Point Of Interest API

The Point of Interest (POI) API returns a list of names corresponding to geographic and administrative entities based on a specified latitude and longitude and selected category. Supported categories include:

State
District
Village
Pincode
And more…

This API is ideal for applications dealing with address mapping, administrative boundary visualization, geospatial analytics, and government-related datasets.

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🔑 Authentication

All requests must include your API key.
Header Example:
Authorization: X-Authorization-Token

🌐 Endpoint

GET /v4/point_of_interest
Base URL: https://apihub.latlong.ai/v4/point_of_interest

📥 Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
lat	float	Yes	Latitude of the location
lon	Float	Yes	Longitude of the location
categories	string (comma-separated)	Yes	List of POI categories (e.g., hospital, school, hotel)

📤 Sample Request


  curl --location ‘https://apihub.latlong.ai/v4/point_of_interest.json?latitude=12.8974787&longitude=77.5796369&category=MORTH%20%2C%20Pin%20Code%20'

📦 Sample Response

{ 

  "code": 1001, 

  "status": "success", 

  "data": [ 

    { 

      "category": "MORTH", 

      "name": "Ka5-Bengalurusouth" 

    }, 

    { 

      "category": "Pin Code", 

      "name": "560078-J P Nagar" 

    } 

  ] 

}

🧠 Features

⚡
Get nearby places based on categories like school, hospital, bank, etc.
📍
Fast filtering based on location and category
🗺
️ Useful for maps, local business search, travel and service apps

⚠️ Errors

Status Code	Message	Description
400	Missing required parameters	When query is not provided
401	Unauthorized	API key missing or invalid
404	No POIs found	No POIs found matching the criteria
500	Internal Server Error	Something went wrong on our side

Best Practices

Always validate coordinates before calling the API
Use relevant and specific categories for accurate results
Combine this API with map interaction to let users pick location visually