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Use REST on the command line

You can perform simple HTTP requests with cURL on the command line.

cURL request

The file geocode.sh demonstrates a simple, hard-coded shell script that uses the cURL module. You have to edit this file to alter the request parameters. It also requires changing YOUR_API_KEY to the API key you get from your dashboard. To run it, just use your bash command line:

./geocode.sh

The file arcgis-request.sh is a slightly better shell script. It breaks out the URL and the parameters into a manageable format for easier changing. The address to geocode is taken from the command line. And the API key is set in the .env file. (NOTE: the .env file is not saved in version control so that you do not expose your API key.)

To use this script first rename .env.template to .env. Then edit the file to replace YOUR_API_KEY with the API key you get from your dashboard. Save the file. Then run from a command line:

./arcgis-request.sh "Palm Springs Convention Center"

or any address you wish to geocode. Make sure the address is in quotes if it contains spaces or any special characters.

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