Inverse Geocoding Service API

Inverse Geocoding Service API

The Inverse Geocoding Service API transforms geographic coordinates into precise, human-readable addresses, enhancing location-based applications with accuracy, speed, and versatility.

API description

About the API:  

The Inverse Geocoding Service API is a sophisticated and essential tool that transforms geographic coordinates, such as latitude and longitude, into human-readable addresses. In a digital age where location-based services are an integral part of many applications and platforms, this API plays a critical role in enhancing the user experience and enabling a wide range of functionality.

In essence, the Inverse Geocoding Service API works in reverse of traditional geocoding. While geocoding converts addresses into geographic coordinates, reverse geocoding takes the coordinates and decodes the corresponding address information. This process is crucial for applications involving mapping, navigation, location-based search and various location-aware functionalities.

One of the strengths of the Inverse Geocoding Service API is its ability to provide accurate and detailed address information. By leveraging comprehensive geospatial databases and algorithms, the API ensures that reverse geocoding results are not only accurate, but also enriched with additional details such as street, city or regional names, zip codes, etc. This level of granularity is essential for applications where accurate location information is paramount.

In addition, the Inverse Geocoding Service API prioritizes speed and efficiency. The process of translating coordinates into addresses is optimized to deliver results quickly, improving the user experience in applications that rely on real-time or near-real-time location information. Whether used for navigation, location-based notifications or geotagging functions, the API ensures smooth and agile performance.

In conclusion, the Inverse Geocoding Service API stands as a critical component in the location-based services landscape. Its ability to convert coordinates into human-readable addresses with accuracy, versatility, speed and security make it an indispensable tool for users. Whether it is used to enhance mapping applications, streamline logistics or provide location functionality, the Inverse Geocoding Service API helps create seamless, efficient and easy-to-use experiences across a wide range of digital applications.

 

What this API receives and what your API provides (input/output)?

It will receive parameters and provide you with a JSON.

 

What are the most common uses cases of this API?

  1. Navigation Systems: Enhance GPS navigation systems by displaying human-readable addresses based on current coordinates.

  2. Location-Based Services: Power location-based services, such as local search, by converting coordinates into understandable addresses.

  3. E-Commerce Delivery: Streamline e-commerce delivery processes by obtaining accurate addresses from customer coordinates for efficient logistics.

  4. Emergency Services: Aid emergency services in quickly identifying and reaching locations based on coordinates received from distress calls.

  5. Geotagging in Social Media: Improve user experiences in social media platforms by attaching detailed addresses to geotagged posts.

 

Are there any limitations to your plans?

Besides the number of API calls per month, there are no other limitations. 

API Documentation

Endpoints


To use this endpoint you must indicate a latitude and longitude in the parameters.



                                                                            
GET https://zylalabs.com/api/3124/inverse+geocoding+service+api/3314/calculate+distance
                                                                            
                                                                        

Calculate distance - Endpoint Features
Object Description
lon [Required]
lat [Required]
Test Endpoint

API EXAMPLE RESPONSE

       
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            {"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[{"type":"Feature","properties":{"datasource":{"sourcename":"openstreetmap","attribution":"Β© OpenStreetMap contributors","license":"Open Database License","url":"https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright"},"name":"Statue of Liberty","country":"United States","country_code":"us","state":"New York","county":"New York County","city":"New York","postcode":"10004","district":"Manhattan Community Board 1","suburb":"Manhattan","street":"Flagpole Plaza","lon":-74.04454817144321,"lat":40.689253199999996,"state_code":"NY","distance":0,"result_type":"amenity","formatted":"Statue of Liberty, Flagpole Plaza, New York, NY 10004, United States of America","address_line1":"Statue of Liberty","address_line2":"Flagpole Plaza, New York, NY 10004, United States of America","category":"tourism.attraction","timezone":{"name":"America/New_York","offset_STD":"-05:00","offset_STD_seconds":-18000,"offset_DST":"-04:00","offset_DST_seconds":-14400,"abbreviation_STD":"EST","abbreviation_DST":"EDT"},"plus_code":"87G7MXQ4+P5","plus_code_short":"MXQ4+P5 New York, New York County, United States","rank":{"importance":0.571432408570777,"popularity":8.252450108986988},"place_id":"517edc92e0d98252c059e854e87239584440f00102f9012403f70100000000c00201920311537461747565206f66204c696265727479"},"geometry":{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-74.04454817144321,40.689253199999996]},"bbox":[-74.0451069,40.6888049,-74.0439637,40.6896741]}],"query":{"lat":40.68922,"lon":-74.0445,"plus_code":"87G7MXQ4+M6"}}
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

Calculate distance - CODE SNIPPETS


curl --location --request GET 'https://zylalabs.com/api/3124/inverse+geocoding+service+api/3314/calculate+distance?lon=38.897675&lat=40.68922' --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' 

    

To use this endpoint you must indicate a latitude and longitude in the parameters.



                                                                            
GET https://zylalabs.com/api/3124/inverse+geocoding+service+api/3315/detailed+address
                                                                            
                                                                        

Detailed Address - Endpoint Features
Object Description
address [Required]
Test Endpoint

API EXAMPLE RESPONSE

       
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            {"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[{"type":"Feature","properties":{"datasource":{"sourcename":"openstreetmap","attribution":"Β© OpenStreetMap contributors","license":"Open Database License","url":"https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright"},"name":"White House","country":"United States","country_code":"us","state":"District of Columbia","city":"Washington","postcode":"20500","district":"Ward 2","street":"Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest","housenumber":"1600","lon":-77.03655315,"lat":38.897699700000004,"state_code":"DC","distance":0,"result_type":"amenity","formatted":"White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20500, United States of America","address_line1":"White House","address_line2":"1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20500, United States of America","timezone":{"name":"America/New_York","offset_STD":"-05:00","offset_STD_seconds":-18000,"offset_DST":"-04:00","offset_DST_seconds":-14400,"abbreviation_STD":"EST","abbreviation_DST":"EDT"},"plus_code":"87C4VXX7+39","rank":{"importance":0.6347211541681101,"popularity":8.615793062435909},"place_id":"5136f405e3564253c0598490e2d2e7724340f00102f901fe44330e00000000c0020192030b576869746520486f757365"},"geometry":{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-77.03655315,38.897699700000004]},"bbox":[-77.0368537,38.8974908,-77.0362519,38.897911]}],"query":{"lat":38.897675,"lon":-77.036547,"plus_code":"87C4VXX7+39"}}
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

Detailed Address - CODE SNIPPETS


curl --location --request GET 'https://zylalabs.com/api/3124/inverse+geocoding+service+api/3315/detailed+address?address=1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington DC' --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' 

    

API Access Key & Authentication

After signing up, every developer is assigned a personal API access key, a unique combination of letters and digits provided to access to our API endpoint. To authenticate with the Inverse Geocoding Service API REST API, simply include your bearer token in the Authorization header.

Headers

Header Description
Authorization [Required] Should be Bearer access_key. See "Your API Access Key" above when you are subscribed.


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To use this API the user must indicate a latitude and longitude to obtain location information.

The Inverse Geocoding Service API is a powerful tool designed to convert geographic coordinates, such as latitude and longitude, into human-readable addresses, providing detailed location information for a wide range of applications.

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