OpenCage Geocoder - Easy, Open, Worldwide, Affordable Geocoding

An API to convert coordinates to and from places

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Many open gecoders behind a single API
Most permissive licensing in the industry
Cache results as long as you like
No vendor lock-in, display results on ANY map
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=== CURL ===

$ curl 'https://api.opencagedata.com/geocode/v1/json?q=-23.5373732,-46.8374628&pretty=1&key=YOUR-API-KEY'

...
  "components" : {
    ...
    "city" : "Carapicuíba",
    "country" : "Brazil",
    "county" : "Microrregião de Osasco",
    "postcode" : "06455000",
    "road" : "Rua Cafelândia",
    "state" : "São Paulo",
    ...
  },
  "confidence" : 10,
  "formatted" : "Rua Cafelândia, Carapicuíba - SP, 06455-000, Brazil",
  ...

$ curl 'https://api.opencagedata.com/geocode/v1/json?q=New+York+City&pretty=1&key=YOUR-API-KEY'

...
  "bounds": {
    "northeast": { "lat": 40.9161785, "lng": -73.7001808 },
    "southwest": { "lat": 40.477399, "lng": -74.2590899 }
  }
  "confidence": 2,
  "formatted": "New York City, United States of America",
  ...

=== DOTNET ===
var gc = new Geocoder("YOUR-API-KEY");

var reverse = gc.ReverseGeocode(47.678756, -122.121034)

var forward = gc.Geocode("1 Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052, USA");

=== LEAFLET ===
//
// see our full leaflet tutorial:
// https://opencagedata.com/tutorials/geocode-in-leaflet
//
var map = L.map('map').setView([51.52255, -0.10249], 13);

var options = { key: 'YOUR-API-KEY' };
L.Control.openCageSearch(options).addTo(map); // add search box to map

// reverse geocode on map click
var geocoder = L.Control.OpenCageSearch.geocoder(options);
var marker;
map.on('click', function(e) {
  var query = e.latlng.lat.toString() + ',' + e.latlng.lng.toString();
  geocoder.geocode(query, function(results) {
    var res = results[0];
    if (res) {
      if (marker) {
        marker.setLatLng(res.center).setPopupContent(res.name).openPopup();
      } else {
        marker = L.marker(res.center).bindPopup(res.name).addTo(map).openPopup();
      }
    }
  })
})

// tiles
L.tileLayer('https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {
  attribution: '&copy; <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright" target="_blank">OpenStreetMap</a> contributors',
  minZoom: 4,
  maxZoom: 18
}).addTo(map);

=== PERL ===
#
# see our full Perl tutorial
# https://opencagedata.com/tutorials/geocode-in-perl
#
use Geo::Coder::OpenCage;

my $geocoder = Geo::Coder::OpenCage->new(api_key => 'YOUR-API-KEY');

my $reverse = $geocoder->reverse_geocode(lat => 43.3224219, lng => -1.9838888)

my $forward = $geocoder->geocode(location => "Donostia");

=== PHP ===
#
# see our full PHP tutorial:
# https://opencagedata.com/tutorials/geocode-in-php
#
$geocoder = new \OpenCage\Geocoder\Geocoder('YOUR-API-KEY');

$reverse = $geocoder->geocode('37.4396, -122.1864')

$forward = $geocoder->geocode('1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, 94025')

=== PYTHON ===
#
# see our full Python tutorial:
# https://opencagedata.com/tutorials/geocode-in-python
#

from opencage.geocoder import OpenCageGeocoder
geocoder = OpenCageGeocode('YOUR-API-KEY')

reverse = geocoder.reverse_geocode(14.66667, 75.83333)

forward = geocoder.geocode("Krishnamurti Puram, Mysore, India")

=== RUBY ===
#
# see our full Ruby tutorial:
# https://opencagedata.com/tutorials/geocode-in-ruby
#
require 'opencage/geocoder'

geocoder = OpenCage::Geocoder.new(api_key: 'YOUR-API-KEY')

reverse = geocoder.reverse_geocode(-22.6759426, 14.5275089)

forward = geocoder.geocode("Nathaniel Maxuilili St, Swakopmund, Namibia")

=== NODEJS ===
//
// see our full nodejs tutorial:
// https://opencagedata.com/tutorials/geocode-in-nodejs
//
// npm install opencage-api-client
const opencage = require('opencage-api-client');

opencage.geocode({q: '37.4396, -122.1864', language: 'fr'}).then(data => {
  // console.log(JSON.stringify(data));
  if (data.status.code == 200 && data.results.length > 0) {
      // 1330 Middle Avenue, Menlo Park, Californie 94025, États-Unis d'Amérique
      console.log(data.results[0].formatted);
    }
  }
}).catch(error => {
  console.log('error', error.message);
});

=== GOLANG ===
// Installation:
// go get github.com/rubenv/opencagedata

package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "github.com/rubenv/opencagedata"
)

func main() {
  geocoder := opencagedata.NewGeocoder("YOUR-API-KEY")
  result, err := geocoder.Geocode("37.4396, -122.1864", nil)
  if err == nil {
    f_result := result.Results[0] // opencagedata.GeocodeResultItem struct
    fmt.Printf("%.6f, %.6f => %s\n",
      f_result.Geometry.Latitude,
      f_result.Geometry.Longitude,
      f_result.Formatted)
  } else {
    fmt.Printf("error: %v\n", err)
  }
}
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