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How to retrieve latitude and longitude from address

NakulMalisetty
7 - Meteor

Hi,

 

My data set has address field, is there a way to get latitude and longitude from the address field? 

 

I tried Geocoder macro which worked fine for one week however, throwing error code 9 now. I would like to know if there is any tool in alteryx to retrieve latitude and longitude from address?

 

Any help is appreciated.

 

Thanks

Nakul

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alexnajm
18 - Pollux
18 - Pollux

There is the Address tool palette, but do you have the Location insights add on?  Street Geocoder Tool

 

Otherwise your best method is API

NakulMalisetty
7 - Meteor

Hi Alex,

 

I already tried the Street Geocoder Tool, I am getting the error saying at 'Select  a Geocoder'. In the dropdown, it shows 'No Geocoder Datasets Available'

 

 

 

alexnajm
18 - Pollux
18 - Pollux

As mentioned, you'll need the Location Insights add on for this tool to work - it has a specific dataset to enable use of these tools. Do you have it? Location Insights

NakulMalisetty
7 - Meteor

No, I don't have Location insights add on. You mentioned about an API, could you tell me which one is it?

alexnajm
18 - Pollux
18 - Pollux

There are a bunch out there - it all depends on what you are willing to spend (if anything) and what is accepted by IT. I would search online but here are a few:

NakulMalisetty
7 - Meteor

Thank you Alex!

alexnajm
18 - Pollux
18 - Pollux

Happy to help!

KGT
12 - Quasar

Note: @alexnajm reply might have solved your solution by providing several API links. I didn't see them until I refreshed.

 

This is a topic where there are many commercial solutions out there and then "free tiers" for the big players like Google. It's not a topic that just has an easy free solution all the time, but it's one that you can normally find a solution that works. It will most likely require development from you to get a solution working, but there is tons of info out there that we can point you to.

 

This will go a lot quicker with the following information.

 

  • You tried geocoder macro and it worked for one week.
    • What macro was this?
    • Can you provide the link ideally, or at least a name? I've seen up to 10 different geocoder macros on the community over the years.
    • What is error code 9? Have you got a screenshot, or more info?
  • What country are you trying to geocode?
    • The Street Geocoder in the Location Insights pack only works for certain countries I think. And you would need different subscriptions if you were trying to geocode addresses on different continents.
    • This is something that is relevant in APAC at least, as different countries use very different address formats and sometimes there is good in country solutions.
  • What quantity of data are we talking about here?
    • Will it fit into a free tier, or are we talking about 100,000 addresses
    • If it's only a couple hundred then there are multiple ways. I've previously got the lat/long of a couple hundred residential addresses by using the download tool to search them on a real estate site and ripping the webpage for the lat/long. I wouldn't advise needing that in 2025, but it's an example of going a different way.
  • Do you want something that can geocode once? Or do you plan to set it up to geocode new addresses every day/week?

 

NakulMalisetty
7 - Meteor

Hi @KGT,

 

  • You tried geocoder macro and it worked for one week.
    • Geocoder macro
    • https://traveltime.com
    • What is error code 9? The description for this error is ‘You have exceeded the maximum number of requests per minute allowed on your plan. To upgrade your plan to one with higher limits, log in to your account at https://account.traveltime.com and click Upgrade.’
  • What country are you trying to geocode?
    • US and Canada.
  • What quantity of data are we talking about here?
    • It should be less than 100,000 addresses.
  • Do you want something that can geocode once? Or do you plan to set it up to geocode new addresses every day/week?
    • New addresses will be adding up on daily basis.

  

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