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 enrichment modules for country, timezone, sun, and bounding box.
- Website: https://positionstack.com/
- Documentation: https://docs.apilayer.com/positionstack/docs/api-documentation
- Status: https://positionstack.com/api-status
- GitHub: https://github.com/apilayer/positionstack (archived reference repo)
- APIs.yml: apis.yml
- x-type: company
- x-tier: 3 (bulk-registered from public-apis, enriched 2026-05-29)
- source: public-apis/public-apis - category: Geocoding
REST API providing forward geocoding (address to coordinates), reverse geocoding (coordinates to address), and batch lookups with optional enrichment modules.
- Base URL:
https://api.positionstack.com/v1 - Auth:
access_keyquery parameter - Endpoints:
GET /forward,GET /reverse - Output formats: JSON, XML, GeoJSON
| Type | File |
|---|---|
| OpenAPI | openapi/positionstack-openapi.yml |
| JSON Schema (Location) | json-schema/positionstack-location-schema.json |
| JSON Schema (Error) | json-schema/positionstack-error-schema.json |
| JSON Structure | json-structure/positionstack-location-structure.json |
| JSON-LD Context | json-ld/positionstack-context.jsonld |
| Spectral Rules | rules/positionstack-rules.yml |
| Vocabulary | vocabulary/positionstack-vocabulary.yml |
| Plans / Pricing | plans/positionstack-plans-pricing.yml |
| Rate Limits | rate-limits/positionstack-rate-limits.yml |
| FinOps | finops/positionstack-finops.yml |
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly (eff. /mo) | Requests/mo | Overage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | - | 100 | n/a |
| Basic | $9.99 | $8.99 | 100,000 | $0.0003996/req |
| Professional | $49.99 | $43.99 | 1,000,000 | $0.00019996/req |
| Business | $99.99 | $84.99 | 3,000,000 | $0.00013332/req |
| Enterprise | Custom | - | Custom | Custom |
Batch endpoint requires Professional or above. Overage notifications at 75%, 90%, 100%.
Geocoding, Reverse Geocoding, Maps, Location, Address Validation, apilayer, Public APIs
- Created: 2026-05-28
- Modified: 2026-05-29
- Kin Lane - kin@apievangelist.com