API reference

The GPXZ API provides multiple endpoints for accessing our high-resolution elevation data in different ways.

Single point

• /v1/elevation/point - elevation of a single location

Multiple points

• /v1/elevation/points - elevation of multiple locations
• /v1/elevation/sample - elevation of locations evenly sampled along a path

2D rasters

• /v1/elevation/raster - 2D raster extracts
• /v1/elevation/raw-raster - small, high-resolution raster extracts
• /v1/elevation/supported-raster-projections - projections which can be used as inputs by the raster endpoints

Map tiles

• /v1/elevation/tile - terrain map tiles
• /v1/elevation/tiles.json - TileJSON representation of our terrain tiles

Compatibility

• /v1/elevation/gmaps-compat - Google Maps Elevation API drop-in replacement
• /v1/elevation/otd-compat - Open Topo Data API drop-in replacement

Meta

• /v1/elevation/sources - details about source elevation data
• /v1/health - API status