LocalityAPI
Get API Key

Reverse Geocoding

Convert coordinates to the nearest city.

GET

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
latnumberRequiredLatitude
lngnumberRequiredLongitude

Request Example

curl "https://api.localityapi.com/v1/reverse?lat=25.2048&lng=55.2708" \
  -H "X-API-Key: lapi_your_key"

Response

json
{
  "name": "Dubai",
  "country": "AE",
  "admin1": "Dubai",
  "lat": 25.2048,
  "lng": 55.2708,
  "timezone": "Asia/Dubai",
  "distance_km": 0.006,
  "query_ms": 15
}

Response Fields

namestringNearest city name
countrystringISO2 country code
admin1stringPrimary admin region (state/province)
latnumberCity latitude
lngnumberCity longitude
timezonestringIANA timezone identifier
distance_kmnumberDistance from input coordinates in km
query_msintegerQuery execution time in milliseconds