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Geocode converts a textual address or place into geographic coordinates. You can obtain geographic coordinates, address component, and other related information. It supports flexible queries, including free-form text or structured queries with components like street names, postal codes, and regions. The Geocode API can also provide additional features such as time zone information and the inclusion of political views. Not supported in ap-southeast-1 and ap-southeast-5 regions for GrabMaps customers.

For more information, see Geocode in the Amazon Location Service Developer Guide.

post/v2/geocode

Query parameters

keystring password

Optional: The API key to be used for authorization. Either an API key or valid SigV4 signature must be provided when making a request.

Request body

QueryTextstring password

The free-form text query to match addresses against. This is usually a partially typed address from an end user in an address box or form.

MaxResultsinteger
<p>An optional limit for the number of results returned in a single call.</p> <p>Default value: 20</p>
BiasPositionDouble[]

The position, in longitude and latitude, that the results should be close to. Typically, place results returned are ranked higher the closer they are to this position. Stored in <code>[lng, lat]</code> and in the WGS 84 format.

AdditionalFeaturesGeocodeAdditionalFeature[]

A list of optional additional parameters, such as time zone, that can be requested for each result.

Languagestring

A list of <a href="https://www.iana.org/assignments/language-subtag-registry/language-subtag-registry">BCP 47</a> compliant language codes for the results to be rendered in. If there is no data for the result in the requested language, data will be returned in the default language for the entry.

PoliticalViewstring password

The alpha-2 or alpha-3 character code for the political view of a country. The political view applies to the results of the request to represent unresolved territorial claims through the point of view of the specified country.

IntendedUse'SingleUse' | 'Storage'
<p> Indicates if the query results will be persisted in customer infrastructure. Defaults to <code>SingleUse</code> (not stored). Not supported in <code>ap-southeast-1</code> and <code>ap-southeast-5</code> regions for <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/location/latest/developerguide/GrabMaps.html">GrabMaps</a> customers. </p> <note> <p>When storing <code>Geocode</code> responses, you <i>must</i> set this field to <code>Storage</code> to comply with the terms of service. These requests will be charged at a higher rate. Please review the <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/location/sla/">user agreement</a> and <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/location/pricing/">service pricing structure</a> to determine the correct setting for your use case.</p> </note>
PostalCodeMode'MergeAllSpannedLocalities' | 'EnumerateSpannedLocalities' | 'EnumerateSpannedDistricts'

The <code>PostalCodeMode</code> affects how postal code results are returned. If a postal code spans multiple localities and this value is empty, partial district or locality information may be returned under a single postal code result entry. If it's populated with the value <code>EnumerateSpannedLocalities</code>, all cities in that postal code are returned. If it's populated with the value <code>EnumerateSpannedDistricts</code>, all combinations of the postal code with the corresponding district and city names are returned.

AddressTranslationsAddressTranslationComponent[]

Specifies which address components to include translations for. Translations include all name variants and alternative names for the requested fields in all available languages. Valid values are <code>District</code>, <code>Locality</code>, <code>Region</code>, and <code>SubRegion</code>.

AddressNamesMode'Matched' | 'Administrative'

Specifies how address names are returned. If not set, the service returns normalized (official) names by default. When set to <code>Matched</code>, address names in the response are based on the input query rather than official names. When set to <code>Administrative</code>, the service returns the official administrative names for address components. <code>Administrative</code> currently applies only to addresses in the United States.

Response

Success