diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a8b4133..a3aa1d5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -166,6 +166,16 @@ GeoAI.js supports multiple map tile providers:
 TMS is a tile-based map specification that uses a bottom-left origin coordinate system. Perfect for custom tile servers and OpenAerialMap.
 
 ```javascript
+// Option 1: Using URL template with placeholders (recommended)
+const pipeline = await geoai.pipeline([{ task: "object-detection" }], {
+  provider: "tms",
+  baseUrl: "https://tile.example.com/tiles/{z}/{x}/{y}.png",
+  apiKey: "your-api-key", // optional
+  tileSize: 256, // optional, defaults to 256
+  attribution: "Custom TMS Provider", // optional
+});
+
+// Option 2: Using base URL (legacy format, still supported)
 const pipeline = await geoai.pipeline([{ task: "object-detection" }], {
   provider: "tms",
   baseUrl: "https://tile.example.com/tiles",
diff --git a/src/data_providers/tms.ts b/src/data_providers/tms.ts
index 01cb92c..2714046 100644
--- a/src/data_providers/tms.ts
+++ b/src/data_providers/tms.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,19 @@ export class Tms extends MapSource {
     // TMS uses bottom-left origin, so we need to flip Y coordinate
     const tmsY = Math.pow(2, z) - 1 - y;
     
-    let url = `${instance.baseUrl}/${z}/${x}/${tmsY}.${instance.extension}`;
+    let url: string;
+    
+    // Check if baseUrl contains placeholders {x}, {y}, {z}
+    if (instance.baseUrl.includes('{x}') || instance.baseUrl.includes('{y}') || instance.baseUrl.includes('{z}')) {
+      // Use placeholder-based URL template
+      url = instance.baseUrl
+        .replaceAll('{z}', z.toString())
+        .replaceAll('{x}', x.toString())
+        .replaceAll('{y}', tmsY.toString());
+    } else {
+      // Use traditional baseUrl + path construction for backward compatibility
+      url = `${instance.baseUrl}/${z}/${x}/${tmsY}.${instance.extension}`;
+    }
     
     // Add API key as query parameter if provided
     if (instance.apiKey) {
diff --git a/test/tms.test.ts b/test/tms.test.ts
index 94d1374..95081e4 100644
--- a/test/tms.test.ts
+++ b/test/tms.test.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,74 @@ describe('Tms', () => {
 
       expect(customTms.tileSize).toBe(512);
     });
+
+    describe('Placeholder URL format', () => {
+      it('should support {x}, {y}, {z} placeholders in baseUrl', () => {
+        const placeholderTms = new Tms({
+          baseUrl: 'https://example.com/tiles/{z}/{x}/{y}.png',
+          attribution: 'Example',
+        });
+
+        const getTileUrl = placeholderTms.getTileUrlFromTileCoords.bind(placeholderTms);
+        const url = getTileUrl([123, 456, 18], placeholderTms);
+
+        // For TMS, Y coordinate should be flipped: tmsY = (2^18 - 1) - 456 = 262143 - 456 = 261687
+        expect(url).toBe('https://example.com/tiles/18/123/261687.png');
+      });
+
+      it('should support placeholder format with different extension in URL', () => {
+        const placeholderTms = new Tms({
+          baseUrl: 'https://example.com/tiles/{z}/{x}/{y}.jpg',
+          attribution: 'Example',
+        });
+
+        const getTileUrl = placeholderTms.getTileUrlFromTileCoords.bind(placeholderTms);
+        const url = getTileUrl([100, 200, 15], placeholderTms);
+
+        // For z=15, y=200: tmsY = (2^15 - 1) - 200 = 32767 - 200 = 32567
+        expect(url).toBe('https://example.com/tiles/15/100/32567.jpg');
+      });
+
+      it('should support placeholder format with API key', () => {
+        const placeholderTms = new Tms({
+          baseUrl: 'https://example.com/tiles/{z}/{x}/{y}.png',
+          apiKey: 'test-key-456',
+          attribution: 'Example',
+        });
+
+        const getTileUrl = placeholderTms.getTileUrlFromTileCoords.bind(placeholderTms);
+        const url = getTileUrl([10, 20, 5], placeholderTms);
+
+        // For z=5, y=20: tmsY = (2^5 - 1) - 20 = 11
+        expect(url).toBe('https://example.com/tiles/5/10/11.png?apikey=test-key-456');
+      });
+
+      it('should support placeholder format with custom order', () => {
+        const placeholderTms = new Tms({
+          baseUrl: 'https://example.com/map/{x}/{y}/{z}.png',
+          attribution: 'Example',
+        });
+
+        const getTileUrl = placeholderTms.getTileUrlFromTileCoords.bind(placeholderTms);
+        const url = getTileUrl([50, 100, 10], placeholderTms);
+
+        // For z=10, y=100: tmsY = (2^10 - 1) - 100 = 1023 - 100 = 923
+        expect(url).toBe('https://example.com/map/50/923/10.png');
+      });
+
+      it('should support placeholder format without extension in URL', () => {
+        const placeholderTms = new Tms({
+          baseUrl: 'https://example.com/tiles/{z}/{x}/{y}',
+          attribution: 'Example',
+        });
+
+        const getTileUrl = placeholderTms.getTileUrlFromTileCoords.bind(placeholderTms);
+        const url = getTileUrl([5, 10, 3], placeholderTms);
+
+        // For z=3, y=10: tmsY = (2^3 - 1) - 10 = 7 - 10 = -3
+        expect(url).toBe('https://example.com/tiles/3/5/-3');
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Configuration', () => {