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🇨🇳 Baidu Maps ~ China maps, geocoding & places API

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BaiduMaps & locationtier: commercialauth: API keypricing: freemiumverified 2026-07-05

Requires an AK key (Chinese-phone registration); uses Baidu's own BD-09 coordinate system, so coordinates must be converted for cross-provider use.

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# Baidu Maps ~ China maps, geocoding & places API needs an API key ~ get yours at:
# https://lbsyun.baidu.com/index.php?title=webapi
curl 'https://api.map.baidu.com' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN'

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I'm integrating a China API into my app.

API: Baidu Maps ~ China maps, geocoding & places API
Provider: Baidu
Auth: requires an API key (sign up: https://lbsyun.baidu.com/index.php?title=webapi)
Pricing: freemium
Base URL: https://api.map.baidu.com
Important note: Requires an AK key (Chinese-phone registration); uses Baidu's own BD-09 coordinate system, so coordinates must be converted for cross-provider use.

Source: Baidu (https://lbsyun.baidu.com/index.php?title=webapi)
Source type: Provider API or developer docs
Endpoint type: Provider API base URL
Integration difficulty: Needs API key
Last checked: 2026-07-05
Production caveat: Keep credentials server-side and confirm current limits, pricing, and webhook/error behaviour in the provider docs.

Help me set up the correct onboarding/authentication path and make the first valid request ~ explain exactly where credentials go and what must happen before production.

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