Pay-per-call 2D map tiles from Google Maps via MPP on Tempo L2.
What it does
This endpoint serves 2D raster map tiles from Google Maps Platform, gated behind the Micropayment Protocol (MPP) on the Tempo L2 network. Each tile request follows the standard slippy-map URL pattern `/tiles/v1/2dtiles/:z/:x/:y`, where `z` is the zoom level and `x`/`y` are the tile coordinates. Payment is settled per-call (intent="charge") in pathUSD on chain 4217 (Tempo), with the provider covering gas fees (feePayer: true).
The price per tile is 600 base units of pathUSD. Since pathUSD uses 6 decimals, this equals $0.0006 (0.06 cents) per tile — a micro-transaction model well suited for agents or applications that fetch tiles on demand without requiring a Google Maps API key or billing account of their own.
No OpenAPI schema or additional documentation was found on the provider's origin site. The endpoint is confirmed live: it returns a proper 402 MPP challenge with a valid WWW-Authenticate header. The challenge expires 2026-04-19, indicating a long-lived payment configuration. Because no docs exist beyond the challenge itself, details about supported zoom levels, tile format (PNG vs. JPEG), map styles, or rate limits are unknown and must be inferred from standard Google Maps 2D tile conventions.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Embedding map tile layers in agent-generated reports or dashboards without a Google API key
- —On-demand map rendering for autonomous navigation or logistics agents
- —Building lightweight map views in applications that pay per tile rather than maintaining a billing account
- —Programmatic geocontextual visualization for data analysis pipelines
Fit
Best for
- —AI agents needing map tiles without managing Google Cloud credentials
- —Low-volume or bursty map tile consumption where per-call pricing is cheaper than a subscription
- —Crypto-native applications that prefer on-chain micropayments for map data
Not for
- —High-volume tile pre-caching or bulk map rendering (cost adds up at $0.0006/tile)
- —Applications requiring vector tiles, 3D tiles, or styled map customization
- —Use cases needing geocoding, directions, or places — this endpoint only serves 2D tiles
Quick start
# Fetch a 2D map tile at zoom 10, tile (512, 340)
# Requires MPP payment header with Tempo L2 settlement
curl -H "Authorization: Payment <signed-tempo-token>" \
https://googlemaps.mpp.tempo.xyz/tiles/v1/2dtiles/10/512/340Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is confirmed live with a valid 402 MPP challenge, and pricing is clearly derivable. However, there is no OpenAPI schema, no documentation, no example responses, and no information about supported zoom levels, tile formats, or rate limits. Most details are inferred from the URL pattern and standard Google Maps tile conventions.
Warnings
- —No documentation found at the provider origin — all auxiliary pages return 404.
- —No OpenAPI or schema available; tile format, supported zoom levels, and rate limits are unknown.
- —Currency address 0x20c000000000000000000000b9537d11c60e8b50 is assumed to be pathUSD with 6 decimals based on Tempo L2 conventions — if decimals differ, the stated price would be incorrect.
Citations
- —Endpoint returns a 402 MPP challenge with method=tempo, intent=charge, amount=600https://googlemaps.mpp.tempo.xyz/tiles/v1/2dtiles/:z/:x/:y
- —Settlement on chain ID 4217 (Tempo L2) with feePayer=truehttps://googlemaps.mpp.tempo.xyz/tiles/v1/2dtiles/:z/:x/:y
- —Part of Google Maps Platform suite including geocoding, directions, places, routes, tiles, weather, air qualityhttps://googlemaps.mpp.tempo.xyz