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BigDataCloud Geocode

Client-side reverse geocoding — no key

🗺 Geo & MapsDYINGchecked 10h ago
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BigDataCloud's reverse-geocode-client endpoint turns latitude/longitude into locality, city and country without an API key (it is free for client-side use). Returns localized place names and the admin hierarchy — handy for "where am I" features and location labels.

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Status badge · for your READMEshipapis health badge: 71 · dying
Uptime history
53.9%90 days
48.3%30 days
193P50 · ms
610P95 · ms
operationalpartialdownno data
Response time · last 48 checks
Fastest 25 ms, slowest 610 ms, most recent 226 ms.
Live response samplecaptured by our last successful check
GET https://api.bigdatacloud.net/data/reverse-geocode-client?latitude=51.5&longitude=-0.1

{
  "latitude": 51.5,
  "lookupSource": "coordinates",
  "longitude": -0.1,
  "localityLanguageRequested": "en",
  "continent": "Europe",
  "continentCode": "EU",
  "countryName": "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)",
  "countryCode": "GB"
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://api.bigdatacloud.net/data/reverse-geocode-client?latitude=51.5&longitude=-0.1"
const res = await fetch("https://api.bigdatacloud.net/data/reverse-geocode-client?latitude=51.5&longitude=-0.1");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.bigdatacloud.net/data/reverse-geocode-client?latitude=51.5&longitude=-0.1")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 3DyingFULL DOCS ↗
Dying — error rate climbing on GET /reverse-geocode-client?latitude=51.5&longitude=-0.1193 mschecked 10h ago
GET/reverse-geocode-client?latitude=51.5&longitude=-0.1PROBED

Client-side reverse geocoding — no key

GET/reverse-geocode-client?limit=5

Reverse Geocode Client — documented GET route.

GET/reverse-geocode-client?page=1

Reverse Geocode Client — documented GET route.

Machine-readable spec

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.

BigDataCloud Geocode: common questions

Is BigDataCloud Geocode free to use?

Yes — BigDataCloud Geocode is a free geo & maps API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does BigDataCloud Geocode need an API key?

No — BigDataCloud Geocode needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call BigDataCloud Geocode from the browser?

Yes — BigDataCloud Geocode returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.

Is BigDataCloud Geocode up right now?

As of our last scheduled check, BigDataCloud Geocode is dying with 53.9% uptime over 90 days and a 193 ms median response. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.