2026/08/17 - Amazon Location Service Maps V2 - 1 updated api methods
Changes Amazon Location Service now supports POI density and category filtering on dynamic maps. The GetStyleDescriptor API adds two optional parameters. PoiDensity (Off to VeryDense) controls POI volume, and PoiCategories filters by up to nine categories. Available on HERE and Grab map styles.
{'PoiCategories': ['FoodAndDrink | Entertainment | SightsAndMuseums | '
'Transportation | Accommodations | LeisureAndOutdoor | '
'Shopping | BusinessAndServices | FacilitiesAndBuildings'],
'PoiDensity': 'Off | VerySparse | Sparse | Default | Dense | VeryDense'}
GetStyleDescriptor returns information about the style.
For more information, see Style dynamic maps in the Amazon Location Service Developer Guide.
See also: AWS API Documentation
Request Syntax
client.get_style_descriptor(
Style='Standard'|'Monochrome'|'Hybrid'|'Satellite',
ColorScheme='Light'|'Dark',
PoliticalView='string',
Terrain='Hillshade'|'Terrain3D',
ContourDensity='Low'|'Medium'|'High',
Traffic='All'|'Congestion',
TravelModes=[
'Transit'|'Truck',
],
Buildings='Buildings3D',
PoiDensity='Off'|'VerySparse'|'Sparse'|'Default'|'Dense'|'VeryDense',
PoiCategories=[
'FoodAndDrink'|'Entertainment'|'SightsAndMuseums'|'Transportation'|'Accommodations'|'LeisureAndOutdoor'|'Shopping'|'BusinessAndServices'|'FacilitiesAndBuildings',
],
Key='string'
)
string
[REQUIRED]
Style specifies the desired map style. For GrabMaps customers, ap-southeast-1 and ap-southeast-5 regions support only the Standard and Monochrome values.
string
Sets the color tone for the map, such as dark and light.
Example: Light
Default value: Light
string
Specifies the political view using ISO 3166-2 or ISO 3166-3 country code format. Not supported in ap-southeast-1 and ap-southeast-5 regions for GrabMaps customers.
The following political views are currently supported:
ARG: Argentina's view on the Southern Patagonian Ice Field and Tierra Del Fuego, including the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands
EGY: Egypt's view on Bir Tawil
IND: India's view on Gilgit-Baltistan
KEN: Kenya's view on the Ilemi Triangle
MAR: Morocco's view on Western Sahara
RUS: Russia's view on Crimea
SDN: Sudan's view on the Halaib Triangle
SRB: Serbia's view on Kosovo, Vukovar, and Sarengrad Islands
SUR: Suriname's view on the Courantyne Headwaters and Lawa Headwaters
SYR: Syria's view on the Golan Heights
TUR: Turkey's view on Cyprus and Northern Cyprus
TZA: Tanzania's view on Lake Malawi
URY: Uruguay's view on Rincon de Artigas
VNM: Vietnam's view on the Paracel Islands and Spratly Islands
string
Adjusts how physical terrain details are rendered on the map. Not supported in ap-southeast-1 and ap-southeast-5 regions for GrabMaps customers.
The following terrain styles are currently supported:
Hillshade: Displays the physical terrain details through shading and highlighting of elevation change and geographic features.
Terrain3D: Displays physical terrain details and elevations as a three-dimensional model.
Hillshade is valid only for the Standard and Monochrome map styles.
string
Displays the shape and steepness of terrain features using elevation lines. The density value controls how densely the available contour line information is rendered on the map. Not supported in ap-southeast-1 and ap-southeast-5 regions for GrabMaps customers.
This parameter is valid for all map styles except Satellite.
string
Displays real-time traffic information overlay on map, such as incident events and flow events. Not supported in ap-southeast-1 and ap-southeast-5 regions for GrabMaps customers.
This parameter is valid for all map styles except Satellite.
list
Renders additional map information relevant to selected travel modes. Information for multiple travel modes can be displayed simultaneously, although this increases the overall information density rendered on the map. Not supported in ap-southeast-1 and ap-southeast-5 regions for GrabMaps customers.
This parameter is valid for all map styles except Satellite.
(string) --
string
Adjusts how building details are rendered on the map.
The following building styles are currently supported:
Buildings3D: Displays buildings as three-dimensional extrusions on the map.
Buildings3D is valid only for the Standard and Monochrome map styles.
string
Controls how densely points of interest are rendered on the map. The density value controls the zoom level at which each category of points of interest appears, and how quickly less prominent points of interest are revealed as you zoom in. Denser values display more points of interest at lower zoom levels.
Use Off to hide all points of interest. When you omit this parameter, the map renders at Default density.
This parameter is valid only for the Standard and Hybrid map styles. In ap-southeast-1 and ap-southeast-5 regions for GrabMaps customers, this parameter is valid only for the Standard map style.
list
Renders only the specified categories of points of interest. When you omit this parameter, the map renders all categories.
The following categories are currently supported:
FoodAndDrink
Entertainment
SightsAndMuseums
Transportation
Accommodations
LeisureAndOutdoor
Shopping
BusinessAndServices
FacilitiesAndBuildings
Specify each category as a separate poi-categories query parameter. Duplicate values are rejected.
This parameter is valid only for the Standard and Hybrid map styles. In ap-southeast-1 and ap-southeast-5 regions for GrabMaps customers, this parameter is valid only for the Standard map style.
(string) --
string
Optional: The API key to be used for authorization. Either an API key or valid SigV4 signature must be provided when making a request.
dict
Response Syntax
{
'Blob': StreamingBody(),
'ContentType': 'string',
'CacheControl': 'string',
'ETag': 'string'
}
Response Structure
(dict) --
Blob (:class:`.StreamingBody`) --
This Blob contains the body of the style descriptor which is in application/json format.
ContentType (string) --
Header that represents the format of the response. The response returns the following as the HTTP body.
CacheControl (string) --
Header that instructs caching configuration for the client.
ETag (string) --
The style descriptor's Etag.