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Photon API

Photon API — Open source geocoding built on OpenStreetMap

📚 Open DataHEALTHYchecked 12h ago
AUTH NONECORS ✓AGENT ✓HTTPS ✓COMMERCIAL ?

Photon API exposes open source geocoding built on OpenStreetMap We verified a keyless GET endpoint returning JSON (Location & Maps). Check the provider docs for rate limits and terms before production use.

91HOW IT'S SCORED ⓘ
▶ Run liveDocs ↗
Status badge · for your READMEshipapis health badge: 91 · healthy
Uptime history
99.02%90 days
98.3%30 days
710P50 · ms
1598P95 · ms
operationalpartialdownno data
Response time · last 48 checks
Fastest 52 ms, slowest 1273 ms, most recent 443 ms.
Live response samplecaptured by our last successful check
GET https://photon.komoot.io/status

{
  "status": "Ok",
  "import_date": "2026-06-27T22:59:58Z",
  "version": "1.2.0",
  "git_commit": "c6dc628a"
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://photon.komoot.io/status"
const res = await fetch("https://photon.komoot.io/status");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://photon.komoot.io/status")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 3HealthyFULL DOCS ↗
Monitored path responding — GET /status710 mschecked 12h ago
GET/statusPROBED

Photon API — Open source geocoding built on OpenStreetMap

GET/health

Health check — confirms the service is up.

GET/ping

Lightweight ping endpoint.

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.

Photon API: common questions

Is Photon API free to use?

Yes — Photon API is a free open data API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does Photon API need an API key?

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 You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call Photon API from the browser?

Yes — Photon 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 Photon API up right now?

As of our last scheduled check, Photon API is healthy with 99.02% uptime over 90 days and a 710 ms median response. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.