How does it work?
Geocoding starts with text, such as a street and city, and returns candidate coordinates. Reverse geocoding starts with latitude and longitude and returns a readable place label or nearby address.
Where can you use this API?
A delivery application might geocode a customer address at checkout, then reverse-geocode a driver location when creating a trip report. Both features can coexist but serve different user interactions.
What should you consider?
Neither technique guarantees an officially valid postal address. A reverse match may describe the nearest mapped feature rather than the exact coordinate.
Related services
Geocoding API for addresses and places · Reverse Geocoding API