Windshaft-cartodb/docs/Map-API.md

# Maps API

The CARTO Maps API allows you to generate maps based on data hosted in your CARTO account and apply custom SQL and CartoCSS to the data. The API generates a XYZ-based URL to fetch Web Mercator projected tiles, using web clients such as [Leaflet](http://leafletjs.com), [Google Maps](https://developers.google.com/maps/), or [OpenLayers](http://openlayers.org/).

You can create two types of maps with the Maps API:

- **Anonymous Maps**  
  You can create maps using your CARTO public data. Any client can change the read-only SQL and CartoCSS parameters that generate the map tiles. These maps can be created from a JavaScript application alone and no authenticated calls are needed. See [this CARTO.js example](/carto-engine/carto-js/getting-started/).

- **Named Maps**  
  There are also maps that have access to your private data. These maps require an owner to setup and modify any SQL and CartoCSS parameters and are not modifiable without new setup calls.

## Documentation

* [Quickstart](quickstart.md)
* [General Concepts](general_concepts.md)
* [Anonymous Maps](anonymous_maps.md)
* [Named Maps](named_maps.md)
* [Static Maps API](static_maps_api.md)
newdocs: split files 2015-10-22 19:28:08 +08:00			`# Maps API`
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reverted rebranded coe, as instructed. Legacy cartodb code appears instead. Also applied ALL CAPS for rebranded name, as instructed 2016-06-01 01:40:41 +08:00			`The CARTO Maps API allows you to generate maps based on data hosted in your CARTO account and apply custom SQL and CartoCSS to the data. The API generates a XYZ-based URL to fetch Web Mercator projected tiles, using web clients such as [Leaflet](http://leafletjs.com), [Google Maps](https://developers.google.com/maps/), or [OpenLayers](http://openlayers.org/).`
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docs: rearrange overview 2015-10-29 23:59:51 +08:00			`You can create two types of maps with the Maps API:`

clean-up portion of Named Maps doc-WIP 2016-02-19 02:15:28 +08:00			`- Anonymous Maps`
reverted rebranded coe, as instructed. Legacy cartodb code appears instead. Also applied ALL CAPS for rebranded name, as instructed 2016-06-01 01:40:41 +08:00			`You can create maps using your CARTO public data. Any client can change the read-only SQL and CartoCSS parameters that generate the map tiles. These maps can be created from a JavaScript application alone and no authenticated calls are needed. See [this CARTO.js example](/carto-engine/carto-js/getting-started/).`
docs: rearrange overview 2015-10-29 23:59:51 +08:00
clean-up portion of Named Maps doc-WIP 2016-02-19 02:15:28 +08:00			`- Named Maps`
docs: rearrange overview 2015-10-29 23:59:51 +08:00			`There are also maps that have access to your private data. These maps require an owner to setup and modify any SQL and CartoCSS parameters and are not modifiable without new setup calls.`

newdocs: split files 2015-10-22 19:28:08 +08:00			`## Documentation`
update doc 2014-07-09 20:19:25 +08:00
newdocs: split files 2015-10-22 19:28:08 +08:00			`* [Quickstart](quickstart.md)`
			`* [General Concepts](general_concepts.md)`
			`* [Anonymous Maps](anonymous_maps.md)`
			`* [Named Maps](named_maps.md)`
			`* [Static Maps API](static_maps_api.md)`