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.
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/reversegeocoding
Returns a list of cities that contain a given latitude and longitude.
lat requiredLatitude coordinate.
lon requiredLongitude coordinate.
X-Api-Key requiredAPI Key associated with your account.
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/reversegeocoding?lat=51.509865&lon=-0.1180921
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[
{
"country": "GB",
"name": "London"
},
{
"country": "GB",
"name": "City of Westminster"
},
{
"country": "GB",
"name": "Lambeth"
},
{
"country": "GB",
"name": "Clerkenwell"
},
{
"country": "GB",
"name": "City of London"
}
]1
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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, 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.