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Reverse Geocoding Web Service - Rest API

Services › Reverse Geocoding › Web Service

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API URL

https://gsvcs-stage.geoservices.tamu.edu/Services/ReverseGeocoding/WebService/v04_01/Rest/

API Input Fields

Parameter Required Description Example Possible Values
apiKey true click here for your API key api-key-value text string
version true the version of the parser to use 4.01 4.01
lat true the latitude of the input coordinate 34.0726207996348 double
lon true the longitude of the input coordinate -118.397965182076 double
state false the abbreviation of the state of the input (speeds up query if provided) CA text string
geom false return the full geometry of the reference feature (creates a very large response) true true, false
includeHeader false include column headers for text (csv/tsv) output true true (include field headers)
false (don't include field headers)
format false output format csv csv, tsv, xml, json
notStore false indicates if the transaction details should not be historically stored in your account true true, false

API Output Fields and Index (for non-XML output)

Position Field Required Description Possible Values
0 Query Status Code true Result code See list
1 API Version true Vesion of the API used 4.01
2 Transaction Id true Query Id Unique Id
3 Time Taken true Processing time Milliseconds
4 Street Address true Closest street address to the input point
5 City true Closest city to the input point
6 State true Closest state to the input point
7 Zip true Closest ZIP Code to the input point
8 ZipPlus4 true Closest ZIP+4 to the input point

API Examples

  • Example 1 - 30.610487, -96.327766, TX (CSV)

  • Example 2 - 30.610487, -96.327766, TX (CSV, with header)

  • Example 3 - 30.610487, -96.327766, TX (XML)

  • Example 4 - 30.610487, -96.327766, TX (JSON)

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