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create_video_link Read-only

Build a link that opens RewindMap's short-video maker preloaded with a map clip: borders (and optional event layers) changing from one year to another over a place, with an optional title and map labels. The visitor opens the link and taps Download to get a watermarked MP4 (vertical 9:16 for Shorts/Reels/TikTok, or landscape). Rendering happens in the visitor's browser; this tool returns the link only, never a video file.

to_yearinteger, required

Year. Negative is BC: -500 = 500 BC. There is no year 0.

from_yearinteger, required

Year. Negative is BC: -500 = 500 BC. There is no year 0.

bboxarray

Area to frame [west, south, east, north] in degrees. Default: Europe and the Mediterranean.

titlestring

Text burned into the top of the video.

formatstring

labelsarray

Map labels drawn at fixed points in every frame.

layersarray

Layers shown in the clip.

secondsinteger

Tools (4)

create_video_link

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Argument	Type	Description
bbox	array	Area to frame [west, south, east, north] in degrees. Default: Europe and the Mediterranean.
title	string	Text burned into the top of the video.
format	string
labels	array	Map labels drawn at fixed points in every frame.
layers	array	Layers shown in the clip.
seconds	integer
to_year*	integer	Year. Negative is BC: -500 = 500 BC. There is no year 0.
from_year*	integer	Year. Negative is BC: -500 = 500 BC. There is no year 0.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "from_year",
    "to_year"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "bbox": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "number"
      },
      "maxItems": 4,
      "minItems": 4,
      "description": "Area to frame [west, south, east, north] in degrees. Default: Europe and the Mediterranean."
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 60,
      "description": "Text burned into the top of the video."
    },
    "format": {
      "enum": [
        "vertical",
        "landscape"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "vertical"
    },
    "labels": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "lon",
          "lat",
          "text"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "lat": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "lon": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "text": {
            "type": "string",
            "maxLength": 40
          }
        }
      },
      "maxItems": 5,
      "description": "Map labels drawn at fixed points in every frame."
    },
    "layers": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "enum": [
          "borders",
          "conflict",
          "ucdp",
          "volcano",
          "quake",
          "meteorite",
          "heritage"
        ],
        "type": "string"
      },
      "default": [
        "borders"
      ],
      "description": "Layers shown in the clip."
    },
    "seconds": {
      "enum": [
        6,
        10,
        15
      ],
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 10
    },
    "to_year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Year. Negative is BC: -500 = 500 BC. There is no year 0."
    },
    "from_year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Year. Negative is BC: -500 = 500 BC. There is no year 0."
    }
  }
}

find_polity

Look up a state or empire by name or any of its Wikidata labels and aliases (substring, case-insensitive), or by Wikidata QID. Returns its lifespan, every border snapshot with its bounding box, and links.

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Argument	Type	Description
lang	string	Site language for returned page and map links. Use the language the user is writing in.
query*	string	Name, e.g. "Ottoman", or a QID, e.g. "Q12560".

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "lang": {
      "enum": [
        "en",
        "fr",
        "es",
        "pt",
        "de",
        "it",
        "nl",
        "ja",
        "ru",
        "pl",
        "tr",
        "id",
        "hi",
        "ar"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "en",
      "description": "Site language for returned page and map links. Use the language the user is writing in."
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Name, e.g. \"Ottoman\", or a QID, e.g. \"Q12560\"."
    }
  }
}

search_events

Search map events: battles (Wikidata), UCDP armed-conflict events since 1989, volcanic eruptions VEI 4+ (Smithsonian GVP), significant earthquakes (NOAA), witnessed meteorite falls, and UNESCO World Heritage sites (undated). Month/day bounds match only events recorded at least that precisely; undated heritage sites match only searches without a date bound. Results are sorted by date.

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Argument	Type	Description
bbox	array	Bounding box [west, south, east, north] in degrees.
lang	string	Site language for returned page and map links. Use the language the user is writing in.
layer	string
limit	integer
query	string	Substring of the event name or detail, e.g. "Vienna".
to_date	object	Source-calendar date fields at month precision, or day precision when day is supplied. Historical sources may use Julian dates; bounds compare their recorded fields without calendar conversion.
to_year	integer	Year. Negative is BC: -500 = 500 BC. There is no year 0.
from_date	object

world_at_year

List states, empires and cultures with an OpenHistoricalMap border snapshot in a given year, optionally overlapping a region. Coverage is incomplete; an empty result does not establish historical absence.

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Argument	Type	Description
bbox	array	Bounding box [west, south, east, north] in degrees.
lang	string	Site language for returned page and map links. Use the language the user is writing in.
year*	integer	Year. Negative is BC: -500 = 500 BC. There is no year 0.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "year"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "bbox": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "number"
      },
      "maxItems": 4,
      "minItems": 4,
      "description": "Bounding box [west, south, east, north] in degrees."
    },
    "lang": {
      "enum": [
        "en",
        "fr",
        "es",
        "pt",
        "de",
        "it",
        "nl",
        "ja",
        "ru",
        "pl",
        "tr",
        "id",
        "hi",
        "ar"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "en",
      "description": "Site language for returned page and map links. Use the language the user is writing in."
    },
    "year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Year. Negative is BC: -500 = 500 BC. There is no year 0."
    }
  }
}

{ "type": "object", "properties": { "bbox": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "number" }, "maxItems": 4, "minItems": 4, "description": "Bounding box [west, south, east, north] in degrees." }, "lang": { "enum": [ "en", "fr", "es", "pt", "de", "it", "nl", "ja", "ru", "pl", "tr", "id", "hi", "ar" ], "type": "string", "default": "en", "description": "Site language for returned page and map links. Use the language the user is writing in." }, "layer": { "enum": [ "conflict", "ucdp", "volcano", "quake", "meteorite", "heritage" ], "type": "string" }, "limit": { "type": "integer", "default": 25, "maximum": 100, "minimum": 1 }, "query": { "type": "string", "description": "Substring of the event name or detail, e.g. \"Vienna\"." }, "to_date": { "type": "object", "required": [ "year", "month" ], "properties": { "day": { "type": "integer", "maximum": 31, "minimum": 1 }, "year": { "type": "integer", "description": "Year. Negative is BC: -500 = 500 BC. There is no year 0." }, "month": { "type": "integer", "maximum": 12, "minimum": 1 } }, "description": "Source-calendar date fields at month precision, or day precision when day is supplied. Historical sources may use Julian dates; bounds compare their recorded fields without calendar conversion." }, "to_year": { "type": "integer", "description": "Year. Negative is BC: -500 = 500 BC. There is no year 0." }, "from_date": { "type": "object", "required": [ "year", "month" ], "properties": { "day": { "type": "integer", "maximum": 31, "minimum": 1 }, "year": { "type": "integer", "description": "Year. Negative is BC: -500 = 500 BC. There is no year 0." }, "month": { "type": "integer", "maximum": 12, "minimum": 1 } }, "description": "Source-calendar date fields at month precision, or day precision when day is supplied. Historical sources may use Julian dates; bounds compare their recorded fields without calendar conversion." }, "from_year": { "type": "integer", "description": "Year. Negative is BC: -500 = 500 BC. There is no year 0." } } }