Did the Snapshot API authentication change too?

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Created Jun ’24

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Previously (and still, according to the documentation) building a Map Snapshot URL required building the URL with all its parameters, and then signing it using your private key.

However, the URL created via the "Create a map" tool simply appends the pre-generated token on the end of the URL. And if I build a URL and do the same thing - append the token, but do not create a signature - the snapshot is generated correctly. (Omitting the token leads to a "not authenticated" message).

Is this a new, easier way to generate snapshots?

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Frameworks Engineer OP

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Jun ’24

Yes, this is a new offering. Instead of calculating a signature, you can append the token parameter to authenticate a Maps Web Snapshot request. Note that the expiration and origin restriction of the token is applicable when authenticating the request this way.

Also a new offering, tokens can be generated here instead of deriving them from private keys.

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