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Youspots Api´s

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Youspots Spot Embed Api V1.0

We encourage you to embed Spots into your Forum / Blog or Webpage. To create a seamlessly integration into your webpage we give you some parameters to affect the map. With the Youspots Embed Api you are now able to set different style values like height, width, background color and so on. See the list for the available parameters.

We hope you use our Api. If you miss anything you want to change what is not included so far, feel free to contact us. We try our best to give you the tools you need!


Parameters

Description

Possible values

embed

turns embedding on and off

yes

backgroundColor

set the backgroundcolor

colors as words: red/green/blue and so on - colors as hexvalues like FF0000 - c0c0c0

mapWidth

set the map width

just integer values like 50 or 500

mapHeight

set the map height

just integer values like 50 or 500

showChart

turns the elevation chart on or off

true / false

zoomLevel

sets the zoom level for the map

values from 1 to 19

pathColor

sets the color of the path on the map

colors as words: red/green/blue and so on - colors as hexvalues like FF0000 - c0c0c0

Every parameter EXCEPT "mapid=012" and "embed=yes" are OPTIONAL !

Example:

http://www.youspots.com/map.php?mapid=947&embed=yes&backgroundColor=red&mapWidth=600&mapHeight=300&zoomLevel=15&pathColor=blue


Youspots Search Embed Api V1.0

You can embed a search result from 'Find spots' as well. How to do it?

1. Search for something, whatever this is. For example you are looking for longboarding spots in a certain town.

2. If found what you wanted to, just click the "embed" button below the map

3. a new window will appear where you can set various map behaviors


Parameters

Description

Possible values

mapHeight

set the map height

integer values like 50,500, 5000 and so on

mapWidth

set the map width

integer values like 50,500, 5000 and so on

showChart

turns the elevation chart on or off

true / false

backgroundColor

set the backgroundcolor

colors as words: red/green/blue and so on - colors as hexvalues like FF0000 - c0c0c0

zoomLevel

sets the zoom level for the map

values from 1 to 19

mapType

Map type is the map it self

Hybrid map, Open street map, Satalite map and Terrain map

mapCenter

Map center are lat/long coordinates on the earth. These values will set the center of your map. To change these values just click in the map.

00,0 - 99,9

userLocator

The map will automaticly zoom to the viewers location, this can be a very cool feature - to use this you need to enable it!

true / false

searchBar

The search bar enables your user to search the map. The search bar is by default on. You can disable it.

true / false


4. Just copy the embed code and paste it into your blog/webpage


Example of an embedded search: http://longboardgirlscrew.com/spots-2/


You need help with the Api? Go ahead and post a topic in the forum or email us!


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