Distance Calculator API

Overview

To use Distance Calculator, you need an API key. You can get one by creating a free account and visiting your dashboard.

GET Endpoint

https://api.apiverve.com/v1/distancecalculator

Example

How to call the Distance Calculator API in different programming languages.

curl -X GET \
  "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/distancecalculator?lat1=36.7783&lon1=-119.4179&lat2=34.0522&lon2=-118.2437" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"

const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/distancecalculator?lat1=36.7783&lon1=-119.4179&lat2=34.0522&lon2=-118.2437', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

headers = {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.get('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/distancecalculator?lat1=36.7783&lon1=-119.4179&lat2=34.0522&lon2=-118.2437', headers=headers)

data = response.json()
print(data)

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"

)

func main() {
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/distancecalculator?lat1=36.7783&lon1=-119.4179&lat2=34.0522&lon2=-118.2437", nil)

    req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "your_api_key_here")
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "distanceMiles": 199.6804337234997,
    "distanceKm": 321.2535462758628,
    "location1": {
      "latitude": "36.728450",
      "longitude": "-119.53571",
      "city": "Sanger",
      "state": "California"
    },
    "location2": {
      "latitude": "34.044662",
      "longitude": "-118.24255",
      "city": "Los Angeles",
      "state": "California"
    },
    "bearing": 198,
    "direction": "South",
    "estimatedDriveTime": "5h 11m"
  }
}

Authentication

The Distance Calculator API requires authentication via API key. Include your API key in the request header:

X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

Learn more about authentication →

Interactive API Playground

Test the Distance Calculator API directly in your browser with live requests and responses.

Parameters

The following parameters are available for the Distance Calculator API:

Response

The Distance Calculator API returns responses in JSON, XML, YAML, and CSV formats. The JSON response is shown in the Example section above; alternative formats below.

Other Response Formats

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response>
  <status>ok</status>
  <error xsi:nil="true" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/>
  <data>
    <distanceMiles>199.6804337234997</distanceMiles>
    <distanceKm>321.2535462758628</distanceKm>
    <location1>
      <latitude>36.728450</latitude>
      <longitude>-119.53571</longitude>
      <city>Sanger</city>
      <state>California</state>
    </location1>
    <location2>
      <latitude>34.044662</latitude>
      <longitude>-118.24255</longitude>
      <city>Los Angeles</city>
      <state>California</state>
    </location2>
    <bearing>198</bearing>
    <direction>South</direction>
    <estimatedDriveTime>5h 11m</estimatedDriveTime>
  </data>
</response>

status: ok
error: null
data:
  distanceMiles: 199.6804337234997
  distanceKm: 321.2535462758628
  location1:
    latitude: '36.728450'
    longitude: '-119.53571'
    city: Sanger
    state: California
  location2:
    latitude: '34.044662'
    longitude: '-118.24255'
    city: Los Angeles
    state: California
  bearing: 198
  direction: South
  estimatedDriveTime: 5h 11m

Response Structure

All API responses follow a consistent structure with the following fields:

Learn more about response formats →

Response Data Fields

When the request is successful, the data object contains the following fields:

Headers

Only X-API-Key is required. Optional headers include Accept for response format negotiation (JSON, XML, or YAML), User-Agent, and X-Request-ID for request tracing. See all request headers →

GraphQL AccessALPHA

Access Distance Calculator through GraphQL to combine it with other API calls in a single request. Query only the distance calculator data you need with precise field selection, and orchestrate complex data fetching workflows.

Credit Cost: Each API called in your GraphQL query consumes its standard credit cost.

POST https://api.apiverve.com/v1/graphql

query {
  distancecalculator(
    input: {
      lat1: 36.7783
      lon1: -119.4179
      lat2: 34.0522
      lon2: -118.2437
    }
  ) {
    distanceMiles
    distanceKm
    location1 {
      latitude
      longitude
      city
      state
    }
    location2 {
      latitude
      longitude
      city
      state
    }
    bearing
    direction
    estimatedDriveTime
  }
}

Note: Authentication is handled via the x-api-key header in your GraphQL request, not as a query parameter.

CORS Support

The Distance Calculator API accepts cross-origin requests from any origin, so it can be called directly from browser-based applications without a proxy. See CORS support →

Rate Limiting

Distance Calculator requests are throttled per minute on the Free plan and unthrottled on paid plans. Exceeding the limit returns 429 Too Many Requests; rate-limit usage is reported in the X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, and X-RateLimit-Reset response headers. See per-plan limits and best practices →

Error Codes

The Distance Calculator API uses standard HTTP status codes — 200 on success, 400 for invalid parameters, 401 for missing or invalid keys, 403 for insufficient credits, 429 for rate-limit exhaustion, and 500/503 for server-side issues. Each error response includes an X-Request-ID header you can quote when contacting support. See full error handling guide →

SDKs for Distance Calculator

Official Distance Calculator packages on npm, PyPI, NuGet, and JitPack — plus a Postman collection and an OpenAPI spec. See the SDK guide →

JitPack

No-Code Integrations

Distance Calculator works with Zapier, Make, Pipedream, n8n, and Power Automate using the same API key. See setup guides →

Zapier

Make

Pipedream

n8n

Power Automate

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