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The Geocoding API is a service that provides geocoding and reverse geocoding of addresses.
Geocoding is the process of converting addresses (like a street address) into geographic coordinates (like latitude and longitude), which you can use to place markers on a map, or position the map.
Reverse geocoding is the process of converting geographic coordinates into a human-readable address.
You can also use the Geocoding API to find the address for a given place ID.
Sample request and response
You access the Geocoding API through an HTTP interface. Following are examples of geocoding and reverse geocoding requests.
Geocoding request and response (latitude/longitude lookup)
The following example requests the latitude and longitude of "1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA", and specifies that the output must be in JSON format.
You can test this by entering the URL into your web browser (be sure to replace YOUR_API_KEY with your actual API key). The response includes the latitude and longitude of the address.
{"results":[{"address_components":[{"long_name":"1600","short_name":"1600","types":["street_number"]},{"long_name":"Amphitheatre Parkway","short_name":"Amphitheatre Pkwy","types":["route"]},{"long_name":"Mountain View","short_name":"Mountain View","types":["locality","political"]},{"long_name":"Santa Clara County","short_name":"Santa Clara County","types":["administrative_area_level_2","political"]},{"long_name":"California","short_name":"CA","types":["administrative_area_level_1","political"]},{"long_name":"United States","short_name":"US","types":["country","political"]},{"long_name":"94043","short_name":"94043","types":["postal_code"]}],"formatted_address":"1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA","geometry":{"location":{"lat":37.4267861,"lng":-122.0806032},"location_type":"ROOFTOP","viewport":{"northeast":{"lat":37.4281350802915,"lng":-122.0792542197085},"southwest":{"lat":37.4254371197085,"lng":-122.0819521802915}}},"place_id":"ChIJtYuu0V25j4ARwu5e4wwRYgE","plus_code":{"compound_code":"CWC8+R3 Mountain View, California, United States","global_code":"849VCWC8+R3"},"types":["street_address"]}],"status":"OK"}
Reverse geocoding request and response (address lookup)
The following example requests the address corresponding to a given latitude/longitude in Brooklyn, NY, USA. It specifies that the output must be in JSON format.
You can test this by entering the URL into your web browser (be sure to replace ‘YOUR_API_KEY’ with your actual API key). The response includes a human-readable address for the latitude and longitude location.
Below is a sample reverse geocoding response, in JSON:
{"plus_code":{"compound_code":"P27Q+MC New York, NY, USA","global_code":"87G8P27Q+MC"},"results":[{"address_components":[{"long_name":"279","short_name":"279","types":["street_number"]},{"long_name":"Bedford Avenue","short_name":"Bedford Ave","types":["route"]},{"long_name":"Williamsburg","short_name":"Williamsburg","types":["neighborhood","political"]},{"long_name":"Brooklyn","short_name":"Brooklyn","types":["political","sublocality","sublocality_level_1"]},{"long_name":"Kings County","short_name":"Kings County","types":["administrative_area_level_2","political"]},{"long_name":"New York","short_name":"NY","types":["administrative_area_level_1","political"]},{"long_name":"United States","short_name":"US","types":["country","political"]},{"long_name":"11211","short_name":"11211","types":["postal_code"]}],"formatted_address":"279 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USA","geometry":{"location":{"lat":40.7142484,"lng":-73.9614103},"location_type":"ROOFTOP","viewport":{"northeast":{"lat":40.71559738029149,"lng":-73.9600613197085},"southwest":{"lat":40.71289941970849,"lng":-73.96275928029151}}},"place_id":"ChIJT2x8Q2BZwokRpBu2jUzX3dE","plus_code":{"compound_code":"P27Q+MC Brooklyn, New York, United States","global_code":"87G8P27Q+MC"},"types":["bakery","cafe","establishment","food","point_of_interest","store"]},...Additionalresultstruncatedinthisexample[]...],"status":"OK"}
To use the Geocoding API, you must first enable the API and obtain the proper authentication credentials. For more information, see Get Started with Google Maps Platform.
Quotas and pricing
Review the usage and billing page for details on the quotas and pricing set for the Geocoding API.
Policies
Use of the Geocoding API must be in accordance with the API policies.
Learn more
There’s more you can do with the Geocoding API. See the Geocoding API developer guide for additional demos, examples, available parameters, status codes and error messages, and other details.
The Geocoding API developer guide describes the Geocoding API web service. It is intended for website and mobile developers who want to use geocoding data within maps provided by one of the Google Maps Platform APIs.
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Functionality varies by region. [Learn more](/maps/comms/eea/faq).\n| **Before you begin:** Before you start using the Geocoding API, you need a project with a billing account and the Geocoding API enabled. We recommend creating multiple Project Owners and Billing Administrators, so that you'll always have someone with these roles available to your team. To learn more, see [Set up in Cloud console](/maps/documentation/geocoding/cloud-setup).\n\nThe Geocoding API is a service that provides geocoding and reverse geocoding\nof addresses.\n| This service is also available as part of the client-side [Google Maps JavaScript\n| API](/maps/documentation/javascript/geocoding), or for server-side use with the [Java Client,\n| Python Client, Go Client and Node.js Client for Google Maps Services](/maps/documentation/geocoding/client-library).\n\n**Geocoding** is the process of converting addresses (like a street address)\ninto geographic coordinates (like latitude and longitude), which you can use to place markers\non a map, or position the map.\n\n**Reverse geocoding** is the process of converting geographic coordinates\ninto a human-readable address.\n\nYou can also use the Geocoding API to find the address for a\ngiven [place ID](/maps/documentation/geocoding/requests-places-geocoding).\n\nSample request and response\n\nYou access the Geocoding API through an HTTP interface. Following\nare examples of geocoding and [reverse geocoding](#reverse) requests.\n\nGeocoding request and response (latitude/longitude lookup)\n\nThe following example requests the latitude and longitude of \"1600 Amphitheatre\nParkway, Mountain View, CA\", and specifies that the output must be in JSON format. \n\n```carbon\nhttps://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=1600+Amphitheatre+Parkway,+Mountain+View,+CA&key=YOUR_API_KEY\n```\n\nYou can test this by entering the URL into your web browser (be sure to replace\n`YOUR_API_KEY` with [your actual API key](/maps/documentation/geocoding/get-api-key)).\nThe response includes the latitude and longitude of the address.\n\nView the [developer's guide](/maps/documentation/geocoding/overview)\nfor more information about\n[building geocoding request URLs](/maps/documentation/geocoding/overview#geocoding-requests) and\n[available parameters](/maps/documentation/geocoding/overview#geocoding)\nand [understanding the response](/maps/documentation/geocoding/overview#geocoding-requests).\n\nBelow is a sample geocoding response, in JSON: \n\n```carbon\n{\n \"results\" : [\n {\n \"address_components\" : [\n {\n \"long_name\" : \"1600\",\n \"short_name\" : \"1600\",\n \"types\" : [ \"street_number\" ]\n },\n {\n \"long_name\" : \"Amphitheatre Parkway\",\n \"short_name\" : \"Amphitheatre Pkwy\",\n \"types\" : [ \"route\" ]\n },\n {\n \"long_name\" : \"Mountain View\",\n \"short_name\" : \"Mountain View\",\n \"types\" : [ \"locality\", \"political\" ]\n },\n {\n \"long_name\" : \"Santa Clara County\",\n \"short_name\" : \"Santa Clara County\",\n \"types\" : [ \"administrative_area_level_2\", \"political\" ]\n },\n {\n \"long_name\" : \"California\",\n \"short_name\" : \"CA\",\n \"types\" : [ \"administrative_area_level_1\", \"political\" ]\n },\n {\n \"long_name\" : \"United States\",\n \"short_name\" : \"US\",\n \"types\" : [ \"country\", \"political\" ]\n },\n {\n \"long_name\" : \"94043\",\n \"short_name\" : \"94043\",\n \"types\" : [ \"postal_code\" ]\n }\n ],\n \"formatted_address\" : \"1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA\",\n \"geometry\" : {\n \"location\" : {\n \"lat\" : 37.4267861,\n \"lng\" : -122.0806032\n },\n \"location_type\" : \"ROOFTOP\",\n \"viewport\" : {\n \"northeast\" : {\n \"lat\" : 37.4281350802915,\n \"lng\" : -122.0792542197085\n },\n \"southwest\" : {\n \"lat\" : 37.4254371197085,\n \"lng\" : -122.0819521802915\n }\n }\n },\n \"place_id\" : \"ChIJtYuu0V25j4ARwu5e4wwRYgE\",\n \"plus_code\" : {\n \"compound_code\" : \"CWC8+R3 Mountain View, California, United States\",\n \"global_code\" : \"849VCWC8+R3\"\n },\n \"types\" : [ \"street_address\" ]\n }\n ],\n \"status\" : \"OK\"\n}\n```\n\nReverse geocoding request and response (address lookup)\n\nThe following example requests the address corresponding to a given latitude/longitude\nin Brooklyn, NY, USA. It specifies that the output must be in JSON format. \n\n```scdoc\nhttps://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?latlng=40.714224,-73.961452&key=YOUR_API_KEY\n```\n\nYou can test this by entering the URL into your web browser (be sure to replace\n'YOUR_API_KEY' with [your actual API key](#get-a-key)).\nThe response includes a human-readable address for the latitude and longitude\nlocation.\n\nView the [developer's guide](/maps/documentation/geocoding/overview)\nfor more information about\n[building reverse geocoding request URLs](/maps/documentation/geocoding/overview#GeocodingRequests) and\n[available parameters](/maps/documentation/geocoding/overview#ReverseGeocoding)\nand [understanding the response](/maps/documentation/geocoding/overview#reverse-response).\n\nBelow is a sample reverse geocoding response, in JSON: \n\n```carbon\n{\n \"plus_code\" : {\n \"compound_code\" : \"P27Q+MC New York, NY, USA\",\n \"global_code\" : \"87G8P27Q+MC\"\n },\n \"results\" : [\n {\n \"address_components\" : [\n {\n \"long_name\" : \"279\",\n \"short_name\" : \"279\",\n \"types\" : [ \"street_number\" ]\n },\n {\n \"long_name\" : \"Bedford Avenue\",\n \"short_name\" : \"Bedford Ave\",\n \"types\" : [ \"route\" ]\n },\n {\n \"long_name\" : \"Williamsburg\",\n \"short_name\" : \"Williamsburg\",\n \"types\" : [ \"neighborhood\", \"political\" ]\n },\n {\n \"long_name\" : \"Brooklyn\",\n \"short_name\" : \"Brooklyn\",\n \"types\" : [ \"political\", \"sublocality\", \"sublocality_level_1\" ]\n },\n {\n \"long_name\" : \"Kings County\",\n \"short_name\" : \"Kings County\",\n \"types\" : [ \"administrative_area_level_2\", \"political\" ]\n },\n {\n \"long_name\" : \"New York\",\n \"short_name\" : \"NY\",\n \"types\" : [ \"administrative_area_level_1\", \"political\" ]\n },\n {\n \"long_name\" : \"United States\",\n \"short_name\" : \"US\",\n \"types\" : [ \"country\", \"political\" ]\n },\n {\n \"long_name\" : \"11211\",\n \"short_name\" : \"11211\",\n \"types\" : [ \"postal_code\" ]\n }\n ],\n \"formatted_address\" : \"279 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USA\",\n \"geometry\" : {\n \"location\" : {\n \"lat\" : 40.7142484,\n \"lng\" : -73.9614103\n },\n \"location_type\" : \"ROOFTOP\",\n \"viewport\" : {\n \"northeast\" : {\n \"lat\" : 40.71559738029149,\n \"lng\" : -73.9600613197085\n },\n \"southwest\" : {\n \"lat\" : 40.71289941970849,\n \"lng\" : -73.96275928029151\n }\n }\n },\n \"place_id\" : \"ChIJT2x8Q2BZwokRpBu2jUzX3dE\",\n \"plus_code\" : {\n \"compound_code\" : \"P27Q+MC Brooklyn, New York, United States\",\n \"global_code\" : \"87G8P27Q+MC\"\n },\n \"types\" : [\n \"bakery\",\n \"cafe\",\n \"establishment\",\n \"food\",\n \"point_of_interest\",\n \"store\"\n ]\n },\n\n ... Additional results truncated in this example[] ...\n\n ],\n \"status\" : \"OK\"\n}\n```\n\nStart coding with our client libraries\n\nClient libraries make\ndeveloping with the Google Maps web service APIs easier by providing simple,\nnative implementations of common tasks, such as authentication, request\nthrottling and automatic retry. The Geocoding API is available\nin the\n[Java Client,\nPython Client, Go Client and Node.js Client for Google Maps Services](/maps/documentation/geocoding/client-library).\n\nAuthentication, quotas, pricing, and policies\n\nAuthentication\n\nTo use the Geocoding API, you must first enable the API\nand obtain the proper authentication credentials. For more information, see\n[Get Started with Google Maps Platform](https://developers.google.com/maps/get-started).\n\nQuotas and pricing\n\nReview the [usage and billing](/maps/documentation/geocoding/usage-and-billing)\npage for details on the quotas and pricing set for the Geocoding API.\n\nPolicies\n\nUse of the Geocoding API must be in accordance with the\n[API policies](/maps/documentation/geocoding/policies).\n\nLearn more\n\nThere's more you can do with the Geocoding API. See the\n[Geocoding API developer guide](/maps/documentation/geocoding/overview) for additional demos,\nexamples, available parameters, status codes and error messages, and other details.\n\nThe [Geocoding API developer guide](/maps/documentation/geocoding/overview) describes the\nGeocoding API web service. It is intended for website and mobile developers\nwho want to use geocoding data within maps provided by one of the Google Maps Platform\nAPIs."]]
