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For example, you get 5,000 free Base Map Tile transactions per month.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "hipaa", "url": "https://azure.microsoft.com/nb-no/updates/azure-maps-is-now-hipaa-health-insurance-portability-and-accountability-act-compliant/", "excerpt": "Azure Maps is now HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliant", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "soc2", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/compliance/offerings/offering-soc-2", "excerpt": "Microsoft Azure, Dynamics 365, and other Microsoft cloud services undergo rigorous independent third-party SOC 2 Type 2 audits conducted by a reputable certified public accountant (CPA) firm.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "pci_dss", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/compliance/offerings/offering-pci-dss", "excerpt": "Microsoft Azure is validated as compliant under PCI DSS version 4.0 at Service Provider Level 1, the highest level of compliance available for service providers.", "confidence": "medium" }, { "field": "vendor_description", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/about-azure-maps", "excerpt": "Azure Maps is a collection of geospatial services and SDKs that use fresh mapping data to provide geographic context to web and mobile applications.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "output_types", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/search/get-geocode-autocomplete", "excerpt": "200 OK | AutocompleteResponse | The request has succeeded. Media Types: \"application/geo+json\", \"application/json\"", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "pricing_model", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1183391/billing-azure-maps-gen2-minimum-usage-(dev)-daily", "excerpt": "Azure Maps is generally a pay as you go service, so if one month you use 100K transactions, zero the next, you would only pay for the 100K transactions you used the first month, nothing the second month.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "free_tier_available", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1354649/azure-maps-gen-2-location-insights-search-pricing", "excerpt": "First 5,000 requests per month are free", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "has_published_pricing", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/understanding-azure-maps-transactions", "excerpt": "For Azure Maps pricing information and free offering details, see Azure Maps Pricing (https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/azure-maps/).", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "hipaa", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/compliance/offerings/offering-hipaa-us", "excerpt": "Azure has enabled the physical, technical, and administrative safeguards required by HIPAA and the HITECH Act inside the in-scope Azure services, and offers a HIPAA BAA as part of the Microsoft Product Terms to all customers who are covered entities or business associates under HIPAA for use of such in-scope Azure services.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "iso_27001", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/compliance/offerings/offering-iso-27001", "excerpt": "Microsoft Azure, Dynamics 365, and other Microsoft online services undergo regular independent third-party audits for ISO/IEC 27001 compliance.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "gdpr", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/about-azure-maps", "excerpt": "TomTom is a subprocessor that is authorized to subprocess Azure Maps customer data. 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Search service - Batch | 10 | 10 | Not Available", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "sdk_languages", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/rest-sdk-developer-guide", "excerpt": "the Azure Maps team has encapsulated their REST API in SDKs for C# (.NET), Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, and Java.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "known_restrictions", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/about-azure-maps", "excerpt": "Azure Maps services are currently available except in the following countries/regions: China, Korea", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "api_version", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/search", "excerpt": "API Version: 2026-01-01", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "base_url", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/search/get-geocoding", "excerpt": "The Azure Maps service hostname. Use `https://atlas.microsoft.com` for the Azure public cloud.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "versioning_scheme", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/search/get-geocoding", "excerpt": "GET {endpoint}/geocode?api-version=2026-01-01", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "auth_methods", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/search/get-geocoding", "excerpt": "These are the Microsoft Entra OAuth 2.0 Flows. 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These queries aren't linked to any customer or end user when shared with TomTom and can't be used to identify individuals.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "primary_use_cases", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/about-azure-maps", "excerpt": "Search services to locate addresses, places, and points of interest around the world... Search along a route. Search inside a wider area. Batch a group of search requests. Search electric vehicle charging stations and Point of Interest (POI) data by brand name.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "api_version", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/search/get-geocoding", "excerpt": "GET {endpoint}/geocode?api-version=2026-01-01", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "base_url", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-search-for-address", "excerpt": "GET https://atlas.microsoft.com/geocode?api-version=2026-01-01&subscription-key={Your-Azure-Maps-Subscription-key}&query=400 Broad St, Seattle, WA 98109", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "auth_methods", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/azure-maps-authentication", "excerpt": "Azure Maps supports three authentication methods: Shared Key, Microsoft Entra ID, and Shared Access Signature (SAS) Token.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "rate_limit_requests", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/azure-maps-qps-rate-limits", "excerpt": "Search service - single request | 500 | 500 | 50", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "sdk_packages", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/rest-sdk-developer-guide", "excerpt": "Search | @azure-rest/maps-search | search samples ... 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When using Geocode Autocomplete, every 10 autocomplete requests count as one billable Search transaction.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "ga_date", "url": "https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-maps-now-generally-available/", "excerpt": "Azure Maps now Generally Available", "confidence": "medium" }, { "field": "error_format", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/search/get-geocoding", "excerpt": "Azure.Core.Foundations.ErrorResponse | A response containing error details ... code | string | One of a server-defined set of error codes. | message | string | A human-readable representation of the error.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "data_retention_policy_url", "url": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/trust-center/privacy/data-management", "excerpt": "If you terminate a cloud subscription or it expires (except for free trials), Microsoft will store your customer data in a limited-function account for 90 days (the 'retention period').", "confidence": "medium" }, { "field": "requires_verification", "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/quick-demo-map-app", "excerpt": "Create a new Azure Maps account ... 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