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CARTO
CARTO is a cloud-native location-intelligence platform: its SQL and Maps APIs run spatial queries directly against a connected data warehouse (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Postgres) and serve back vector tiles and query results for mapping. Access is via permanent API Access Tokens issued from the CARTO Workspace, and a live probe of the real API host, gcp-us-east1.api.carto.com, returns a wildcard Access-Control-Allow-Origin header.
AuthenticationAPI KeySign up with the provider to obtain credentials.
HTTPSSupportedTraffic is encrypted in transit.
CORSEnabledCallable directly from browser JavaScript.
PricingMeteredBilled per request beyond a limited free quota.
FormatsJSON, GeoJSONResponses can be requested as JSON or GeoJSON.
GreatAPIs Score
Score75
Authentication15/25API key required
Pricing11/20Metered / usage-based pricing
Docs14/20Documentation URL provided
Formats15/15Supports 2 response formats
Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months
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<a href="https://greatapis.com/api/carto/"><img src="https://greatapis.com/badge/carto.svg" alt="Scored 75 on greatapis.com"></a>Auth quickstart
- Sign up with the provider to get an API key.
- Send it on every request as a header
Authorization: <key> - The exact header isn't documented — Authorization is a common default; confirm in the provider's docs.
Stored keyNo key stored
Your key is stored only in this browser (localStorage) and sent directly to the API — never to greatapis.
Developer reference
Base URL
https://gcp-us-east1.api.carto.com/api/v3