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One published map as Markdown: description and sources, the timeline of keyframes (date and caption), layers, events, and the iframe code to embed the interactive map. Pass its URL, or the handle and slug.
e.g. https://www.movingpolygons.com/map/Chris/the-ottoman-empire-12991923
One published map as Markdown: description and sources, the timeline of keyframes (date and caption), layers, events, and the iframe code to embed the interactive map. Pass its URL, or the handle and slug.
| Argument | Type |
|---|
| Description |
|---|
| url | string | e.g. https://www.movingpolygons.com/map/Chris/the-ottoman-empire-12991923 |
| slug | string | |
| username | string |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"description": "e.g. https://www.movingpolygons.com/map/Chris/the-ottoman-empire-12991923"
},
"slug": {
"type": "string"
},
"username": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}Find published animated maps on Moving Polygons (history, wars, empires, borders, epidemics, sea ice…) by words in their title or description and/or a year they cover. Returns links to the interactive map, its text version and its article.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| year | integer | Only maps whose timeline includes this year; negative for BC (-44 = 44 BC) |
| limit | integer | Default 10 |
| query | string | Words to match, e.g. 'Ottoman', 'Holy Roman Empire', 'Ukraine war' |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {
"year": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 9007199254740991,
"minimum": -9007199254740991,
"description": "Only maps whose timeline includes this year; negative for BC (-44 = 44 BC)"
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 50,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Default 10"
},
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Words to match, e.g. 'Ottoman', 'Holy Roman Empire', 'Ukraine war'"
}
}
}