Google Maps API - Get Coordinates of address

I would like to convert addresses into long/lat.

Is there any way to do this without using JavaScript? Because in my case there is no need to display anything since the conversion is in the background.

Solution 1:

What you are looking for is called Geocoding.

Google provides a Geocoding Web Service which should do what you're looking for. You will be able to do geocoding on your server.

JSON Example:

http://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=1600+Amphitheatre+Parkway,+Mountain+View,+CA

XML Example:

http://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/xml?address=1600+Amphitheatre+Parkway,+Mountain+View,+CA

Edit:

Please note that this is now a deprecated method and you must provide your own Google API key to access this data.

Solution 2:

Althugh you asked for Google Maps API, I suggest an open source, working, legal, free and crowdsourced API by Open street maps

https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search?q=Mumbai&format=json

Here is the API documentation for reference.

Edit: It looks like there are discrepancies occasionally, at least in terms of postal codes, when compared to the Google Maps API, and the latter seems to be more accurate. This was the case when validating addresses in Canada with the Canada Post search service, however, it might be true for other countries too.