This is a DEPRECATED VERSION of CARTO VL. You can find more information about the support and the availability of the different CARTO VL versions.
CARTO VL is a JavaScript library to create custom Location Intelligence applications over vector rendering.
This library is still under support but it will not be further developed. We don’t recommend starting new projects with it as it will eventually become deprecated. Instead, learn more about our current CARTO for deck.gl library here
Welcome to the CARTO VL guides! This documentation is meant to lead you from the basics of creating a map to advanced techniques for developing powerful interactive visualizations.
If there is any word or term you do not understand while reading the guides, please take a look to our Glossary.
CARTO VL is a JavaScript library to create custom location intelligence applications that leverage the power of CARTO. It uses WebGL to enable powerful vector maps.
It relies on Mapbox GL to render the basemaps. Mapbox GL can be used for other functionality too, read Mapbox GL documentation for more information. However, keep in mind that CARTO VL layers can only be controlled with the CARTO VL API and that Mapbox GL native layers can only be controlled with the Mapbox GL API. Therefore, CARTO VL expressions cannot be used for Mapbox GL layers and vice versa.
