name: Pelias
description: Pelias is a modular, open-source geocoding search engine built on Elasticsearch that converts addresses and place names into geographic coordinates (forward geocoding) and geographic coordinates into places and addresses (reverse geocoding). Powered entirely by open data from OpenStreetMap, OpenAddresses, Who's on First, and Geonames, it is freely available under the MIT license and can be self-hosted or accessed via hosted services.
image: https://pelias.io/images/pelias-logo.png
tags:
  - geocoding
  - reverse geocoding
  - geospatial
  - open source
  - elasticsearch
  - openstreetmap
  - addresses
  - places
  - autocomplete
created: "2026-06-13"
modified: "2026-06-13"
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pelias/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: "0.19"
apis:
  - name: Pelias Geocoding API
    description: REST API for forward geocoding, reverse geocoding, autocomplete, structured geocoding, and place lookup. Returns results as GeoJSON and is powered by open data sources including OpenStreetMap, OpenAddresses, Who's on First, and Geonames.
    humanURL: https://github.com/pelias/documentation
    baseURL: https://api.geocode.earth/v1
    tags:
      - geocoding
      - reverse geocoding
      - autocomplete
      - places
      - geojson
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://github.com/pelias/documentation
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pelias/main/openapi/openapi.yml
      - type: GitHubOrganization
        url: https://github.com/pelias
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/pelias/pelias
      - type: Docker
        url: https://github.com/pelias/docker
      - type: Plans
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pelias/main/plans/plans.yml
      - type: RateLimits
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pelias/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
      - type: FinOps
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pelias/main/finops/finops.yml
    contact:
      - FN: Pelias Team
        email: team@pelias.io
        X-twitter: pelias_geocoder
        X-github: https://github.com/pelias
        X-gitter: https://gitter.im/pelias/pelias
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://pelias.io
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/pelias/documentation
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/pelias
  - type: License
    url: https://github.com/pelias/pelias/blob/master/LICENSE
  - type: HostedService
    url: https://geocode.earth
  - type: Status
    url: https://github.com/pelias/pelias/issues
  - type: Support
    url: https://gitter.im/pelias/pelias
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    X-twitter: apievangelist
    email: kin@apievangelist.com