[
{
"name": "London",
"local_names": {
"af": "Londen",
"ar": "لندن",
"ascii": "London",
"az": "London",
"bg": "Лондон",
"ca": "Londres",
"da": "London",
"de": "London",
"el": "Λονδίνο",
"en": "London",
"eu": "Londres",
"fa": "لندن",
"feature_name": "London",
"fi": "Lontoo",
"fr": "Londres",
"gl": "Londres",
"he": "לונדון",
"hi": "लंदन",
"hr": "London",
"hu": "London",
"id": "London",
"it": "Londra",
"ja": "ロンドン",
"la": "Londinium",
"lt": "Londonas",
"mk": "Лондон",
"nl": "Londen",
"no": "London",
"pl": "Londyn",
"pt": "Londres",
"ro": "Londra",
"ru": "Лондон",
"sk": "Londýn",
"sl": "London",
"sr": "Лондон",
"th": "ลอนดอน",
"tr": "Londra",
"vi": "Luân Đôn",
"zu": "ILondon"
},
"lat": 51.5085,
"lon": -0.1257,
"country": "GB"
},
{
"name": "London",
"local_names": {
"ar": "لندن",
"ascii": "London",
"bg": "Лондон",
"de": "London",
"en": "London",
"fa": "لندن، انتاریو",
"feature_name": "London",
"fi": "London",
"fr": "London",
"he": "לונדון",
"ja": "ロンドン",
"lt": "Londonas",
"nl": "London",
"pl": "London",
"pt": "London",
"ru": "Лондон",
"sr": "Лондон"
},
"lat": 42.9834,
"lon": -81.233,
"country": "CA"
},
{
"name": "London",
"local_names": {
"ar": "لندن",
"ascii": "London",
"en": "London",
"fa": "لندن، اوهایو",
"feature_name": "London",
"sr": "Ландон"
},
"lat": 39.8865,
"lon": -83.4483,
"country": "US",
"state": "OH"
},
{
"name": "London",
"local_names": {
"ar": "لندن",
"ascii": "London",
"en": "London",
"fa": "لندن، کنتاکی",
"feature_name": "London",
"sr": "Ландон"
},
"lat": 37.129,
"lon": -84.0833,
"country": "US",
"state": "KY"
},
{
"name": "London",
"local_names": {
"ascii": "London",
"ca": "Londres",
"en": "London",
"feature_name": "London"
},
"lat": 36.4761,
"lon": -119.4432,
"country": "US",
"state": "CA"
}
]
Geocoding API
Geocoding API is a simple tool that we have developed to ease the search for locations while working with geographic names and coordinates.
Supporting API calls by geographical coordinates is the most accurate way to specify any location, that is
why this method is integrated in all OpenWeather APIs. However, this way is not always suitable for all users.
Geocoding is the process of transformation of any location name into geographical coordinates, and the
other way around (reverse geocoding). OpenWeather’s Geocoding API supports both the direct and reverse
methods, working at the level of city names, areas and districts, countries and states:
- Direct geocoding converts the specified name of a location or zip/post code into the exact geographical coordinates;
- Reverse geocoding converts the geographical coordinates into the names of the nearby locations.
Direct geocoding
Direct geocoding allows to get geographical coordinates (lat, lon) by using name of the location (city name
or area name). If you use the limit
parameter in the API call, you can cap how many locations
with the same name will be seen in the API response (for instance, London in the UK and London in the US).
Coordinates by location name
How to make an API call
API call
http://api.openweathermap.org/geo/1.0/direct?q={city name},{state code},{country code}&limit={limit}&appid={API key}
Parameters | ||
---|---|---|
q |
required | City name, state code (only for the US) and country code divided by comma. Please use ISO 3166 country codes. |
appid |
required | Your unique API key (you can always find it on your account page under the "API key" tab) |
limit |
optional | Number of the locations in the API response (up to 5 results can be returned in the API response) |
Example of API call
http://api.openweathermap.org/geo/1.0/direct?q=London&limit=5&appid={API key}
Example of API response
Example of API response
[
{
"name": "London",
"local_names": {
"af": "Londen",
"ar": "لندن",
"ascii": "London",
"az": "London",
"bg": "Лондон",
"ca": "Londres",
"da": "London",
"de": "London",
"el": "Λονδίνο",
"en": "London",
"eu": "Londres",
"fa": "لندن",
"feature_name": "London",
"fi": "Lontoo",
"fr": "Londres",
"gl": "Londres",
"he": "לונדון",
"hi": "लंदन",
"hr": "London",
"hu": "London",
"id": "London",
"it": "Londra",
"ja": "ロンドン",
"la": "Londinium",
"lt": "Londonas",
"mk": "Лондон",
"nl": "Londen",
"no": "London",
"pl": "Londyn",
"pt": "Londres",
"ro": "Londra",
"ru": "Лондон",
"sk": "Londýn",
"sl": "London",
"sr": "Лондон",
"th": "ลอนดอน",
"tr": "Londra",
"vi": "Luân Đôn",
"zu": "ILondon"
},
"lat": 51.5085,
"lon": -0.1257,
"country": "GB"
},
{
"name": "London",
"local_names": {
"ar": "لندن",
"ascii": "London",
"bg": "Лондон",
"de": "London",
"en": "London",
"fa": "لندن، انتاریو",
"feature_name": "London",
"fi": "London",
"fr": "London",
"he": "לונדון",
"ja": "ロンドン",
"lt": "Londonas",
"nl": "London",
"pl": "London",
"pt": "London",
"ru": "Лондон",
"sr": "Лондон"
},
"lat": 42.9834,
"lon": -81.233,
"country": "CA"
},
{
"name": "London",
"local_names": {
"ar": "لندن",
"ascii": "London",
"en": "London",
"fa": "لندن، اوهایو",
"feature_name": "London",
"sr": "Ландон"
},
"lat": 39.8865,
"lon": -83.4483,
"country": "US",
"state": "OH"
},
{
"name": "London",
"local_names": {
"ar": "لندن",
"ascii": "London",
"en": "London",
"fa": "لندن، کنتاکی",
"feature_name": "London",
"sr": "Ландон"
},
"lat": 37.129,
"lon": -84.0833,
"country": "US",
"state": "KY"
},
{
"name": "London",
"local_names": {
"ascii": "London",
"ca": "Londres",
"en": "London",
"feature_name": "London"
},
"lat": 36.4761,
"lon": -119.4432,
"country": "US",
"state": "CA"
}
]
Fields in API response
name
Name of the found locationlocal_names
local_names.[language code]
Name of the found location in different languages. The list of names can be different for different locationslocal_names.ascii
Internal fieldlocal_names.feature_name
Internal field
lat
Geographical coordinates of the found location (latitude)lon
Geographical coordinates of the found location (longitude)country
Country of the found locationstate
(where available) State of the found location
Coordinates by zip/post code
How to make an API call
API call
http://api.openweathermap.org/geo/1.0/zip?zip={zip code},{country code}&appid={API key}
Parameters | ||
---|---|---|
zip code |
required | Zip/post code and country code divided by comma. Please use ISO 3166 country codes. |
appid |
required | Your unique API key (you can always find it on your account page under the "API key" tab) |
Example of API call
http://api.openweathermap.org/geo/1.0/zip?zip=E14,GB&appid={API key}
{
"zip": "E14",
"name": "Cubitt Town",
"lat": 51.4969,
"lon": -0.0087,
"country": "GB"
}
Example of API response
Example of API response
{
"zip": "90210",
"name": "Beverly Hills",
"lat": 34.0901,
"lon": -118.4065,
"country": "US"
}
Fields in API response
zip
Specified zip/post code in the API requestname
Name of the found arealat
Geographical coordinates of the centroid of found zip/post code (latitude)lon
Geographical coordinates of the centroid of found zip/post code (longitude)country
Country of the found zip/post code
Reverse geocoding
Reverse geocoding allows to get name of the location (city name or area name) by using geografical
coordinates (lat, lon). The limit
parameter in the API call allows you to cap how many location
names you will see in the API response.
How to make an API call
API call
http://api.openweathermap.org/geo/1.0/reverse?lat={lat}&lon={lon}&limit={limit}&appid={API key}
Parameters | ||
---|---|---|
lat, lon |
required | Geographical coordinates (latitude, longitude) |
appid |
required | Your unique API key (you can always find it on your account page under the "API key" tab) |
limit |
optional | Number of the location names in the API response (several results can be returned in the API response) |
Example of API call
http://api.openweathermap.org/geo/1.0/reverse?lat=51.5098&lon=-0.1180&limit=5&appid={API key}
[
{
"name": "City of London",
"local_names": {
"ar": "مدينة لندن",
"ascii": "City of London",
"bg": "Сити",
"ca": "La City",
"de": "London City",
"el": "Σίτι του Λονδίνου",
"en": "City of London",
"fa": "سیتی لندن",
"feature_name": "City of London",
"fi": "Lontoon City",
"fr": "Cité de Londres",
"gl": "Cidade de Londres",
"he": "הסיטי של לונדון",
"hi": "सिटी ऑफ़ लंदन",
"id": "Kota London",
"it": "Londra",
"ja": "シティ・オブ・ロンドン",
"la": "Civitas Londinium",
"lt": "Londono Sitis",
"pt": "Cidade de Londres",
"ru": "Сити",
"sr": "Сити",
"th": "นครลอนดอน",
"tr": "Londra Şehri",
"vi": "Thành phố Luân Đôn",
"zu": "Idolobha weLondon"
},
"lat": 51.5128,
"lon": -0.0918,
"country": "GB"
},
{
"name": "London",
"local_names": {
"af": "Londen",
"ar": "لندن",
"ascii": "London",
"az": "London",
"bg": "Лондон",
"ca": "Londres",
"da": "London",
"de": "London",
"el": "Λονδίνο",
"en": "London",
"eu": "Londres",
"fa": "لندن",
"feature_name": "London",
"fi": "Lontoo",
"fr": "Londres",
"gl": "Londres",
"he": "לונדון",
"hi": "लंदन",
"hr": "London",
"hu": "London",
"id": "London",
"it": "Londra",
"ja": "ロンドン",
"la": "Londinium",
"lt": "Londonas",
"mk": "Лондон",
"nl": "Londen",
"no": "London",
"pl": "Londyn",
"pt": "Londres",
"ro": "Londra",
"ru": "Лондон",
"sk": "Londýn",
"sl": "London",
"sr": "Лондон",
"th": "ลอนดอน",
"tr": "Londra",
"vi": "Luân Đôn",
"zu": "ILondon"
},
"lat": 51.5085,
"lon": -0.1257,
"country": "GB"
},
{
"name": "Islington",
"local_names": {
"ascii": "Islington",
"az": "İslinqton",
"fa": "ایزلینتن",
"feature_name": "Islington",
"fr": "District londonien d'Islington",
"he": "איזלינגטון",
"ja": "イズリントン",
"ru": "Ислингтон"
},
"lat": 51.5362,
"lon": -0.103,
"country": "GB"
},
{
"name": "Lewisham",
"local_names": {
"ascii": "Lewisham",
"de": "London Borough of Lewisham",
"en": "Lewisham",
"feature_name": "Lewisham",
"fi": "Lewisham",
"fr": "Lewisham",
"hu": "Lewisham kerület",
"nl": "Lewisham",
"no": "Lewisham",
"ro": "Lewisham"
},
"lat": 51.4535,
"lon": -0.018,
"country": "GB"
},
{
"name": "Islington",
"local_names": {
"ascii": "Islington",
"de": "London Borough of Islington",
"en": "Islington",
"feature_name": "Islington",
"fr": "Islington",
"nl": "Islington",
"no": "Islington",
"ro": "Islington"
},
"lat": 51.547,
"lon": -0.1094,
"country": "GB"
}
]
Example of API response
Example of API response
[
{
"name": "City of London",
"local_names": {
"ar": "مدينة لندن",
"ascii": "City of London",
"bg": "Сити",
"ca": "La City",
"de": "London City",
"el": "Σίτι του Λονδίνου",
"en": "City of London",
"fa": "سیتی لندن",
"feature_name": "City of London",
"fi": "Lontoon City",
"fr": "Cité de Londres",
"gl": "Cidade de Londres",
"he": "הסיטי של לונדון",
"hi": "सिटी ऑफ़ लंदन",
"id": "Kota London",
"it": "Londra",
"ja": "シティ・オブ・ロンドン",
"la": "Civitas Londinium",
"lt": "Londono Sitis",
"pt": "Cidade de Londres",
"ru": "Сити",
"sr": "Сити",
"th": "นครลอนดอน",
"tr": "Londra Şehri",
"vi": "Thành phố Luân Đôn",
"zu": "Idolobha weLondon"
},
"lat": 51.5128,
"lon": -0.0918,
"country": "GB"
},
{
"name": "London",
"local_names": {
"af": "Londen",
"ar": "لندن",
"ascii": "London",
"az": "London",
"bg": "Лондон",
"ca": "Londres",
"da": "London",
"de": "London",
"el": "Λονδίνο",
"en": "London",
"eu": "Londres",
"fa": "لندن",
"feature_name": "London",
"fi": "Lontoo",
"fr": "Londres",
"gl": "Londres",
"he": "לונדון",
"hi": "लंदन",
"hr": "London",
"hu": "London",
"id": "London",
"it": "Londra",
"ja": "ロンドン",
"la": "Londinium",
"lt": "Londonas",
"mk": "Лондон",
"nl": "Londen",
"no": "London",
"pl": "Londyn",
"pt": "Londres",
"ro": "Londra",
"ru": "Лондон",
"sk": "Londýn",
"sl": "London",
"sr": "Лондон",
"th": "ลอนดอน",
"tr": "Londra",
"vi": "Luân Đôn",
"zu": "ILondon"
},
"lat": 51.5085,
"lon": -0.1257,
"country": "GB"
},
{
"name": "Islington",
"local_names": {
"ascii": "Islington",
"az": "İslinqton",
"fa": "ایزلینتن",
"feature_name": "Islington",
"fr": "District londonien d'Islington",
"he": "איזלינגטון",
"ja": "イズリントン",
"ru": "Ислингтон"
},
"lat": 51.5362,
"lon": -0.103,
"country": "GB"
},
{
"name": "Lewisham",
"local_names": {
"ascii": "Lewisham",
"de": "London Borough of Lewisham",
"en": "Lewisham",
"feature_name": "Lewisham",
"fi": "Lewisham",
"fr": "Lewisham",
"hu": "Lewisham kerület",
"nl": "Lewisham",
"no": "Lewisham",
"ro": "Lewisham"
},
"lat": 51.4535,
"lon": -0.018,
"country": "GB"
},
{
"name": "Islington",
"local_names": {
"ascii": "Islington",
"de": "London Borough of Islington",
"en": "Islington",
"feature_name": "Islington",
"fr": "Islington",
"nl": "Islington",
"no": "Islington",
"ro": "Islington"
},
"lat": 51.547,
"lon": -0.1094,
"country": "GB"
}
]
Fields in API response
name
Name of the found locationlocal_names
local_names.[language code]
Name of the found location in different languages. The list of names can be different for different locations.local_names.ascii
Internal fieldlocal_names.feature_name
Internal field
lat
Geographical coordinates of the found location (latitude)lon
Geographical coordinates of the found location (longitude)country
Country of the found locationstate
(where available) State of the found location