Fetch glyphs ranges

Service version: 1

Last edit: 2025.01.24

TomTom Orbis Maps

Important notes:

This TomTom Orbis API is in public preview.

This API is powered by the TomTom Orbis Maps.

See the TomTom Orbis Maps documentation for more information.

Purpose

The fetch glyph range endpoint functionality allows users to fetch glyphs for a requested range.
Returned glyphs are protocol-buffer encoded and adhere to the MapLibre specification.
The easiest way to identify the URL for fetching of the desired glyph range is by using the listing functionalities as described at: List fonts versions, List fonts, and List glyphs ranges.

Request data

HTTPS method: `GET`

Constants and parameters enclosed in curly brackets { } must be replaced with their values.
Please see the following Request parameters section with the required and optional parameters tables for their values. The generic request format is as follows.

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Generic URL request format

https://{baseURL}/maps/orbis/assets/fonts/{assetVersion}/{fontName}/{glyphRange}.pbf?key={Your_API_Key}&apiVersion={API_Version}

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URL request example

https://api.tomtom.com/maps/orbis/fonts/0.0.0-0/Noto-Bold/0-255.pbf?key={Your_API_Key}&apiVersion=1

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URL request example - asset version with wildcards

https://api.tomtom.com/maps/orbis/assets/fonts/0.*/Noto-Bold/0-255.pbf?key={Your_API_Key}&apiVersion=1

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curl command request format

curl 'https://api.tomtom.com/maps/orbis/assets/fonts/0.0.0-0/Noto-Bold/0-255.pbf?key={Your_API_Key}&apiVersion=1'

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curl command request format - asset version with wildcards

curl 'https://api.tomtom.com/maps/orbis/assets/fonts/1.*/Noto-Bold/0-255.pbf?key={Your_API_Key}&apiVersion=1'

Request parameters

The following table describes the parameters that can be used in a request.

Required parameters must be used or the call will fail.
Parameters and values are case-sensitive.
Optional parameters may be used.

Required parameters	Description
`baseURL` string	The base URL for calling TomTom services. Value: `api.tomtom.com`: The default global API endpoint.
`assetVersion` string	The chosen version of the asset. Versions with wildcards can be used; more information is available at Assets versioning. Value: `string`
`fontName` string	The name of the font. Value: `string`
`glyphRange` string	The range of the 256 unicode code points to be fetched. Value: `string`
`apiVersion` string	The API version of the service to call. This can be omitted if the version is already provided as a request header for the particular service, see HTTP Request Headers. If the version is given both as a query parameter and as a header value, the one from the query parameter takes precedence. Value: The current value is `1`.
`key` string	An API Key valid for the requested service. Value: Your valid `API Key`.

Request headers

HTTP request headers are common in the Assets API service. For details, see HTTP request headers.

Response data

Successful response

For a single request, the service returns its response body encoded in pbf (protocol buffers) format. Refer to the MapLibre style specification to understand the content.

Response codes

HTTP response codes are common in the Assets API service. See HTTP response codes for details.

Response headers

HTTP response headers are common in the Assets API service. For details, see HTTP response headers.