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What is AfriHex?

AfriHex is a developer platform for digital addressing in Africa. It turns any location into a precise, human-readable hex code using Uber's H3 grid — for example, the centre of Accra's Kotoka airport is AF-GH-7-0GXTQD5RFZZZZ — and layers a full suite of location products on top, starting with Ghana.

Where a traditional postal system gives you No. 10, Spintex Road, Accra (and even that fails most of the country), AfriHex gives every coordinate a unique, stable identifier that anyone can look up — no street names required.

What you can build​

Use caseWhat AfriHex gives you
Addresses & GeocodingLook up GhanaPostGPS codes, reverse-geocode coordinates, search by place name, validate addresses, bulk operations
Hex AddressingEncode/decode hex codes, navigate the H3 grid, render map tiles
Identity & KYCAddress verification for banking KYC, proximity verification with signed certificates, proof of delivery
Collections & Service AreasLoan collection zones, merchant coverage areas with instant point-in-area checks
Location MonitoringConsent-based background location tracking, drift detection, geofences, webhook alerts
Risk & FraudReal-time fraud detection, portfolio risk analytics, AML/PEP screening
Routing & NavigationTurn-by-turn routing, distance matrices, isochrones, landmark narration

How it works​

  1. Sign up for a free API key (POST /v2/self/signup or the dashboard).
  2. Send the key in the X-API-Key header on every /v2/* request.
  3. Encode coordinates to a hex code, or resolve an address, in one call.
curl "https://api.afrihex.com/v2/hexcode?lat=5.6037&lng=-0.1870&res=7" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $AFRIHEX_API_KEY"
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "code": "AF-GH-7-0GXTQD5RFZZZZ",
    "h3_index": "877576970ffffff",
    "resolution": 7,
    "country": "Ghana",
    "country_code": "GH",
    "center": { "lat": 5.604078493411575, "lng": -0.19529195005881006 },
    "area_km2": 3.86
  }
}

Design principles​

  • Stable identifiers. Hex codes are pure math — the same coordinate always produces the same code, offline, with no lookups.
  • Country profiles. The stack is forkable: the same platform serves another African country by swapping a country profile and an addressing provider.
  • Built for fintech. Consent management, signed verification certificates, webhooks with retries, and per-tenant isolation are first-class.

Ready?​

Head to the Quickstart to make your first request in under five minutes, or jump straight into the API Reference.