address.geocodio.geocode
Forward geocode a US or Canada address to coordinates — returns lat/lng, parsed address components (street, city, state, ZIP, county), accuracy type (rooftop/range/street), and data source. USPS-standardized results with Census data (Geocodio)
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What address.geocodio.geocode does on Apibase
AI agents call address.geocodio.geocode to retrieve information from Apibase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | integer | — | Max results to return (default 5, max 20) |
address | string | Yes | US or Canada address to geocode (e.g. "1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington DC", "350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118") |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why address.geocodio.geocode is rated Low
Tool retrieves geographic data without creating, modifying, or deleting information.
From the tool's definition Forward geocode address to coordinates, returns lat/lng, parsed address components
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The rule that runs address.geocodio.geocode safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For address.geocodio.geocode, this is the rule to start with:
address.geocodio.geocode is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every address.geocodio.geocode call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about address.geocodio.geocode
Forward geocode a US or Canada address to coordinates — returns lat/lng, parsed address components (street, city, state, ZIP, county), accuracy type (rooftop/range/street), and data source. USPS-standardized results with Census data (Geocodio). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
address.geocodio.geocode accepts 2 parameters: limit, address. Required: address. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for address.geocodio.geocode: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Apibase. Nothing to install.
address.geocodio.geocode is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the address.geocodio.geocode rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for address.geocodio.geocode. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
address.geocodio.geocode is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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