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BigDataCloud Geocode

Client-side reverse geocoding — no key

🗺 Geo & MapsUNMONITORED
AUTH NONECORS ✓AGENT ?HTTPS ✓COMMERCIAL ?

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.

—HOW IT'S SCORED ⓘ
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ON PROBE SCHEDULE

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Open provider docs ↗

Uptime historystarts after first probe

On our probe schedule. Uptime charts appear after the first check lands.

Example responsefrom provider docs — not verified by us
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 · 3On scheduleFULL DOCS ↗
On schedule — GET /reverse-geocode-client?latitude=51.5&longitude=-0.1 awaits first probe
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

Not tracked yet. Shape-change history starts once this API joins our probe schedule.

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?

BigDataCloud Geocode is catalogued but not yet on our probe schedule, so we don't publish a live status for it. Check the provider's own status page or docs for its current state.