Cache mapbox Tile images

Question

I used Mapbox on a project and now I want to improve the performance of it. Is it possible to cache the Mapbox Tile images?

When I use my Mapbox map, I see request urls that look like this:

http://b.tiles.mapbox.com/v3/{mapId}/13/4381/2564.png

I am wondering if someone could help me to figure out how to set up my own Tile caching, so I can push it out to my customers from my own server.

Answer 1

I was hoping this wasn't against mapbox's TOS too... however, it appears that it is. End-users can cache tiles, but aren't allowed to serve them to other users. Down further in their Terms of Service it gives more details--I bolded the parts I thought most relevant:

"Maps hosted on Mapbox may be cached on end-user devices (laptops, smartphones, tablets) for offline use, however, each device must populate its cache using direct requests to Mapbox and content from a cache may only be consumed by a single end-user. Further redistribution from a cache is prohibited as is proxying and any other redistribution of maps served from Mapbox. Scraping or any mass download by a single user for purposes other than offline caching on end-user devices is prohibited."

Answer 2

This is against the MapBox Terms of Service and would result in your account being terminated.

Answer 3

This is Not against mapbox's TOS.

Offline caching Devices — phones, tablets, computers — may cache an unlimited amount of map imagery for offline use or to improve performance. You may not proxy or redistribute cached content.