Salesforce Maps Developer Guide

Overview
Apex Methods
Create a Route
Get a Route
Get the Boundary Information
Get the Distance Matrix
Get the Geographical Coordinates of an Address
Get the Geographical Coordinates of Addresses in Batch
Retrieve Data That Salesforce Maps Hosts
Retrieve the Geographical Data of Country-Specific Shapes
Retrieve the Geographical Data of Polygons
Retrieve the Territories in Which the Records Reside
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Get the Geographical Coordinates of an Address

The Geocode() Apex method takes a single address and returns the geographical coordinates and the formatted address.

To get the geographical coordinates of more than one address, use the BatchGeocode() Apex method.

Signature

Where,
  • maps is the namespace that's available after you install Salesforce Maps.
  • API is the class that contains the global methods exposed to developers.
  • Geocode() is the method.

Sample Code

This code returns the geographical coordinates of the Salesforce headquarters. The output also returns the formatted address and adds missing information, such as postal code and country, if available.

Input Format of the Address

Example

Sample Response

Although the return value is an Apex Map<String, Object> object, this JSON response illustrates the essential data you receive in the resulting map.

Sample Response If Not Geocoded

If an address can't be geocoded, you receive this response. Although the return value is an Apex Map<String, Object> object, this JSON response illustrates the essential data you receive in the resulting map.