Static Map API
Migration Guide
Basic Map
For this example, we want a 600px by 400px retina static map image of New York, NY with a zoom level manually set to 12.

Static Map
https://www.mapquestapi.com/staticmap/v5/map?key=KEY¢er=New+York,NY&size=600,400@2x&zoom=12
Static Map v4
Google Static Maps API
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=New+York,NY&scale=2&size=600x400&zoom=12
Mapbox Static APIs
Here Map Image API
Bing Static Map API
Map with Locations
For this example, we want a 600px by 400px retina static map image of three cities in California that have numbered markers.

Static Map
Static Map v4
Google Static Maps API
Mapbox Static APIs
Map with Route
For this example, we want a 600px by 400px retina static map image of a route between Buffalo,NY and New York,NY.

Static Map
Static Map v4
https://www.mapquestapi.com/staticmap/v4/getmap?key=KEY&size=600,400&shapeformat=cmp&shape=aowdG`cm`N`SxC??pAjA??}@fJ??`fB}kIar@__F??hfCiL??t_DqbUz}DyhGtYwuElkCev@??~RzI??bCE??yQmfr@pbEcsZoyAw_r@??}NcsG??lhJskDvcDcrG??tlPkhLveHwgKmM}vUbzDq}HhfKk_GheJivP??j{AigD`hF{hClnCgjNzhCkxDzzRc~KnvAu~HbwBylA{g@o|ErsGgbIyjGch]th@yfG`dIisBv{L}zK|u@mmL~dC{vFnEsrK??t@chC??sr@idLsyBkdCfQoiPa|I{sHcaCe}Hp{Bq`Fga@myH~lDu_Eo{Jg_^fnBsm\??tbDyxCjuI_pB`wBm~D~u[koLbzP`NvaK{mBh|BvwBjnI_xGngRnz@hfIptDjjHkjK??`n@a_A??`aHq_E??rlY%7B%7BKjmIqlM`kGivEr{Mi`B??bl@kmJ~iHe_EjpEouRqrBggItsLy{IxPk|y@fwEkyRacCkga@|cGe_Izb@q_H??~Z}fF??h`HibLjcBikJx|CglAftDyfOqVeqC??qV{y@??jy@}|F??dG_cA??@k_@??v@{@??Ao@??pgA{rG??jc@wuA??fAvC??`@aH??zPfB??dPnL??jGeQ??~EtD&scenter=42.8864,-78.8784&ecenter=40.7128,-74.0059
Google Static Maps API
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