Display a map

Learn how to use Esri Leaflet and the basemap layer service to display a map.

You can display a map with Esri Leaflet by using a vector tile basemap layer from the basemap layer services. A vector tile basemap layer contains the styles, layers, font glyphs, and icons to render the layers.

In this tutorial, you display a map of the Santa Monica Mountains using the streets basemap layer from the Basemap layer service.

This code is used as the starting point for the other Esri Leaflet tutorials.

Prerequisites

You need an ArcGIS account to access the developer dashboard and create an API key.

Steps

Create a new pen

Go to CodePen to create a new pen for your application.

Add HTML and references

Create an HTML page with references to Leaflet, Esri Leaflet, and MapLibre GL JS. These are required to access and display vector tile basemap layers.

In the <head>, add <script> elements to reference to the libraries.
In the <head>, add a <style> element to provide styling for the page and map.
In the <body>, add a <div> element for the map.

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no" />
    <title>Esri Leaflet</title>

    <!-- Load Leaflet from CDN -->
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/leaflet@1.8.0/dist/leaflet.css" crossorigin="" />
    <script src="https://unpkg.com/leaflet@1.8.0/dist/leaflet.js" crossorigin=""></script>

    <!-- Load Esri Leaflet from CDN -->
    <script src="https://unpkg.com/esri-leaflet@^3.0.8/dist/esri-leaflet.js"></script>
    <script src="https://unpkg.com/esri-leaflet-vector@3.1.3/dist/esri-leaflet-vector.js"></script>

    <style>
      body {
        margin: 0;
        padding: 0;
      }
      #map {
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        bottom: 0;
        right: 0;
        left: 0;
        font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 14px;
        color: #323232;
      }
    </style>
  </head>

  <body>
    <div id="map"></div>

  </body>

</html>

Create a map

In the <body> element, add <script> element with code to create a map.

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  <body>
    <div id="map"></div>

    <script>

      const apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";
      const basemapEnum = "ArcGIS:Streets";

      const map = L.map("map", {
        minZoom: 2
      }).setView([34.02, -118.805], 13);

      L.esri.Vector.vectorBasemapLayer(basemapEnum, {
        apiKey: apiKey
      }).addTo(map);

    </script>

  </body>
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Set the API key

To access location services, you need an API key or OAuth 2.0 access token. To learn how to create and scope your key, visit the Create an API key tutorial.

Go to your dashboard to get an API key. The API key must be scoped to access the services used in this tutorial.

In CodePen, update apiKey to use your key.

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      const apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";
      const basemapEnum = "ArcGIS:Streets";

      const map = L.map("map", {
        minZoom: 2
      }).setView([34.02, -118.805], 13);

      L.esri.Vector.vectorBasemapLayer(basemapEnum, {
        apiKey: apiKey
      }).addTo(map);

Run the app

In CodePen, run your code to display the map.

What's next

Change the basemap layer

Switch a basemap layer in a map.

Display a custom vector tile style

Add a styled vector basemap layer to a map.

Search for an address

Find an address or place using a search box and the geocoding service.

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Prerequisites

Steps

Create a new pen

Add HTML and references

Create a map

Set the API key

Run the app

What's next

Change the basemap layer

Display a custom vector tile style

Search for an address

Find a route and directions

Solution

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