The Reverse Geocoding API enables you convert latitude/longitude coordinates to cities that fall within those coordinates. For regular geocoding, check out our geocoding API.
HTTP GET
Returns a list of cities that contain a given latitude and longitude.
lat
(required) - latitude coordinate.
lon
(required) - longitude coordinate.
X-Api-Key
(required) - API Key associated with your account.
Live Demo!
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/reversegeocoding?lat=
&lon=
[
{
"country": "GB",
"name": "London"
},
{
"country": "GB",
"name": "City of Westminster"
},
{
"country": "GB",
"name": "Lambeth"
},
{
"country": "GB",
"name": "Clerkenwell"
},
{
"country": "GB",
"name": "City of London"
}
]
import requests
lat = 51.509865
lon = -0.118092
api_url = 'https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/reversegeocoding?lat={}&lon={}'.format(lat, lon)
response = requests.get(api_url + city, headers={'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'})
if response.status_code == requests.codes.ok:
print(response.text)
else:
print("Error:", response.status_code, response.text)
var lat = '51.509865'
var lon = '-0.118092'
$.ajax({
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/reversegeocoding?lat=' + lat + '&lon=' + lon,
headers: { 'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'},
contentType: 'application/json',
success: function(result) {
console.log(result);
},
error: function ajaxError(jqXHR) {
console.error('Error: ', jqXHR.responseText);
}
});
const request = require('request');
var lat = '51.509865';
var lon = '-0.118092'
request.get({
url: 'https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/reversegeocoding?lat=' + lat + '&lon=' + lon,
headers: {
'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'
},
}, function(error, response, body) {
if(error) return console.error('Request failed:', error);
else if(response.statusCode != 200) return console.error('Error:', response.statusCode, body.toString('utf8'));
else console.log(body)
});
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.URL;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
URL url = new URL("https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/reversegeocoding?lat=51.509865&lon=-0.118092");
HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
connection.setRequestProperty("accept", "application/json");
InputStream responseStream = connection.getInputStream();
ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
JsonNode root = mapper.readTree(responseStream);
System.out.println(root.path("fact").asText());
let lat = "51.509865".addingPercentEncoding(withAllowedCharacters: .urlQueryAllowed)
let lon = "-0.118092".addingPercentEncoding(withAllowedCharacters: .urlQueryAllowed)
let url = URL(string: "https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/reversegeocoding?lat="+lat+"&lon="+lon!)!
var request = URLRequest(url: url)
request.setValue("YOUR_API_KEY", forHTTPHeaderField: "X-Api-Key")
let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) {(data, response, error) in
guard let data = data else { return }
print(String(data: data, encoding: .utf8)!)
}
task.resume()