Make your first API call
In this quick start guide, you will learn how to make your first API call against a CARTO API.
Get a token to call the API
Create an API Access Token using the API Access Tokens UI.
Allow SQL API and LDS API
Choose the CARTO Data Warehouse connection. Choose
carto_dw
Select allow access to all sources
SQL API request
We're going to execute the following query against the CARTO Data Warehouse:
SELECT geom, name FROM `carto-demo-data.demo_tables.populated_places`
The following CURL command will perform the request:
curl --get \
--url https://direct-gcp-us-east1.api.carto.com/v3/sql/carto_dw/query \
--data-urlencode "q=SELECT geom, name FROM carto-demo-data.demo_tables.populated_places" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <API_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
LDS API Request
The following CURL command will geocode Valverde del Camino:
curl --get \
--url https://gcp-us-east1.api.carto.com/v3/lds/geocoding/geocode \
--data-urlencode "address=Valverde del Camino" \
--header "Authorization: <API_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
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