Pinball Map
Crowdsourced map of public pinball machines worldwide
A community-maintained directory of where to find real, playable pinball machines, organized by region. The keyless REST API lists regions, locations, and machines as JSON; maintainers just ask for attribution and no bulk hammering.
GET https://pinballmap.com/api/v1/regions.json
{
"regions": [
{
"id": 80,
"name": "rhode-island",
"full_name": "Rhode Island",
"lat": "41.6986442",
"lon": "-71.630214",
"state": "Rhode Island",
"effective_radius": 35
}
]
}curl "https://pinballmap.com/api/v1/regions.json"const res = await fetch("https://pinballmap.com/api/v1/regions.json");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import requests
res = requests.get("https://pinballmap.com/api/v1/regions.json")
print(res.json())/regions.jsonPROBEDCrowdsourced map of public pinball machines worldwide
/regions.json?limit=5Paginated variant with limit parameter.
/api/v1/region/Region — documented GET route.
/api/v1/location_machine_xrefs/Location Machine Xrefs — documented GET route.
/api/v1/location_machine_xrefs/top_n_machines.jsonTop N Machines Json — documented GET route.
/api/v1/location_machine_xrefs/most_recent_by_lat_lon.jsonMost Recent By Lat Lon Json — documented GET route.
We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.
Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.
Pinball Map: common questions
Is Pinball Map free to use?
Yes — Pinball Map is a free geo & maps API. Free tier: Free — no key required. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.
Does Pinball Map need an API key?
No — Pinball Map needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (No hard limit; heavy/bulk use may be blocked).
Can I call Pinball Map from the browser?
Yes — Pinball Map 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 Pinball Map up right now?
As of our last scheduled check, Pinball Map is unmonitored. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.