New Batch geocoding, 10,000 rows per call

Every address on Earth, one request away

Lodestar turns messy addresses into clean coordinates, checks that a parcel can be delivered and finds places near your users. One API, answers in under 50 ms.

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$ npm install @lodestar/sdk

~/shop-checkout200 OK, 38 ms

$ curl https://api.lodestar.example/v1/geocode \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer ls_live_4f9a..." \
    -d q="rathausplatz 1 wien"

HTTP/2 200  x-latency: 38ms
{
  "id": "plc_8Hk2wQ",
  "formatted": "Rathausplatz 1, 1010 Wien, Austria",
  "location": { "lat": 48.21081, "lng": 16.35734 },
  "confidence": 0.98,
  "precision": "rooftop",
  "timezone": "Europe/Vienna",
  "deliverable": true
}

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Five lines in the language you already use

Official SDKs for JavaScript, Python, Go and Ruby, each fully typed. Or just send JSON over HTTPS.

curl https://api.lodestar.example/v1/validate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LODESTAR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"address": "350 fifth ave new york", "country": "US"}'

import { Lodestar } from "@lodestar/sdk";

const ls = new Lodestar(process.env.LODESTAR_KEY);
const result = await ls.validate({
  address: "350 fifth ave new york",
  country: "US",
});
console.log(result.deliverable); // true

from lodestar import Lodestar

ls = Lodestar(os.environ["LODESTAR_KEY"])
result = ls.validate(
    address="350 fifth ave new york",
    country="US",
)
print(result.deliverable)  # True

Response200 OK, 41 ms

{ "deliverable": true, "standardized": { "line1": "350 5th Ave", "city": "New York", "region": "NY", "postal": "10118" }, "type": "commercial", "suggestions": [] }

Built for checkouts, maps and logistics

Four endpoints cover almost everything location related. Each one is fast, predictable and priced per call.

p50 latency, last 30 days

31ms

Served from 14 regions, so the nearest one answers first.

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GET /v1/geocode

Geocoding

Addresses to coordinates and back, with rooftop precision in 90 countries.

POST /v1/validate

Address checks

Catch typos at checkout and know if a parcel can actually be delivered.

GET /v1/places

Place search

Autocomplete for search boxes that feels instant, with ranking by distance.

POST /v1/batch

Batch jobs

Clean a whole customer list in one call. Up to 10,000 rows, results by webhook.

First 20,000 requests every month are free

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