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🇨🇳 Tencent Location ~ China maps & geocoding API

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

Needs a QQ account plus a key (Chinese-phone registration); coverage is Greater China only and docs are primarily Chinese.

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# Tencent Location ~ China maps & geocoding API needs an API key ~ get yours at:
# https://lbs.qq.com/service/webService/webServiceGuide/webServiceOverview
curl 'https://apis.map.qq.com/ws' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN'

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I'm integrating a China API into my app.

API: Tencent Location ~ China maps & geocoding API
Provider: Tencent
Auth: requires an API key (sign up: https://lbs.qq.com/service/webService/webServiceGuide/webServiceOverview)
Pricing: freemium
Base URL: https://apis.map.qq.com/ws
Important note: Needs a QQ account plus a key (Chinese-phone registration); coverage is Greater China only and docs are primarily Chinese.

Source: Tencent (https://lbs.qq.com/service/webService/webServiceGuide/webServiceOverview)
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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