Nearest Cties API

The Nearest Cities API returns a list of up to 10 cities that are geographically closest to a specified city. This can be useful in applications related to travel, logistics, planning, or location-based services.

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🔑 Authentication

All requests must include your API key.
Header Example:
Authorization: X-Authorization-Token (Get your token HERE)

🌐 Endpoint

GET /v4/nearest-cities
Base URL: https://apihub.latlong.ai/v4/nearest-cities

📥 Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
city	String	Yes	The name of the city to search from

📤 Sample Request


    curl --location ‘https://apihub.latlong.ai/v4/nearest-cities.json?address=main%20bazzar%2Cooty%2Ctamilnadu&limit=10'

📦 Sample Response

{ 

  "code": 1001, 

  "status": "success", 

  "data": { 

    "address": "main bazzar,ooty,tamilnadu", 

    "nearestcity": [ 

      { 

        "name": "Udhagamandalam", 

        "adminstrative_type": "Municipality" 

      }, 

      { 

        "name": "Kethi", 

        "adminstrative_type": "Town Panchayat" 

      }, 

      { 

        "name": "Adikaratti", 

        "adminstrative_type": "Town Panchayat" 

      }, 

      { 

        "name": "Wellington", 

        "adminstrative_type": "Municipal Corporation" 

      }, 

      { 

        "name": "Sholur", 

        "adminstrative_type": "Town Panchayat" 

      }, 

      { 

        "name": "Coonoor", 

        "adminstrative_type": "Municipality" 

      }, 

      { 

        "name": "Bikketti", 

        "adminstrative_type": "Town Panchayat" 

      }, 

      { 

        "name": "Huligal", 

        "adminstrative_type": "Town Panchayat" 

      }, 

      { 

        "name": "Kilkunda", 

        "adminstrative_type": "Town Panchayat" 

      }, 

      { 

        "name": "Naduvattam", 

        "adminstrative_type": "Town Panchayat" 

      } 

    ] 

  } 

}

🧠 Features

⚡
Returns up to 10 nearest cities for a given input city
📍
Based on geographical distance
🗺
️ Fast and reliable response for dynamic UI or mobile apps

⚠️ Errors

Status Code	Message	Description
400	Missing required parameters	When query is not provided
401	Unauthorized	API key missing or invalid
404	City not found	The input city was not found in the database
500	Internal Server Error	Something went wrong on our side

Best Practices

Use correct city names to avoid 404 errors
Display fallback message when fewer than 10 results are returned
Integrate with autocomplete or autosuggest APIs for better UX