Open-Elevation

liveGeography

Free elevation by lat/lon. No auth.

2tools
0msauth
free tier50 calls/day

Tools

get_elevationrequired: latitude, longitude

Elevation in metres for a single lat/lon.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
latitudereqnumberLatitude
longitudereqnumberLongitude
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get_elevationsrequired: locations

Batch lookup for multiple lat/lons.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
locationsreqarrayArray of {latitude, longitude}
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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-elevation/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-elevation/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_elevation","arguments":{"latitude": 37.7749, "longitude": -122.4194}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("get_elevation", {"latitude":"example","longitude":"example"});
ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("free elevation by lat/lon");