Method: geocode.address.geocodeAddress
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This method performs an address geocode, which maps an address to a LatLng. It also provides structured information about the address.
HTTP request
GET https://geocode.googleapis.com/v4beta/geocode/address
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Query parameters
| Parameters |
locationBias |
object (GeocodeAddressRequest.LocationBias)
Optional. The region to search. This location serves as a bias which means results around given location might be returned.
|
languageCode |
string
Optional. Language in which the results should be returned.
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regionCode |
string
Optional. Region code. The region code, specified as a ccTLD ("top-level domain") two-character value. The parameter affects results based on applicable law. This parameter will also influence, but not fully restrict, results from the service.
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Union parameter address_input. The address to geocode. address_input can be only one of the following: |
addressQuery |
string
The unstructured address to geocode.
|
address |
object (PostalAddress)
The structured address to geocode in postal address format.
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Request body
The request body must be empty.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains an instance of GeocodeAddressResponse.
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/maps-platform.geocode
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/maps-platform.geocode.address
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Last updated 2025-08-27 UTC.
[null,null,["Last updated 2025-08-27 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Method: geocode.address.geocodeAddress\n\n- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Query parameters](#body.QUERY_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization scopes](#body.aspect)\n\nThis method performs an address geocode, which maps an address to a LatLng. It also provides structured information about the address.\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`GET https://geocode.googleapis.com/v4beta/geocode/address`\n\nThe URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.\n\n### Query parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `locationBias` | `object (`[GeocodeAddressRequest.LocationBias](/maps/documentation/geocoding/reference/rest/v4beta/GeocodeAddressRequest.LocationBias)`)` Optional. The region to search. This location serves as a bias which means results around given location might be returned. |\n| `languageCode` | `string` Optional. Language in which the results should be returned. |\n| `regionCode` | `string` Optional. Region code. The region code, specified as a ccTLD (\"top-level domain\") two-character value. The parameter affects results based on applicable law. This parameter will also influence, but not fully restrict, results from the service. |\n| Union parameter `address_input`. The address to geocode. `address_input` can be only one of the following: ||\n| `addressQuery` | `string` The unstructured address to geocode. |\n| `address` | `object (`[PostalAddress](/maps/documentation/geocoding/reference/rest/Shared.Types/PostalAddress)`)` The structured address to geocode in postal address format. |\n\n### Request body\n\nThe request body must be empty.\n\n### Response body\n\nIf successful, the response body contains an instance of [GeocodeAddressResponse](/maps/documentation/geocoding/reference/rest/v4beta/GeocodeAddressResponse).\n\n### Authorization scopes\n\nRequires one of the following OAuth scopes:\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform`\n- `\n https://www.googleapis.com/auth/maps-platform.geocode`\n- `\n https://www.googleapis.com/auth/maps-platform.geocode.address`"]]
