Tutorial: Geocode an address

Turn a street address into coordinates + jurisdiction (county, FIPS, census tract) with one call.

Call it

curl -X POST "https://api.buildwithapi.io/v1/actors/geocode/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "X-API-Key: vk_live_..." -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"address":"1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA"}'

What you get

{
  "status": "SUCCEEDED",
  "items": [{
    "address": "1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043",
    "lat": 37.4224, "lng": -122.0841,
    "county": "Santa Clara", "state": "CA", "fips": "06085"
  }],
  "sources": ["https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/..."]
}

Notes

• Keyless by default (public geocoders). Add a Google Maps key for higher accuracy + Street View enrichment.
• Batch: pass {"addresses": ["...", "..."]} to geocode many at once.
• Pair with the census-jurisdiction actor for deeper location intelligence.