---
title: "Use to get copyright information for for the world."
method: GET
path: "/map/copyright/world/{format}"
---

# Use to get copyright information for for the world.

`GET /map/copyright/world/{format}`

Returns the copyright information for the world. To obtain the default
copyright information for the whole world, don't specify a tile or bounding
box.

Copyrights API is designed to serve copyright information for Render service.
In addition to basic copyright for the whole map, API is serving specific
groups of copyrights for some countries/regions.

## Path parameters

- `format` 'json' | 'xml', required

## Query parameters

- `api-version` string, required
- `text` 'yes' | 'no'

## Headers

- `x-ms-client-id` string

## Response `200`

The request has succeeded.

- Copyright — This object is returned from a successful copyright request
  - `formatVersion` string — Format Version property
  - `generalCopyrights` string[] — General Copyrights array
  - `regions` RegionCopyrights[] — Regions array
    - `copyrights` string[] — Copyrights array
    - `country` RegionCopyrightsCountry — Country property
      - `ISO3` string — ISO3 property
      - `label` string — Label property

## Other responses

- `default` — An unexpected error response.

## Changes

- **2026-07-13** (1.0) `040a85473ebc` — 1 breaking, 2 info
  - added the new path request parameter `format`
  - added the new optional `header` request parameter `x-ms-client-id`
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `text`
- **2026-07-13** (1.0) `1ab2ac2b6f77` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation
- **2026-07-13** (1.0) `4299ecc0f4e6` — 1 info
  - api operation id `RenderV2_GetCopyrightForWorld` removed and replaced with `Render_GetCopyrightForWorld`
- **2026-07-13** (1.0) `6e9de8c6e9f5` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2021-11-12** (1.0) `521583d5fdf6` — 1 info
  - api operation id `GetCopyrightForWorld` removed and replaced with `Render_GetCopyrightForWorld`

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/maps-render/changes/map/copyright/world/:format/get.md)

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/maps-render.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/maps-render/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/azure/maps-render/revisions/040a85473ebc/schema)