Geoapify API
Maps & Geocoding
Geoapify is a European location intelligence platform providing a comprehensive suite of mapping and geocoding APIs built primarily on OpenStreetMap data, with additional premium data layers. Offering geocoding, reverse geocoding, address autocomplete, places search, routing, isochrones, and map tiles, Geoapify positions itself as a cost-effective, developer-friendly alternative to Google Maps Platform with a generous free tier of 3,000 API calls per day and no credit card required for the free plan.
Geoapify API Highlights
Geoapify API is verified for developer integrations in Nigeria and across African markets, providing documented endpoints, sandbox testing, and developer support.
Nigeria
Ghana
Kenya
AWSGeoapify API is best for:
Developers needing a cost-effective alternative to Google Maps geocoding, routing, maps, and isochrones using OpenStreetMap data with a commercial API key, higher rate limits than Nominatim, and good Nigerian coverage.
- Free:3,000 API calls/day
- Paid from $49/month
- Uses OpenStreetMap + premium data
- Nigeria supported
Geoapify API Core Features & Capabilities
Required Access Documents for Geoapify API
- Geoapify AccountRequiredRegister at myprojects.geoapify.com. Free plan available no credit card required for free tier. API key generated from dashboard. Include API key as query parameter in requests.
Different Geoapify API use cases
- Cost-Effective Geocoding for Nigerian Platform:Use Geoapify as a cost-effective alternative to Google Geocoding API for a Nigerian application, processing up to 3,000 geocoding requests/day on the free plan covering addresses in Lagos, Abuja, and other Nigerian cities using OpenStreetMap data.
- Isochrone Analysis for Nigerian Delivery Zone:Use Geoapify Isochrones API to calculate delivery reachability zones how far a Nigerian delivery driver can reach from a warehouse in 30, 60, or 90 minutes by road generating polygon zones for customer-facing delivery area maps.
- Routing for Nigerian Logistics App:Use Geoapify Routing API to calculate driving routes between multiple points in Nigerian cities for a logistics application avoiding Google Maps costs while maintaining good routing quality based on OpenStreetMap road data.
- Free Map Tiles for Nigerian Web App:Use Geoapify map tile service to display base maps in a Nigerian web application using Leaflet.js or MapLibre GL free map tiles based on OpenStreetMap data without Google Maps API costs or rate limits.