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Mapbox

Mapbox

How to connect with Mapbox

Create an account: https://www.mapbox.com/

To create an API Key follow the link and steps:

 

To create an API Access Token, visit: https://account.mapbox.com/access-tokens/. Once you have created your account, you will receive a Default access token, indicating that your account is registered without any restrictions.

Integration Setup

Access the Mapbox integration in the integration section. Insert your API key and verify the status to ensure it's verified.

 

You can access Mapbox API inside Flow Builder -> Create Action Node -> Integrations -> Mapbox API

 

Actions:

There are three Actions, 1. Get Geocodes by Address, 2. Get Address by Geocodes, 3. Get Directions.

 

  1. Get the Geocode by Address 

You can obtain Geocodes by entering the address and country code.

 

Payload: 

In the Received payload you will get the Geocodes path coordinates -> longitude and latitude. 

 

{
"features": [
{
"properties": {
"feature_type": "address",
"full_address": "110 Washington Street, Saint Francis, Kansas 67756, United States",
"name": "110 Washington Street",
"name_preferred": "110 Washington Street",
"coordinates": {
"longitude": -101.800868,
"latitude": 39.77444,
"accuracy": "rooftop",
"routable_points": [...] // 1 items
},

  1. Get the Address by Geocode

You can obtain an address by entering the latitude and longitude coordinates.

 

Payload:

In the Payload, you will get the full_address, and context there you will get the address, street, postcode, place, district, region, and country. 

{
"features": [
{
"properties": {
"feature_type": "address",
"full_address": "110 Washington Street, Saint Francis, Kansas 67756, United States",
"name": "110 Washington Street",
"name_preferred": "110 Washington Street",
"coordinates": {...}, // 4 keys
"place_formatted": "Saint Francis, Kansas 67756, United States",
"context": {
"address": {
"address_number": "110",
"street_name": "Washington Street",
"name": "110 Washington Street"
},
"street": {
"name": "Washington Street"
},
"postcode": {
"name": "67756"
},
"place": {
"name": "Saint Francis"
},
"district": {
"name": "Cheyenne County"
},
"region": {
"name": "Kansas",
"region_code": "KS",
"region_code_full": "US-KS"
},
"country": {
"name": "United States",
"country_code": "US",
"country_code_alpha_3": "USA"
} } } } ] }

 

  1. Get Directions 

You have to enter the Latitude and Longitude of both Origin and Destination. The Distance is in meters and the duration is in seconds.

 

Distance: 36682.594➗1000 = 36.682594  Approx= 36KM

Duration: 1611.287➗60 = 26.8547 Approx= 27 min

 

Payload: 

You will get the duration in seconds, and the distance in meters.

Legs ->Waypoints which are directions from origin to direction.

{
"routes": [
{
"weight_name": "auto",
"weight": 1514.084,
"duration": 1611.287,
"distance": 36982.594,
"legs": [
{
"admins": [
{
"iso_3166_1_alpha3": "USA",
"iso_3166_1": "US"
}
],
"weight": 1514.084,
"duration": 1611.287,
"distance": 36982.594,
"summary": "TX 70, Farm to Market Road 57"
}
]
}
],
"waypoints": [
{
"distance": 12.3,
"location": [
-100.407636,
32.471248
]
},
{
"distance": 3.034,
"name": "Farm to Market Road 57",
"location": [
-100.253785,
32.721094
]
}
],
"code": "Ok",
"uuid": "T5m9XsITk8v43iczgJieSLlVKxksfje-2zgIGqC5NHYQjy8OlMRkVw=="
}

Video Tutorial

https://youtu.be/HgNs1KwY2bg