> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.footstep.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Footstep

> Geospatial APIs with terrain intelligence built in

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## Getting started

Routing with terrain analytics, geocoding, and spatial prediction.

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  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="bolt" href="/quickstart">
    Make your first API call in under a minute.
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  <Card title="Authentication" icon="key" href="/authentication">
    API key setup and security.
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  <Card title="Errors" icon="triangle-exclamation" href="/errors">
    Error codes and retry strategies.
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## Routing

Directions, optimisation, elevation, and spatial analysis with terrain intelligence built in.

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  <Card title="Route" icon="route" href="/api/endpoint/route">
    Turn-by-turn directions with terrain analytics.
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  <Card title="Optimise" icon="arrows-rotate" href="/api/endpoint/optimize">
    Find the best order to visit multiple stops.
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  <Card title="Elevation" icon="mountain" href="/api/endpoint/elevation">
    Query elevation with computed summaries.
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  <Card title="Isochrone" icon="circle-nodes" href="/api/endpoint/isochrone">
    Time and distance-based reachability.
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  <Card title="Matrix" icon="table-cells" href="/api/endpoint/matrix">
    Time/distance matrices for logistics.
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## Geocoding

Search for addresses, reverse geocode coordinates, and process address data at scale.

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  <Card title="Search" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/api/endpoint/search">
    Text to coordinates. Any address, place, or landmark.
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  <Card title="Reverse" icon="location-crosshairs" href="/api/endpoint/reverse">
    Coordinates to address. Find what's at a lat/lng.
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  <Card title="Autocomplete" icon="keyboard" href="/api/endpoint/autocomplete">
    Typeahead suggestions as the user types.
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  <Card title="Batch" icon="list-check" href="/api/endpoint/batch">
    Geocode up to 1,000 addresses in one request.
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## AI

Natural language queries, address intelligence, and MCP server for AI agents.

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  <Card title="Query" icon="message-bot" href="/api/endpoint/query">
    Natural language to structured geospatial results.
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  <Card title="Parse Address" icon="wand-magic-sparkles" href="/api/endpoint/parse-address">
    Correct, standardize, and structure messy addresses.
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  <Card title="MCP Server" icon="robot" href="/mcp/introduction">
    Connect AI agents to Footstep.
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