Read-only tilesets
Some tilesets in the Data Workbench are displayed as read-only and cannot be edited directly. This occurs when:
- The tileset was published outside the Console using the APIs directly
- The data was uploaded into the Console before June 1, 2026
- The data is in a format that is processed directly to a tileset on upload (Shapefile, MBTiles, or raster)
Items with the Read-only tileset tag open in the Tileset Explorer tool, where you can view the tileset on a map, inspect the different layers, and review stats related to the different zoom levels of the tileset.
Vector layers
For vector tilesets, you will see a list of Vector layers within the tileset. Every layer in the list contains information about its properties, including the property name, data type, and associated values.
You can use the to toggle layers on and off to focus on per-layer visual assessments.
Tile size
The Tile size graph displays information about the size of your map tiles at every supported zoom level. This allows you to see which areas of your map house the most data, allowing you to optimize your map's performance. If a tileset was created with the Mapbox Studio or the Uploads API, the Tile size graph is not available.
X-ray view
The Tileset explorer x-ray view provides you with a preview of what your data looks like when it is rendered on a map. The x-ray view also lets you click on individual features to inspect the geometry and associated properties.
Bounding box viewport
The bounding box viewport displays the bounds of your data, in terms of your dataset’s extent and the current viewport. The dotted line shows the geographic extent of the dataset processed, while the small solid box shows the current viewport of the map. This allows you to understand your data viewed within the context of a world map.
You can also use the bounding box viewport to navigate around the map area. Click on the dotted line to zoom the map out to the extent of the data, or drag the viewport box to pan around the map.
To experiment with bounding box values for your code, try our Location Helper.
Job history
For tilesets created with Mapbox Tiling Service, you can use the Job history menu to see an overview of all the tileset's associated publish jobs, as well as metadata including the job status, the tileset recipe, warnings and errors, and processing time. If a tileset was created with the Mapbox Studio or the Uploads API, the Job history menu is not available.
Share & use
The Share & use menu includes additional information about the tileset, including:
- A share link to the tileset
- The tileset ID
- A toggle to change the tileset's visibility from Private to Public