# Tile request

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## GET /vts/tile/{z}/{y}/{x}.pbf

> Access and download data for a specific tile

```json
{"openapi":"3.0.1","info":{"title":"OS Vector Tiles API","version":"v1.0"},"tags":[{"name":"Tile Request","description":"Access and download data for a specific tile"}],"servers":[{"url":"https://api.os.uk/maps/vector/v1"}],"security":[{"api-key":[],"api-key-header":[],"oauth2":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"api-key":{"type":"apiKey","name":"key","in":"query"}}},"paths":{"/vts/tile/{z}/{y}/{x}.pbf":{"get":{"tags":["Tile Request"],"summary":"Access and download data for a specific tile","operationId":"getTileData","parameters":[{"name":"z","in":"path","description":"Zoom level","required":true,"schema":{"type":"integer","format":"int32"}},{"name":"y","in":"path","description":"Y coordinate","required":true,"schema":{"type":"integer","format":"int32"}},{"name":"x","in":"path","description":"X coordinate","required":true,"schema":{"type":"integer","format":"int32"}},{"name":"srs","in":"query","description":"The Spatial Reference System for the service.","required":false,"schema":{"type":"string","default":"27700","enum":["27700","3857"]}}],"responses":{"200":{"description":"Tile data retrieved successfully","content":{"application/octet-stream":{"schema":{"type":"string","format":"binary"}}}}}}}}}
```

## GET /vts/{layer-name}/tile/{z}/{y}/{x}.pbf

> Access and download data for a specific tile from a data overlay

```json
{"openapi":"3.0.1","info":{"title":"OS Vector Tiles API","version":"v1.0"},"tags":[{"name":"Tile Request","description":"Access and download data for a specific tile"}],"servers":[{"url":"https://api.os.uk/maps/vector/v1"}],"security":[{"api-key":[],"api-key-header":[],"oauth2":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"api-key":{"type":"apiKey","name":"key","in":"query"}}},"paths":{"/vts/{layer-name}/tile/{z}/{y}/{x}.pbf":{"get":{"tags":["Tile Request"],"summary":"Access and download data for a specific tile from a data overlay","operationId":"getOverlayTileData","parameters":[{"name":"layer-name","in":"path","description":"The name of the data overlay.","required":true,"schema":{"type":"string","enum":["boundaries","greenspace","sites","water","highways","paths"]}},{"name":"z","in":"path","description":"Zoom level","required":true,"schema":{"type":"integer","format":"int32"}},{"name":"y","in":"path","description":"Y coordinate","required":true,"schema":{"type":"integer","format":"int32"}},{"name":"x","in":"path","description":"X coordinate","required":true,"schema":{"type":"integer","format":"int32"}},{"name":"srs","in":"query","description":"The Spatial Reference System for the service.","schema":{"type":"string","default":"27700","enum":["27700","3857"]}}],"responses":{"200":{"description":"Tile data retrieved successfully","content":{"application/octet-stream":{"schema":{"type":"string","format":"binary"}}}}}}}}}
```


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```
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```

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