Facts for chat bots and apps
The facts a chat bot or an app is asked for, answered at once: where an IP address is, what is near a place, the local time, exchange and VAT rates, whether a VAT number is real, distances and postal codes. They are the same tools the Opensolr chat bot uses to answer your visitors.
No index is needed: your account and its key are enough. Each call counts toward your per-minute and per-hour limits; lookups never use the monthly AI allowance.
Places
geo_lookupip_geoWhere IP addresses are: country, city, coordinates and time zone.
Referencenearby_placesreverse_geoThe place at GPS coordinates, its region and country, and the places around it.
Referenceplace_searchPlaces found by name, or by the first letters of a name.
Referenceaddress_geoStreet addresses and place names turned into coordinates.
geo_distanceThe straight-line distance between two places, in kilometres and miles.
postal_codesPostal codes and addresses, by free text or by country and city.
Time, money and VAT
local_timeThe local time right now at a place, at coordinates or at an IP address.
currency_ratesExchange rates of a currency, today or on a past day, with an amount converted.
vat_ratesThe standard and reduced VAT rates of a country.
vat_checkWhether an EU or UK VAT number is valid, with the name and address of the company behind it.
What the chat bot does with them: What the chat bot can look up and Chat bot commands.