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L.mapbox.tileLayer(id|url|tilejson, options)

You can add a tiled layer to your map with L.mapbox.tileLayer(), a simple interface to layers from Mapbox and elsewhere.

Extends: L.TileLayer

Options Value Description
id or url or tilejson (required) string if id or url object if tilejson Value must be
  • An id string examples.map-foo
  • A URL to TileJSON, like https://api.mapbox.com/v3/mapbox.satellite.json
  • A TileJSON object, from your own Javascript code
options object The second argument is optional. If provided, it is the same options as provided to L.TileLayer, with the following addition:

Example:

// the second argument is optional
var layer = L.mapbox.tileLayer('mapbox.satellite');

// you can also provide a full url to a TileJSON resource
var layer = L.mapbox.tileLayer('https://api.mapbox.com/v4/mapbox.satellite.json');

Returns a L.mapbox.tileLayer object.

Class: L.mapbox.TileLayer

tileLayer.getTileJSON()

Returns this layer's TileJSON object which determines its tile source, zoom bounds and other metadata.

Example:

var layer = L.mapbox.tileLayer('mapbox.satellite')
    // since layers load asynchronously through AJAX, use the
    // `.on` function to listen for them to be loaded before
    // calling `getTileJSON()`
    .on('ready', function() {
        // get TileJSON data from the loaded layer
        var TileJSON = layer.getTileJSON();
    });

Returns: the TileJSON object

tileLayer.setFormat(format)

Set the image format of tiles in this layer. You can use lower-quality tiles in order to load maps faster

Options Value Description
format string string an image format. valid options are: 'png', 'png32', 'png64', 'png128', 'png256', 'jpg70', 'jpg80', 'jpg90'

Example:

// Downsample tiles for faster loading times on slow
// internet connections
var layer = L.mapbox.tileLayer('mapbox.satellite', {
    format: 'jpg70'
});

Live example of .setFormat in use

Returns: the layer object