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Autocomplete a partial address

GET/api/v1/geocode/autocomplete

Autocomplete a partial address

Query ParametersExpand Collapse
q: string

Partial address query

country_code: optional string

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code filter

lang: optional string

Language code for localized names (e.g. en, de, fr)

lat: optional number

Focus latitude

layer: optional string

Filter by layer: address, poi, or admin

limit: optional number

Maximum results (default 10, max 20)

lng: optional number

Focus longitude

ReturnsExpand Collapse
AutocompleteResult = object { features, type }

GeoJSON FeatureCollection of autocomplete suggestions

features: array of GeocodingFeature { geometry, properties, type }
geometry: GeoJsonGeometry { coordinates, type }
coordinates: array of number or array of array of number or array of array of array of number or array of array of array of array of number

GeoJSON coordinates array (nesting depth varies by geometry type)

One of the following:
array of number
array of array of number
array of array of array of number
array of array of array of array of number
type: "Point" or "LineString" or "Polygon" or 3 more
One of the following:
"Point"
"LineString"
"Polygon"
"MultiPoint"
"MultiLineString"
"MultiPolygon"
properties: object { country_code, display_name, distance_m, 4 more }
country_code: optional string

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code

display_name: optional string

Formatted address or place name

distance_m: optional number

Distance in meters

osm_id: optional number

OpenStreetMap ID

osm_type: optional string

OSM element type

score: optional number

Match confidence score

source: optional string

Result source (address, place, interpolation)

type: "Feature"
type: "FeatureCollection"

Autocomplete a partial address

curl https://plaza.fyi/api/v1/geocode/autocomplete \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $PLAZA_API_KEY"
Returns Examples