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Location APIs for Africa

Address & maps, solved for your app.

Autocomplete, geocoding, reverse geocoding and distance — one clean API, built for Nigerian businesses. Prepaid wallet, pay as you go.

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GET /v1/place/:id
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "address": "Admiralty Way",
    "city": "Lekki",
    "state": "Lagos",
    "country": "NG",
    "postCode": "106104",
    "lat": 6.447809,
    "lng": 3.472349
  }
}
Everything you need

One API for the whole location stack

From the search box to the delivery route — Lokate covers it, with data tuned for the way addresses actually work here.

Address autocomplete

Fast, typo-tolerant suggestions as your users type. Tuned for Nigerian addresses.

Place details + lat/lng

Turn any selected address into clean structured data with precise coordinates.

Reverse geocoding

Drop a pin or read a driver's GPS and get a human-readable address back.

Distance & ETA

Road distance and travel time between two points — perfect for delivery pricing.

How it works

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1

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2

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3

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Each request draws from your balance. Pay only for what you use.

Simple, prepaid pricing

Pay only for what you call

No monthly fees, no tiers to outgrow. Fund your wallet by bank transfer and every request draws a few naira. Cached results cost even less.

  • ₦500 free credit to start — top up when you're ready
  • Cached responses billed at just ₦1
  • Real-time balance & usage dashboard
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Autocomplete₦2/ request
Place details₦3/ request
Reverse geocode₦8/ request
Distance & ETA₦8/ request

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