reverse: Reverse geocoding

API: gouv.fr:api-adresse
Endpoint: /reverse
Response format: application/geo+json
Auth: unknown
Method: GET
Last Status: 200
Latency: 248ms

Description

Returns the address(es) closest to the provided latitude and longitude coordinates. Use this to convert GPS coordinates to human-readable addresses. Includes distance from the queried point and match quality score.

From spec: Get the address at given coordinates. Returns a GeoJSON FeatureCollection with the closest address(es).

Usage Tips

- lon parameter: longitude (-180 to 180, WGS84) - lat parameter: latitude (-90 to 90, WGS84) - Add type=housenumber to get the closest house number - Results include distance in meters from the queried point

Parameters (4)

lat (number, query, required)

Latitude (WGS84)

limit (integer, query, optional, default: 10)

Maximum number of results to return

Constraints: {'minimum': 1, 'maximum': 20}

lon (number, query, required)

Longitude (WGS84)

type (string, query, optional)

Filter by address type

Constraints: {'enum': ['housenumber', 'street', 'locality', 'municipality']}

Examples (1)

Reverse geocode coordinates to nearest address probe-gate

Demonstrates converting GPS coordinates to the nearest street address

curl 'https://api-adresse.data.gouv.fr/reverse?lon=2.30903&lat=48.85069&type=housenumber'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api-adresse.data.gouv.fr/reverse",
    params={
        'lon': '2.30903',
        'lat': '48.85069',
        'type': 'housenumber',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("api-adresse")
result = api.fetch("reverse", lon=2.30903, lat=48.85069, type="housenumber")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://api-adresse.data.gouv.fr/reverse?lon=2.30903&lat=48.85069&type=housenumber");
const data = await resp.json();

Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-04-16 17:32:03.440215 200 248ms
2026-04-16 03:39:06.012049 200 268ms
2026-04-15 02:07:04.412280 200 263ms
2026-04-14 00:07:57.582451 200 410ms
2026-04-12 12:33:27.471761 200 319ms
2026-04-10 00:59:51.207918 200 168ms
2026-04-09 00:23:38.912118 200 283ms