Forward Geocoding API

openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: Geoapify Forward Geocoding API
  description: Geoapify's Forward Geocoding API for searching addresses worldwide. This API accepts both structured and free-form addresses and returns results in JSON, GeoJSON, or XML formats.
  version: "1.0.0"
  contact:
    name: Geoapify Support
    email: [email protected]
    url: https://www.geoapify.com/support

servers:
  - url: https://api.geoapify.com/v1

paths:
  /geocode/search:
    get:
      summary: Forward Geocoding
      description: Convert addresses into geographic coordinates using free-form or structured input.
      parameters:
        - name: apiKey
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Your API key for accessing the Geoapify API.
        - name: text
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Free-form address input.
        - name: name
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Amenity or place name as part of a structured address.
        - name: housenumber
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
          description: House number for a structured address.
        - name: street
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Street name for a structured address.
        - name: postcode
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Postal code or ZIP code.
        - name: city
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
          description: City name.
        - name: state
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
          description: State name.
        - name: country
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Country name.
        - name: type
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
            enum: [country, state, city, postcode, street, amenity, locality]
          description: Location type filter to narrow down search by type.
        - name: lang
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Language code for the response (2-character ISO 639-1).
        - name: limit
          in: query
          schema:
            type: integer
            default: 5
          description: Maximum number of results to return.
        - name: filter
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Filter results by location constraints (e.g., country, boundary).
        - name: bias
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Location bias to prioritize search results by proximity or area.
        - name: format
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
            enum: [json, xml, geojson]
            default: json
          description: Response format.

      responses:
        "200":
          description: Successful response with geocoding results.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  results:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        datasource:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            sourcename: { type: string }
                            attribution: { type: string }
                            license: { type: string }
                            url: { type: string }
                        housenumber: { type: string }
                        street: { type: string }
                        suburb: { type: string }
                        city: { type: string }
                        county: { type: string }
                        state: { type: string }
                        postcode: { type: string }
                        country: { type: string }
                        country_code: { type: string }
                        lon: { type: number, format: float }
                        lat: { type: number, format: float }
                        formatted: { type: string }
                        address_line1: { type: string }
                        address_line2: { type: string }
                        state_code: { type: string }
                        result_type: { type: string }
                        rank:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            importance: { type: number, format: float }
                            popularity: { type: number, format: float }
                            confidence: { type: number, format: float }
                            confidence_city_level: { type: number, format: float }
                            confidence_street_level: { type: number, format: float }
                            match_type: { type: string }
                        timezone:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            name: { type: string }
                            offset_STD: { type: string }
                            offset_STD_seconds: { type: integer }
                            offset_DST: { type: string }
                            offset_DST_seconds: { type: integer }
                            abbreviation_STD: { type: string }
                            abbreviation_DST: { type: string }
                        place_id: { type: string }
            application/xml:
              schema:
                type: string
                description: XML formatted response.

        "400":
          description: Bad Request, usually due to missing or invalid parameters.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  message: { type: string, description: "Error message" }
        "401":
          description: Unauthorized, invalid API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  message: { type: string, description: "Unauthorized error message" }
        "500":
          description: Internal server error.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  message: { type: string, description: "Internal server error message" }