Free geocoder: address to latitude and longitude
Type an address or place name to get its latitude and longitude, a map and the API request.
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| Latitude, longitude | |
The API request (put your key in place of YOUR_KEY)
Free tools draw images with the small Free-plan mark and are limited to about 20 runs an hour. For more, get a free key: no card, and new accounts get Growth's limits for 14 days.
Geocoding from your own code
curl 'https://api.pinsharing.com/v1/geocode?q=233+S+Wacker+Dr,+Chicago&limit=1&key=YOUR_KEY'The answer is GeoJSON: features[0].geometry.coordinates is [longitude, latitude], and properties holds the street, city, postcode and country. Use /v1/autocomplete for type-ahead search boxes.
Many geocoding APIs don't let you keep results. On PinSharing's paid plans you may store them indefinitely: see who lets you store geocoding results.
Questions
How accurate is this geocoder?
It uses OpenStreetMap data. Streets, towns and places are reliable worldwide; US house numbers are good in many cities and thinner in others. If a house number isn't found you'll usually get the street.
Can I geocode a list of addresses?
Not in this page. With a free key you can call /v1/geocode from a script; Free includes 10,000 lookups a month and paid plans from 100,000.
Can I save the coordinates?
Copy them freely from this page. Results from the API may be stored for 30 days on Free and indefinitely on paid plans.
Do this from your own code
One key for images, geocoding and tiles. Free to start, no card, and paid plans let you keep every result.
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