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To use any of Mapbox's tools, APIs, or SDKs, you'll need a Mapbox access token. Mapbox uses access tokens to associate API requests with your account. You can find your access tokens, create new ones, or delete existing ones on your Access Tokens page or programmatically using the Mapbox Tokens API.
The Mapbox web services APIs allow you to programmatically access Mapbox tools and services. You can use these APIs to retrieve information about your account, upload and change resources, use core Mapbox tools, and more.
The Mapbox Tokens API provides you with a programmatic way to create, update, delete, and retrieve tokens, as well as list a user's tokens and token scopes. All user accounts have a default public token.
Access tokens are keys required in every request to the Mapbox APIs. All token have one or more token scopes that set the permissions for the token, allowing that token to interact with allowed APIs for specified tasks.
You need a Mapbox access token to use any of Mapbox's tools, APIs, or SDKs. Mapbox uses access tokens to associate your account with your requests to Mapbox API resources. You can find all your access tokens, create new ones, or delete existing ones on your Access tokens page.
Mar 27, 2024 · If you’re looking to embed a map into your website, a Mapbox API key is like a personalized access pass that allows your website to communicate with Mapbox’s map services. Mapbox provides highly customizable maps that enhance your site with interactive and visually appealing geographic information.
Use the Mapbox Accounts service to interact with user accounts programmatically. The Accounts service includes one API: the Mapbox Tokens API.
The Mapbox Maps Service includes several APIs for creating and requesting maps, either by interacting with an API directly or using an SDK. This includes services for requesting map tiles , requesting static images , uploading data to your Mapbox account, querying data in a tileset, and more.
If you need to do potentially sensitive operations in the client (for example, uploading new data or deleting styles) use the Mapbox Tokens API to generate a temporary token for the specific workload. To protect your account and your data, do not grant more scopes than necessary to each token.
With Mapbox, access tokens are used to associate your account with your requests to Mapbox API resources. These tokens have token scopes that grant access to different actions and define which Mapbox APIs can be accessed by a token, as well as which methods can be used to access those APIs.
