Raster Incident Tiles

The TomTom Traffic Tile service serves 256 x 256 pixel or 512 x 512 pixel tiles showing traffic incidents.

All tiles use the same grid system.
Because the traffic tiles use transparent images, they can be layered on top of map tiles to create a compound display.
Traffic tiles render graphics to indicate traffic on the roads in the specified area.
The Traffic incidents tiles use colors to indicate the magnitude of delay associated with the particular incident on a road segment.

The magnitude of delay is determined based on the severity of traffic congestion associated with the particular incident.

You can easily run this and other endpoints.

Go to the TomTom API Explorer page.
Click an endpoint.
1. Click Try it out.
2. Enter/select all required parameter values and any optional parameter values.
3. At the bottom of the form, click Execute.
Review the Response.

Style details
Name	Magnitude values	Line glow colors	Line outline colors	Line main colors	Dash colors	POI stroke colors	POI main colors
`s0`	`0`: Unknown `1`: Minor `2`: Moderate `3`: Major `4`: Undefined (road closures, indefinite delays etc.)	No glow	`#0000004C` `#F58240` `#EB4C13` `#AB0000` `#666666`	`#0000004C` `#FFCE43` `#FF8939` `#F40000` `#C1272D`	`#FFFFFF4C` `#FFB429` `#FA6C38` `#D60000` `#F2F2F2`	`#FFFFFF` `#F58240` `#EB4C13` `#AB0000` `#F2F2F2`	`#B2B2B2` `#FFCE43` `#FF8939` `#F40000` `#C1272D`
`s0-dark`	`0`: Unknown `1`: Minor `2`: Moderate `3`: Major `4`: Undefined (road closures, indefinite delays etc.)	No glow	`#0000004C` `#A2562A` `#9B340E` `#730402` `#474747`	`#0000004C` `#A9862C` `#A85A26` `#A10402` `#861B1F`	`#FFFFFF4C` `#A9751C` `#A54825` `#8E0402` `#A8A8A8`	`#B3B3B3` `#A2562A` `#9B340E` `#730402` `#A8A8A8`	`#7B7B7B` `#A9862C` `#A85A26` `#A10402` `#861B1F`
`s1`	`0`: Unknown `1`: Minor `2`: Moderate `3`: Major `4`: Undefined (road closures, indefinite delays etc.)	No glow	`#383838` `#383838` `#383838` `#383838` `#383838`	`#FFFFFF` `#FFFFFF` `#FFFFFF` `#FFFFFF` `#FFFFFF`	`#BFBFBF` `#FFA236` `#FF151C` `#BE0F13` `#BFBFBF`	No POIs	No POIs
`s2`	`0`: Unknown `1`: Minor `2`: Moderate `3`: Major `4`: Undefined (road closures, indefinite delays etc.)	`#FFC830` `#FFA236` `#FB0000` `#AE0000` `#FFC830`	`#505050` `#505050` `#202020` `#202020` `#505050`	`#BFBFBF` `#FFA236` `#FB0000` `#AE0000` `#BFBFBF`	No dashes	No POIs	No POIs
`s3`	`0`: Unknown `1`: Minor `2`: Moderate `3`: Major `4`: Undefined (road closures, indefinite delays etc.)	`#FFC830` `#FFA236` `#FB0000` `#AE0000` `#FFC830`	`#505050` `#505050` `#202020` `#202020` `#505050`	`#BFBFBF` `#FFA236` `#FB0000` `#AE0000` `#BFBFBF`	No dashes	No POIs	No POIs
`night`	`0`: Unknown `1`: Minor `2`: Moderate `3`: Major `4`: Undefined (road closures, indefinite delays etc.)	`#8B837D` `#8B837D` `#8B837D` `#8B837D` `#8B837D`	`#8B837D` `#FFA236` `#FB0000` `#AE0000` `#AE0000`	`#8B837D` `#FFA236` `#FB0000` `#AE0000` `#FFFFFF`	No dashes	No POIs	No POIs

Style examples

Example of `s0` style

s0 example

Example of `s0-dark` style

s0-dark example

HTTPS method: GET

URL format

For ease of viewing and identification:

Required constants and parameters are shown in bold text.
Optional parameters are shown in plain text.

https://baseURL/traffic/map/versionNumber/tile/incidents/style/zoom/x/y.format?key=Your_API_Key&t=t

Example:

https://api.tomtom.com/traffic/map/4/tile/incidents/s3/12/2044/1360.png?key=Your_API_Key

curl command

curl -XGET 'https://api.tomtom.com/traffic/map/4/tile/incidents/s3/12/2044/1360.png?key=Your_API_Key'

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.
If an optional parameter is not specified, where applicable, the default value listed in the table below will be used.

Required parameters
Parameter	Description
`baseURL` string	The base URL for calling TomTom services. Value: `api.tomtom.com`
`versionNumber` string	The version of the service to call. Value: The current value is `4`.
`style` string	The style to be used to render the tile. `s0` and `s0-dark` create traffic lines with different color intensities and colored chevrons indicating the severity. `s1` creates traffic lines with colored chevrons indicating the severity. `s2` and `s3` create plain lines with different degrees of glow. `night` does not group incidents into clusters. Styles `s0` and `s0-dark` are recommended to use. Value: `s0` `s0-dark` `s1` `s2` `s3` `night`
`zoom` integer	The zoom level of the tile to be rendered. Value: `0..22`
`x` integer	The `x` coordinate of the tile on the zoom grid. Value: 0..2 ^zoom -1
`y` integer	The `y` coordinate of the tile on the zoom grid. Value: 0..2 ^zoom -1
`key` string	An API Key valid for the requested service. Value: Your valid API Key.
`format` string	The format of the Response. Value: `png` `gif`
Optional parameters
Parameter	Description
`[t]` string	The Traffic Model ID is the reference value for the state of traffic at a particular time. It can be obtained from the Viewport API. It is updated every minute, and is valid for two minutes before it times out. Use `-1` to get the most recent traffic information. Default value: `-1`
`[tileSize]` integer	The tile size dimension in pixels. Value: `256` `512` Default value: `256`

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HTTP Request headers

The following table lists HTTP Response headers of particular interest to clients of the Traffic Incident Raster Tiles API endpoint.

Required headers
Note: There are no required headers in this endpoint.
Optional headers
Parameter	Description
`Tracking-ID`	Specifies an identifier for the Request. It can be used to trace a call. The value must match the regular expression `'^[a-zA-Z0-9-]{1,100}$'`. An example of the format that matches this regular expression is a UUID (e.g., `9ac68072-c7a4-11e8-a8d5-f2801f1b9fd1`). For details check RFC 4122. If specified, it is replicated in the Tracking-ID Response header. It is only meant to be used for support and does not involve tracking of you or your users in any form. Value: <string>
`Accept`	Advertises which content types, expressed as MIME types, the client is able to understand. In this service, the header is used to specify a preferred Bad Request Response format. Format: `Accept: type/subtype` `Accept: type/subtype, type/subtype` - for multiple types Value `type/subtype` is one of: `image/gif` - in case of the `200 OK` `image/png` - in case of the `200 OK` `application/json` - in case of the `400 Bad Request` `text/xml` - in case of the `400 Bad Request` Examples: `Accept: application/json` `Accept: image/png, application/json`

HTTP Response codes

Code	Meaning and Possible Causes
`200`	OK
`400`	Bad request, usually due to a malformed syntax. Zoom n is out of range [0,22]: The requested zoom level is out of the possible range. x n is out of range [0,2^zoom-1]: The requested x coordinate is out of the possible range. y n is out of range [0,2^zoom-1]: The requested y coordinate is out of the possible range. *Unknown Content Type: nnn:* The requested content type is not supported.
`403`	Forbidden: The supplied API Key is not valid for this Request.
`405`	Method Not Allowed: The provided HTTP Request method is known by the server, but is not supported by the target resource.
`429`	Too Many Requests: Too many requests were sent in a given amount of time for the supplied API Key.
`500`	Internal Server Error
`503`	Service currently unavailable
`596`	Service Not Found: Unknown version of the service

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HTTP Response headers

The following table lists HTTP Response headers of particular interest to clients of the Traffic Incident Raster Tiles API endpoint.

Header	Description
`Access-Control-Allow-Origin`	Indicates that cross-origin resource sharing (CORS) is allowed. Value: `*`
`Allow`	Lists the set of supported HTTP methods. The header is sent in case a `405` HTTP Response Code is returned. Value: `GET, HEAD`
`Cache-Control`	Contains directives for a caching mechanism. Value: `private`, `no-cache`, `no-store`, `max-age=0`, `must-revalidate`
`Content-Length`	Contains information about the size of the Response body. Value: `<decimal number>`
`Content-Type`	Indicates the media type of the resource returned. Value: `image/gif` `image/png` `application/json; charset=utf-8` - in case of the `400 Bad Request` `text/xml; charset=utf-8` - in case of the `400 Bad Request` In case of the `200 OK` the Response content should be interpreted according to the type of the `mimeType` Request parameter.
`Date`	Contains the date and time at which the message was originated. Value: `<http-date>`
`Tracking-ID`	An identifier for the Request. If the Tracking-ID header was specified in the Request, it is replicated in the Response. Otherwise, it is generated automatically by the service. For details check RFC 4122. It is only meant to be used for support and does not involve tracking of you or your users in any form. Value: `<string>`

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HTTPS method: GET

URL format

Example:

curl command

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HTTP Request headers

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Example of `s0` style

Example of `s0-dark` style