# Mapsurfer endpoint limitations

**URL:** <https://ask.openrouteservice.org/t/mapsurfer-endpoint-limitations/1442>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [March 10, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/t/mapsurfer-endpoint-limitations/1442 "2020-03-10T13:21:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![amandus](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/user_avatar/ask.openrouteservice.org/amandus/32/669_2.png) [@amandus](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/u/amandus)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/t/mapsurfer-endpoint-limitations/1442/1 "2020-03-10T13:21:08Z")

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Dear ORS users,

we are experiencing technical difficulties with our server hosting mapsurfer.  
The `/mapsurfer` endpoint currently only provides cached map tiles as no new tiles can be generated.

It is a possibility that we will discontinue the mapsurfer tile service and remove the `/mapsurfer` endpoint from our API, due to the additional maintenance effort.

Please consider switching to `https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png` for the time being.

We will keep you posted on the developments regarding this issue.

Regards

the openrouteservice team