GET /{serviceName}/MapServer/export

noaa.gov:noaa-ocean-api

Summary: Export map image
Operation ID: exportMap
Auth: none
Description

Generate a map image from the service

Parameters (6)

bbox (string, query, required)

Bounding box in format xmin,ymin,xmax,ymax

format (string, query, optional)

Output format

Constraints: {'enum': ['png', 'png8', 'png24', 'png32', 'jpg', 'pdf', 'svg', 'svgz', 'emf', 'bmp', 'gif', 'tiff']}

layers (string, query, optional)

Layers to include (show:ids or hide:ids)

serviceName (string, path, required)

MapServer service name

size (string, query, optional, default: 400,400)

Image size in format width,height

transparent (boolean, query, optional, default: True)

Allow transparency

Examples (3)

TitleTypeURLAction
Basic map export for Gulf of Mexico region curl https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/ncdc-ocean/MapServer/export?bbox=-98.0,18.0,-80.0,31.0&size=400,400&transparent=true
Export with PNG format and custom image size curl https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/ncdc-ocean/MapServer/export?bbox=-125.0,32.0,-115.0,42.0&format=png&size=800,600&transparent=true
Export with layer selection for Atlantic coastal area curl https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/ncdc-ocean/MapServer/export?bbox=-80.0,25.0,-60.0,45.0&layers=show:0,1,2&format=jpg&size=600,600&transparent=false

Probe History

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TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-03-23 10:26:43.000014 404 690ms
2026-03-23 09:30:13.752481 404 779ms
2026-03-23 09:29:12.110951 404 878ms

Response Changes

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2026-03-23 09:30:13.752481 0ef904bd14fe 0b3e6e9b1780
2026-03-23 10:26:43.000014 0b3e6e9b1780 03ede8222874