Geoapify How-to Guides

Solve focused address, place discovery, mapping, routing, route optimization, location analysis, data processing, API tooling, and AI tasks with practical Geoapify examples.

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Address search & validation

Get coordinates from an address
Get an address from coordinates
Get an address on map click
Restrict address search to a country
Add autocomplete to an app
Geocode a list of addresses

Place discovery

Find the nearest place by category
Find places in a city or postcode
Find places in the current map view
Paginate through place results
Retrieve places across a large area

Maps & visualization

Choose a JavaScript map library
Change the style of a map
Localize map labels
Add markers to a map
Style GeoJSON lines and polygons
Create a static map image
Add markers to a static map
Draw routes and areas on a static map

Routing & navigation

Collect and reorder route waypoints
Add multiple stops to a route
Optimize the order of route stops
Avoid tolls, highways, and ferries
Route around a closure or location
Include traffic in route times
Get turn-by-turn directions
Create a route elevation profile
Find the nearest location by travel time
Snap a GPS track to roads

Route optimization

Choose between jobs and shipments
Optimize pickup and delivery routes
Optimize routes with capacity limits
Match jobs to driver capabilities
Avoid roads and restricted locations
Read an optimized route plan
Edit an optimized route plan

Location analysis & reachability

Create a drive-time service area
Create 5-, 10-, and 15-minute zones
Estimate population in a service area
Check if a location is in a service area
Find gaps between service areas
Find the area containing a location

Location data processing

Validate GeoJSON before processing
Simplify a large polygon or line
Create a buffer around a geometry
Merge overlapping polygons
Find overlap between polygons
Subtract one area from another
Calculate polygon area
Calculate GeoJSON line length
Find a GeoJSON bounding box
Find the center of a polygon

API tooling & AI

Import OpenAPI into an API client
Generate API clients and SDKs
Use OpenAPI with AI coding tools
Connect Geoapify MCP to an AI client
Add MCP tools to OpenClaw and other agents
Choose OpenAPI or MCP for AI

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