diff --git a/src/lib/maps/Client.ts b/src/lib/maps/Client.ts
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+import { Credentials } from '../core/Credentials';
+import errorHandlers from './errors';
+import { encodeParameter, getRequest, postRequest } from './utils';
+
+const REQUEST_GET_MAX_URL_LENGTH = 2048;
+const VECTOR_EXTENT = 2048;
+const VECTOR_SIMPLIFY_EXTENT = 2048;
+
+export class Client {
+  private _credentials: Credentials;
+
+  constructor(credentials: Credentials) {
+    this._credentials = credentials;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Instantiate a map based on dataset name or a sql query, returning a layergroup
+   *
+   * @param options
+   */
+  public async instantiateMapFrom(options: MapOptions) {
+    const {
+      sql,
+      dataset,
+      vectorExtent = VECTOR_EXTENT,
+      vectorSimplifyExtent = VECTOR_SIMPLIFY_EXTENT,
+      metadata = {},
+      aggregation = {},
+      bufferSize
+    } = options;
+
+    if (!(sql || dataset)) {
+      throw new Error('Please provide a dataset or a SQL query');
+    }
+
+    const mapConfig = {
+      version: '1.3.1',
+      buffersize: bufferSize,
+      layers: [
+        {
+          type: 'mapnik',
+          options: {
+            sql: sql || `select * from ${dataset}`,
+            vector_extent: vectorExtent,
+            vector_simplify_extent: vectorSimplifyExtent,
+            metadata,
+            aggregation
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    };
+
+    return this.instantiateMap(mapConfig);
+  }
+
+  public static generateMapConfigFromSource(source: string) {
+    const type = source.search(' ') > -1 ? 'sql' : 'dataset';
+
+    return {
+      [type]: source,
+      vectorExtent: VECTOR_EXTENT,
+      vectorSimplifyExtent: VECTOR_SIMPLIFY_EXTENT,
+      analyses: [
+        {
+          type: 'source',
+          id: `${source}_${Date.now()}`,
+          params: {
+            query: `SELECT * FROM ${source}`
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      layers: []
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   *
+   * @param layergroup
+   * @param options
+   */
+  public async aggregationDataview(layergroup: any, dataview: string, categories?: number) {
+    const {
+      metadata: {
+        dataviews: {
+          [dataview]: { url }
+        }
+      }
+    } = layergroup;
+
+    const parameters = [encodeParameter('api_key', this._credentials.apiKey)];
+
+    if (categories) {
+      const encodedCategories = encodeParameter('categories', categories.toString());
+      parameters.push(encodedCategories);
+    }
+
+    const getUrl = `${url.https}?${parameters.join('&')}`;
+    const response = await fetch(getRequest(getUrl));
+    const dataviewResponse = await response.json();
+
+    return dataviewResponse;
+  }
+
+  public async instantiateMap(mapConfig: unknown) {
+    let response;
+
+    try {
+      const payload = JSON.stringify(mapConfig);
+      response = await fetch(this.makeMapsApiRequest(payload));
+    } catch (error) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Failed to connect to Maps API with the user ('${this._credentials.username}'): ${error}`
+      );
+    }
+
+    const layergroup = (await response.json()) as never;
+
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      this.dealWithWindshaftErrors(response, layergroup);
+    }
+
+    return layergroup;
+  }
+
+  private makeMapsApiRequest(config: string) {
+    const encodedApiKey = encodeParameter('api_key', this._credentials.apiKey);
+    const parameters = [encodedApiKey];
+    const url = this.generateMapsApiUrl(parameters);
+
+    const getUrl = `${url}&${encodeParameter('config', config)}`;
+
+    if (getUrl.length < REQUEST_GET_MAX_URL_LENGTH) {
+      return getRequest(getUrl);
+    }
+
+    return postRequest(url, config);
+  }
+
+  private dealWithWindshaftErrors(
+    response: { status: number },
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    layergroup: any
+  ) {
+    const errorForCode = errorHandlers[response.status];
+
+    if (errorForCode) {
+      errorForCode(this._credentials);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    throw new Error(`${JSON.stringify(layergroup.errors)}`);
+  }
+
+  private generateMapsApiUrl(parameters: string[] = []) {
+    const base = `${this._credentials.serverURL}api/v1/map`;
+    return `${base}?${parameters.join('&')}`;
+  }
+}
+
+export interface AggregationColumn {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
+  aggregate_function: string;
+  // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
+  aggregated_column: string;
+}
+
+export interface StatsColumn {
+  topCategories: number;
+  includeNulls: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface Sample {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
+  num_rows: number;
+  // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
+  include_columns: string[];
+}
+
+export interface MapOptions {
+  bufferSize?: BufferSizeOptions;
+  sql?: string;
+  dataset?: string;
+  vectorExtent: number;
+  vectorSimplifyExtent: number;
+  metadata?: {
+    geometryType: boolean;
+    columnStats?: StatsColumn;
+    dimensions?: boolean;
+    sample?: Sample;
+  };
+  aggregation?: {
+    placement: string;
+    resolution: number;
+    threshold?: number;
+    columns?: Record<string, AggregationColumn>;
+    dimensions?: Record<string, { column: string }>;
+  };
+}
+
+interface BufferSizeOptions {
+  png?: number;
+  'grid.json'?: number;
+  mvt?: number;
+}
+
+export interface MapInstance {
+  layergroupid: string;
+  // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
+  last_updated: string;
+  metadata: {
+    layers: [
+      {
+        type: string;
+        id: string;
+        meta: {
+          stats: {
+            estimatedFeatureCount: number;
+            geometryType: string;
+            // TODO: create a proper type for columns
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+            columns: any;
+            sample: number[];
+          };
+          aggregation: {
+            png: boolean;
+            mvt: boolean;
+          };
+        };
+        tilejson: {
+          vector: {
+            tilejson: string;
+            tiles: string[];
+          };
+        };
+      }
+    ];
+    tilejson: {
+      vector: {
+        tilejson: string;
+        tiles: string[];
+      };
+    };
+    url: {
+      vector: {
+        urlTemplate: string;
+        subdomains: string[];
+      };
+    };
+    // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
+    cdn_url: {
+      http: string;
+      https: string;
+      templates: {
+        http: {
+          subdomains: string[];
+          url: string;
+        };
+        https: {
+          subdomains: string[];
+          url: string;
+        };
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/maps/MapsDataviews.ts b/src/lib/maps/MapsDataviews.ts
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+++ b/src/lib/maps/MapsDataviews.ts
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+import { Credentials } from '../core/Credentials';
+import { Client } from './Client';
+
+export class MapsDataviews {
+  private _source: string;
+  private _mapClient: Client;
+
+  constructor(source: string, credentials: Credentials) {
+    this._source = source;
+    this._mapClient = new Client(credentials);
+  }
+
+  public async aggregation(params: AggregationParameters): Promise<AggregationResponse> {
+    const { column, aggregation, operationColumn, limit } = params;
+
+    const dataviewName = `${this._source}_${Date.now()}`;
+    const layergroup = await this._createMapWithAggregationDataviews(
+      dataviewName,
+      column,
+      aggregation,
+      operationColumn
+    );
+
+    const aggregationResponse = this._mapClient.aggregationDataview(
+      layergroup,
+      dataviewName,
+      limit
+    );
+
+    return (aggregationResponse as unknown) as AggregationResponse;
+  }
+
+  private _createMapWithAggregationDataviews(
+    name: string,
+    column: string,
+    aggregation: AggregationType,
+    operationColumn?: string
+  ) {
+    const sourceMapConfig = Client.generateMapConfigFromSource(this._source);
+    const sourceId = sourceMapConfig.analyses[0].id;
+    const mapConfig = {
+      ...sourceMapConfig,
+      dataviews: {
+        [name]: {
+          type: 'aggregation',
+          source: { id: sourceId },
+          options: {
+            column,
+            aggregation,
+            aggregationColumn: operationColumn
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    const response = this._mapClient.instantiateMap(mapConfig);
+    return response;
+  }
+}
+
+export interface AggregationResponse {
+  count: number;
+  max: number;
+  min: number;
+  nulls: number;
+  nans: number;
+  infinities: number;
+  aggregation: AggregationType;
+  categoriesCount: number;
+  categories: AggregationCategory[];
+  // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
+  errors_with_context?: { type: string; message: string }[];
+  errors?: string[];
+}
+
+export interface AggregationCategory {
+  agg: boolean;
+  category: string;
+  value: number;
+}
+
+export interface AggregationParameters {
+  /**
+   * column name to aggregate by
+   */
+  column: string;
+
+  /**
+   * operation to perform
+   */
+  aggregation: AggregationType;
+
+  /**
+   * The num of categories
+   */
+  limit?: number;
+
+  /**
+   * Column value to aggregate.
+   * This param is required when
+   * `aggregation` is different than "count"
+   */
+  operationColumn?: string;
+}
+
+export enum AggregationType {
+  COUNT = 'count',
+  AVG = 'avg',
+  MIN = 'min',
+  MAX = 'max',
+  SUM = 'sum',
+  PERCENTILE = 'percentile'
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/maps/__tests__/Client.spec.ts b/src/lib/maps/__tests__/Client.spec.ts
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+import { Credentials } from '../../core/Credentials';
+import { MapOptions, Client } from '../Client';
+
+describe('maps', () => {
+  it('can be easily created', () => {
+    const credentials = new Credentials('aUser', 'anApiKey');
+    const m = new Client(credentials);
+    expect(m).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  describe('create a simple map', () => {
+    it('fails without dataset or sql query', async () => {
+      const credentials = new Credentials('aUser', 'anApiKey');
+      const m = new Client(credentials);
+
+      const mapOptions: MapOptions = {
+        vectorExtent: 2048,
+        vectorSimplifyExtent: 2048
+      };
+
+      await expect(m.instantiateMapFrom(mapOptions)).rejects.toThrowError(
+        'Please provide a dataset or a SQL query'
+      );
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/maps/errors.ts b/src/lib/maps/errors.ts
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+import { Credentials } from '../core/Credentials';
+
+const unauthorized = (credentials: Credentials) => {
+  throw new Error(
+    `Unauthorized access to Maps API: invalid combination of user ('${credentials.username}') and apiKey ('${credentials.apiKey}')`
+  );
+};
+
+const unauthorizedDataset = (credentials: Credentials) => {
+  throw new Error(
+    `Unauthorized access to dataset: the provided apiKey('${credentials.apiKey}') doesn't provide access to the requested data`
+  );
+};
+
+export default {
+  [401 as number]: unauthorized,
+  [403 as number]: unauthorizedDataset
+};
diff --git a/src/lib/maps/utils.ts b/src/lib/maps/utils.ts
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+export function getRequest(url: string) {
+  return new Request(url, {
+    method: 'GET',
+    headers: {
+      Accept: 'application/json'
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+export function postRequest(url: string, payload: string) {
+  return new Request(url, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: {
+      Accept: 'application/json',
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+    },
+    body: payload
+  });
+}
+
+export function encodeParameter(name: string, value: string) {
+  return `${name}=${encodeURIComponent(value)}`;
+}