Quick Start

This section helps you get comfortable with the Geocoders Platform and find your way around more effectively.

What is Geocoders?

Geocoders is a blazingly fast, easy-to-use platform and API tool that provides easy access to high-quality geospatial data and services. It allows users to query geospatial data via a Dashboard or integrate directly via a high-performance API.

Our initial offering covers the Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) region. From country, and province down to suburbs, and buildings, with more data constantly added.

Below is a small sample of what Geocoders can do: all Suburbs (“Wijken” in Dutch) in Amsterdam delivered via our API.

With a focus on simplicity & performance, we have built everything from the ground up in rust. Delivering unmatched speed paired with high-quality, accurate data, you can take your projects to the next level.

Get Started with 4 easy steps:

• Signup
• Create Developer Account
• Add a payment method
• Create an API key

Enjoy your new geospatial data superpowers 🚀

Signup

Signing up for Geocoders is free and easy! With a magic link you can have a verified account in less than a minute.

You can sign up by clicking here or heading to Geocoders.io.

Create Developer Account

Once you have signed up you will be greeted with the Geocoders Dashboard. By default your team account will be set to personal. You can search for a team or create a new one by clicking + Create

After clicking + Create you can enter the name of your new organisation and share it with your team members.

Once you submit your new team will be displayed and will be your new default team.

Add Payment Method

When you first log into the Geocoders Dashboard you will need to add a payment profile in order to use the APIs.

This can easily be added by either clicking on the Create payment profile button

or heading to the Billing section and clicking Add payment profile. You can add your payment details in the dialog box.

Please Note: Geocoders currently only accepts creditcards

Supported Payment Methods

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For more information about Accepted Cards please refer to Stripe

Now that your payment method has been added you can create an API Key.

Create an API Key

To use the Geocoders Platform or API you will need an API Key. This can easily be created in the Geocoders Dashboard. Navigate to the API Keys panel and click the Create new key button.

You will be presented with your new API key. Be sure to save this key in a secure place.

You can always create new API Keys.

Be sure to keep this key secret and take care not to publish this to a Github Repo. For additional information please see Github Docs on securely storing credentials.

You are now ready to use Geocoders.

Congratulations!🎉🎉