# MapQuest

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/mapquest/  
**Website:** https://developer.mapquest.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 10

MapQuest provides mapping, geocoding, routing, and traffic data APIs for developers to build location-aware applications. The developer portal offers free API keys and documentation for directions, static maps, geocoding, and traffic incident services.

## Kin Score — 33.4 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 33.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 42.9 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 26.2 |
| Commercial Clarity | 43.4 |
| Access Clarity | 43.4 |

## Agent readiness — 17.3 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (10)

- **MapQuest Geocoding API** — The MapQuest Geocoding API converts addresses into geographic coordinates and vice versa, supporting both single and batch geocoding requests.
- **MapQuest Static Map API** — The MapQuest Static Map API returns a map image based on specified parameters including center, zoom, size, and map type.
- **MapQuest Traffic API** — The MapQuest Traffic API returns traffic incidents for a specified bounding box in JSON or XML formats, including road construction and collisions.
- **MapQuest Search API** — The MapQuest Search API supports radius, rectangle, polygon, and corridor searches against MapQuest hosted data tables, returning matching points of interest with attributes.
- **MapQuest Place Search API** — The MapQuest Place Search API returns places matching a search query, with support for category, location, and bounding-box filtering.
- **MapQuest Search Ahead API** — The MapQuest Search Ahead API delivers prediction-based search suggestions as users type, supporting addresses, places, categories, and admin areas.
- **MapQuest Geolocation API** — The MapQuest Geolocation API returns the approximate location of a device based on cell tower and Wi-Fi access point information.
- **MapQuest Icons API** — The MapQuest Icons API serves customizable map marker icons for use with MapQuest static and interactive maps.
- **MapQuest Data Manager API** — The MapQuest Data Manager API allows developers to upload, manage, and query custom hosted data tables for use with MapQuest search and mapping services.
- **MapQuest Directions API** — The Directions API from MapQuest — 8 operation(s) for directions.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Mapquest Agentic Access** — 11 operations · 5 acting · 1 human-in-the-loop

## Security (1)

- **Mapquest Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Mapquest Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Geocoding, Mapping, Maps, Navigation, Routing, Traffic

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/mapquest/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.