# Display a raster layer from GRIDit in QGIS

You can use the [Web Map Service (WMS) API](https://wiki.app.gridit.nl/books/gridit-user-manual/page/wfs-wms-external-applications "GRIDit User Manual - WFS & WMS APIs (opens in new window)") in GRID*it* to display a raster image in QGIS (support is limited to raster files).

#### How to display GRID*it* raster layers in QGIS

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In order to be able to import the WMS service into QGIS these steps need to be taken:

<details id="bkmrk-1.-get-the-url-from-"><summary>1. Get the URL from GRIDit</summary>

[![Step1.png](https://wiki.app.gridit.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/scaled-1680-/step1.png)](https://wiki.app.gridit.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/step1.png)

<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">This looks like this:</span>

*<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">[https://api.gridit.nl/api/projects/5d031bb9-4a90-4679-b157-43af165b1614/layers/WMS?Service=WMS&amp;Version=1.3.0&amp;Request=GetMap&amp;Layers=019b8e74-3200-7541-9519-ff26c0b99040&amp;Format=image%2fpng&amp;Transparent=true&amp;Crs=EPSG%3a25831&amp;BBox=514125.27%2c5729460.96%2c527802.27%2c5732653.96&amp;Styles=&amp;Width=1920&amp;Height=1080&amp;HideColorScale=true](https://api.gridit.nl/api/projects/5d031bb9-4a90-4679-b157-43af165b1614/layers/WMS?Service=WMS&Version=1.3.0&Request=GetMap&Layers=019b8e74-3200-7541-9519-ff26c0b99040&Format=image%2fpng&Transparent=true&Crs=EPSG%3a25831&BBox=514125.27%2c5729460.96%2c527802.27%2c5732653.96&Styles=&Width=1920&Height=1080&HideColorScale=true)</span>*

</details><details id="bkmrk-2.-create-a-new-wms-"><summary>2. Create a new WMS in QGIS</summary>

<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Give it a name and paste the URL in the field URL:</span>

<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">[![Step2.png](https://wiki.app.gridit.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/scaled-1680-/step2.png)](https://wiki.app.gridit.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/step2.png)</span>

</details><details id="bkmrk-3.-get-user-authenti"><summary>3. Get user authentication key from GRIDit</summary>

In GRID*it* and open the ‘Organization Settings’:

[![Step3.jpg](https://wiki.app.gridit.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/scaled-1680-/step3.jpg)](https://wiki.app.gridit.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/step3.jpg)

Click on ‘Users’ and find your email address which gives you access to GRID*it*.4. On the far right click the 3 dots and select ‘Generate API Key’ and copy it:

[![Step4.png](https://wiki.app.gridit.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/scaled-1680-/step4.png)](https://wiki.app.gridit.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/step4.png)

</details><details id="bkmrk-4.-create-a-new-conn"><summary>4. Create a new connection in QGIS</summary>

In QGIS click the **<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #4ea72e; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">+</span>** to open the authentication:

[![Step5.png](https://wiki.app.gridit.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/scaled-1680-/step5.png)](https://wiki.app.gridit.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/step5.png)

Again click on the **<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #4ea72e; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">+</span>** and enter the header key (X-API-Key) and the API key itself copied from GRIDit into ‘Header value’:

[![Step6.png](https://wiki.app.gridit.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/scaled-1680-/step6.png)](https://wiki.app.gridit.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/step6.png)

Then click ‘Save’ and in the next screen ‘OK’.

The raster layers should now be available in QGIS.

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