Searoutes

Searoutes Geocoding API

Ports, airports, places, areas, postal codes, and nearest points.

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 7

GET /geocoding/v2/all Find all types of locations #

GET /geocoding/v2/port Find ports by name or locode #

GET /geocoding/v2/airport Search airports by name, locode, or IATA code #

GET /geocoding/v2/area Locate routing areas by name #

GET /geocoding/v2/zip Retrieve coordinates for postal codes #

GET /geocoding/v2/closest Identify nearest locations from coordinates #

GET /geocoding/v2/place Check if coordinates are at sea or find the closest sea point #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Searoutes Geocoding API
  description: Maritime routing and carbon-emissions REST API.
  termsOfService: https://searoutes.com/terms/
  contact:
    name: Searoutes
    email: contact@searoutes.com
    url: https://developer.searoutes.com/reference/introduction
  version: '2.0'
servers:
- url: https://api.searoutes.com
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Geocoding
  description: Ports, airports, places, areas, postal codes, and nearest points.
paths:
  /geocoding/v2/all:
    get:
      operationId: geocodeAll
      tags:
      - Geocoding
      summary: Find all types of locations
      description: Search ports, airports, terminals, and postal codes in one call.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Query'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/GeocodingResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /geocoding/v2/port:
    get:
      operationId: geocodePort
      tags:
      - Geocoding
      summary: Find ports by name or locode
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Query'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/GeocodingResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /geocoding/v2/airport:
    get:
      operationId: geocodeAirport
      tags:
      - Geocoding
      summary: Search airports by name, locode, or IATA code
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Query'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/GeocodingResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /geocoding/v2/area:
    get:
      operationId: geocodeArea
      tags:
      - Geocoding
      summary: Locate routing areas by name
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Query'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/GeocodingResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /geocoding/v2/zip:
    get:
      operationId: geocodeZip
      tags:
      - Geocoding
      summary: Retrieve coordinates for postal codes
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Query'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/GeocodingResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /geocoding/v2/closest:
    get:
      operationId: geocodeClosest
      tags:
      - Geocoding
      summary: Identify nearest locations from coordinates
      parameters:
      - name: lat
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: number
      - name: lon
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: number
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/GeocodingResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /geocoding/v2/place:
    get:
      operationId: geocodePlace
      tags:
      - Geocoding
      summary: Check if coordinates are at sea or find the closest sea point
      parameters:
      - name: lat
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: number
      - name: lon
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: number
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/GeocodingResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid API key.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    GeocodingResponse:
      description: A GeoJSON FeatureCollection of matching locations.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
  parameters:
    Query:
      name: query
      in: query
      required: true
      description: Free-text search term (name, code, or locode).
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: API key issued on signup and shown on the developer documentation authentication page. Pass it in the x-api-key request header.