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Documentation > Public Methods > Method Detail: getGeoIDByCoord

This request requires you to submit a latitude and longitude coordinate pair. The API will spatially determine the object that those coordinates are within, and return its ID.

To see the parameters that are required by a specific dataset when calling this method, please select the dataset from the list below:

  Required parameters for this dataset/method combination

Sample Request XML

Please remember that this is merely a static example of an API request. For a real-world API request, the dataset code would reflect the actual dataset called, and the paramters would then follow from that dataset. To see a list of the required parameters for any given dataset with this method, select the dataset in the drop down list above.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <data> <auth> <loginname>your_username</loginname> <key>your_api_key</key> </auth> <request> <dataset>Z</dataset> <method>getGeoIDByCoord</method> <parameters> <lat>40.713734</lat> <lon>-74.011683</lon> <submatch>N</submatch> </parameters> </request> </data>

Sample Response XML

Please remember that this is merely sample XML and the returned items shown are in no way representative of real-world data.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <data> <request> <item> <zip>10007</zip> </item> </request> </data>