Geocoding/ Autocomplete

Is batch geocoding supported?
No, our API doesn't support batches of addresses in one request. Each address is treated as one request and needs to be requested separately. You can, h...
Fri, 13 May, 2022 at 1:03 PM
What if my requests go over the RPS limit?
Requests that go beyond the per-second limits associated with your plan will return with an "Rate Limited Second" error and a '429' error ...
Fri, 13 May, 2022 at 1:10 PM
Why am I receiving a 429 response code?
You'll see a 429 error code if you've exceeded the limits associated with your account.  Rate Limited Second - If your requests exceed the per-sec...
Fri, 13 May, 2022 at 1:21 PM
Why am I getting errors?
Error Message: Unable to geocode Error Code: 404 For forward geocoding, this indicates our geocoder was not able to find an address match. Human input addr...
Fri, 13 May, 2022 at 12:39 PM
Can I send addresses to geocode in a CSV?
We are a API first platform and do not have a UI based batch geocoding tool. That being said, if you have a large batch to process, we might be able to pro...
Fri, 13 May, 2022 at 1:23 PM
How do I get matches only from a specific country?
Our 'countrycodes' API parameter will limit search results to a specific country or a comma-separated list of countries. Parameter needs the ISO 316...
Thu, 28 Sep, 2023 at 1:06 PM
What is the level of accuracy that can be expected?
LocationIQ uses a combination of open source and third party datasets. You can expect excellent street level data worldwide and good rooftop level addresses...
Fri, 6 May, 2022 at 12:07 PM
How do I change the language of the output?
LocationIQ uses a combination of open-source datasets behind its geocoding/ autocomplete API. Some of the datasets we rely on, like OpenStreetMap, tend to h...
Thu, 28 Sep, 2023 at 1:05 PM
How can I restrict elements of specific types in autocomplete?
To restrict autocomplete elements to specific types, please use OSM class/ type to restrict, entered with the tag parameter. Example: For a city, OSM class...
Tue, 24 Mar, 2020 at 7:28 PM
Why am I getting a lot of 'unable to geocode' responses?
Most times, a small change to the query or an additional parameter in your API request should get you a result. A list of support query parameters is availa...
Fri, 13 May, 2022 at 1:34 PM