geocode

Geocode search for coordinates

Converts the search query to coordinates

The code below gives an example of how to use the client to get a geocode

import valueguard

vgClient = valueguard.Client()
vgClient.authenticate("<username>", "<password>")


print(vgClient.geocode(
    query="Drottninggatan",
    limit=10,
    match_type="address",
    exact_match=False
))

Field list

Field name	Description	Example
name	The complete name of the search result	UPPSALA KÅGARBOL 1:3
wgs84lat	Latitude coordinate in the WGS84 format	59.82456923826135
wgs84lon	Longitude coordinate in the WGS84 format	18.0641791324908

Search criteria fields

Field Name	Description	Example
match_type	Specifies the type of data used for matching. Supported values are address and property_unit_designation	address
exact_match	Indicates whether an exact (full) match is required	true
query	The search string to retrieve coordinates	Uppsala
limit	The maximum number of search results to return	10

Query example format

Address

You can enter addresses in any of the following formats:

• Myrgången 198
• Myrgången 198, Trollhättan
• Myrgången 198, 461 62 Trollhättan
• Myrgången 198, 46162 Trollhättan

property_unit_designation

You can enter property unit designations such as:

• UPPSALA KÅGARBOL 1:3
• STOCKHOLM NORRMALM 1:1

Raw request

Get

curl https://api-prod.valueguard.se/v1/geocode?access_token={access_token}&match_type={match_type}&query={query}