mapquest-api

mapquest-api

Provides access to the various Open MapQuest Web Services and APIs.

Installation via npm

$ npm install mapquest-api

API

To make use of the Open MapQuest APIs, you will need to an API key. Which can be obtained by signing up for an account at http://developer.mapquest.com.

You can then specify the key, using one of the following methods:

• Set the environment variable MAPQUEST_API_KEY; or
• Pass as the key property in any options.

Usage

Get straight to work:

var mq = require('mapquest-api');

Geocoding Web Service | API Documentation

If you only want to use this part, you can:

var geocoder = require('mapquest-api').geocoder;

.geocode(options, callback)

Pass a location in, as either a string, or a more structured, object via the options object. Pass all: true in the options object to receive an array of all the locations retrieved.

//  String Search
geocoder.geocode({location: '1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA'}, function(err, location) {
    console.log(location);
});

//  Object Search
geocoder.geocode({location: {street: "1 Infinite Loop", city: "Cupertino", postalCode: "95014"}}, function(err, location) {
    console.log(location);
});