Get started

This section outlines how to get started quickly using the HERE Traffic Raster Tile API on the HERE platform.

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This section provides information on the minimum setup required to quickly begin using HERE Traffic Raster Tile API. For more detailed information on HERE account setup, project creation, service linking, app registration, and authentication, see the Identity & Access Management Developer Guide.

Get a HERE account

Obtain access to the HERE platform through your organization administrator's invitation or get started for free.

If your company has already established a HERE platform organization, contact your organization admin who can invite you to join the organization.
If your company hasn’t established a HERE platform organization yet, you can get started for free. For more information, see the HERE platform pricing.

Get an API key

To get an API key, follow these steps:

Sign in to the HERE platform using your HERE account.
Select the Access Manager from the launcher.
Select the Apps tab and click Register new app.
Enter a name for the app.
Click Register. The HERE platform creates a new app with a unique app ID.
On the Credentials tab, select API Keys and then click Create API key to generate a maximum of two API Keys for your application authentication credentials. The API key is created and displayed.

Send a request

The HERE Traffic Raster Tile API request consists of a single GET request to fetch traffic flow information rendered in the available raster tile formats. The following is an example of a basic HERE Traffic Raster Tile API request using curl that includes all mandatory request parameters:

curl \
    -X GET
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
    'https://traffic.maps.hereapi.com/v3/flow/mc/9/272/177/png'

For more information on available request parameters, see Flow request parameters.