Bing¶
The Bing™ Maps REST Services Application Programming Interface (API) provides a Representational State Transfer (REST) interface to perform tasks such as creating a static map with pushpins, geocoding an address, retrieving imagery metadata, or creating a route. Using Geocoder you can retrieve Bing’s geocoded data from Bing Maps REST Services.
Geocoding¶
>>> import geocoder # pip install geocoder
>>> g = geocoder.bing('Mountain View, CA', key='<API KEY>')
>>> g.json
...
Reverse Geocoding¶
>>> import geocoder
>>> g = geocoder.bing([45.15, -75.14], method='reverse')
>>> g.json
...
Command Line Interface¶
$ geocode 'Mountain View, CA' --provider bing
$ geocode '45.15, -75.14' --provider bing --method reverse
Environment Variables¶
To make sure your API key is store safely on your computer, you can define that API key using your system’s environment variables.
$ export BING_API_KEY=<Secret API Key>
Parameters¶
location: Your search location you want geocoded.
key: use your own API Key from Bing.
method: (default=geocode) Use the following:
geocode
reverse
