Coordinate systems (EPSG/srid) and lon/lat vs. x/y
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Coordinate systems
Data is by default WGS84 (lon/lat, degrees). Supported srid:
- 4326 — WGS84 (default).
lon/latin degrees. - 25832 — ETRS89 / UTM zone 32N (metres). DAR's own system,
[easting, northing].
An unknown srid falls back gracefully to 4326 (does not error).
⚠️ Reverse geocoding: different parameters
/v1/reverseuseslat+lon(+ optionalsrid)./dawareverse (/dawa/adgangsadresser/reverse,/dawa/adresser/reverse) usesx+y, where x = lon and y = lat.
The parameter is named lon — not lng.
Bash
# v1 (lat, lon):
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <key>" \
"https://api.danskadresseapi.dk/v1/reverse?lat=55.6761&lon=12.5683"
# dawa (x=lon, y=lat):
curl "https://api.danskadresseapi.dk/dawa/adgangsadresser/reverse?x=12.5683&y=55.6761"Was this helpful?
