Search world cities by name prefix, word or small misspelling; optional country ...

{ "method": "GET", "queryParams": { "limit": 5, "q": "barcel" }, "type": "http" }

{ "example": { "asOf": "2026-10-21T06:28:05.110Z", "attribution": "City data: GeoNames (geonames.org), licensed CC BY 4.0, cities15000 snapshot 2026-10-21. Crowd-edited; populations and coordinates may be dated.", "degraded": false, "disclaimer": "Screening signal computed from the named public source. Not financial, legal or investment advice; provided as is. Verify at the source before acting.", "matches": [ { "admin1Code": "56", "admin1Name": "Catalonia", "asciiName": "Barcelona", "country": "ES", "countryName": "Spain", "elevationM": 15, "geonameId": 3128760, "lat": 41.38879, "lon": 2.15899, "matchScore": 80, "name": "Barcelona", "population": 1686208, "role": "first-level administrative seat", "timezone": "Europe/Madrid" }, { "admin1Code": "02", "admin1Name": "Anzoategui", "asciiName": "Barcelona", "country": "VE", "countryName": "Venezuela", "elevationM": 3, "geonameId": 3648559, "lat": 10.1384, "lon": -64.68769, "matchScore": 80, "name": "Barcelona", "population": 815141, "role": "first-level administrative seat", "timezone": "America/Caracas" } ], "notChecked": [ "alternate-language names (only the primary and ASCII names are searched)", "places under about 15,000 people", "…1 more" ], "query": { "country": null, "minPopulation": 0, "q": "barcel" }, "reasons": [ "Score: 100 exact, 80 prefix, 60 word prefix, 40 contains, 30 or 20 a near-miss spelling (1 or 2 edits)." ], "source": "GeoNames cities15000 (CC BY 4.0)", "summary": "7 name matches for \"barcel\"; best: Barcelona, ES.", "totalMatches": 7, "truncated": true, "verdict": "FOUND" }, "type": "json" }