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Reverse geocode

Answers “what’s at this location?”: end-users pick a point with a crosshair click — a live coordinate readout follows the cursor so they can aim — or type coordinates, and get the resolved address, marked with a pin on the map. Every lookup lands in a Recent session list; entries can be starred into the Saved list when you allow it.

Lookups you star while you build are saved with the map; end-user lookups in the published map stay local to their session.

Parameter What it does
Provider The geocoding service used: Nominatim (OpenStreetMap, no key) or Mapbox using your account’s public token (Dashboard → Integrations). The key never enters the map document.
Coordinate formats Which formats end-users can type: decimal degrees (50.85046, 4.35171) and/or degrees-minutes-seconds (50°51'2"N 4°21'6"E). The first checked format is also the display format. Coordinates are converted before they reach the provider, so any provider works with any format.
Open by default The lookup panel is open when end-users load the map.
End-users can save lookups Shows a save star on their session lookups. Their saves last for the session only; yours ship with the map.
Saved lookups The saved list; the entries present at save time ship with the map. Delete entries one by one or clear all.
Position The map corner the widget lives in.

A pin button in the corner you picked opens the panel: Pick a location turns the cursor into a crosshair with a live coordinate label (one click looks up the address), the text field accepts typed coordinates, and the Saved / Recent lists keep the lookups — recent ones for the session, with a star to keep them when you allow it. A short notice states which service receives the coordinates.