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Photon Geocoder
for DE-AT-CH

Address and place search with autocomplete and reverse geocoding, based on OpenStreetMap, for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. No sign-up, no API key.

https://photon.dresel.systems/api?q=Fürth
Data
DE · AT · CH · LI
OpenStreetMap, prepared from the Photon export (GraphHopper)
Data as of
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The index is rebuilt at longer intervals, not continuously. New OSM changes therefore appear with a delay.
Access
IPv4 & IPv6
HTTPS, CORS open, no sign-up. Please prefer IPv6: it reaches the server directly, while IPv4 goes through an upstream proxy (details in the privacy notice).
Limit
approx. 10 / second
per IP address (per /64 for IPv6), short bursts are allowed

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This server is a free service for everyone: no sign-up, no ads, no cookies. The start page is only counted anonymously (see the privacy notice). OpenStreetMap thrives because people share knowledge and infrastructure. Servers, storage and electricity cost money, though, and maintenance takes time. If you find the service useful, even a small contribution helps me keep it running, permanently and open to all.

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    Show response as GeoJSON
    The result appears here.

    API

    CallDescription
    /api?q=…Search and autocomplete. Parameters: limit (default 10), lang (e.g. de, en), lat+lon (prefer nearby results), bbox=minLon,minLat,maxLon,maxLat, osm_tag=key:value, layer=house|street|city|….
    /reverse?lat=…&lon=…Address/place for a coordinate. Parameters: radius (km), limit, lang.
    /statusOperating status and data date as JSON.

    The response is GeoJSON (FeatureCollection, coordinates as [lon, lat]). All parameters and further notes: Photon API documentation.

    From the command line

    curl "https://photon.dresel.systems/api?q=Marienplatz+M%C3%BCnchen&limit=3&lang=en"

curl "https://photon.dresel.systems/reverse?lat=48.2086&lon=16.3725&lang=en"

    Fair use

    The server is run privately on limited resources. Please build autocomplete with a short delay (debounce, approx. 250 ms) and only from 3 characters on. Please do not use this service for bulk geocoding; Photon can be self-hosted for that. There is no availability guarantee; commercial use is possible, but without any assurance. I reserve the right to block abusive use.

    Data and licence

    © OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under the ODbL. Anyone displaying or storing results credits OpenStreetMap as the source. The Photon software (Apache 2.0) comes from Komoot, the data exports from GraphHopper.