discovery

Find features within a radius

Returns named features or category matches within a radius, sorted by distance.

When to use: Find nearby amenities, infrastructure, or named features around a coordinate.

When not to use: Use Overpass QL for bounding-box queries or areas beyond the supported radius.

get/places/nearby

Request

  • Base URL: https://api.mapsource.io
  • URL: https://api.mapsource.io/places/nearby
  • Auth: HTTP bearer

Query parameters

latnumber required

Latitude in decimal degrees.

lonnumber required

Longitude in decimal degrees.

radiusinteger

Metres.

categorystring

Omit for any named feature.

limitinteger

Maximum records.

Response

Find features within a radius

schemastring

Changes

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