Address auto-complete API

Question

Is there a web API for addresses auto-complete?

I'm developing a cross-platform mobile application using Xamarin + MvvmCross frameworks solution, and I need a way to provide the user with address auto-completion.

The final goal is to enable the user to start typing an address and see address suggestions on the view.

Preferring the use of Google Maps, does anyone knows of a way in which I can consume address auto-complete from a shared-code project written in C#? (No JavaScript answers please).

Other ideas are appreciated as well.

Answer 1

I recommend OpenStreetMap's Nominatim API: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nominatim Or if you prefer Google Maps, take a look at this: https://developers.google.com/places/documentation/autocomplete . You just need an XML or a JSON parser, to make it work.