# WortOrt API

WortOrt converts GPS coordinates into open, speakable word addresses and back.

Base URL: https://wortort.karte.bayern

Primary endpoints:
- POST /v1/encode with {"namespace":"eu1","lat":48.1372,"lon":11.5756}
- POST /v1/decode with {"namespace":"eu1","code":"eu1:wort.wort.wort.wort"}
- POST /v1/check with {"namespace":"eu1","code":"wort.wort.wort.wort"}
- POST /v1/formats/encode with {"lat":48.1372,"lon":11.5756}
- POST /v1/formats/decode with {"format":"geohash","value":"u281z7hm99"}

Additional coordinate formats:
- geohash: supported encode/decode
- plus_code / Open Location Code: supported encode/decode
- utm: supported encode/decode
- mgrs: supported encode/decode
- mapcode: intentionally not approximated; requires official territory tables

Documentation:
- Swagger UI: https://wortort.karte.bayern/swagger/
- OpenAPI JSON: https://wortort.karte.bayern/openapi.json
- OpenAPI YAML: https://wortort.karte.bayern/openapi.yaml
- Project documentation: https://wortort.eu/dokumentation.html
- Source repository: https://github.com/karte-bayern/wortort

Current eu1 bundle status: demo/preview data. Do not treat generated word addresses
as permanent until a stable production bundle has been explicitly released.