Search - Get Search Address

Service:

Maps

API Version:

1.0

Use to get latitude and longitude coordinates of a street address in an unstructured or query input format.

The Get Search Address API is an HTTP GET request returns the latitude and longitude coordinates when passed in a street address or name of a place as the search criteria.

In many cases, the complete search service might be too much, for instance if you are only interested in traditional geocoding. Search can also be accessed for address look up exclusively. The geocoding is performed by hitting the geocode endpoint with just the address or partial address in question. The geocoding search index will be queried for everything above the street level data. No POIs will be returned. Note that the geocoder is very tolerant of typos and incomplete addresses. It will also handle everything from exact street addresses or street or intersections as well as higher level geographies such as city centers, counties, states etc.

GET https://atlas.microsoft.com/search/address/{format}?api-version=1.0&query={query}

With optional parameters:

GET https://atlas.microsoft.com/search/address/{format}?api-version=1.0&query={query}&typeahead={typeahead}&limit={limit}&ofs={ofs}&countrySet={countrySet}&lat={lat}&lon={lon}&radius={radius}&topLeft={topLeft}&btmRight={btmRight}&language={language}&extendedPostalCodesFor={extendedPostalCodesFor}&entityType={entityType}&view={view}

URI Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type	Description
format	path	True	ResponseFormat	Desired format of the response. Value can be either json or xml.
api-version	query	True	string	Version number of Azure Maps API.
query	query	True	string	The address to search for (e.g., "1 Microsoft way, Redmond, WA"), must be properly URL encoded.
btmRight	query		string	Bottom right position of the bounding box. E.g. 37.553,-122.453
countrySet	query		string[]	Comma separated string of country/region codes, e.g. FR,ES. This will limit the search to the specified countries/regions
entityType	query		GeographicEntityType	Specifies the level of filtering performed on geographies. Narrows the search for specified geography entity types, e.g. return only municipality. The resulting response will contain the geography ID as well as the entity type matched. If you provide more than one entity as a comma separated list, endpoint will return the 'smallest entity available'. Returned Geometry ID can be used to get the geometry of that geography via Get Search Polygon API. The following parameters are ignored when entityType is set: heading number returnRoadUse returnSpeedLimit roadUse returnMatchType
extendedPostalCodesFor	query		SearchIndexes[]	Indexes for which extended postal codes should be included in the results. Available indexes are: Addr = Address ranges Geo = Geographies PAD = Point Addresses POI = Points of Interest Str = Streets XStr = Cross Streets (intersections) Value should be a comma separated list of index types (in any order) or None for no indexes. By default extended postal codes are included for all indexes except Geo. Extended postal code lists for geographies can be quite long so they have to be explicitly requested when needed. Usage examples: extendedPostalCodesFor=POI extendedPostalCodesFor=PAD,Addr,POI extendedPostalCodesFor=None Extended postal code is returned as an extendedPostalCode property of an address. Availability is region-dependent.
language	query		string	Language in which search results should be returned. Should be one of supported IETF language tags, case insensitive. When data in specified language is not available for a specific field, default language is used. Please refer to Supported Languages for details.
lat	query		number double	Latitude where results should be biased. E.g. 37.337
limit	query		integer	Maximum number of responses that will be returned. Default: 10, minimum: 1 and maximum: 100
lon	query		number double	Longitude where results should be biased. E.g. -121.89
ofs	query		integer	Starting offset of the returned results within the full result set. Default: 0
radius	query		integer	The radius in meters to for the results to be constrained to the defined area
topLeft	query		string	Top left position of the bounding box. E.g. 37.553,-122.453
typeahead	query		boolean	Boolean. If the typeahead flag is set, the query will be interpreted as a partial input and the search will enter predictive mode
view	query		LocalizedMapView	The View parameter (also called the "user region" parameter) allows you to show the correct maps for a certain country/region for geopolitically disputed regions. Different countries/regions have different views of such regions, and the View parameter allows your application to comply with the view required by the country/region your application will be serving. By default, the View parameter is set to “Unified” even if you haven’t defined it in the request. It is your responsibility to determine the location of your users, and then set the View parameter correctly for that location. Alternatively, you have the option to set ‘View=Auto’, which will return the map data based on the IP address of the request. The View parameter in Azure Maps must be used in compliance with applicable laws, including those regarding mapping, of the country/region where maps, images and other data and third party content that you are authorized to access via Azure Maps is made available. Example: view=IN. Please refer to Supported Views for details and to see the available Views.

Request Header

Name	Required	Type	Description
x-ms-client-id		string	Specifies which account is intended for usage in conjunction with the Microsoft Entra ID security model. It represents a unique ID for the Azure Maps account and can be retrieved from the Azure Maps management plane Account API. To use Microsoft Entra ID security in Azure Maps see the following articles for guidance.

Responses

Name	Type	Description
200 OK	SearchAddressResult	OK
Other Status Codes	ErrorResponse	An unexpected error occurred.

Security

AADToken

These are the Microsoft Entra OAuth 2.0 Flows. When paired with Azure role-based access control it can be used to control access to Azure Maps REST APIs. Azure role-based access controls are used to designate access to one or more Azure Maps resource account or sub-resources. Any user, group, or service principal can be granted access via a built-in role or a custom role composed of one or more permissions to Azure Maps REST APIs.

To implement scenarios, we recommend viewing authentication concepts. In summary, this security definition provides a solution for modeling application(s) via objects capable of access control on specific APIs and scopes.

Note

• This security definition requires the use of the x-ms-client-id header to indicate which Azure Maps resource the application is requesting access to. This can be acquired from the Maps management API.
• The Authorization URL is specific to the Azure public cloud instance. Sovereign clouds have unique Authorization URLs and Microsoft Entra ID configurations.
• The Azure role-based access control is configured from the Azure management plane via Azure portal, PowerShell, CLI, Azure SDKs, or REST APIs.
• Usage of the Azure Maps Web SDK allows for configuration based setup of an application for multiple use cases.
• For more information on Microsoft identity platform, see Microsoft identity platform overview.

Type: oauth2
Flow: implicit
Authorization URL: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/authorize

Scopes

Name	Description
https://atlas.microsoft.com/.default	https://atlas.microsoft.com/.default

subscription-key

This is a shared key that is provisioned when you Create an Azure Maps account in the Azure portal or using PowerShell, CLI, Azure SDKs, or REST API.

With this key, any application can access all REST API. In other words, this key can be used as a master key in the account that they are issued in.

For publicly exposed applications, our recommendation is to use the confidential client applications approach to access Azure Maps REST APIs so your key can be securely stored.

Type: apiKey
In: query

SAS Token

This is a shared access signature token is created from the List SAS operation on the Azure Maps resource through the Azure management plane via Azure portal, PowerShell, CLI, Azure SDKs, or REST APIs.

With this token, any application is authorized to access with Azure role-based access controls and fine-grain control to the expiration, rate, and region(s) of use for the particular token. In other words, the SAS Token can be used to allow applications to control access in a more secured way than the shared key.

For publicly exposed applications, our recommendation is to configure a specific list of allowed origins on the Map account resource to limit rendering abuse and regularly renew the SAS Token.

Type: apiKey
In: header

Examples

Search detail address 15127 NE 24th Street, Redmond, WA 98052

Sample request

HTTP

GET https://atlas.microsoft.com/search/address/json?api-version=1.0&query=15127 NE 24th Street, Redmond, WA 98052

Sample response

Status code:

200

{
  "summary": {
    "query": "15127 NE 24th Street, Redmond, WA 98052",
    "queryType": "NON_NEAR",
    "queryTime": 58,
    "numResults": 1,
    "offset": 0,
    "totalResults": 1,
    "fuzzyLevel": 1
  },
  "results": [
    {
      "type": "Point Address",
      "id": "US/PAD/p0/19173426",
      "score": 14.51,
      "address": {
        "streetNumber": "15127",
        "streetName": "NE 24th St",
        "municipalitySubdivision": "Redmond",
        "municipality": "Redmond, Adelaide, Ames Lake, Avondale, Earlmount",
        "countrySecondarySubdivision": "King",
        "countryTertiarySubdivision": "Seattle East",
        "countrySubdivisionCode": "WA",
        "postalCode": "98052",
        "extendedPostalCode": "980525544",
        "countryCode": "US",
        "country": "United States Of America",
        "countryCodeISO3": "USA",
        "freeformAddress": "15127 NE 24th St, Redmond, WA 980525544",
        "countrySubdivisionName": "Washington"
      },
      "position": {
        "lat": 47.6308,
        "lon": -122.1385
      },
      "viewport": {
        "topLeftPoint": {
          "lat": 47.6317,
          "lon": -122.13983
        },
        "btmRightPoint": {
          "lat": 47.6299,
          "lon": -122.13717
        }
      },
      "entryPoints": [
        {
          "type": "main",
          "position": {
            "lat": 47.6315,
            "lon": -122.13852
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Definitions

Name	Description
Address	The address of the result
AddressRanges	Describes the address range on both sides of the street for a search result. Coordinates for the start and end locations of the address range are included.
BoundingBox	The viewport that covers the result represented by the top-left and bottom-right coordinates of the viewport.
BoundingBoxCompassNotation	The bounding box of the location.
Brand	The brand associated with the POI
Classification	The classification for the POI being returned
ClassificationName	Name for the classification
DataSources	Optional section. Reference ids for use with the Get Search Polygon API.
Entity	Entity type source of the bounding box. For reverse-geocoding this is always equal to position.
EntryPoint	The entry point for the POI being returned.
EntryPointType	The type of entry point. Value can be either main or minor.
ErrorAdditionalInfo	The resource management error additional info.
ErrorDetail	The error detail.
ErrorResponse	Error response
GeographicEntityType	Geography entity type. Present only when entityType was requested and is available.
Geometry	Information about the geometric shape of the result. Only present if type == Geography.
LatLongPairAbbreviated	A location represented as a latitude and longitude using short names 'lat' & 'lon'.
LocalizedMapView	The View parameter (also called the "user region" parameter) allows you to show the correct maps for a certain country/region for geopolitically disputed regions. Different countries/regions have different views of such regions, and the View parameter allows your application to comply with the view required by the country/region your application will be serving. By default, the View parameter is set to “Unified” even if you haven’t defined it in the request. It is your responsibility to determine the location of your users, and then set the View parameter correctly for that location. Alternatively, you have the option to set ‘View=Auto’, which will return the map data based on the IP address of the request. The View parameter in Azure Maps must be used in compliance with applicable laws, including those regarding mapping, of the country/region where maps, images and other data and third party content that you are authorized to access via Azure Maps is made available. Example: view=IN. Please refer to Supported Views for details and to see the available Views.
MatchType	Types of match for a reverse address search operation.
OperatingHours	Opening hours for a POI (Points of Interest).
OperatingHoursTime	Represents a date and time
OperatingHoursTimeRange	Open time range for a day
PointOfInterest	Details of the returned POI including information such as the name, phone, url address, and classifications.
PointOfInterestCategorySet	POI category
QueryType	The type of query being returned: NEARBY or NON_NEAR.
ResponseFormat	Desired format of the response. Value can be either json or xml.
SearchAddressResult	This object is returned from a successful Search calls.
SearchAddressResultItem	Result object for a Search API response.
SearchAddressResultType	One of: POI Street Geography Point Address Address Range Cross Street
SearchIndexes	Indexes for which extended postal codes should be included in the results. Available indexes are: Addr = Address ranges Geo = Geographies PAD = Point Addresses POI = Points of Interest Str = Streets XStr = Cross Streets (intersections) Value should be a comma separated list of index types (in any order) or None for no indexes. By default extended postal codes are included for all indexes except Geo. Extended postal code lists for geographies can be quite long so they have to be explicitly requested when needed. Usage examples: extendedPostalCodesFor=POI extendedPostalCodesFor=PAD,Addr,POI extendedPostalCodesFor=None Extended postal code is returned as an extendedPostalCode property of an address. Availability is region-dependent.
SearchSummary	Summary object for a Search API response.

Address

The address of the result

Name	Type	Description
boundingBox	BoundingBoxCompassNotation	The bounding box of the location.
buildingNumber	string	The building number on the street. DEPRECATED, use streetNumber instead.
country	string	country/region name
countryCode	string	Country (Note: This is a two-letter code, not a country/region name.)
countryCodeISO3	string	ISO alpha-3 country code
countrySecondarySubdivision	string	County
countrySubdivision	string	State or Province
countrySubdivisionCode	string	countrySubdivisionCode prefixed by countryCode ( countryCode-countrySubdivisionCode ) and the hyphen forms the ISO 3166-2 code. Examples: TX for Texas, SCT for Scotland and ON for Ontario.
countrySubdivisionName	string	The full name of a first level of country/region administrative hierarchy. This field appears only in case countrySubdivision is presented in an abbreviated form. Only supported for USA, Canada, and United Kingdom.
countryTertiarySubdivision	string	Named Area
crossStreet	string	The name of the street being crossed.
extendedPostalCode	string	Extended postal code (availability is dependent on the region).
freeformAddress	string	An address line formatted according to the formatting rules of a Result's country/region of origin, or in the case of a country/region, its full country/region name.
localName	string	An address component that represents the name of a geographic area or locality that groups multiple addressable objects for addressing purposes, without being an administrative unit. This field is used to build the freeformAddress property. localName represents the postal municipality. Depending on the location, localName is the commonly known name of a city or town. For the commonly known name of a city or town, use localName instead of municipality.
municipality	string	City / Town Note: municipality represents the residential municipality. Depending on the location, the municipality value may differ from the commonly known name of a city or town. For the commonly known name of the city or town, it’s suggested that the localName value be used instead of the municipality value.
municipalitySubdivision	string	Sub / Super City
neighbourhood	string	A Neighbourhood is a geographically localized area within a city or town with distinctive characteristics and social interactions between inhabitants.
postalCode	string	Postal Code / Zip Code
routeNumbers	string[]	The codes used to unambiguously identify the street
street	string	The street name. DEPRECATED, use streetName instead.
streetName	string	The street name.
streetNameAndNumber	string	The street name and number.
streetNumber	string	The building number on the street.

AddressRanges

Describes the address range on both sides of the street for a search result. Coordinates for the start and end locations of the address range are included.

Name	Type	Description
from	LatLongPairAbbreviated	A location represented as a latitude and longitude using short names 'lat' & 'lon'.
rangeLeft	string	Address range on the left side of the street.
rangeRight	string	Address range on the right side of the street.
to	LatLongPairAbbreviated	A location represented as a latitude and longitude using short names 'lat' & 'lon'.

BoundingBox

The viewport that covers the result represented by the top-left and bottom-right coordinates of the viewport.

Name	Type	Description
btmRightPoint	LatLongPairAbbreviated	A location represented as a latitude and longitude using short names 'lat' & 'lon'.
topLeftPoint	LatLongPairAbbreviated	A location represented as a latitude and longitude using short names 'lat' & 'lon'.

BoundingBoxCompassNotation

The bounding box of the location.

Name	Type	Description
entity	Entity	Entity type source of the bounding box. For reverse-geocoding this is always equal to position.
northEast	string	North-east latitude,longitude coordinate of the bounding box as comma-separated floats
southWest	string	South-west latitude,longitude coordinate of the bounding box as comma-separated floats

Brand

The brand associated with the POI

Name	Type	Description
name	string	Name of the brand

Classification

The classification for the POI being returned

Name	Type	Description
code	string	Code property
names	ClassificationName[]	Names array

ClassificationName

Name for the classification

Name	Type	Description
name	string	Name property
nameLocale	string	Name Locale property

DataSources

Optional section. Reference ids for use with the Get Search Polygon API.

Name	Type	Description
geometry	Geometry	Information about the geometric shape of the result. Only present if type == Geography.

Entity

Entity type source of the bounding box. For reverse-geocoding this is always equal to position.

Name	Type	Description
position	string	Position entity

EntryPoint

The entry point for the POI being returned.

Name	Type	Description
position	LatLongPairAbbreviated	A location represented as a latitude and longitude using short names 'lat' & 'lon'.
type	EntryPointType	The type of entry point. Value can be either main or minor.

EntryPointType

The type of entry point. Value can be either main or minor.

Name	Type	Description
main	string
minor	string

ErrorAdditionalInfo

The resource management error additional info.

Name	Type	Description
info	object	The additional info.
type	string	The additional info type.

ErrorDetail

The error detail.

Name	Type	Description
additionalInfo	ErrorAdditionalInfo[]	The error additional info.
code	string	The error code.
details	ErrorDetail[]	The error details.
message	string	The error message.
target	string	The error target.

ErrorResponse

Error response

Name	Type	Description
error	ErrorDetail	The error object.

GeographicEntityType

Geography entity type. Present only when entityType was requested and is available.

Name	Type	Description
Country	string	country/region name
CountrySecondarySubdivision	string	County
CountrySubdivision	string	State or Province
CountryTertiarySubdivision	string	Named Area
Municipality	string	City / Town
MunicipalitySubdivision	string	Sub / Super City
Neighbourhood	string	Neighbourhood
PostalCodeArea	string	Postal Code / Zip Code

Geometry

Information about the geometric shape of the result. Only present if type == Geography.

Name	Type	Description
id	string	Pass this as geometryId to the Get Search Polygon API to fetch geometry information for this result.

LatLongPairAbbreviated

A location represented as a latitude and longitude using short names 'lat' & 'lon'.

Name	Type	Description
lat	number	Latitude property
lon	number	Longitude property

LocalizedMapView

The View parameter (also called the "user region" parameter) allows you to show the correct maps for a certain country/region for geopolitically disputed regions. Different countries/regions have different views of such regions, and the View parameter allows your application to comply with the view required by the country/region your application will be serving. By default, the View parameter is set to “Unified” even if you haven’t defined it in the request. It is your responsibility to determine the location of your users, and then set the View parameter correctly for that location. Alternatively, you have the option to set ‘View=Auto’, which will return the map data based on the IP address of the request. The View parameter in Azure Maps must be used in compliance with applicable laws, including those regarding mapping, of the country/region where maps, images and other data and third party content that you are authorized to access via Azure Maps is made available. Example: view=IN.

Please refer to Supported Views for details and to see the available Views.

Name	Type	Description
AE	string	United Arab Emirates (Arabic View)
AR	string	Argentina (Argentinian View)
Auto	string	Return the map data based on the IP address of the request.
BH	string	Bahrain (Arabic View)
IN	string	India (Indian View)
IQ	string	Iraq (Arabic View)
JO	string	Jordan (Arabic View)
KW	string	Kuwait (Arabic View)
LB	string	Lebanon (Arabic View)
MA	string	Morocco (Moroccan View)
OM	string	Oman (Arabic View)
PK	string	Pakistan (Pakistani View)
PS	string	Palestinian Authority (Arabic View)
QA	string	Qatar (Arabic View)
SA	string	Saudi Arabia (Arabic View)
SY	string	Syria (Arabic View)
Unified	string	Unified View (Others)
YE	string	Yemen (Arabic View)

MatchType

Types of match for a reverse address search operation.

Name	Type	Description
AddressPoint	string
HouseNumberRange	string
Street	string

OperatingHours

Opening hours for a POI (Points of Interest).

Name	Type	Description
mode	string	Value used in the request: none or "nextSevenDays"
timeRanges	OperatingHoursTimeRange[]	List of time ranges for the next 7 days

OperatingHoursTime

Represents a date and time

Name	Type	Description
date	string	Represents current calendar date in POI time zone, e.g. "2019-02-07".
hour	integer	Hours are in the 24 hour format in the local time of a POI; possible values are 0 - 23.
minute	integer	Minutes are in the local time of a POI; possible values are 0 - 59.

OperatingHoursTimeRange

Open time range for a day

Name	Type	Description
endTime	OperatingHoursTime	The point in the next 7 days range when a given POI is being closed, or the beginning of the range if it was closed before the range.
startTime	OperatingHoursTime	The point in the next 7 days range when a given POI is being opened, or the beginning of the range if it was opened before the range.

PointOfInterest

Details of the returned POI including information such as the name, phone, url address, and classifications.

Name	Type	Description
brands	Brand[]	Brands array. The name of the brand for the POI being returned.
categories	string[]	Categories array
categorySet	PointOfInterestCategorySet[]	The list of the most specific POI categories
classifications	Classification[]	Classification array
name	string	Name of the POI property
openingHours	OperatingHours	Opening hours for a POI (Points of Interest).
phone	string	Telephone number property
url	string	Website URL property

PointOfInterestCategorySet

POI category

Name	Type	Description
id	integer	Category ID

QueryType

The type of query being returned: NEARBY or NON_NEAR.

Name	Type	Description
NEARBY	string	Search was performed around a certain latitude and longitude with a defined radius
NON_NEAR	string	Search was performed globally, without biasing to a certain latitude and longitude, and no defined radius

ResponseFormat

Desired format of the response. Value can be either json or xml.

Name	Type	Description
json	string	The JavaScript Object Notation Data Interchange Format
xml	string	The Extensible Markup Language

SearchAddressResult

This object is returned from a successful Search calls.

Name	Type	Description
results	SearchAddressResultItem[]	A list of Search API results.
summary	SearchSummary	Summary object for a Search API response

SearchAddressResultItem

Result object for a Search API response.

Name	Type	Description
address	Address	The address of the result
addressRanges	AddressRanges	Describes the address range on both sides of the street for a search result. Coordinates for the start and end locations of the address range are included.
dataSources	DataSources	Optional section. Reference geometry id for use with the Get Search Polygon API.
detourTime	integer	Detour time in seconds. Only returned for calls to the Search Along Route API.
dist	number	Straight line distance between the result and geobias location in meters.
entityType	GeographicEntityType	Geography entity type. Present only when entityType was requested and is available.
entryPoints	EntryPoint[]	Array of EntryPoints. Those describe the types of entrances available at the location. The type can be "main" for main entrances such as a front door, or a lobby, and "minor", for side and back doors.
id	string	Id property
info	string	Information about the original data source of the Result. Used for support requests.
matchType	MatchType	Information on the type of match. One of: AddressPoint HouseNumberRange Street
poi	PointOfInterest	Details of the returned POI including information such as the name, phone, url address, and classifications.
position	LatLongPairAbbreviated	A location represented as a latitude and longitude using short names 'lat' & 'lon'.
score	number	The value within a result set to indicate the relative matching score between results. You can use this to determine that result x is twice as likely to be as relevant as result y if the value of x is 2x the value of y. The values vary between queries and is only meant as a relative value for one result set.
type	SearchAddressResultType	One of: POI Street Geography Point Address Address Range Cross Street
viewport	BoundingBox	The viewport that covers the result represented by the top-left and bottom-right coordinates of the viewport.

SearchAddressResultType

One of:

• POI
• Street
• Geography
• Point Address
• Address Range
• Cross Street

Name	Type	Description
Address Range	string
Cross Street	string
Geography	string
POI	string
Point Address	string
Street	string

SearchIndexes

Indexes for which extended postal codes should be included in the results.

Available indexes are:

Addr = Address ranges

Geo = Geographies

PAD = Point Addresses

POI = Points of Interest

Str = Streets

XStr = Cross Streets (intersections)

Value should be a comma separated list of index types (in any order) or None for no indexes.

By default extended postal codes are included for all indexes except Geo. Extended postal code lists for geographies can be quite long so they have to be explicitly requested when needed.

Usage examples:

extendedPostalCodesFor=POI

extendedPostalCodesFor=PAD,Addr,POI

extendedPostalCodesFor=None

Extended postal code is returned as an extendedPostalCode property of an address. Availability is region-dependent.

Name	Type	Description
Addr	string
Geo	string
PAD	string
POI	string
Str	string
Xstr	string

SearchSummary

Summary object for a Search API response.

Name	Type	Description
fuzzyLevel	integer	The maximum fuzzy level required to provide Results.
geoBias	LatLongPairAbbreviated	Indication when the internal search engine has applied a geospatial bias to improve the ranking of results. In some methods, this can be affected by setting the lat and lon parameters where available. In other cases it is purely internal.
limit	integer	Maximum number of responses that will be returned
numResults	integer	Number of results in the response.
offset	integer	The starting offset of the returned Results within the full Result set.
query	string	The query parameter that was used to produce these search results.
queryTime	integer	Time spent resolving the query, in milliseconds.
queryType	QueryType	The type of query being returned: NEARBY or NON_NEAR.
totalResults	integer	The total number of Results found.