Search
Find anything, anywhere with Search APIs
Search for addresses, places, and business listings by name, category, and geographic information.
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Azure Maps Search supports a wide range of use cases. Grow with accurate map location search, from simple map displays to complex geospatial data analysis catering to the needs of various industries such as transportation, logistics, travel, and more.
Search Service
Surface locations, addresses, points of interest (POIs), and other geographical information through Azure Maps API.
Drawing Tools
Draw boundaries or points of interest with icons, polygons, boundary shapes, or custom implementations.
Autosuggest
Autocomplete provides address suggestions as the user types and pre-populates forms and inputs.
Fuzzy Search
Provide local results with point of interest search. Build relevant experiences by performing fuzzy map searches.
Geocoding and Reverse Geocoding
Geocoding API converts addresses into geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude), while reverse geocoding does the opposite, transforming accurate coordinates into human-readable addresses. This is crucial for mapping applications that need to display the exact location of a particular address or place on a map.
Point of Interest (POI) Search
This REST API feature allows users to search maps for points of interest within a specific area. POIs can include restaurants, parks, shopping centers, and more. Users can search by category, name, or proximity to a location. Azure Maps Search APIs let users learn everything they need to know about where they’re going with a simple glance.
Fuzzy Search
The fuzzy search capability helps users find locations or POIs even if the search query is not precisely spelled or phrased correctly. This improves user experience by providing relevant and accurate map location search results despite typographical errors or incomplete information. Creating truly universal and more accessible experiences has never been easier.
Batch Geocoding
This REST API feature allows for the processing of multiple geocoding and reverse geocoding requests in a single batch, making it efficient to handle large volumes of address data. Building complex geolocation technologies is easier with our efficient Search APIs.
Route Range
Users can search for points of interest within a reachable range based on a starting point and travel time or distance. This is useful for applications that need to suggest destinations within a certain driving time or distance.
Azure Maps Search Service
The Search service, part of Microsoft’s Azure Maps suite, provides geospatial search capabilities that allow developers to integrate various map-related functions into their applications.
This service is designed to help with the discovery of locations, addresses, point of interest searches, and other geographical information through a set of APIs.
Azure Maps Location Search APIs
More search functionality
Geocoding
Azure Maps’ Geocoding API allows you to look up and convert addresses to longitude/latitude and vice versa. It also allows you to perform map searches for the geographic outline of an area, such as a city or country region.
Geolocation
Azure Maps’ geolocation services allow you to resolve the IP addresses from a range of mobile and fixed internet traffic sources to determine the ISO country code of that IP traffic. This enables the localization of services and content for your application.
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Documentation
Complete with code samples, SDK support, and detailed explanations, this is a one-stop resource for enhancing your projects with a wide range of Azure Maps APIs.
Samples
These pre-written snippets show how to perform various API calls for current weather, forecasts, and severe weather alerts, among other functionalities.
Frequently asked questions
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The API utilizes a comprehensive database of geospatial data that is continuously updated and curated for accuracy. It employs advanced map location search algorithms to deliver precise results for addresses, places, businesses, and other points of interest searches.
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Yes. The API is capable of processing queries in more than 45 languages, including regional dialects for major languages such as English, Spanish, and Chinese.
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While there are no daily limits on map location searches users can perform using the APIs, there are limits on the number of queries per second (QPS). QPS limits vary depending on the selected pricing tier.
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Yes, Azure Maps can be seamlessly integrated with other Azure tools and services. Customers can implement Azure Maps into their existing Azure subscription or Enterprise agreement.
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The Azure Maps Search Service is ideal for any map location search application in which users need to search for addresses, places, or businesses by name, category, or other criteria. This could include food delivery applications, applications used within the transportation industry, and more.
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Yes, Azure Maps can be seamlessly integrated with other Azure tools and services. Customers can implement Azure Maps into their existing Azure subscription or Enterprise agreement.
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