WMTS capabilities for GIS clients

GET

/v1/tiles/{presetId}/{tileMatrixSetId}/WMTSCapabilities.xml

const url = 'https://api.satellitedata.net/v1/tiles/ndvi/WebMercatorQuad/WMTSCapabilities.xml?collection=optical-sr&datetime=2026-06-01T00%3A00%3A00Z%2F2026-08-31T23%3A59%3A59Z&maxCloudCoverage=40';
const options = {method: 'GET'};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://api.satellitedata.net/v1/tiles/ndvi/WebMercatorQuad/WMTSCapabilities.xml?collection=optical-sr&datetime=2026-06-01T00%3A00%3A00Z%2F2026-08-31T23%3A59%3A59Z&maxCloudCoverage=40'

Returns an OGC WMTS 1.0.0 capabilities document for a preset so QGIS, ArcGIS and other GIS clients can add the layer by URL. The ResourceURL template points at the tile route with the query parameters given here. Free, anonymous and cached for one hour.

Parameters

Path Parameters

presetId

required

string

/^[a-z0-9-]+$/

Render preset id from GET /v1/presets.

Example

ndvi

tileMatrixSetId

required

string

Allowed values: WebMercatorQuad WorldCRS84Quad

OGC tile matrix set id.

Example

WebMercatorQuad

Query Parameters

collection

string

Collection to render instead of the preset’s default; must be in the preset’s collections list.

Example

optical-sr

datetime

string

RFC 3339 instant or interval; an open end is written .. .

Example

2026-06-01T00:00:00Z/2026-08-31T23:59:59Z

maxCloudCoverage

number

<= 100

Scene cloud cover ceiling; overrides the preset’s value.

Example

Responses

200

WMTS capabilities.

application/xml

string

Example

<Capabilities xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/wmts/1.0" version="1.0.0"><Contents><Layer><ows:Title xmlns:ows="http://www.opengis.net/ows/1.1">ndvi</ows:Title><ResourceURL format="image/png" resourceType="tile" template="https://api.satellitedata.net/v1/tiles/ndvi/WebMercatorQuad/{TileMatrix}/{TileCol}/{TileRow}.png?collection=optical-sr"/></Layer></Contents></Capabilities>

Headers

X-Request-Id

string

Request id for support and logs.

Example

01JQ7Z3M8R5V2W6X9Y0A1B2C3D

ETag

string

Entity tag; includes the render version.

Example

"r3-9f2c1a"

Cache-Control

string

Caching policy for CloudFront and browsers.

Example

public, max-age=3600, s-maxage=2592000, stale-if-error=604800

400

The request is malformed or a parameter is invalid.

application/problem+json

RFC 9457 problem details. Every 4xx and 5xx response uses this shape with media type application/problem+json. The type URL opens a documentation page that explains the cause and the fix.

object

type

required

URL of the documentation page for this problem type, stable for the life of /v1.

string format: uri

title

required

Short summary of the problem type. It does not change between occurrences.

string

status

required

HTTP status code, repeated for clients that lose the status line.

integer

>= 400 <= 599

detail

required

Explanation specific to this occurrence, written for a developer.

string

instance

Path of the request that failed.

string

code

Machine-readable problem code; equals the last path segment of type.

string

/^[a-z0-9-]+$/

requestId

Request id, also sent in X-Request-Id. Quote it in support requests.

string

errors

Field-level validation failures, present on 400 and 422.

Array<object>

One field-level failure.

object

pointer

required

JSON Pointer (RFC 6901) into the request body, or the query parameter name.

string

detail

required

What is wrong with that member.

string

retryAfter

Seconds until the request can succeed; equals the Retry-After header.

integer

limits

The limit that was hit and the value requested, for example maxWidth and requestedWidth.

object

key

additional properties

number

unitsEstimated

Units the request would have cost, computed before execution.

number

error

OAuth 2.0 error code (RFC 6749 section 5.2). Present only on /oauth/token responses.

string

Allowed values: invalid_request invalid_client invalid_grant unauthorized_client unsupported_grant_type invalid_scope

error_description

OAuth 2.0 error description. Present only on /oauth/token responses.

string

message

Copy of detail for openEO clients, which read message. Present only on /v1/openeo routes.

string

key

additional properties

any

Example

{
  "type": "https://docs.satellitedata.net/problems/invalid-parameter",
  "title": "Invalid parameter",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "bbox must have 4 or 6 numbers; got 3.",
  "instance": "/v1/search",
  "code": "invalid-parameter",
  "requestId": "01JQ7Z3M8R5V2W6X9Y0A1B2C3D",
  "errors": [
    {
      "pointer": "bbox",
      "detail": "expected 4 or 6 numbers"
    }
  ]
}

Headers

X-Request-Id

string

Request id for support and logs.

Example

01JQ7Z3M8R5V2W6X9Y0A1B2C3D

404

No resource has this id.

application/problem+json

RFC 9457 problem details. Every 4xx and 5xx response uses this shape with media type application/problem+json. The type URL opens a documentation page that explains the cause and the fix.

object

type

required

URL of the documentation page for this problem type, stable for the life of /v1.

string format: uri

title

required

Short summary of the problem type. It does not change between occurrences.

string

status

required

HTTP status code, repeated for clients that lose the status line.

integer

>= 400 <= 599

detail

required

Explanation specific to this occurrence, written for a developer.

string

instance

Path of the request that failed.

string

code

Machine-readable problem code; equals the last path segment of type.

string

/^[a-z0-9-]+$/

requestId

Request id, also sent in X-Request-Id. Quote it in support requests.

string

errors

Field-level validation failures, present on 400 and 422.

Array<object>

One field-level failure.

object

pointer

required

JSON Pointer (RFC 6901) into the request body, or the query parameter name.

string

detail

required

What is wrong with that member.

string

retryAfter

Seconds until the request can succeed; equals the Retry-After header.

integer

limits

The limit that was hit and the value requested, for example maxWidth and requestedWidth.

object

key

additional properties

number

unitsEstimated

Units the request would have cost, computed before execution.

number

error

OAuth 2.0 error code (RFC 6749 section 5.2). Present only on /oauth/token responses.

string

Allowed values: invalid_request invalid_client invalid_grant unauthorized_client unsupported_grant_type invalid_scope

error_description

OAuth 2.0 error description. Present only on /oauth/token responses.

string

message

Copy of detail for openEO clients, which read message. Present only on /v1/openeo routes.

string

key

additional properties

any

Example

{
  "type": "https://docs.satellitedata.net/problems/not-found",
  "title": "Not found",
  "status": 404,
  "detail": "No item S2C_T15TVK_20260714T170911_L2X in collection sentinel-2-l2a.",
  "instance": "/v1/collections/sentinel-2-l2a/items/S2C_T15TVK_20260714T170911_L2X",
  "code": "not-found",
  "requestId": "01JQ7Z3M8R5V2W6X9Y0A1B2C3D"
}

Headers

X-Request-Id

string

Request id for support and logs.

Example

01JQ7Z3M8R5V2W6X9Y0A1B2C3D

429

A per-minute, concurrency, monthly or per-IP limit was hit. Retry-After says when to retry.

application/problem+json

RFC 9457 problem details. Every 4xx and 5xx response uses this shape with media type application/problem+json. The type URL opens a documentation page that explains the cause and the fix.

object

type

required

URL of the documentation page for this problem type, stable for the life of /v1.

string format: uri

title

required

Short summary of the problem type. It does not change between occurrences.

string

status

required

HTTP status code, repeated for clients that lose the status line.

integer

>= 400 <= 599

detail

required

Explanation specific to this occurrence, written for a developer.

string

instance

Path of the request that failed.

string

code

Machine-readable problem code; equals the last path segment of type.

string

/^[a-z0-9-]+$/

requestId

Request id, also sent in X-Request-Id. Quote it in support requests.

string

errors

Field-level validation failures, present on 400 and 422.

Array<object>

One field-level failure.

object

pointer

required

JSON Pointer (RFC 6901) into the request body, or the query parameter name.

string

detail

required

What is wrong with that member.

string

retryAfter

Seconds until the request can succeed; equals the Retry-After header.

integer

limits

The limit that was hit and the value requested, for example maxWidth and requestedWidth.

object

key

additional properties

number

unitsEstimated

Units the request would have cost, computed before execution.

number

error

OAuth 2.0 error code (RFC 6749 section 5.2). Present only on /oauth/token responses.

string

Allowed values: invalid_request invalid_client invalid_grant unauthorized_client unsupported_grant_type invalid_scope

error_description

OAuth 2.0 error description. Present only on /oauth/token responses.

string

message

Copy of detail for openEO clients, which read message. Present only on /v1/openeo routes.

string

key

additional properties

any

Example

{
  "type": "https://docs.satellitedata.net/problems/rate-limited",
  "title": "Rate limit exceeded",
  "status": 429,
  "detail": "This key spent 300 of its 300 units in the current minute.",
  "instance": "/v1/process",
  "code": "rate-limited",
  "requestId": "01JQ7Z3M8R5V2W6X9Y0A1B2C3D",
  "retryAfter": 17,
  "limits": {
    "unitsPerMinute": 300,
    "unitsSpentThisMinute": 300
  }
}

Headers

X-Request-Id

string

Request id for support and logs.

Example

01JQ7Z3M8R5V2W6X9Y0A1B2C3D

Retry-After

integer

Seconds to wait before retrying.

Example

RateLimit

string

Remaining units and seconds to reset in the current window (IETF RateLimit header draft).

Example

"units";r=287;t=41

RateLimit-Policy

string

Quota policy of the caller (IETF RateLimit header draft).

Example

"units";q=300;w=60

500

An unexpected server error. No units are charged.

application/problem+json

RFC 9457 problem details. Every 4xx and 5xx response uses this shape with media type application/problem+json. The type URL opens a documentation page that explains the cause and the fix.

object

type

required

URL of the documentation page for this problem type, stable for the life of /v1.

string format: uri

title

required

Short summary of the problem type. It does not change between occurrences.

string

status

required

HTTP status code, repeated for clients that lose the status line.

integer

>= 400 <= 599

detail

required

Explanation specific to this occurrence, written for a developer.

string

instance

Path of the request that failed.

string

code

Machine-readable problem code; equals the last path segment of type.

string

/^[a-z0-9-]+$/

requestId

Request id, also sent in X-Request-Id. Quote it in support requests.

string

errors

Field-level validation failures, present on 400 and 422.

Array<object>

One field-level failure.

object

pointer

required

JSON Pointer (RFC 6901) into the request body, or the query parameter name.

string

detail

required

What is wrong with that member.

string

retryAfter

Seconds until the request can succeed; equals the Retry-After header.

integer

limits

The limit that was hit and the value requested, for example maxWidth and requestedWidth.

object

key

additional properties

number

unitsEstimated

Units the request would have cost, computed before execution.

number

error

OAuth 2.0 error code (RFC 6749 section 5.2). Present only on /oauth/token responses.

string

Allowed values: invalid_request invalid_client invalid_grant unauthorized_client unsupported_grant_type invalid_scope

error_description

OAuth 2.0 error description. Present only on /oauth/token responses.

string

message

Copy of detail for openEO clients, which read message. Present only on /v1/openeo routes.

string

key

additional properties

any

Example

{
  "type": "https://docs.satellitedata.net/problems/internal",
  "title": "Internal error",
  "status": 500,
  "detail": "The request failed on our side and was logged. No units were charged.",
  "instance": "/v1/process",
  "code": "internal",
  "requestId": "01JQ7Z3M8R5V2W6X9Y0A1B2C3D"
}

Headers

X-Request-Id

string

Request id for support and logs.

Example

01JQ7Z3M8R5V2W6X9Y0A1B2C3D