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# Reverse geocoding # Reverse geocoding
Reverse geocoding is used for finding places or addresses near a latitude,longitude pair&mdashlike clicking on a map to see what's there when the map doesn't show it otherwise. For example, picture a map showing building outlines but no labels, then clicking on a building and being shown the name of the business. That's reverse geocoding. Reverse geocoding is used for finding places or addresses near a latitude, longitude pair—like clicking on a map to see what's there when the map doesn't show it otherwise. For example, picture a map showing building outlines but no labels, then clicking on a building and being shown the name of the business. That's reverse geocoding.
With reverse geocoding with Mapzen Search, you can look up all sorts of information about points on a map, including: With reverse geocoding with Mapzen Search, you can look up all sorts of information about points on a map, including:
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* postal areas * postal areas
* countries * countries
To get started with reverse geocoding, you need a [free, developer API key](https://mapzen.com/developers) and a latitude,longitude pair in decimal degrees specified with the parameters `point.lat` and `point.lon`, respectively. For example, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, is located at `48.858268,2.294471`. The reverse geocode query for this would be: To get started with reverse geocoding, you need a [free, developer API key](https://mapzen.com/developers) and a latitude, longitude pair in decimal degrees specified with the parameters `point.lat` and `point.lon`, respectively. For example, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, is located at `48.858268,2.294471`. The reverse geocode query for this would be:
>[/v1/reverse?api_key=search-XXXXXXX&___point.lat=48.858268___&___point.lon=2.294471___](https://search.mapzen.com/v1/reverse?api_key=search-XXXXXXX&point.lat=48.858268&point.lon=2.294471) >[/v1/reverse?api_key=search-XXXXXXX&___point.lat=48.858268___&___point.lon=2.294471___](https://search.mapzen.com/v1/reverse?api_key=search-XXXXXXX&point.lat=48.858268&point.lon=2.294471)

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