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OpenCage Geocoder

opencagedata · Location

Location No Auth Free & Open location

Worldwide forward and reverse geocoding

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET GET /v{version}/{format}

geocode a query

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opencagedata.com/1/v{version}/{format}?q=test&key=YOUR_API_KEY&abbrv=true&jsonp=example&limit=10&bounds=example&pretty=true&language=en&roadinfo=true&no_dedupe=true&no_record=true&proximity=example&add_request=true&countrycode=example&address_only=true&min_confidence=1&no_annotations=true

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opencagedata.com/1/v{version}/{format}?q=test&key=YOUR_API_KEY&abbrv=true&jsonp=example&limit=10&bounds=example&pretty=true&language=en&roadinfo=true&no_dedupe=true&no_record=true&proximity=example&add_request=true&countrycode=example&address_only=true&min_confidence=1&no_annotations=true"
import requests
params = {
    "q": "test",
    "key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "abbrv": "true",
    "jsonp": "example",
    "limit": "10",
    "bounds": "example",
    "pretty": "true",
    "language": "en",
    "roadinfo": "true",
    "no_dedupe": "true",
    "no_record": "true",
    "proximity": "example",
    "add_request": "true",
    "countrycode": "example",
    "address_only": "true",
    "min_confidence": "1",
    "no_annotations": "true"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opencagedata.com/1/v{version}/{format}",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())
const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opencagedata.com/1/v{version}/{format}');
url.searchParams.set('q', 'test');
url.searchParams.set('key', 'YOUR_API_KEY');
url.searchParams.set('abbrv', 'true');
url.searchParams.set('jsonp', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('limit', '10');
url.searchParams.set('bounds', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('pretty', 'true');
url.searchParams.set('language', 'en');
url.searchParams.set('roadinfo', 'true');
url.searchParams.set('no_dedupe', 'true');
url.searchParams.set('no_record', 'true');
url.searchParams.set('proximity', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('add_request', 'true');
url.searchParams.set('countrycode', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('address_only', 'true');
url.searchParams.set('min_confidence', '1');
url.searchParams.set('no_annotations', 'true');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opencagedata.com/1/v{version}/{format}")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("q", "test")
	q.Set("key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
	q.Set("abbrv", "true")
	q.Set("jsonp", "example")
	q.Set("limit", "10")
	q.Set("bounds", "example")
	q.Set("pretty", "true")
	q.Set("language", "en")
	q.Set("roadinfo", "true")
	q.Set("no_dedupe", "true")
	q.Set("no_record", "true")
	q.Set("proximity", "example")
	q.Set("add_request", "true")
	q.Set("countrycode", "example")
	q.Set("address_only", "true")
	q.Set("min_confidence", "1")
	q.Set("no_annotations", "true")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opencagedata.com/1/v{version}/{format}")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "q" => "test",
  "key" => "YOUR_API_KEY",
  "abbrv" => "true",
  "jsonp" => "example",
  "limit" => "10",
  "bounds" => "example",
  "pretty" => "true",
  "language" => "en",
  "roadinfo" => "true",
  "no_dedupe" => "true",
  "no_record" => "true",
  "proximity" => "example",
  "add_request" => "true",
  "countrycode" => "example",
  "address_only" => "true",
  "min_confidence" => "1",
  "no_annotations" => "true"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/opencagedata.com/1/v{version}/{format}?" . http_build_query([
    "q" => "test",
    "key" => "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "abbrv" => "true",
    "jsonp" => "example",
    "limit" => "10",
    "bounds" => "example",
    "pretty" => "true",
    "language" => "en",
    "roadinfo" => "true",
    "no_dedupe" => "true",
    "no_record" => "true",
    "proximity" => "example",
    "add_request" => "true",
    "countrycode" => "example",
    "address_only" => "true",
    "min_confidence" => "1",
    "no_annotations" => "true"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

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What can you build with OpenCage Geocoder?

OpenCage Geocoder is a Location API. Developers commonly use location APIs for:

  • tracking assets and vehicles in real time
  • building delivery and logistics apps
  • finding nearby businesses or services
  • geo-fencing and location-based notifications
  • address validation and autocomplete

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. OpenCage Geocoder is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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