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Geocode Earth

Geocode Earth is a hosted geocoding and address autocomplete API built by the team that maintains Pelias, the open-source geocoder. It provides forward (search), autocomplete, reverse, and structured geocoding plus place lookup over fully open data (OpenStreetMap, OpenAddresses, Who's on First, and Geonames), with results that can be stored without restrictive licensing.

Geocode Earth publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Forward API, Place API, and Reverse API. Tagged areas include Geocoding, Address Autocomplete, Reverse Geocoding, Mapping, and Pelias.

Geocode Earth’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 8 more developer resources.

40.3/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 29/100 agent ready saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
AccessFreemiumOpenFree trial⚡ Free to try
1 APIs
GeocodingAddress AutocompleteReverse GeocodingMappingPeliasOpen Data

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
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APIs 3

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Geocode Earth Forward API

The Forward API from Geocode Earth — 3 operation(s) for forward.

Geocode Earth Place API

The Place API from Geocode Earth — 1 operation(s) for place.

Geocode Earth Reverse API

The Reverse API from Geocode Earth — 1 operation(s) for reverse.

Open Collections 5

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Geocode Earth Forward API

OPEN COLLECTION

Geocode Earth API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Geocode Earth Rate Limits

4 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Geocode Earth Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Geocode Earth Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Geocode Earth Agentic Access

5 operations

5 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: geocode-earth
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/geocode-earth/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Geocode Earth
kind: company
description: Geocode Earth is a hosted geocoding and address autocomplete API built by the team that maintains Pelias, the
  open-source geocoder. It provides forward (search), autocomplete, reverse, and structured geocoding plus place lookup over
  fully open data (OpenStreetMap, OpenAddresses, Who's on First, and Geonames), with results that can be stored without restrictive
  licensing.
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: open
  trial: true
  try_now: true
  public: true
  label: Freemium (free trial) · Open access
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/geocode-earth.png
tags:
- Geocoding
- Address Autocomplete
- Reverse Geocoding
- Mapping
- Pelias
- Open Data
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: geocode-earth:geocode-earth-forward-api
  name: Geocode Earth Forward API
  description: The Forward API from Geocode Earth — 3 operation(s) for forward.
  humanURL: https://geocode.earth/docs/forward/search/
  baseURL: https://api.geocode.earth/v1
  tags:
  - Forward
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/geocode-earth-forward-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://geocode.earth/docs/forward/search/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://geocode.earth/docs/
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/geocode-earth.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/geocode-earth.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://geocode.earth/docs/forward/autocomplete/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://geocode.earth/docs/reverse/reverse/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://geocode.earth/docs/forward/structured/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://geocode.earth/docs/
- aid: geocode-earth:geocode-earth-place-api
  name: Geocode Earth Place API
  description: The Place API from Geocode Earth — 1 operation(s) for place.
  humanURL: https://geocode.earth/docs/forward/search/
  baseURL: https://api.geocode.earth/v1
  tags:
  - Place
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/geocode-earth-place-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://geocode.earth/docs/forward/search/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://geocode.earth/docs/
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/geocode-earth.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/geocode-earth.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://geocode.earth/docs/forward/autocomplete/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://geocode.earth/docs/reverse/reverse/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://geocode.earth/docs/forward/structured/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://geocode.earth/docs/
- aid: geocode-earth:geocode-earth-reverse-api
  name: Geocode Earth Reverse API
  description: The Reverse API from Geocode Earth — 1 operation(s) for reverse.
  humanURL: https://geocode.earth/docs/forward/search/
  baseURL: https://api.geocode.earth/v1
  tags:
  - Reverse
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/geocode-earth-reverse-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://geocode.earth/docs/forward/search/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://geocode.earth/docs/
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/geocode-earth.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/geocode-earth.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://geocode.earth/docs/forward/autocomplete/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://geocode.earth/docs/reverse/reverse/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://geocode.earth/docs/forward/structured/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://geocode.earth/docs/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/geocode-earth-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/geocode-earth-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/geocode-earth-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/pelias
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/geocode-earth
- type: Website
  url: https://geocode.earth/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://geocode.earth/docs/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/geocode-earth-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/geocode-earth-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/geocode-earth-finops.yml
- type: Blog
  url: https://geocode.earth/feed.xml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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