# Forward
Forward geocoding uses address information to return the coordinates of the area as a coordinate list of polygons.
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See the [**API Key Issuance page**](/get-your-api-key.md) for information on using keys.
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## Forward Geocoding
`GET` `https://api.fatos.biz/nostra/api/geocoding/forward`
#### Query Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| -------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| key | string | Your API Key. |
| format | string | \[ xml \| json ], output type methods. |
| q | string | String to search with a keyword. A comma as a delimiter is optional but recommended for performance improvement. |
| q(Korean) | string | Used when the keyword is Korean. |
| polygon | integer | \[ 1 \| 0 ] Display the retrieved items or not. |
| addressdetails | integer | \[ 1 \| 0 ] Whether to separate addresses into details. |
| acceptlanguage | string | countrycode\[,countrycode]\[,countrycode] Limit search results to specific countries. (sg: singapore, th: thailand, id: indonesia, kr: korea, us: united states....) |
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```javascript
[
{
"place_id":201729370,
"licence":"Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. https://osm.org/copyright",
"osm_type":"way",
"osm_id":574232767,
"boundingbox":[
"14.6529907",
"14.6531146",
"121.0340492",
"121.0341783"
],
"lat":"14.65305215",
"lon":"121.034113797629",
"display_name":"Starbucks, Bagong Pag-asa, 1st District, Quezon City, Metro Manila, 1100, Philippines",
"class":"landuse",
"type":"retail",
"importance":0.30000000000000004
},
{
"place_id":212390751,
"licence":"Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. https://osm.org/copyright",
"osm_type":"way",
"osm_id":653844914,
"boundingbox":[
"35.6887634",
"35.689637",
"-88.8645964",
"-88.8639259"
],
"lat":"35.68919695",
"lon":"-88.8642631797254",
"display_name":"Starbucks, Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee, USA",
"class":"landuse",
"type":"commercial",
"importance":0.30000000000000004
},
{
"place_id":220481158,
"licence":"Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. https://osm.org/copyright",
"osm_type":"way",
"osm_id":699403412,
"boundingbox":[
"54.1970215",
"54.1975768",
"-1.3640128",
"-1.3628934"
],
"lat":"54.19731615",
"lon":"-1.36342356572266",
"display_name":"Starbucks, Topcliffe, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England, UK",
"class":"landuse",
"type":"construction",
"importance":0.30000000000000004
},
{
"place_id":209262468,
"licence":"Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. https://osm.org/copyright",
"osm_type":"way",
"osm_id":630629643,
"boundingbox":[
"45.5201776",
"45.5206305",
"-123.0495263",
"-123.0491338"
],
"lat":"45.5202415",
"lon":"-123.0495263",
"display_name":"starbucks, Cornelius, Washington County, Oregon, 97113-8912, USA",
"class":"highway",
"type":"service",
"importance":0.185
},
{
"place_id":203234991,
"licence":"Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. https://osm.org/copyright",
"osm_type":"way",
"osm_id":585748043,
"boundingbox":[
"42.5958064",
"42.5960583",
"-114.4537878",
"-114.4531201"
],
"lat":"42.5960328",
"lon":"-114.4534149",
"display_name":"Starbucks, Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, 83303, USA",
"class":"highway",
"type":"service",
"importance":0.175
},
{
"place_id":199933003,
"licence":"Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. https://osm.org/copyright",
"osm_type":"way",
"osm_id":561682901,
"boundingbox":[
"40.141506",
"40.14179",
"-82.9883653",
"-82.9878283"
],
"lat":"40.141506",
"lon":"-82.9880607",
"display_name":"Starbucks, Polaris Towne Center, Columbus, Delaware County, Ohio, 43240, USA",
"class":"highway",
"type":"service",
"importance":0.175
},
{
"place_id":199922259,
"licence":"Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. https://osm.org/copyright",
"osm_type":"way",
"osm_id":561645620,
"boundingbox":[
"47.5957607",
"47.5966273",
"-122.6303493",
"-122.6299422"
],
"lat":"47.5961084",
"lon":"-122.63003",
"display_name":"Starbucks, Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, 98310, USA",
"class":"highway",
"type":"service",
"importance":0.175
},
{
"place_id":210703648,
"licence":"Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. https://osm.org/copyright",
"osm_type":"way",
"osm_id":641008084,
"boundingbox":[
"47.909268",
"47.9098004",
"-122.2255174",
"-122.2254595"
],
"lat":"47.909723",
"lon":"-122.2255174",
"display_name":"Starbucks, Intercity, Pinehurst, Everett, Snohomish County, Washington, 98204, USA",
"class":"highway",
"type":"service",
"importance":0.175
},
{
"place_id":180885231,
"licence":"Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. https://osm.org/copyright",
"osm_type":"way",
"osm_id":439064755,
"boundingbox":[
"38.592138",
"38.5927772",
"-90.5433536",
"-90.5429724"
],
"lat":"38.5927416",
"lon":"-90.5431978",
"display_name":"Starbucks, Olde Towne Plaza, Ballwin, Saint Louis County, Missouri, 63011, USA",
"class":"highway",
"type":"service",
"importance":0.175
},
{
"place_id":157893372,
"licence":"Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. https://osm.org/copyright",
"osm_type":"way",
"osm_id":318593592,
"boundingbox":[
"37.8254181",
"37.8257484",
"-121.2366731",
"-121.2361599"
],
"lat":"37.8254181",
"lon":"-121.2361599",
"display_name":"Starbucks, Manteca, San Joaquin County, California, 95336, USA",
"class":"highway",
"type":"service",
"importance":0.175
}
]
```
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{% hint style="info" %}
Either one of "q" or "q(Korean)" parameters should be used.
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---
# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation
If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.
Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:
```
GET https://nostramap-doc.fatos.biz/fatos-api/search/geocoding/forward.md?ask=
```
The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.
Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.