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OpenPLZ API API

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Overview

A public street and postal code directory for Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein and Switzerland via an open REST API

OpenPLZ API is a geocoding API. It needs no API key. It is served over HTTPS and allows browser requests (CORS).

At a glance

Authentication
No auth
HTTPS
Yes
CORS
Yes
Category
Geocoding

Questions

Does the OpenPLZ API API need an API key?

No. The OpenPLZ API API can be called without an API key or sign-up, which makes it handy for prototypes and front-end demos.

Can I call the OpenPLZ API API from the browser?

Yes. The OpenPLZ API API sends CORS headers, so a web page can call it directly with fetch().

Does the OpenPLZ API API support HTTPS?

Yes, the OpenPLZ API API is served over HTTPS.

What are alternatives to the OpenPLZ API API?

Other Geocoding APIs include Bing Maps, ip-api, OpenStreetMap, GeographQL, IP Address Details.

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Listed from public-apis database (MIT).