Start for free, stay for the value.

A single request credit allows access to one Map View or one call to any of our APIs (Search, Reverse geocoding, Autocomplete, etc). We do not charge for unsuccessful requests.

We have soft limits in place for most paid plans by default. This will help you handle unforeseen spikes by allowing requests upto an additional 100% of your daily limit. Beyond this, you will receive a `429` error code with `Rate Limited Day` message. If your account exceeds plan limits often, our team will reach out offering help with optimization or larger plans. Soft limits may be disabled in certain situations.

If your usage is unpredictable and you need a custom plan, reach out to us with your use case and requirement.

Absolutely! Your startup deserves a head start. Give it a great one with the LocationIQ for Startups Program. If you're an early stage company founded less than 2 years ago, you can get upto 50% off for the first 12 months. Apply here.

You may use our free plan in commercial projects if you spread the love by adding a link to us on your website or app in this format: "Search by LocationIQ.com"! Please also read our Terms of Use. Other than that, not much else. :-)

We pride ourselves on being the most affordable geocoding & maps provider around! That said, we can offer additional discounts for longer-term commitments. If you're a student or non-profit reach out to us and we'll make something work! :-)

We accept all major credit & debit cards. All payments are processed securely using Zoho and Stripe. Your card details are never seen by LocationIQ.

For larger plans, we support wire transfers.

You can upgrade anytime you need more capacity! Since we bill month to month, however, we can only downgrade you at the end of the current cycle.

A Map View is our billing unit for map display requests. Each Map View:

• Counts as 1 request credit in our billing system
• Consists of different numbers of Map Tiles depending on the map type:
  • Raster maps: 1 Map View = 16 Map Tile requests (each tile is 256px × 256px)
  • Vector maps: 1 Map View = 4 Map Tile requests
  • Static maps: 1 Static map request = 1 request credit

We do not offer refunds, sorry. We do offer a free tier though, where you can test all our APIs before signing up for a paid account. If you forgot to cancel your subscription and we charged you, please write to us within 7 days and we'll refund your most recent charge.

Please write to us about the currency you'd like us to bill you in, we'll do our best to add support for it!

Yes! We work with customers that make over a billion requests each day! We can work with you and customize a plan for your requirement! Just tell us about it!

Email us at [email protected] or send us a message here and we'll get back to you within a day.

You can store response data forever. If you have a free account, you can cache API request-response pairs for upto 48 hours. If you're a customer, cache request-response pairs for as long as you're a customer! :-) We do not allow server-side caching of map tiles.

Our infrastructure is spread across 3 continents, and all servers run on blazing fast NvME SSD drives! Expect a response within 100ms. We also publish uptime information publicly.