---
title: "Map symbols (sprites)"
method: GET
path: "/maps/{mapId}/sprite{scale}.{format}"
tags: ["Maps"]
deprecated: true
---

# Map symbols (sprites)

`GET /maps/{mapId}/sprite{scale}.{format}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.maptiler.com`
- URL: `https://api.maptiler.com/maps/{mapId}/sprite{scale}.{format}`
- Auth: none required
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/maptiler/apis/maptiler-api-reference/docs/maps/:mapId/sprite:scale.:format/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

> **Deprecated.**

Map symbols (sprites) required to display the vector map. <br><b>Deprecated:</b> use <a href="https://docs.maptiler.com/cloud/api/other/GET/sprites/{spriteId}/sprite{scale}.{format}">Sprites API</a>.

## Response `200`

Sprite image or sprite index, depending on the requested `format`: `image/png` for `png`, `application/json` for `json`.

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