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bng2latlong

Convert British National Grid coords to lat/long

🗺 Geo & MapsHEALTHYchecked 8h ago
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Turns OSGB36 British National Grid coordinates (easting, northing) into WGS84 decimal latitude and longitude, returned as a compact JSON object with a status flag. Part of GetTheData's set of free UK reference-data services. No key or POST body needed.

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Status badge · for your READMEshipapis health badge: 95 · healthy
Uptime history
97.2%90 days
100%30 days
249P50 · ms
2431P95 · ms
operationalpartialdownno data
Response time · last 48 checks
Fastest 44 ms, slowest 907 ms, most recent 44 ms.
Live response samplecaptured by our last successful check
GET https://api.getthedata.com/bng2latlong/565200/122900

{
  "status": "ok",
  "easting": 565200,
  "northing": 122900,
  "latitude": 50.98181,
  "longitude": 0.35207
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://api.getthedata.com/bng2latlong/565200/122900"
const res = await fetch("https://api.getthedata.com/bng2latlong/565200/122900");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.getthedata.com/bng2latlong/565200/122900")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 6HealthyFULL DOCS ↗
Monitored path responding — GET /bng2latlong/565200/122900249 mschecked 8h ago
GET/bng2latlong/565200/122900PROBED

Convert British National Grid coords to lat/long

GET/bng2latlong/565200

Bng2latlong details by ID (example: 565200).

GET/bng2latlong/565200/1

565200 details by ID (example: 1).

GET/bng2latlong

Bng2latlong — documented GET route.

GET/bng2latlong/1

Bng2latlong details by ID (example: 1).

GET/bng2latlong?limit=10

Bng2latlong — 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.

bng2latlong: common questions

Is bng2latlong free to use?

Yes — bng2latlong 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 bng2latlong need an API key?

No — bng2latlong needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call bng2latlong from the browser?

Yes — bng2latlong 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 bng2latlong up right now?

As of our last scheduled check, bng2latlong is healthy with 97.2% uptime over 90 days and a 249 ms median response. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.