MapQuest

When to Use It

Use Geocoding.MapQuest when you have an active MapQuest commercial integration and want the provider behind the repository's shared IGeocoder and IBatchGeocoder abstractions.

Package

Install-Package Geocoding.MapQuest

Official References

• MapQuest Geocoding API documentation
• MapQuest developer portal

How to Get an API Key

1. Create or sign in to a MapQuest developer account.
2. Create an application in the MapQuest developer portal.
3. Copy the generated application key.
4. Use that key with MapQuestGeocoder.

Minimal Setup

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Threading;
using Geocoding;
using Geocoding.MapQuest;

CancellationToken cancellationToken = default;
IGeocoder geocoder = new MapQuestGeocoder("your-mapquest-key");
IEnumerable<Address> results = await geocoder.GeocodeAsync(
    "1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington DC 20500",
    cancellationToken);

Provider-Specific Features

• MapQuestGeocoder implements IBatchGeocoder for batch forward geocoding.
• The provider keeps legacy OpenStreetMap mode disabled and rejects attempts to enable it.

Operational Notes

• Use the commercial MapQuest API only. UseOSM = true is intentionally rejected.
• Expect transport and status failures to include request context in the thrown exception message.
• MapQuest response ordering favors more precise results before broader regional matches.