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title: "simplify | JavaScript maps SDK"
description: "Documentation for MapTiler SDK"
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# Function simplify

-   simplify(points: [Position](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/types/Externals.Position/)\[\], tolerance: number): [Position](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/types/Externals.Position/)\[\][](#simplify)
    
    Simplify a path made of a list of GeoJSON Positions, with a tolerance.
    
    #### Parameters
    
    -   points: [Position](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/types/Externals.Position/)\[\]
    -   tolerance: number
    
    #### Returns [Position](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/api-reference/types/Externals.Position/)\[\]