery. This option only applies to Bird's Eye imagery.	A double value between 0 to 360, where 0 = North [default], 90 = East, 180 = South, 270 = West. Example: orientation=270
pushpin	pp	Optional. One or more pushpin locations to display on the map.	A series of values that include a Point value (latitude and longitude) with options to add a label of up to three (3) characters and to specify an icon style. For more information about specifying pushpins, see Pushpin Syntax and Icon Styles. You can specify up to 18 pushpins within a URL and 100 if you use the HTTP POST method and specify the pushpins in the body of the request. See the Examples section for examples. Example: pushpin=47.610,-122.107;5;P10
query		Required when route, center point, or map area is not specified A query string that is used to determine the map location to display.	A string that contains query terms for the location of the static map. Example: query=Seattle%20Center
zoomLevel		Required. The level of zoom to display.	An integer between 0 and 20. Note: Some imagery may not be available at all zoom levels for all locations. If imagery is not available at a location, a message is returned in the ErrorDetails collection that is part of the common response fields. Bird's Eye imagery only supports zoom levels 18 to 22. See Common Response Description for a list of common response fields. Example: zoomLevel=10
fieldOfView	fov	Optional, for Streetside. Specifies the horizontal field of view in degrees that should be shown in the image. It’s a way of specifying the zoom level of the image. Either 'fieldOfView' or 'zoomLevel' should be specified in the request, not both.	An integer between 15 and 120. Example: fieldOfView=90
highlightEntity	he	Highlights a polygon for an entity.	1: Highlight polygon is on.
style	st	Optional. Specifies a custom map style to apply to the road maps.	See Custom Map Styles in Bing Maps.

Route Parameters

Parameter	Alias	Description	Values
avoid		Optional. Specifies the road types to minimize or avoid when the route is created for the driving travel mode.	A comma-separated list of values that limit the use of highways and toll roads in the route. In the definitions below, highway also refers to a limited-access highway. If no values are specified, highways and tolls are allowed in the route. - highways: Avoids the use of highways in the route. - tolls: Avoids the use of toll roads in the route. - minimizeHighways: Minimizes (tries to avoid) the use of highways in the route. - minimizeTolls: Minimizes (tries to avoid) the use of toll roads in the route. Note: If you specify more than one option for a road type, then the most restrictive option is used. For example, if you set the avoid parameter to both highways and minimizeHighways, the highways option is used and all highways are avoided. Examples: - avoid=highways - avoid=highways,tolls
distanceBeforeFirstTurn	dbft	Optional. Specifies the distance before the first turn is allowed in the route. This option only applies to the driving travel mode.	An integer distance specified in meters. Use this parameter to make sure that the moving vehicle has enough distance to make the first turn. Examples: - distanceBeforeFirstTurn=500 - dbft=500
dateTime	dt	Required when the travel mode is Transit. The timeType parameter identifies the desired transit time, such as arrival time or departure time. The transit time type is specified by the timeType parameter.	A string that contains the date and time formatted as a DateTime value. For information about the string representation options for dateTime values, see DateTime.Parse Method (String). Examples: - dateTime=03/01/2011 05:42:00 - dateTime=05:42:00 [assumes the current day] - dateTime=03/01/2011 [assumes the current time]
maxSolutions	maxSolns	Optional. Specifies the maximum number of transit routes to return.	A string that contains an integer value. The default value is 1. Example: maxSolns=3 Note: This parameter is only supported for the Transit travel mode.
optimize	optmz	Optional. Specifies what parameters to use to optimize the route on the map.	One of the following values: - distance: The route is calculated to minimize the distance. Traffic information is not used. - time [default]: The route is calculated to minimize the time. Traffic information is not used. - timeWithTraffic: The route is calculated to minimize the time and uses current traffic information. Example: optimize=time
timeType	tt	Required when the travel mode is Transit. Specifies how to interpret the date and transit time value that is specified by the dateTime parameter.	One of the following values: - Arrival: The dateTime parameter contains the desired arrival time for a transit request. - Departure: The dateTime parameter contains the desired departure time for a transit request. - LastAvailable: The dateTime parameter contains the latest departure time available for a transit request.
travelMode		Optional. The mode of travel for the route.	One of the following values: - Driving [default] - Walking - Transit
waypoint.n	wp.n	Required. Specifies two or more locations that define the route and that are in sequential order.	A waypoint location can be specified as a point, a landmark, or an address. You can optionally specify an icon style and add a label of up to three (3) characters for each waypoint. For a list of icon styles, see Pushpin Syntax and Icon Styles. For more information about Point values, see Location and Area Types. Specify waypoints using the following format: wp.n;iconID;label. The index (n value) for the set of waypoints in an integer starting with 0 or 1. The waypoint index values must be sequential and must always increment by 1. You can have a maximum of 25 waypoints. Examples: - waypoint.1=47.610,-122.107 [Point] - wp.1=Seattle,WA [landmark] - wp.1=Seattle,WA;66;SEA [icon and label] - waypoint.1=1%20Microsoft%20Way%20Redmond,%20WA [address] Incorrect set of waypoints. The following set of values is not valid because there is no waypoint.2. &waypoint.1=San%20Francisco&waypoint.3=Seattle

Response

Static images are returned in one of the following formats. You can specify the image format by setting the format parameter. Default image formats and the corresponding content-type values returned in the response (such as image/png) are defined below.

• PNG (image/png): Default image format for Collins Bart and Ordnance Survey imagery.

• JPEG (image/jpeg): Default image format for road, aerial and aerial-with-labels imagery.

• GIF (image/gif)

These URLs support JSON (application/json) and XML (application/xml) response formats. A JSON response is provided by default unless you request XML output by setting the output (o) parameter. For more information, see Output Parameters.

Examples

Get a Road map with building footprints

This example gets a Road map with building footprints along with a pushpin based on a specified center point at zoom level 18.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Map/Road/47.645523,-122.139059/18?mapSize=500,500&pp=47.645523,-122.139059;66&mapLayer=Basemap,Buildings&key={BingMapsKey}

This example returns the following image.

Get a map with Road imagery and traffic flow based on a query

This example gets a map with road imagery based on a query result Bellevue, Washington. Traffic flow is also included on the map.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/V1/Imagery/Map/Road/Bellevue%20Washington?mapLayer=TrafficFlow&key={BingMapsKey}  

This example returns the following image.

Get a map with Aerial imagery based on a query

This example gets a map with aerial imagery and labels based on a query result for the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The map has a width of 500 pixels and height of 400 pixels.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Map/AerialWithLabels/eiffel%20tower?mapSize=500,400&key={BingMapsKey} 

This example returns the following image.

Get a map with Road imagery and pushpins that is centered at a specified point

This example creates a map with road imagery and places pushpins on the Space Needle, the Pacific Science Center, and the Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle. The centerPoint of the map is set to 47.619048 degrees latitude and -122.35384 degrees longitude. The zoomLevel is set to 15.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Map/Road/47.619048,-122.35384/15?mapSize=500,500&pp=47.620495,-122.34931;21;AA&pp=47.619385,-122.351485;;AB&pp=47.616295,-122.3556;22&key={BingMapsKey}  

This example returns the following image.

Get the static map metadata for a map with Road imagery and pushpins that is centered at a specified point

This example specifies the same map parameters as the previous example and adds the mapMetadata parameter to get the map metadata. Map metadata includes the map size, area and center point and the position and size of the pushpins. To see the XML and JSON responses for this request and for descriptions of the metadata information, see Static Map Data.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Map/Road/47.619048,-122.35384/15?mapSize=500,500&pp=47.620495,-122.34931;21;AA&pp=47.619385,-122.351485;;AB&pp=47.616295,-122.3556;22&mapMetadata=1&o=xml&key={BingMapsKey}

Get a map with Road imagery and declutter overlapping pushpins

This example creates a map with road imagery and specifies two pushpins that are located very close together. The declutterPins (dcl) parameter is set so that the pushpins both appear separately. If the declutterPins parameter were not set, the pushpins would overlap. Maps for both cases are shown below.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Map/Road/47.6156352,-122.2043549/12?pp=47.6156352,-122.2043549;;1&pp=47.612441,-122.204533;;2&dcl=1&key={BingMapsKey}  

This example returns the following image.

If the declutter parameter was not set in this example, the pushpins would overlap as shown in the following image.

Get a map with Aerial imagery and pushpins without specifying a map area or center point

This example creates a map with aerial imagery with labels and specifies 5 pushpins. Because a map area or center point is not specified, a map area is chosen that best shows all of the pushpins. The map is optimized to fit the pushpins.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Map/AerialWithLabels?pp=40.804000,-74.464460;;1&pp=40.815180,-74.219250;;2&pp=40.881210,-74.168020;;3&pp=40.810830,-74.260250;;4&pp=40.851800,-74.299900;;5&key={BingMapsKey}  

This example returns the following image.

Get a map with Road imagery for a specified map area

This example gets a map of the specified area that shows road imagery with traffic flow. The map shows the San Francisco metropolitan area and pushpins identify the location of Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/V1/Imagery/Map/road?mapArea=37.317227,-122.318439,37.939081,-122.194565&ms=500,600&pp=37.869505,-122.2705;35;BK&pp=37.428175,-122.169680;;ST&ml=TrafficFlow&key={BingMapsKey}  

This example returns the following image.

Get a map with Road imagery that displays a route

This example gets a map with road imagery that displays a driving route between the cities of Seattle and Redmond in Washington State. Custom icons 64 and 66 are chosen to display the endpoints which are identified as “1” and “2”.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Map/Road/Routes?wp.0=Seattle,WA;64;1&wp.1=Redmond,WA;66;2&key={BingMapsKey}   

This example returns the following image.

Get a map with Road imagery centered at a point with a specified zoom level

This example uses a center point and zoom level to get a map that shows the end of the route between Seattle and Redmond from the previous example. The center point is the latitude and longitude coordinates of Redmond. You can use the Find a Location by Address API to get the latitude and longitude coordinates of a location.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Map/Road/47.678559869527817,-122.13099449872971/14/Routes? wp.0=Seattle,WA;64;1&wp.1=Redmond,WA;66;2&key={BingMapsKey}

This example returns the following image.

Get maps with Road imagery that displays a transit route and zoomed views of the start and end points

The following examples show how to get a map with road imagery that displays a transit route from the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington to Bellevue Downtown Park in Bellevue, Washington at 3 PM of the current day. The three URL examples display the entire route and zoomed views of the start and end points of the route. Note that the walking segments of the route are displayed as dotted lines.

View of the complete transit route.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/V1/Imagery/Map/Road/Routes/Transit?wp.0=Space%20Needle&wp.1=Bellevue%20Downtown%20Park&timeType=Departure&dateTime=3:00:00PM&output=xml&key={BingMapsKey}

View the start of the transit route by specifying a center point and zoom level. The center point for this map is the coordinates for the Space Needle that are returned in the response when you request a transit route by using the cCalculate a Route API. This map includes a walking route that is shown by a dotted line.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Map/Road/47.620495,-122.34931/15/Routes/Transit?timeType=Departure&dateTime=3:00:00PM&wp.0=Space%20Needle&wp.1=Bellevue%20Downtown%20Park&key={BingMapsKey}

View the end of the transit route by specifying a center point and zoom level. The center point for this map is the coordinates of the Bellevue Downtown Park in that is returned in the response when you request a transit route by using the Calculate a Route API. This map includes a walking route that is shown by a dotted line.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Map/Road/47.615635,-122.20435/15/Routes/Transit?timeType=Departure&dateTime=3:00:00PM&wp.0=Space%20Needle&wp.1=Bellevue%20Downtown%20Park&key={BingMapsKey}  

Get a Bird's Eye map

This example gets a Bird's Eye map with a West orientation (dir=270) at zoom level 20. The map has a width of 900 pixels and a height of 700 pixels.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/V1/Imagery/Map/Birdseye/37.802297,-122.405844/20?dir=270&ms=900,700&key={BingMapsKey}

This example returns the following image.

Get Street Side Images using the StreetSide Imagery API

The following URL request gets an image of Bergen Place in Ballard, Seattle, with a pitch of 5° (upwards) and a heading of 145° (degrees clockwise from North, which is at 0°). The zoom level is 5. For more details about the Streetside Imagery API, see Getting Streetside Tiles from Imagery Metadata.

If you examine the response headers, you'll find that X-VE-SS-CaptureDate is set to Wed, 16 Jul 2014 17:13:06 GMT.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Map/Streetside/47.668687,-122.384795?zoomlevel=5&heading=145&pitch=5&mapSize=350,350&key={BingMapsKey}

Get a map that displays pushpins by using the HTTP POST Method

The following example shows how to request a static map by using the HTTP POST method. When you use this method, you can specify up to 100 pushpins. All pushpins must be in the body of the request. Because the request does not specify a map area or center point and zoom level, the map area is optimized to show all of the pushpins.

HTTP POST URL

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Map/Road/?key={BingMapsKey}  

HTTP POST Header

You must include the following settings in the HTTP POST Header.

Content-Length: insertLengthOfHTTPBody  
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8  

HTTP POST Body

When specifying pushpins in the request body, you can use a carriage return (\r\n) or an ampersand (&) as a delimiter. The following two examples show these options.

Example 1

pp=38.889586530732335,-77.05010175704956;23;LM\r\n  
pp=38.88772364638439,-77.0472639799118;7;KM\r\n  
pp=38.890479451480054,-77.04744637012482;1;VM\r\n  
pp=38.8896854931628,-77.03519403934479;45;WM   

Example 2

pp=38.889586530732335,-77.05010175704956;23;LM&pp=38.88772364638439,-77.0472639799118;7;KM\r\n  
pp=38.890479451480054,-77.04744637012482;1;VM&pp=38.8896854931628,-77.03519403934479;45;WM 

This example returns the following image.

Get a map with Ordnance Survey imagery that is provided in JPEG format

This example shows a map of Trafalgar Square in Great Britain using Ordnance Survey imagery. The static map is returned in JPEG format. If this image format were not specified in the URL, the static map would be returned in the default PNG format.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Map/Road/51.506666,-0.129436/15?ml=OrdnanceSurvey&format=jpeg&key={BingMapsKey}

This example returns the following image.

Get a map that will highlight the polygo n for an entity

This example shows a map using the HighlightEntity (he=1) parameter with a value of admindivision1 to show a map with a polygon for Washington State. The latitude and longitude is a point that is within the entity that you want to highlight.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Map/Road/Washington%20State?ms=500,270&c=en-US&he=1&key={BingMapsKey}

This example returns the following image.

This example shows a map using the HighlightEntity (he=1) parameter with a value of PopulatedPlace to show a map with a polygon for the city of Redmond. The latitude and longitude is a point that is within the entity that you want to highlight.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Map/Road/Redmond Washington?ms=500,270&zl=12&&c=en-US&he=1&key={BingMapsKey}

This example returns the following image.

Draw a Green Circle using the drawCurve Parameter

This example draws a green circle around the Palo Alto area in California by specifying a circle with the outline line color 64009900 (dark green), the fill color FF009900 (lime green), with an outline thickness of 2 pixels, and a radius of 50 pixels.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/V1/Imagery/Map/Road/37.6288,-122.2565/10?mapSize=500,600&dc=c,64009900,FF009900,2,50;37.428175,-122.16968&fmt=png&key={BingMapsKey}``

Here is the resulting PNG file:

Draw Green Polygons and Lines over the Bay Area using the drawCurve Parameter

This example draws an overlapping green polygon across the Bay Area in California. The drawCurve parameter is specified as a polygon (p) using the same outline and fill colors are above, using the base 64 encoding: enc:aemcFngthVojs@asV}_GhahA{xXcw\.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/V1/Imagery/Map/Road/37.6288,-122.2565/10?mapSize=500,600&dc=p,64009900,FF009900,2;enc:aemcFngthVojs@asV%7d_GhahA%7bxXcw%5C&key={BingMapsKey}

Here is the resulting PNG file:

In this example, green lines are drawn across the Bay Area; however, the endpoints of the line are encoded in plain text instead of the encoded polyline format:

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/V1/Imagery/Map/Road/37.6288,-122.2565/9?mapSize=400,500&dc=l,FF009900,3;37.428175,-122.16968_37.737368,-122.422845_37.869505,-122.2705&fmt=png&key={BingMapsKey}

Here is the resulting PNG image:

Finally, using the same coordinates as above, developers can draw curved lines by changing the first parameter of the drawCurve input parameters from l to cv:

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/V1/Imagery/Map/Road/37.6288,-122.2565/9?mapSize=400,500&dc=cv,FF009900,3;37.428175,-122.16968_37.737368,-122.422845_37.869505,-122.2705&fmt=png&key={BingMapsKey}

And here is the resulting PNG image:

Draw Pushpoints on a map of the USA using the drawCurve Parameter

Use the pp parameter, along with drawCurve, to draw pushpins on an image and join them with straight or curved lines.

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Map/Road/41.03824,-100.76646/3?mapSize=500,500&pp=47.620495,-122.34931;90;&pp=41.88446,-71.23319;90&&pp=25.81692,-80.32291;90&dc=l,,3&key={BingMapsKey}

Here is the resulting JPEG image:

Like in the previous example, l in the drawCurve parameter can be changed to cv to draw curved lines:

https://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Imagery/Map/Road/41.03824,-100.76646/3?mapSize=500,500&pp=47.620495,-122.34931;90;&pp=41.88446,-71.23319;90&&pp=25.81692,-80.32291;90&dc=cv,,3&key={BingMapsKey}

Here is the resulting JPEG image:

HTTP Status Codes

When the request is successful, the following HTTP status code is returned.

• 200

When the request is not successful, the response returns one of the following errors.

• 400
• 401
• 404
• 429
• 500
• 503

See Also

Using the REST Services with .NET JSON Data Contracts