Using Google Maps Geocoding API

API doc: Geocoding API overview  |  Google for Developers

Here's a step-by-step guide to using the Google Maps Geocoding API to get the latitude and longitude of an Indian pincode:

• Get an API Key: Sign up for the Google Cloud Platform, enable the Geocoding API, and get an API key.

• API Request Format: The request URL format for the Geocoding API is:

Replace PINCODE with the actual pincode you are querying and YOUR_API_KEY with your Google API key.

• Example Request: For the pincode 110001 (Connaught Place, New Delhi):

• Parse the Response: The API will return a JSON response. You need to parse this response to extract the latitude and longitude. Here’s a simple example in Python:

  import requests def get_lat_long(pincode, api_key): url = f"https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address={pincode}&key={api_key}" response = requests.get(url) if response.status_code == 200: data = response.json() if data['results']: location = data['results'][0]['geometry']['location'] return location['lat'], location['lng'] else: return None, None else: return None, None api_key = 'YOUR_API_KEY' pincode = '110001' lat, lng = get_lat_long(pincode, api_key) print(f"Latitude: {lat}, Longitude: {lng}")