Azure Maps (.NET)

Azure Maps SDK for .NET providing location-based services: geocoding, routing, rendering, geolocation, and weather.

Installation

# Search (geocoding, reverse geocoding)
dotnet add package Azure.Maps.Search --prerelease

# Routing (directions, route matrix)
dotnet add package Azure.Maps.Routing --prerelease

# Rendering (map tiles, static images)
dotnet add package Azure.Maps.Rendering --prerelease

# Geolocation (IP to location)
dotnet add package Azure.Maps.Geolocation --prerelease

# Weather
dotnet add package Azure.Maps.Weather --prerelease

# Resource Management (account management, SAS tokens)
dotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager.Maps --prerelease

# Required for authentication
dotnet add package Azure.Identity

Current Versions:

• Azure.Maps.Search: v2.0.0-beta.5
• Azure.Maps.Routing: v1.0.0-beta.4
• Azure.Maps.Rendering: v2.0.0-beta.1
• Azure.Maps.Geolocation: v1.0.0-beta.3
• Azure.ResourceManager.Maps: v1.1.0-beta.2

Environment Variables

AZURE_MAPS_SUBSCRIPTION_KEY=<your-subscription-key>  # Only required for AzureKeyCredential auth
AZURE_MAPS_CLIENT_ID=<your-client-id>  # Required: Azure Maps client ID
AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod  # Required only if DefaultAzureCredential is used in production

Authentication

Subscription Key (Shared Key)

using Azure;
using Azure.Maps.Search;

var subscriptionKey = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_MAPS_SUBSCRIPTION_KEY");
var credential = new AzureKeyCredential(subscriptionKey);

var client = new MapsSearchClient(credential);

Microsoft Entra Token Credential

using Azure.Identity;
using Azure.Maps.Search;