# CARTO for Developers - [Overview](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/overview.md) - [Key concepts](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts.md) - [Architecture](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/architecture.md) - [Libraries and APIs](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/apis.md): The set of tools you will use to develop custom applications with CARTO - [Authentication methods](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/authentication-methods.md) - [API Access Tokens](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/authentication-methods/api-access-tokens.md) - [OAuth Access Tokens](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/authentication-methods/oauth-access-tokens.md) - [OAuth Clients](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/authentication-methods/applications.md) - [Connections](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/connections.md) - [Data sources](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/data-sources.md) - [Visualization with deck.gl](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/carto-for-deck.gl.md) - [Basemaps](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/carto-for-deck.gl/basemaps.md): CARTO is basemap-agnostic and is compatible with MapLibre, Google Maps, Amazon Location and Mapbox GL. - [CARTO Basemap](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/carto-for-deck.gl/basemaps/carto-basemap.md) - [Google Maps](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/carto-for-deck.gl/basemaps/carto-google-maps.md) - [Examples](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/carto-for-deck.gl/basemaps/carto-google-maps/readme-1.md) - [Gallery](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/carto-for-deck.gl/basemaps/carto-google-maps/readme-1/gallery.md) - [Getting Started](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/carto-for-deck.gl/basemaps/carto-google-maps/readme-1/getting-started.md) - [Basic Examples](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/carto-for-deck.gl/basemaps/carto-google-maps/readme-1/basic-examples.md) - [Hello World](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/carto-for-deck.gl/basemaps/carto-google-maps/readme-1/basic-examples/hello-world.md) - [BigQuery Tileset Layer](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/carto-for-deck.gl/basemaps/carto-google-maps/readme-1/basic-examples/bigquery-tileset-layer.md) - [Data Observatory Tileset Layer](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/carto-for-deck.gl/basemaps/carto-google-maps/readme-1/basic-examples/data-observatory-tileset-layer.md) - [Advanced Examples](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/carto-for-deck.gl/basemaps/carto-google-maps/readme-1/advanced-examples.md) - [Arc Layer](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/carto-for-deck.gl/basemaps/carto-google-maps/readme-1/advanced-examples/arc-layer.md) - [Extrusion](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/carto-for-deck.gl/basemaps/carto-google-maps/readme-1/advanced-examples/extrusion.md) - [Trips Layer](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/carto-for-deck.gl/basemaps/carto-google-maps/readme-1/advanced-examples/trips-layer.md) - [What's New](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/carto-for-deck.gl/basemaps/carto-google-maps/whats-new.md) - [Amazon Location](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/carto-for-deck.gl/basemaps/carto-amazon-location.md) - [Examples](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/carto-for-deck.gl/basemaps/carto-amazon-location/readme-1.md) - [Hello World](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/carto-for-deck.gl/basemaps/carto-amazon-location/readme-1/hello-world.md) - [CartoLayer](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/carto-for-deck.gl/basemaps/carto-amazon-location/readme-1/cartolayer.md) - [What's New](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/carto-for-deck.gl/basemaps/carto-amazon-location/whats-new.md) - [Charts and widgets](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/charts-and-widgets.md) - [Filtering and interactivity](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/filtering-and-interactivity.md) - [AI-powered map interaction](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/ai-powered-map-interaction.md) - [Integrating Builder maps in your application](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/rapid-map-prototyping.md) - [Summary](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/key-concepts/summary.md) - [Quickstart](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/quickstart.md) - [Make your first API call](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/quickstart/how-to-make-my-first-api-call.md) - [Visualize your first dataset](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/quickstart/visualize-your-first-dataset.md) - [Create your first widget](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/quickstart/create-your-first-widget.md) - [Guides](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/guides.md) - [Build a public application](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/guides/build-a-public-application.md): Create a basic web application in CARTO compatible with any Javascript Framework - [Build a private application](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/guides/build-a-private-application.md): How to build a basic private application with CARTO login - [Build a private application using SSO](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/guides/build-a-private-application-using-sso.md): Use your company's identity management system to seamlessly control access to your application - [Visualize massive datasets](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/guides/visualize-massive-datasets.md): Learn how to visualize massive datasets in a performance and cost-effective way (up to billions of rows) - [Integrate CARTO in your existing application](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/guides/integrate-carto-in-your-existing-application.md): Learn how to securely embed CARTO into your existing architecture providing fine-grained data access - [Use Boundaries in your application](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/guides/use-boundaries-in-your-application.md) - [Avoid exposing SQL queries with Named Sources](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/guides/avoid-exposing-sql-queries-with-named-sources.md): Maintain a lightweight, modern and efficient architecture while avoiding the exposure of SQL queries in your application - [Managing cache in your CARTO applications](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/guides/managing-cache-in-your-carto-applications.md) - [Build an AI-powered map application](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/guides/build-an-ai-powered-map-application.md): Add natural language map interaction to your CARTO + deck.gl application using AI-powered tool calling - [Reference](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference.md) - [Data Sources](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/data-sources.md) - [vectorTableSource](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/data-sources/vectortablesource.md) - [vectorQuerySource](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/data-sources/vectorquerysource.md) - [vectorTilesetSource](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/data-sources/vectortilesetsource.md) - [h3TableSource](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/data-sources/h3tablesource.md) - [h3QuerySource](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/data-sources/h3querysource.md) - [h3TilesetSource](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/data-sources/h3tilesetsource.md) - [quadbinTableSource](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/data-sources/quadbintablesource.md) - [quadbinQuerySource](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/data-sources/quadbinquerysource.md) - [quadbinTilesetSource](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/data-sources/quadbintilesetsource.md) - [rasterSource](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/data-sources/rastersource.md) - [boundaryTableSource](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/data-sources/boundarytablesource.md) - [boundaryQuerySource](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/data-sources/boundaryquerysource.md) - [Widgets](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/carto-widgets-reference.md) - [Data Sources](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/carto-widgets-reference/data-sources.md) - [Server-side vs. client-side](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/carto-widgets-reference/server-side-vs.-client-side.md) - [Models](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/carto-widgets-reference/models.md) - [getFormula](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/carto-widgets-reference/models/getformula.md) - [getCategories](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/carto-widgets-reference/models/getcategories.md) - [getHistogram](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/carto-widgets-reference/models/gethistogram.md) - [getRange](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/carto-widgets-reference/models/getrange.md) - [getScatter](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/carto-widgets-reference/models/getscatter.md) - [getTimeSeries](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/carto-widgets-reference/models/gettimeseries.md) - [getTable](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/carto-widgets-reference/models/gettable.md) - [Filters](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/filters.md) - [Column filters](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/filters/column-filters.md) - [Spatial filters](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/filters/spatial-filters.md) - [fetchMap](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/fetchmap.md) - [@carto/agentic-deckgl](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/reference/agentic-deckgl.md) - [Release Notes](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/release-notes.md) - [Examples](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/examples.md) - [CARTO for React](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-react.md) - [Guides](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-react/guides.md) - [Getting Started](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-react/guides/getting-started.md) - [Views](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-react/guides/views.md) - [Data Sources](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-react/guides/data-sources.md) - [Layers](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-react/guides/layers.md) - [Widgets](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-react/guides/widgets.md) - [Authentication and Authorization](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-react/guides/authentication-and-authorization.md) - [Basemaps](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-react/guides/basemaps.md) - [Look and Feel](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-react/guides/look-and-feel.md) - [Query Parameters](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-react/guides/query-parameters.md) - [Code Generator](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-react/guides/code-generator.md) - [Sample Applications](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-react/guides/sample-applications.md) - [Deployment](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-react/guides/deployment.md) - [Upgrade Guide](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-react/guides/upgrade-guide.md) - [Examples](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-react/examples.md) - [Library Reference](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-react/library-reference.md) - [Introduction](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-react/library-reference/introduction.md) - [API](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-react/library-reference/api.md) - [Auth](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-react/library-reference/auth.md) - [Basemaps](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-react/library-reference/basemaps.md) - [Core](https://docs.carto.com/carto-for-developers/carto-for-react/library-reference/core.md) - 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