Mapbox GL JS
API Reference
Examples
Plugins
Style Specification
Getting started (1)Display a mapStyles (11)Add a default markerAdd an animated icon to the mapAdd a generated icon to the mapGenerate and add a missing icon to the mapAdd a stretchable image to the mapAdd an icon to the mapDisplay a map with a custom styleRender world copiesDisplay a satellite mapChange a map's styleDisplay a mapLayers (40)Display buildings in 3DExtrude polygons for 3D indoor mappingAdd a 3D modelAdd an animated icon to the mapAdd a generated icon to the mapGenerate and add a missing icon to the mapAdd a stretchable image to the mapAdd an icon to the mapAdjust a layer's opacityAnimate a lineAnimate a series of imagesAnimate a pointChange building color based on zoom levelChange the case of labelsDisplay HTML clusters with custom propertiesCreate and style clustersChange a layer's color with buttonsAdd a custom style layerStyle circles with a data-driven propertyStyle lines with a data-driven propertyDisplay and style rich text labelsAdd a pattern to a polygonAdd a new layer below labelsAdd a GeoJSON lineDraw GeoJSON pointsAdd a GeoJSON polygonCreate a heatmap layerAdd hillshadingAdd an imageDisplay line that crosses 180th meridianCreate a gradient line using an expressionAdd multiple geometries from one GeoJSON sourceStyle ocean depth dataShow and hide layersChange worldview of administrative boundariesUpdate a choropleth layer by zoom levelVariable label placementAdd a videoVisualize population densityUse a fallback imageSources (16)Animate a lineAnimate a series of imagesAnimate a pointAdd a canvas sourceJoin local JSON data with vector tile geometriesAdd hillshadingAdd an imageDisplay line that crosses 180th meridianAdd live realtime dataUpdate a feature in realtimeAdd a raster tile sourceAdd a third party vector tile sourceCreate a time sliderAdd a vector tile sourceAdd a videoAdd a WMS sourceUser interaction (27)Adjust a layer's opacityCustomize camera animationsCenter the map on a clicked symbolChange a layer's color with buttonsAnimate 3D buildings based on ambient soundsDisable map rotationCreate a draggable MarkerCreate a draggable pointFilter features within map viewFilter symbols by text inputFilter symbols by toggling a listCreate a hover effectDisplay a non-interactive mapChange a map's languageMeasure distancesGet coordinates of the mouse pointerHighlight features containing similar dataSelect features around a clicked pointGet features under the mouse pointerRestrict map panning to an areaChange a map's styleCreate a time sliderToggle interactionsChange worldview of administrative boundariesUpdate a choropleth layer by zoom levelHighlight features within a bounding boxFit to the bounds of a LineStringCamera (13)Animate map camera around a pointAnimate a point along a routeCustomize camera animationsCenter the map on a clicked symbolFit a map to a bounding boxSlowly fly to a locationFly to a locationNavigate the map with game-like controlsJump to a series of locationsOffset the vanishing point using paddingPlay map locations as a slideshowFly to a location based on scroll positionSet pitch and bearingControls and overlays (17)Animate a markerChange the default position for attributionAdd custom icons with MarkersDisable scroll zoomView a fullscreen mapLocate the userSwipe between mapsDisplay driving directionsShow drawn polygon areaAdd a geocoderAdd a marker using a place nameDisplay map navigation controlsShow polygon information on clickDisplay a popup on clickDisplay a popup on hoverDisplay a popupAttach a popup to a marker instanceGeocoder (10)Supplement forward geocoding search results from another data sourceAccept coordinates as input to a geocoderLimit geocoder results to a named regionUse a custom render function with a geocoderUse the geocoder without a mapPlace the geocoder input outside the mapUse a custom camera animation with a geocoderLocalize the geocoder to a given languageAdd a geocoderSet a point after Geocoder resultBrowser support (1)Check if Mapbox GL JS is supportedInternationalization support (2)Use locally generated ideographsAdd support for right-to-left scripts

Accept coordinates as input to a geocoder

Use the mapbox-gl-geocoder control to search for places using Mapbox Geocoding API, while accepting geographic coordinates provided as input.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<title>Accept coordinates as input to a geocoder</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no" />
<script src="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v1.12.0/mapbox-gl.js"></script>
<link href="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v1.12.0/mapbox-gl.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<style>
	body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
	#map { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 100%; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<script src="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/plugins/mapbox-gl-geocoder/v4.5.1/mapbox-gl-geocoder.min.js"></script>
<link
rel="stylesheet"
href="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/plugins/mapbox-gl-geocoder/v4.5.1/mapbox-gl-geocoder.css"
type="text/css"
/>
<!-- Promise polyfill script required to use Mapbox GL Geocoder in IE 11 -->
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/es6-promise@4/dist/es6-promise.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/es6-promise@4/dist/es6-promise.auto.min.js"></script>
<div id="map"></div>
 
<script>
	// TO MAKE THE MAP APPEAR YOU MUST
	// ADD YOUR ACCESS TOKEN FROM
	// https://account.mapbox.com
	mapboxgl.accessToken = '<your access token here>';
var map = new mapboxgl.Map({
container: 'map',
style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/streets-v11',
center: [-79.4512, 43.6568],
zoom: 13
});
 
/* given a query in the form "lng, lat" or "lat, lng" returns the matching
* geographic coordinate(s) as search results in carmen geojson format,
* https://github.com/mapbox/carmen/blob/master/carmen-geojson.md
*/
var coordinatesGeocoder = function (query) {
// match anything which looks like a decimal degrees coordinate pair
var matches = query.match(
/^[ ]*(?:Lat: )?(-?\d+\.?\d*)[, ]+(?:Lng: )?(-?\d+\.?\d*)[ ]*$/i
);
if (!matches) {
return null;
}
 
function coordinateFeature(lng, lat) {
return {
center: [lng, lat],
geometry: {
type: 'Point',
coordinates: [lng, lat]
},
place_name: 'Lat: ' + lat + ' Lng: ' + lng,
place_type: ['coordinate'],
properties: {},
type: 'Feature'
};
}
 
var coord1 = Number(matches[1]);
var coord2 = Number(matches[2]);
var geocodes = [];
 
if (coord1 < -90 || coord1 > 90) {
// must be lng, lat
geocodes.push(coordinateFeature(coord1, coord2));
}
 
if (coord2 < -90 || coord2 > 90) {
// must be lat, lng
geocodes.push(coordinateFeature(coord2, coord1));
}
 
if (geocodes.length === 0) {
// else could be either lng, lat or lat, lng
geocodes.push(coordinateFeature(coord1, coord2));
geocodes.push(coordinateFeature(coord2, coord1));
}
 
return geocodes;
};
 
map.addControl(
new MapboxGeocoder({
accessToken: mapboxgl.accessToken,
localGeocoder: coordinatesGeocoder,
zoom: 4,
placeholder: 'Try: -40, 170',
mapboxgl: mapboxgl
})
);
</script>
 
</body>
</html>
Was this example helpful?