The Geocoding API enables you to convert any city from any country to latitude and longitude coordinates. For reverse-geocoding, check out our reverse geocoding API.
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/geocoding
Get current city coordinates by city and country name.
city requiredCity name.
state optionalUS state (for United States cities only).
country optionalCountry name, 2-letter ISO country code, or 3-letter ISO country code.
X-Api-Key requiredAPI Key associated with your account.
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/geocoding?city=London&country=England1
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[
{
"name": "London",
"latitude": 51.5085,
"longitude": -0.1257,
"country": "GB"
}
]1
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import requests
city = 'london'
api_url = 'https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/geocoding?city={}'.format(city)
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)If your programming language is not listed in the Code Example above, you can still make API calls by using a HTTP request library written in your programming language and following the above documentation.