# Announcing Woosmap Map JS API 🌎

**URL:** https://forum.woosmap.com/t/announcing-woosmap-map-js-api/98
**Category:** Announcements
**Tags:** store-locator, map-api
**Created:** [September 30, 2021, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.woosmap.com/t/announcing-woosmap-map-js-api/98 "2021-09-30T12:47:51Z")
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### Author: ![gael](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.woosmap.com/gael/32/3_2.png) [@gael](https://forum.woosmap.com/u/gael)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2021, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.woosmap.com/t/announcing-woosmap-map-js-api/98/1 "2021-09-30T12:47:51Z")

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**Woosmap Map JS API** is a client-side JavaScript library for building web maps and web applications.

The API features a new worldwide basemap dynamically rendered on the client using WebGL by combining vector tiles with style rules.

 ![lodon-woosmap-map](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/woosmap/original/1X/5ab9eb72c35e04d97a12fba62950c57135413893.jpeg)

The Woosmap map datasets include **streets** , **buildings** , **administrative areas** , **water** , and **land data** based on a combination of proprietary Woosmap data and Open Data projects including [OpenStreetMap](http://openstreetmap.org/) and [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/).

On top of this vector-based background map, the API offers an overlay layer dedicated to display your assets. To ensure maximum readability and navigation, your data are displayed combining **tiled images** and **markers**.

- **Tiled images** are useful to render large amount of assets or high store density. This view makes the map displayed faster and provide a clean view.
- **Markers** are relevant to render branded pictogram after a specified level of zoom (breakpoint).

 ![tiles_vs_markers](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/woosmap/original/1X/572edfb368031e52693efe5498c78b5a1548a5fa.jpeg)

To go further and understand how to control the map experience using Woosmap Map JS API, please read the [documentation, guides and API Reference on the developers doc website](https://developers.woosmap.com/products/map-api/get-started/).