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About
Positionstack is a real-time global geocoding API service that provides reliable forward geocoding (converting free-text addresses or place names into latitude/longitude coordinates) and reverse geocoding (turning geographic coordinates or IP addresses into structured location data) via simple REST endpoints with JSON, XML, or GeoJSON responses. It combines an extensive dataset covering more than two billion places and addresses worldwide with scalable cloud infrastructure to support applications of any size, handling high request volumes with rapid average response times and broad coverage. It supports features such as batch geocoding to process multiple locations at once, multi-language results, embeddable map URLs, and optional modules that return details like country information or time zones, helping developers enrich apps with comprehensive location intelligence.
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About
Postcodes.io is an open source postcode lookup API and geocoder for the United Kingdom that lets developers search, validate, and geolocate UK postcodes while retrieving detailed administrative and geographic information. The API can look up complete postcode records, reverse geocode latitude and longitude coordinates to nearby postcodes, search by partial postcode strings, find nearest postcodes to a location, and query outward codes and places. Responses can include coordinates, regions, administrative districts, counties, wards, parishes, parliamentary constituencies, statistical areas, health geographies, rural-urban classifications, and other associated codes and attributes. Bulk reverse geocoding allows large sets of coordinates to be converted into their nearest postcode areas, while autocomplete and validation methods simplify postcode entry and verification workflows.
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Platforms Supported
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Platforms Supported
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Audience
Developers and businesses building location-aware applications interested in a tool to convert between addresses and geographic coordinates
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Developers and organizations seeking to validate, search, geocode, and retrieve geographic or administrative data for UK postcodes through an API
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Company InformationAPILayer
Founded: 2015
Austria
positionstack.com
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Company InformationIdeal Postcodes
United Kingdom
postcodes.io
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