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Pelias Documentation

Here is where you can find all documentation for the Pelias geocoder.

Table of Contents

Core Features and API Documentation

Endpoint descriptions

  • Forward geocoding (/v1/search) to find a place by searching for an address or name
  • Reverse geocoding (/v1/reverse) to find what is located at a certain coordinate location
  • Autocomplete (/v1/autocomplete) to give real-time result suggestions without having to type the whole location
  • Structured Geocoding (/v1/search/structured) (beta) to find a place with data already separated into housenumber, street, city, etc
  • Place endpoint (/v1/place) for details on a place returned from a previous query

Not sure which Endpoint to use? We have a page for that

Query parameters and options

Response Properties

Data Sources

Running your own Pelias

Pelias project development

  • Release notes. See notable changes in Pelias over time
  • Development roadmap. Plans for future improvements to Pelias. Read this to see what's coming and how you can help

Misc