Geocoding is the process of converting addresses (like “1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA”) into geographic coordinates (like latitude 37.423021 and longitude -122.083739), which you can use to place markers on a map, or position the map. Reverse geocoding is the process of converting geographic coordinates into a human-readable address.

A geocoding API is a service that provides a programming interface for converting addresses to and from geographic coordinates. The API typically consists of one or more functions that you can call from your own code to perform geocoding or reverse geocoding.

Geocoding API
The Geocoding API allows you to convert addresses to geographic coordinates and vice versa.

API provides both geocoding and reverse geocoding functions:

Endpoint: Geocode
Converts an address to geographic coordinates.
Parameters
• address: A string representing the address to be geocoded.
Return value
A JSON containing the address, latitude, and longitude, in that order.

Endpoints: Reverse Geocode
Converts geographic coordinates to an address.
Parameters
• latitude: The latitude of the location to be reverse geocoded.
• longitude: The longitude of the location to be reverse geocoded.
Return value
A JSON containing the address, latitude, and longitude, in that order.