How do I Geocode 20 addresses without receiving an OVER_QUERY_LIMIT response?

No, there is not really any other way : if you have many locations and want to display them on a map, the best solution is to :

  • fetch the latitude+longitude, using the geocoder, when a location is created
  • store those in your database, alongside the address
  • and use those stored latitude+longitude when you want to display the map.

This is, of course, considering that you have a lot less creation/modification of locations than you have consultations of locations.

Yes, it means you’ll have to do a bit more work when saving the locations — but it also means :

  • You’ll be able to search by geographical coordinates
    • i.e. “I want a list of points that are near where I’m now
  • Displaying the map will be a lot faster
    • Even with more than 20 locations on it
  • Oh, and, also (last but not least) : this will work 😉
    • You will less likely hit the limit of X geocoder calls in N seconds.
    • And you will less likely hit the limit of Y geocoder calls per day.

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