Pelias Documentation

Here is where you can find all documentation for the Pelias geocoder.

Table of Contents

Core Features and API Documentation

• Forward geocoding to find a place by searching for an address or name
• Reverse geocoding to find what is located at a certain coordinate location
• Autocomplete to give real-time result suggestions without having to type the whole location
• Global coverage with prioritized local results
• Structured Geocoding to find a place with data already separated into housenumber, street, city, etc
• Glossary of common terms
• Place endpoint for details on a place returned from a previous query
• Language support for seeing results in different languages

Data Sources

• Pelias data sources

Running your own Pelias

• Pelias installation guide

Pelias project development

• Release notes. See notable changes in Pelias over time