Merge pull request #245 from CartoDB/apiUpdate

API doc update
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Raul Ochoa
2015-01-22 18:00:02 +01:00
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@@ -82,12 +82,16 @@ To get the `URL` to fetch the tiles you need to instantiate the map, where `temp
curl -X POST 'http://{account}.cartodb.com/api/v1/map/named/:template_id' -H 'Content-Type: application/json'
```
The response will return JSON with properties for the `layergroupid` and the timestamp (`last_updated`) of the last data modification.
The response will return JSON with properties for the `layergroupid`, `cdn_url`, and the timestamp (`last_updated`) of the last data modification.
Here is an example response:
```javascript
{
"cdn_url": {
"http": "ashbu.cartocdn.com",
"https": "cartocdn-ashbu.global.ssl.fastly.net"
},
"layergroupid": "c01a54877c62831bb51720263f91fb33:0",
"last_updated": "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
}
@@ -222,7 +226,7 @@ Which returns JSON with the attributes defined, like:
{ c: 1, d: 2 }
```
Notice UTF Grid and attributes endpoints need an intenger parameter, ``layer``. That number is the 0-based index of the layer inside the mapconfig. So in this case 0 returns the UTF grid tiles/attributes for layer 0, the only layer in the example mapconfig. If a second layer was available it could be returned with 1, a third layer with 2, etc.
Notice UTF Grid and attributes endpoints need an integer parameter, ``layer``. That number is the 0-based index of the layer inside the mapconfig. So in this case 0 returns the UTF grid tiles/attributes for layer 0, the only layer in the example mapconfig. If a second layer was available it could be returned with 1, a third layer with 2, etc.
### Create JSONP
@@ -282,7 +286,7 @@ The main two differences compared to anonymous maps are:
- **templates**
Since the mapconfig is static it can contain some variables so the client can modify the map's appearance using those variables
Template maps are persistent with no preset expiration. They can only be created or deleted by a CartoDB user with a valid API_KEY (see auth section).
Template maps are persistent with no preset expiration. They can only be created or deleted by a CartoDB user with a valid API_KEY (see [auth section](http://docs.cartodb.com/cartodb-platform/maps-api.html#auth)).
### Create
@@ -409,7 +413,7 @@ POST /api/v1/map/named/:template_name
}
```
The fields you pass as `params.json` depend on the variables allowed by the named map. If there are variables missing it will raise an error (HTTP 400)
The fields you pass as `params.json` depend on the variables allowed by the named map. If there are variables missing it will raise an error (HTTP 400).
- **auth_token** *optional* if the named map needs auth
@@ -614,7 +618,7 @@ curl -X GET 'https://documentation.cartodb.com/api/v1/map/named?api_key=APIKEY'
### Getting a Specific Template
This gets the definition of a template
This gets the definition of a template.
#### Definition
@@ -647,3 +651,26 @@ curl -X GET 'https://documentation.cartodb.com/api/v1/map/named/:template_name?a
"error": "Some error string here"
}
```
### Use with CartoDB.js
Named maps can be used with CartoDB.js by specifying a named map in a layer source as follows. Named maps are treated almost the same as other layer source types in most other ways.
```js
var layerSource = {
user_name: '{your_user_name}',
type: 'namedmap',
named_map: {
name: '{template_name}',
layers: [{
layer_name: "layer1",
interactivity: "column1, column2, ..."
}]
}
}
cartodb.createLayer('map_dom_id',layerSource)
.addTo(map_object);
```
See [CartoDB.js](http://docs.cartodb.com/cartodb-platform/cartodb-js.html) methods [layer.setParams()](http://docs.cartodb.com/cartodb-platform/cartodb-js.html#layersetparamskey-value) and [layer.setAuthToken()](http://docs.cartodb.com/cartodb-platform/cartodb-js.html#layersetauthtokenauthtoken).