Azure Map- @itwin/map-layers 6.0.9 - @itwin/map-layers-formats 5.6.1

[Paolo-lab]

Hi, I'm trying to use the new component for version 5 @itwin/map-layers, but I'm having trouble finding the Bing key. We most likely used a basic account to create it, but now it seems things have changed and you need an Enterprise account or use Azure Maps to create it.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/bingmaps/getting-started/bing-maps-dev-center-help/getting-a-bing-maps-key

We created Azure Maps, but we can't see the maps. From the documentation, it seems like it can be done. https://www.itwinjs.org/reference/core-frontend/maplayers/maplayeroptions/

But if I search within core-frontend version 5.6.1, it seems like the setting is disabled.

exports.internalMapLayerImageryFormats = [WmsMapLayerFormat, WmtsMapLayerFormat, ArcGISMapLayerFormat, /* AzureMapsMapLayerFormat, */ BingMapsMapLayerFormat, MapBoxImageryMapLayerFormat, TileUrlMapLayerFormat];

So the question is: can I use Azure Maps, or do we have to somehow find an enterprise account to create the classic Bing Key?

Thanks, Paolo

[ben-polinsky]

@mdastous-bentley

[Paolo-lab]

Hi, I haven't received a response to this question. We currently no longer have an active Bingmap key (the previous one was created with a basic account, which is no longer supported as of June 30, 2025, if we had had an Entreprice account until June 30, 2028). And it seems like it's not possible to create a new one.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/bingmaps/getting-started/bing-maps-dev-center-help/creating-a-bing-maps-account?redirectedfrom=MSDN

The recommended path is Azure Maps. If anyone can help me with this, I'd be grateful.

The core and restart the maps on our application.

Thanks, Paolo

[mdastous-bentley]

itwin.js is moving away from Bing Maps and is now using Google Maps. That said, there is an imagery provider api that can be used to implement your custom provider.
cc @aruniverse