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Structured Geocoding

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The structured geocoding endpoint lets you search for addresses or places using structured data from your database or input forms. Rather than searching a single string and leaving the API to infer meaning, the structured endpoint puts you in full control of the search by specifying the components explicitly.

Endpoint: https://api.stadiamaps.com/geocoding/v1/search/structured

Example Code

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Get started quickly with code samples using our official SDKs or cURL. Official SDKs include documentation of all request and response models, either as separate pages, or through docstrings and autocomplete in most IDEs. If you are building for another language or want to try out requests in a browser, refer to our interactive API reference.

import { GeocodingApi, Configuration } from '@stadiamaps/api';

// If you are writing for a backend application or can't use domain-based auth,
// then you'll need to add your API key like so:
// 
// const config = new Configuration({ apiKey: "YOUR-API-KEY" });
// You can also use our EU endpoint to keep traffic within the EU using the basePath option:
// const config = new Configuration({ basePath: "https://api-eu.stadiamaps.com" });
// const api = new GeocodingApi(config);
const api = new GeocodingApi();

const res = await api.searchStructured({ address: "Põhja pst 27a", region: "Harju", country: "EE" });
import os
import stadiamaps
from stadiamaps.rest import ApiException

# You can also use our EU endpoint to keep traffic within the EU like so:
# configuration = stadiamaps.Configuration(host="https://api-eu.stadiamaps.com")
configuration = stadiamaps.Configuration()

# Configure API key authentication (ex: via environment variable).
configuration.api_key['ApiKeyAuth'] = os.environ["API_KEY"]

with stadiamaps.ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    # Create an instance of the API class
    api_instance = stadiamaps.GeocodingApi(api_client)

    try:
        res = api_instance.search_structured(address="Põhja pst 27a", region="Harju", country="EE")
    except ApiException as e:
        # Add your error handling here
        print("Exception when calling the Stadia Maps API: %s\n" % e)
// Imports (at the top of your source file; we've used some wildcard imports for simplicity)
import com.stadiamaps.api.apis.*
import com.stadiamaps.api.auth.ApiKeyAuth
import com.stadiamaps.api.infrastructure.*
import com.stadiamaps.api.models.*

// Set your API key (from an environment variable in this case)
val apiKey = System.getenv("STADIA_API_KEY") ?: throw RuntimeException("API Key not set")

// Defining the host is optional and defaults to https://api.stadiamaps.com
// You can also use our EU endpoint to keep traffic within the EU like so:
// val client = ApiClient(baseUrl = "https://api-eu.stadiamaps.com")
val client = ApiClient()
client.addAuthorization("ApiKeyAuth", ApiKeyAuth("query", "api_key", apiKey))

// Configure a service for the group of APIs we want to talk to
val service = client.createService(GeocodingApi::class.java)

// Set up the request. Note: if you're using Kotlin with coroutines, you can also await
// rather than executing synchronously when using suspend functions.
val res = service.searchStructured(address = "Põhja pst 27a", region = "Harju", country = "Estonia").execute()

if (res.isSuccessful) {
    println("Found result: ${res.body()}")
} else {
    println("Request failed with error code ${res.code()}")
}
import StadiaMaps

// This setup code can go anywhere before you actually make an API call (typically in your app init)
func setupStadiaMapsAPI() {
    // Set your API key
    StadiaMapsAPI.customHeaders = ["Authorization": "Stadia-Auth YOUR-API-KEY"]
    // Optionally use our EU endpoint to keep traffic within the EU
    // StadiaMapsAPI.basePath = "https://api-eu.stadiamaps.com"
}

// This function demonstrates how to call the Stadia Maps API.
// If you have not yet adopted async/await in your Swift codebase, you can use the Task API
// to call async functions in a non-async context: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swift/task.
func myFunction() async throws {
    let res = try await GeocodingAPI.searchStructured(address: "Põhja pst 27a", region: "Harju", country: "EE")

    // Do something with the response...
    print(res)
}
curl "https://api.stadiamaps.com/geocoding/v1/search/structured?address=P%C3%B5hja%20pst%2027a&region=Harju&country=EE&api_key=YOUR-API-KEY"
Storage of Geocoding API Results

Permanently storing results, in part or in whole, (e.g. in a database) from this API for future use requires an active Standard, Professional, or Enterprise subscription. See our terms of service for the full legal terms.

Query String Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description Default Example
address string no A street name, optionally with a house number. none 11 Wall Street
neighbourhood string no Varies by area, but has a locally specific meaning (may not always be an administrative unit). none Financial District
borough string no A unit within a city (not widely used, but present in places such as NYC and Mexico City). none Manhattan
locality string no The city, village, town, etc. that the place / address is part of. none New York
county string no Administrative divisions between localities and regions. Not commonly used as input to structured geocoding. none New York County
region string no Typically the first administrative division within a country. For example, a US state or a Canadian province. none New York
postalcode string no A mail sorting code; format varies by area. none 10005
country string (full name, ISO 3116-1 alpha-2 or alpha-3) no A full name (ex: Canada), or a 2 or 3 character ISO code. Prefer ISO codes when possible. none United States
focus.point.lat float no The latitude of the point to focus the search on. This will bias results toward the focus point. Requires focus.point.lon none 48.581755
focus.point.lon float no The longitude of the point to focus the search on. This will bias results toward the focus point. Requires focus.point.lat none 7.745843
boundary.rect.min_lon float no Defines the min longitude component of a bounding box to limit the search to. Requires all other boundary.rect parameters to be specified. none 139.2794
boundary.rect.max_lon float no Defines the max longitude component of a bounding box to limit the search to. Requires all other boundary.rect parameters to be specified. none 140.1471
boundary.rect.min_lat float no Defines the min latitude component of a bounding box to limit the search to. Requires all other boundary.rect parameters to be specified. none 35.53308
boundary.rect.max_lat float no Defines the max latitude component of a bounding box to limit the search to. Requires all other boundary.rect parameters to be specified. none 35.81346
boundary.circle.lat float no The latitude of the center of a circle to limit the search to. Requires boundary.circle.lon. none 43.818156
boundary.circle.lon float no The latitude of the center of a circle to limit the search to. Requires boundary.circle.lat. none -79.186484
boundary.circle.radius float no Tho radius of the circle (in kilometers) to limit the search to. Requires the other boundary.circle parameters to take effect. 50 35
layers comma-delimited string array no A list of layers, to limit the search to. all layers address,venue
sources comma-delimited string array no A list of sources, to limit the search to. all sources openstreetmap,wof
boundary.country comma-delimited string array no A list of countries to limit the search to. none GBR,FRA
boundary.gid Pelias GID no The Pelias GID of a region to limit the search to. none whosonfirst:locality:101748355
size integer no The maximum number of results to return. 10 3
lang string no A BCP47 language tag which specifies a preference for localization of results. none ko

Notes and tips

  • While all fields are technically marked as optional, you will probably get the best results if you include address, region, postalcode, and country.
  • If you are having trouble finding a street address, try your request again omitting the locality. In some cases, there is a complex relationship between physical geography and the locality (ex: city) written in the postal address.
  • Be sure to read Determining Result Quality and our best practices

Response format

All geocoding, autocomplete, and search endpoints share a common response format. See the response format documentation for details.

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