Distance Calculator API

Distance Calculator is a simple tool for calculating the distance between two locations. It returns the distance in miles and kilometers.

This is a Javascript Wrapper for the Distance Calculator API

Installation

npm install @apiverve/distancecalculator --save

Configuration

Before using the distancecalculator API client, you have to setup your account and obtain your API Key.
You can get it by signing up at https://apiverve.com

Usage

The Distance Calculator API documentation is found here: https://docs.apiverve.com/api/distancecalculator.
You can find parameters, example responses, and status codes documented here.

Setup

var distancecalculatorAPI = require('@apiverve/distancecalculator');
var api = new distancecalculatorAPI({
    api_key: [YOUR_API_KEY],
    secure: true //(Optional, defaults to true)
});

Perform Request

Using the API client, you can perform requests to the API.

Define Query

var query = {
  lat1: 36.7783,
  lon1: -119.4179,
  lat2: 34.0522,
  lon2: -118.2437
};

Simple Request (using Callback)

api.execute(query, function (error, data) {
    if (error) {
        return console.error(error);
    } else {
        console.log(data);
    }
});

Example Response

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "distanceMiles": 199.6804337234997,
    "distanceKm": 321.25354627586279,
    "location1": {
      "latitude": "36.728450",
      "longitude": "-119.53571",
      "city": "Sanger",
      "state": "California"
    },
    "location2": {
      "latitude": "34.044662",
      "longitude": "-118.24255",
      "city": "Los Angeles",
      "state": "California"
    }
  },
  "code": 200
}

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