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Maidenhead Locator API
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4,890 Subscribers
Convert between latitude/longitude and the Maidenhead Locator System — the grid-square "QTH locator" (like JN58td or IO91wm) used by amateur radio, APRS and contesting to describe a position compactly. The encode endpoint turns a latitude and longitude into a locator at 4-, 6-, 8- or 10-character precision. The decode endpoint turns a locator back into the centre coordinates, the south-west corner and the size of the grid square. The distance endpoint gives the great-circle distance (kilometres and miles) and bearing between the centres of two locators — the classic "how far and which way is that station". Everything is computed locally and deterministically, so it is instant and private. Ideal for amateur-radio and APRS tools, contest logging, antenna aiming, and grid-based mapping. Pure local computation — no key, no third-party service, instant. Live, nothing stored. 3 endpoints. This is the Maidenhead system; for Plus Codes, MGRS, UTM and DMS use a geo-convert API and for precise geodesic distance use a geodesy API.
api.oanor.com/maidenhead-api
API health
healthy- Uptime
- 100.00%
- Server probes · 24h
- Avg latency
- 74 ms
- Server probes · 24h
- Subscribers
- 4,890
- active
- Total calls
- 80
- last 7 days
Pricing
Pick a tier — billed monthly, cancel anytime.
Free
Free
- 8,535 calls / month
- 2 requests / second
- Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
- 8,535 calls/month
- 2 req/sec
- Encode + decode + distance
- No credit card
Starter
€10.05 /month
- 18,050 calls / month
- 8 requests / second
- Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
- 18.05k calls/month
- 8 req/sec
- 4/6/8/10-char precision
- Email support
Pro
€29.95 /month
- 231,500 calls / month
- 20 requests / second
- Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
- 231.5k calls/month
- 20 req/sec
- Ham-radio / APRS pipelines
- Priority support
Mega
€67.95 /month
- 1,200,000 calls / month
- 50 requests / second
- Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
- 1.2M calls/month
- 50 req/sec
- Platform scale
- Dedicated SLA
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Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about pricing, quotas, and integration.
How do I get an API key for Maidenhead Locator API?
Sign up for free at oanor.com, generate an API key from the developer dashboard, and call Maidenhead Locator API with the x-oanor-key header. No credit card needed for the free tier.
What's the rate limit for Maidenhead Locator API?
Free tier allows 1 request per second. Paid plans scale up to 50 requests per second on the Mega tier. Hard limits return HTTP 429 above the quota — no surprise overage charges.
How much does Maidenhead Locator API cost?
Maidenhead Locator API has a free tier with 100 calls / month. Paid plans start at €10.05 / month with higher quotas and faster rate limits.
Can I cancel my subscription anytime?
Yes. Plans are billed monthly and you can cancel anytime from your billing dashboard. No long-term contracts and no cancellation fee.
Is Maidenhead Locator API GDPR-compliant?
All requests to Maidenhead Locator API go through our EU-based gateway. Your upstream API key never leaves our server and no personal data is shared with the upstream provider beyond the request you send.
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Code snippets
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curl https://api.oanor.com/maidenhead-api/SOME_PATH \
-H "x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."const res = await fetch("https://api.oanor.com/maidenhead-api/SOME_PATH", {
headers: { "x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..." }
});
const data = await res.json();$ch = curl_init("https://api.oanor.com/maidenhead-api/SOME_PATH");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);import requests
r = requests.get(
"https://api.oanor.com/maidenhead-api/SOME_PATH",
headers={"x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..."},
)
print(r.json())Ratings
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