Forward Geocode

Request

Forward Geocoding takes a street address and returns the latitude and longitude for the specified location. Forward Geocoding is a special case of the more general Search API that is supported by Location Studio. Here we’ll give you an example of how to use the Search API to perform a Forward Geocoding function.

GET https://apis.location.studio/geo/v2/search/json

Required Parameters

api_key

String

Your Location Studio API Key

search_center

String

search_center is used for a proximity based match to the address. The search will lookup addresses within 100 miles of the search center to find the specified address using a partial match. If the address is further than this distance, greater detail must be specified in the address in order for the search to find the location.

query

String

Street address of the location to return the lat/long for. This can be a full or partial address.

type

String

Must be set to 'address-only' to perform a forward gecode operation.

Response

Test