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Mapbox JSON style upload error: "Sprite does not exist or is private"

Trying to transfer a style between 2 accounts by downloading the JSON styles from one studio style and then uploading it to a second account.

When transferring a private map style from account 1 to account 2, during the upload process to account 2, I get "Sprite does not exist or is private" the upload fails. I don't want to make the styles public, just need to transfer the styles from my dev account to the client's production site. The sprites that I am using are all specified in my JS so the sprite that is referenced in the style is not important anyway. Any ideas?

Solution

  • If the sprite is not important, then you can open the style.json file and update

    "sprite": "<private-sprite>",

    to

    "sprite": "mapbox://sprites/mapbox/bright-v8",

    This would at least pass the upload validation, but like I said, it would not be the same if the correct sprites are necessary.

    Docs on Mapbox Sprite