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Before you migrate

The following general updates must be performed prior to migrating:

  • Update the authentication method (if applicable)
  • Update request parameters
  • Update the handling of the new output format

Note:

Some parameters are deprecated or modified, and are detailed below.

Authentication

HERE Traffic Raster Tile API does not support the app_id/app_code authentication methodology, however Oauth2 tokens and API keys are supported in favor of the higher security they offer. For more information on authorization tokens and API keys, see the Identity & Access Management Developer Guide.

Response format

HERE Traffic Raster Tile API offers PNG and PNG8 formats. JPEG is no longer supported.

Request parameters

Modified request parameters

The following parameters have been modified:

  • ppi
  • scheme
  • size
  • style

Deprecated request parameters

The following parameters have been deprecated:

  • app_id
  • app_code
  • map id
  • time
  • range

Styling

The concept of schemes and styles has been simplified to the single parameter style. The previous miami style is deprecated. The /info endpoint can be used to query available styles. If not provided, the default style is explore.day.