📍 LOCA Place API BETA

The LOCA Place API offers a powerful and unified location search service across Points of Interest (POIs) and Places in Laos — including villages, towns, and districts. It powers real-time autocomplete for maps, mobility apps, e-commerce delivery systems, and digital wallets.

This API is powered by a combination of open-source data from OpenStreetMap (OSM) and curated data from the LOCA Platform, enriched by mobility, ride-hailing, and tourism activities across the country.

🔓 This API is currently in public beta. Developers are welcome to use it freely to build and test their products.

📌 Coming soon: Businesses will be able to add their own shop, service, or location directly into the LOCA Place database — making them searchable by millions of users across the LOCA ecosystem.

🔍 Autocomplete API Documentation

Endpoint

GET /autocomplete?q=<query>[&opt=near&lat=<lat>&lon=<lon>]

Query Parameters

q (required): Search term (e.g., cafe, ວຽງຈັນ)
opt=near (optional): Use geo-sorting if lat/lon provided
lat, lon (optional): Your current coordinates

Example Queries

Response Format

{
  "source": "elasticsearch" | "cache",
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "place-17.9,102.6",
      "name": "Ban Phonthan",
      "names": { "en": "Ban Phonthan", "lo": "ບ້ານພອນທັນ" },
      "tags": { "place": "village", "province": "Vientiane" },
      "location": { "lat": 17.9, "lon": 102.6 },
      "source": "osm"
    }
  ]
}

🚀 Built by LOCA – Empowering a smarter map of Laos.
Contact [email protected] for partnership or integration support.

This API is powered by data from OpenStreetMap contributors, used under the Open Database License (ODbL). Additional enhancements and proprietary contributions provided by the LOCA Platform.