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OpenPLZ API

German/Austrian/Swiss postal localities

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

Open data API for postal codes and localities in DACH region. Search by name or postal code — keyless JSON.

—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://openplzapi.org/de/Localities?name=Berlin

[
  {
    "postalCode": "10115",
    "name": "Berlin",
    "municipality": {
      "key": "11000000",
      "name": "Berlin, Stadt",
      "type": "Kreisfreie Stadt"
    },
    "federalState": {
      "key": "11",
      "name": "Berlin"
    }
  },
  {
    "postalCode": "10117",
    "name": "Berlin",
    "municipality": {
      "key": "11000000",
      "name": "Berlin, Stadt",
      "type": "Kreisfreie Stadt"
    },
    "federalState": {
      "key": "11",
      "name": "Berlin"
    }
  }
]
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://openplzapi.org/de/Localities?name=Berlin"
const res = await fetch("https://openplzapi.org/de/Localities?name=Berlin");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://openplzapi.org/de/Localities?name=Berlin")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 6On scheduleFULL DOCS ↗
On schedule — GET /de/Localities?name=Berlin awaits first probe
GET/de/Localities?name=BerlinPROBED

German/Austrian/Swiss postal localities

GET/de

De — documented GET route.

GET/de/1

De details by ID (example: 1).

GET/de?limit=10

De — documented GET route.

GET/de/search?q=test

Search by query parameters.

GET/de/Localities?limit=5

Localities — 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.

OpenPLZ API: common questions

Is OpenPLZ API free to use?

Yes — OpenPLZ API 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 OpenPLZ API need an API key?

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 You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call OpenPLZ API from the browser?

Yes — OpenPLZ API 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 OpenPLZ API up right now?

OpenPLZ API 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.