# Global Geocoder & Reverse Geocoder (OpenStreetMap) (`fit_melon/global-geocoder-osm-nominatim`) Actor Free worldwide geocoding with OpenStreetMap Nominatim. Turn addresses into coordinates and coordinates into full structured addresses. No API key. Clean JSON for mapping and CRM enrichment. - **URL**: https://apify.com/fit\_melon/global-geocoder-osm-nominatim.md - **Developed by:** [D N](https://apify.com/fit_melon) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Global Geocoder & Reverse Geocoder (OpenStreetMap) **What it does.** A free, worldwide **geocoder**: turn addresses or place names into latitude/longitude coordinates, and turn coordinates back into full addresses (reverse geocoding). Built on **OpenStreetMap Nominatim**, it returns clean JSON with coordinates, a structured address (road, city, postcode, country, country code), place type/class, bounding box and importance. No API key. Great for enriching address lists, mapping, logistics, or location apps (géocodage, adresses, coordonnées GPS). You only pay your Apify platform usage. ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `mode` | string | `search` (address → coordinates) or `reverse` (coordinates → address). | | `queries` | array of strings | Addresses/places, or `lat,lon` pairs in reverse mode. One per line. | | `limit` | integer | Max matches per address in search mode (default 1). | | `countryCodes` | string | Optional comma-separated ISO alpha-2 codes to bias results (e.g. `fr,de`). | ### Output (example) ```json { "status": "found", "query": "Eiffel Tower, Paris", "lat": 48.8582599, "lon": 2.2945006, "displayName": "Tour Eiffel, Avenue Anatole France, Paris, France", "type": "tower", "class": "man_made", "country": "France", "countryCode": "fr", "boundingBox": [48.8574, 48.8590, 2.2933, 2.2956] } ```` Each result carries a `status`: `found`, `not_found`, or `error`. Bad input (e.g. a malformed `lat,lon`) is recorded as `error` — the actor never crashes. ### Use cases - Geocode a list of customer or store addresses for mapping. - Reverse-geocode GPS points into readable addresses. - Enrich a CRM or dataset with country, city and postcode. - Power a store locator or delivery/logistics tool. ### Limitations & fair use Data © [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) contributors (ODbL). This actor respects the [Nominatim usage policy](https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/nominatim/): it sends a valid User-Agent and throttles to about **one request per second**, so large lists take proportionally longer. For very high volumes, consider a self-hosted Nominatim instance. Please attribute OpenStreetMap when displaying results. ### More actors by this developer See other free, no-key data actors on the [developer profile](https://apify.com/fit_melon). # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): Forward geocoding (address to coordinates) or reverse (coordinates to address). ## `queries` (type: `array`): In search mode: addresses or place names, one per line. In reverse mode: 'lat,lon' pairs, one per line. ## `limit` (type: `integer`): How many matches to return per address in search mode. ## `countryCodes` (type: `string`): Comma-separated ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes to bias/limit results (e.g. 'fr,de'). Leave blank for worldwide. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "queries": [ "Eiffel Tower, Paris", "1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View" ], "limit": 1 } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "queries": [ "Eiffel Tower, Paris", "1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("fit_melon/global-geocoder-osm-nominatim").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "queries": [ "Eiffel Tower, Paris", "1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View", ] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("fit_melon/global-geocoder-osm-nominatim").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "queries": [ "Eiffel Tower, Paris", "1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View" ] }' | apify call fit_melon/global-geocoder-osm-nominatim --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fit_melon/global-geocoder-osm-nominatim", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Global Geocoder & Reverse Geocoder (OpenStreetMap)", "description": "Free worldwide geocoding with OpenStreetMap Nominatim. Turn addresses into coordinates and coordinates into full structured addresses. No API key. Clean JSON for mapping and CRM enrichment.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "EevQmXDtPSbeFtYBN" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/fit_melon~global-geocoder-osm-nominatim/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-fit_melon-global-geocoder-osm-nominatim", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/fit_melon~global-geocoder-osm-nominatim/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-fit_melon-global-geocoder-osm-nominatim", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/fit_melon~global-geocoder-osm-nominatim/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-fit_melon-global-geocoder-osm-nominatim", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "queries" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "search", "reverse" ], "type": "string", "description": "Forward geocoding (address to coordinates) or reverse (coordinates to address).", "default": "search" }, "queries": { "title": "Queries", "type": "array", "description": "In search mode: addresses or place names, one per line. In reverse mode: 'lat,lon' pairs, one per line.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "limit": { "title": "Max matches per query (search mode)", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10, "type": "integer", "description": "How many matches to return per address in search mode.", "default": 1 }, "countryCodes": { "title": "Restrict to country codes (optional)", "type": "string", "description": "Comma-separated ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes to bias/limit results (e.g. 'fr,de'). Leave blank for worldwide." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```