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[[tile-layer]]
== Tile layer

Tile layers display image tiles served from a tile server.

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To add a tile layer to your map, click *Add layer*, then select one of the following:

*Configured Tile Map Service*:: Tile map service configured in kibana.yml.
See map.tilemap.url in <<settings>> for details.

*EMS Basemaps*:: Tile map service from https://www.elastic.co/elastic-maps-service[Elastic Maps Service].

*Tile Map Service*:: Tile map service configured in interface.

*Vector tiles*:: Data service implementing the Mapbox vector tile specification.

*Web Map Service*:: Maps from OGC Standard WMS.