Search for an address

Learn how to find an address or place A place, also known as a point of interest (POI), is a location that represents a business, administrative entity, or geographic feature around the world. A place can also have attributes associated with it, such as a name, address, category, and ID. Learn more with a Search component and the Geocoding service A geocoding service is a service that can search for addresses, place addresses, businesses, reverse geocode coordinates to addresses, provide suggestions for places, and perform bulk geocoding. It is hosted by Esri as the ArcGIS Geocoding service and can also be hosted in ArcGIS Enterprise. Learn more .

Geocoding is the process of converting address or place A place, also known as a point of interest (POI), is a location that represents a business, administrative entity, or geographic feature around the world. A place can also have attributes associated with it, such as a name, address, category, and ID. Learn more text into a location A location is a position or region (point, line, or polygon) on the earth's surface. Learn more . The Geocoding service A geocoding service is a service that can search for addresses, place addresses, businesses, reverse geocode coordinates to addresses, provide suggestions for places, and perform bulk geocoding. It is hosted by Esri as the ArcGIS Geocoding service and can also be hosted in ArcGIS Enterprise. Learn more can search for an address or a place and perform reverse geocoding Reverse geocoding is the process of converting a point to its nearest address or place. Learn more . Use the Search component to access the Geocoding service and perform interactive searches.

In this tutorial, you will use the Search component to search for addresses and places A place, also known as a point of interest (POI), is a location that represents a business, administrative entity, or geographic feature around the world. A place can also have attributes associated with it, such as a name, address, category, and ID. Learn more .

Prerequisites

Steps

Create a new pen

1. To get started, either complete the Display a map tutorial or use this pen .

Get an access token

You need an access token An access token is an authorization string that provides access to secure ArcGIS content, data, and services. Its capabilities are determined by the privileges it supports. It is obtained by implementing API key authentication, User authentication, or App authentication. Learn more with the correct privileges to access the location services ArcGIS Location Services, also referred to as Location Services, are services hosted by Esri that provide geospatial functionality for developing mapping applications. They include the ArcGIS Basemap Styles service, ArcGIS Static Basemap Tiles service, ArcGIS Places service, ArcGIS Geocoding service, ArcGIS Routing service, ArcGIS GeoEnrichment service, and ArcGIS Elevation service. An ArcGIS Location Platform or ArcGIS Online account is required to use the services. Learn more used in this tutorial.

1. Go to the Create an API key tutorial and create an API key An API key is a long-lived access token created using API key credentials. They are valid for up to one year and are typically embedded directly into client applications. Learn more with the following privilege(s) Privileges are a set of permissions assigned to ArcGIS accounts, developer credentials, and applications that grant access to secure resources and functionality in ArcGIS. Learn more :
   
   • Privileges
     • Location services > Basemaps
     • Location services > Geocoding
2. In CodePen, set the apiKey property on the global esriConfig variable to your access token.

     var esriConfig = {
       apiKey: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
     };

To learn about other ways to get an access token, go to Types of authentication.

Update the map

A streets basemap layer A basemap layer is the layer in a map or scene that displays basemap data. The data source for a basemap layer is typically a basemap service. Learn more is typically used in geocoding applications. Update the basemap property to use the arcgis/navigation basemap layer and change the position of the map to center on Seattle.

1. Update the basemap attribute from arcgis/topographic to arcgis/navigation. Then update the center attribute to [-122.3321, 47.6062] and set the zoom attribute to 12 to center on Seattle. .

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   <head>
     <meta charset="utf-8" />
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" />
     <title>ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript Tutorials: Search for an address</title>
   
     <style>
       html,
       body {
         height: 100%;
         margin: 0;
       }
     </style>
   
     <script>
       var esriConfig = {
         apiKey: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
       };
     </script>
   
     <!-- Load the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript from CDN -->
     <script type="module" src="https://js.arcgis.com/5.0/"></script>
   
   </head>
   
   
   <body>
   
     <arcgis-map basemap="arcgis/navigation" center="-122.3321,47.6062" zoom="12">
   
       <arcgis-zoom slot="top-left"></arcgis-zoom>
   
     </arcgis-map>
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   </body>
   
   
   </html>

Add Search component

The Search component is a control that allows you to interactively search for addresses and places. It provides suggestions as you type and allows you to select a result. When you select a result, it zooms to a location and displays a pop-up A pop-up is a visual element used to display data for features or graphics in a map. Learn more with the address information. By default, the component uses a locator and sources that accesses the Geocoding service A geocoding service is a service that can search for addresses, place addresses, businesses, reverse geocode coordinates to addresses, provide suggestions for places, and perform bulk geocoding. It is hosted by Esri as the ArcGIS Geocoding service and can also be hosted in ArcGIS Enterprise. Learn more .

1. Inside the <arcgis-map> component, add the <arcgis-search> component and specify its slot.

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   <html>
   
   <head>
     <meta charset="utf-8" />
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" />
     <title>ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript Tutorials: Search for an address</title>
   
     <style>
       html,
       body {
         height: 100%;
         margin: 0;
       }
     </style>
   
     <script>
       var esriConfig = {
         apiKey: "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
       };
     </script>
   
     <!-- Load the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript from CDN -->
     <script type="module" src="https://js.arcgis.com/5.0/"></script>
   
   </head>
   
   
   <body>
   
     <arcgis-map basemap="arcgis/navigation" center="-122.3321,47.6062" zoom="12">
   
       <arcgis-zoom slot="top-left"></arcgis-zoom>
   
       <arcgis-search slot="top-right"></arcgis-search>
   
     </arcgis-map>
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   </body>
   
   
   </html>

Run the app

In CodePen, run your code to display the map.

Try searching for the following locations: - Seattle - Space Needle - Hollywood Blvd - 34.13419, -118.29636

The map should display a Search component that allows you to interactively search for addresses and places A place, also known as a point of interest (POI), is a location that represents a business, administrative entity, or geographic feature around the world. A place can also have attributes associated with it, such as a name, address, category, and ID. Learn more .

What’s next?

Learn how to use additional SDK features and ArcGIS services in these tutorials:

• Reverse geocode
• Find places
• Find a route and directions
• Query a feature layer (SQL)