Pelias

name: Pelias
description: Pelias is a modular, open-source geocoding search engine built on Elasticsearch that converts addresses and place
  names into geographic coordinates (forward geocoding) and geographic coordinates into places and addresses (reverse geocoding).
  Powered entirely by open data from OpenStreetMap, OpenAddresses, Who's on First, and Geonames, it is freely available under
  the MIT license and can be self-hosted or accessed via hosted services.
image: https://pelias.io/images/pelias-logo.png
tags:
- geocoding
- reverse geocoding
- geospatial
- open source
- elasticsearch
- openstreetmap
- addresses
- places
- autocomplete
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pelias/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- name: Pelias Geocoding API
  description: REST API for forward geocoding, reverse geocoding, autocomplete, structured geocoding, and place lookup. Returns
    results as GeoJSON and is powered by open data sources including OpenStreetMap, OpenAddresses, Who's on First, and Geonames.
  humanURL: https://github.com/pelias/documentation
  baseURL: https://api.geocode.earth/v1
  tags:
  - geocoding
  - reverse geocoding
  - autocomplete
  - places
  - geojson
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/pelias/documentation
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pelias/main/openapi/openapi.yml
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/pelias
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/pelias/pelias
  - type: Docker
    url: https://github.com/pelias/docker
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pelias/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pelias/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pelias/main/finops/finops.yml
  contact:
  - FN: Pelias Team
    email: team@pelias.io
    X-twitter: pelias_geocoder
    X-github: https://github.com/pelias
    X-gitter: https://gitter.im/pelias/pelias
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://pelias.io
- type: Documentation
  url: https://github.com/pelias/documentation
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/pelias
- type: License
  url: https://github.com/pelias/pelias/blob/master/LICENSE
- type: HostedService
  url: https://geocode.earth
- type: Status
  url: https://github.com/pelias/pelias/issues
- type: Support
  url: https://gitter.im/pelias/pelias
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  X-twitter: apievangelist
  email: kin@apievangelist.com