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Use the World Places Locator service

After you add the World Places Locator service to your ArcGIS Server, it is ready to use.

ArcGIS Desktop

You can load a locator into ArcMap and use it to find places.

For information about managing geocode services in ArcMap, see About managing address locators in ArcMap help under Manage Data > Geocoding > Introducing Geocoding > Building an address locator.

For information about using geocode services in ArcMap, see About finding an address in ArcMap help under Manage Data > Geocoding > Introducing Geocoding > Locating addresses.

ArcGIS Pro

For information about how to use World Places Locator in ArcGIS Pro, see An overview of the Geocoding toolbox in ArcGIS Pro help under Tool Reference > Tools > Geocoding toolbox.

ArcGIS Server

For information about using the locator with ArcGIS Server, see Geocode services and locators in ArcGIS Server (Windows) help under Manage Services > Types of services.

ArcGIS APIs and SDKs

ArcGIS API for Flex, ArcGIS API for JavaScript, ArcGIS API for Silverlight, ArcGIS REST API, and ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Windows Mobile users can take advantage of World Places Locator in applications. Details for implementing a geocoding service are available in the ArcGIS for Developers documentation.