Frequently Asked Questions

India Location Hub is a comprehensive, free REST API that provides access to over 500,000 Indian geographical locations including all states, districts, talukas, and villages. It's designed to help developers easily integrate accurate Indian location data into their applications without any authentication requirements or usage limits.

Yes, absolutely! India Location Hub is completely free to use with no hidden costs, no API keys required, no rate limits, and no premium tiers. We believe geographical data should be accessible to everyone, and we're committed to keeping it free forever.

Our data is sourced from official government records and is regularly updated to maintain 99.8% accuracy. We synchronize with government databases weekly to ensure new administrative changes, boundary modifications, and location additions are reflected in our API.

No registration required! You can start using the API immediately by making HTTP requests to our endpoints. No API keys, no authentication, no sign-up process - just simple HTTP requests that work instantly.

We cover the entire territory of India including all 28 states, 8 union territories, 766+ districts, 6000+ talukas/sub-districts, and over 500,000 villages. This includes both urban and rural areas across the entire Indian subcontinent.

Our database is updated weekly with the latest information from government sources. This includes new village additions, administrative boundary changes, district reorganizations, and other official modifications announced by state and central governments.

Currently, our API focuses on current administrative boundaries and locations. We maintain the most up-to-date information as per the latest government records. Historical boundary data is not included in the current version but may be considered for future releases.

The current version focuses on administrative hierarchy and names. Geographical coordinates are being prepared for a future release. For now, you get complete administrative paths and relationships between locations.

All API endpoints return JSON responses with a consistent structure. Each response includes a 'success' boolean field, 'data' object containing the results, and additional metadata like total counts where applicable. CORS is enabled for browser applications.

No, there are no rate limits! You can make as many requests as needed for your application. However, we encourage implementing client-side caching and reasonable request patterns to ensure optimal performance for all users.

Absolutely! India Location Hub is designed for production use with 99.9% uptime SLA, global CDN distribution, and enterprise-grade infrastructure. Many e-commerce platforms, government applications, and mobile apps already rely on our API in production.

Since it's a standard REST API, you can use any programming language that supports HTTP requests. We provide examples in JavaScript, Python, cURL, React, Node.js, PHP, and more in our documentation and examples section.

Yes! Our intelligent search endpoint supports fuzzy matching across all location types. You can search for partial names, common misspellings, or abbreviations, and get relevant results from states, districts, talukas, and villages with complete hierarchical paths.

Our API supports hierarchical queries. You can fetch districts for a specific state, talukas for a district, or villages for a taluka by passing the parent location's ID as a parameter. This enables building cascading dropdown selectors easily.

Yes, we provide a dedicated stats endpoint that returns comprehensive counts of states, districts, talukas, villages, and other metadata including the last update timestamp. This is useful for analytics and monitoring applications.

Currently, all location names are provided in English using standard romanization. Regional language support is being planned for future releases based on community feedback and demand.

Popular use cases include e-commerce address forms, delivery area validation, government service locators, real estate location search, travel planning platforms, logistics route optimization, demographic analysis, and any application requiring Indian geographical data.

Absolutely! Our hierarchical API structure is perfect for building cascading dropdowns. Start with states, then load districts based on selected state, followed by talukas and villages. Many e-commerce platforms use our API for accurate address collection.

Yes, many government applications use our API for citizen services, administrative tools, and digital governance platforms. The data accuracy and comprehensive coverage make it ideal for official applications requiring reliable location information.

Yes, we encourage caching! Since location data changes infrequently, you can safely cache responses for reasonable periods (we suggest 24-48 hours for states/districts, shorter for search results). This improves performance and reduces load times.

We provide comprehensive documentation, code examples, and tutorials. For specific issues, you can reach out through our GitHub repository, community Discord, or email support. Our documentation covers 95% of common integration scenarios.

Yes! India Location Hub is open source and community-driven. You can contribute code improvements, report bugs, suggest features, update documentation, or help with data validation. Check our GitHub repository for contribution guidelines.

We maintain 99.9% uptime with global CDN distribution and automatic failover systems. While we don't provide formal SLAs for the free service, our infrastructure is designed for enterprise-grade reliability and performance.

Yes! We're committed to keeping India Location Hub free forever. Our mission is to democratize access to Indian geographical data for developers, startups, and businesses. The core API will always remain free with no limits.