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  "vendor_description": "\"Enable precise conversion and discovery of geocoordinates, POIs and addresses to improve location accuracy and context.\"",
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      "autocomplete",
      "autosuggest",
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      "revgeocode",
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      "signals",
      "batch-geocode"
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      "place ID",
      "phone number",
      "category ID",
      "chain ID",
      "bounding box",
      "circle (lat/lon + radius)",
      "ISO country code filter",
      "flexible polyline corridor"
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      "Python"
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      "oauth2"
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    "free_tier_details": "Base Plan includes free monthly service transaction thresholds (up to 250,000 platform transactions per month per the 2018 freemium announcement) with a credit card required for registration but no charges until the free tier is exceeded; pay-as-you-grow thereafter. The Limited Plan (1,000 daily requests, no credit card required) was decommissioned for new customers on March 27, 2025 and fully retired on August 31, 2025.",
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    "requires_verification": false,
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    "documented_rate_limits": "Base Plan: free monthly transaction thresholds apply per service group; above-threshold usage is pay-as-you-grow. Per-service RPS limits are not publicly documented for Base Plan. (Limited Plan - 1,000 daily requests total, 5 RPS for Discover/Search/Geocode/Autocomplete/Autosuggest - was retired August 31, 2025.)",
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      "Results may not be cached or stored for more than 30 days (24 hours for HERE Positioning services)",
      "Caching to serve multiple end-users from a single request is prohibited",
      "Attribution required: must display HERE marks and copyright notices per HERE brand guidance",
      "Cannot modify HERE content or results",
      "Cannot use results for machine learning or AI training",
      "Cannot extract sales lead information, category-specific business listings, or mailing lists",
      "Cannot benchmark or build competitive products using HERE content",
      "Cannot use for automotive system integration (navigation terminals, ADAS/HAD, windshield displays)",
      "Each application must use its own unique App ID; sharing across apps prohibited",
      "Cannot use non-HERE datasets combined with HERE content in end-user applications (with limited layering exceptions)"
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    "changelog_url": "https://docs.here.com/changelog",
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    "llms_txt_url": "https://docs.here.com/llms.txt",
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    "rendering": "static"
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    "github_stars": null,
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      "BMW",
      "Urbantz",
      "EROAD",
      "GreenRoad"
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    "pricing_transparency": 55,
    "setup_speed": 80,
    "docs_quality": 35,
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    "trust_readiness": 75,
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      "Regulated or enterprise workloads - compliance attestations and an enterprise plan",
      "AI agents and automation - an agent-ready surface (MCP / llms.txt)"
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      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "field": "free_tier_details",
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      "excerpt": "Users on the Limited Plan will no longer be able to use this plan after August 31, 2025.",
      "confidence": "medium"
    },
    {
      "field": "has_published_pricing",
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      "excerpt": "Updated: April 1, 2026",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "field": "pricing_model",
      "url": "https://www.here.com/get-started/pricing",
      "excerpt": "pay-as-you-grow Transaction pricing for all HERE Location Services",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "field": "documented_rate_limits",
      "url": "https://www.here.com/get-started/pricing/limited-plan-restrictions",
      "excerpt": "In addition to a limit of 1,000 daily Requests, the following Requests Per Second (RPS) limits apply … Discover / Search: 5 RPS … Geocode & Reverse Geocode: 5 RPS … Autocomplete: 5 RPS … Autosuggest: 5 RPS",
      "confidence": "high"
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      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "field": "hipaa",
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      "confidence": "high"
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    {
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      "confidence": "high"
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      "confidence": "high"
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    {
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      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://www.here.com/get-started/pricing",
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      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "field": "sdk_languages",
      "url": "https://www.here.com/platform/here-sdk",
      "excerpt": "HERE SDK is available for native iOS and Android. You can also simplify cross-platform development with Flutter.",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
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      "confidence": "high"
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      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
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      "confidence": "high"
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      "excerpt": "Get started with HERE Geocoding & Search API v7 — sign in to the HERE platform, access Manager, register new app, create API key, then call https://discover.search.hereapi.com/v1/discover",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
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      "confidence": "high"
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      "field": "free_tier_limit",
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      "confidence": "medium"
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      "excerpt": "HERE Location Services for Python — DEPRECATED. This library depends on HERE HLS Legacy, which will be deactivated on Dec 31st 2023.",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
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      "confidence": "high"
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      "confidence": "high"
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      "confidence": "high"
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      "confidence": "high"
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      "field": "gdpr",
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      "confidence": "high"
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      "url": "https://www.here.com/en-gb/certifications-and-attestations",
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      "confidence": "high"
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      "confidence": "high"
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      "confidence": "high"
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      "field": "rate_limit_window",
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      "confidence": "high"
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      "confidence": "medium"
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      "confidence": "medium"
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      "confidence": "high"
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      "excerpt": "npm install @here/maps-api-for-javascript — add the HERE public repository to your NPM configuration with: npm config set @here:registry https://repo.platform.here.com/artifactory/api/npm/maps-api-for-javascript/",
      "confidence": "high"
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      "confidence": "medium"
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        "url": "https://apio.sh/api/feedback/here-places",
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          "citations": [
            {
              "url": "https://source.example/page",
              "excerpt": "supporting quote"
            }
          ],
          "note": "what changed and why"
        }
      },
      {
        "action": "new_api",
        "label": "Suggest a new API to add",
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "https://apio.sh/api/suggest/api",
        "example_body": {
          "value": {
            "name": "Acme API",
            "website_url": "https://acme.example"
          },
          "citations": [
            {
              "url": "https://acme.example"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      {
        "action": "token",
        "label": "Optional - raise your rate limit",
        "method": "GET",
        "url": "https://apio.sh/api/feedback/token"
      }
    ]
  }
}