# positionstack

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/positionstack/  
**Website:** https://positionstack.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 3

Forward and Reverse Batch Geocoding REST API by positionstack (an apilayer product, owned by Idera, Inc.). Convert addresses to coordinates and coordinates to addresses across 2+ billion global places, with optional data modules for country, timezone, sun, and bounding-box enrichment.

## Kin Score — 63.4 / 100 (strong)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 63.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 81.5 |
| Contract Quality | 72.7 |
| Governance | 25.0 |
| Contract Governance | 25.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 50.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 53.6 |
| Commercial Clarity | 84.2 |
| Access Clarity | 84.2 |

## Agent readiness — 41.8 (agent-ready)

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

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (3)

- **positionstack Batch Geocoding API** — Run multiple forward or reverse geocoding lookups in a single request (Professional plan and above).
- **positionstack Forward Geocoding API** — Convert addresses, place names, or partial location strings into geographic coordinates.
- **positionstack Reverse Geocoding API** — Convert latitude/longitude coordinates into a full address with locality, region, and country.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Positionstack Agentic Access** — 2 operations

## Security (2)

- **Positionstack Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Positionstack Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Positionstack Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (7)

- **Address Autocomplete** — Power address autocomplete and validation in signup or checkout flows.
- **Fleet & Asset Tracking** — Resolve GPS coordinates from vehicles, IoT devices, or pet trackers into addresses.
- **Store Locator** — Geocode user-entered addresses to find nearest stores or service centers.
- **Logistics & Delivery** — Cleanse and standardize delivery addresses across bulk shipment manifests.
- **Real Estate Listings** — Map property listings by geocoding street addresses.
- **Market Analysis** — Enrich CRM records with geographic, country, and timezone data.
- **Weather & Local Services** — Pair coordinates with weather APIs (e.g. weatherstack) for hyper-local services.

## Tags

Geocoding, Reverse Geocoding, Maps, Location, Address Validation, APILayer, Public APIs

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