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Distance

Calculate the distance between two geometries in meters. 
POST /compute/v0/distance

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Request body

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chainId
number
required
Target chain ID. All UIDs must exist on this chain.
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from
Input
required
First geometry. See Input types for accepted formats.
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to
Input
required
Second geometry.
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schema
string
EAS schema UID. The server uses a default schema if not provided.
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recipient
string
Ethereum address to receive the attestation. Defaults to the zero address.

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Example request

curl -X POST https://api.astral.global/compute/v0/distance \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your-api-key" \
  -d '{
    "chainId": 84532,
    "from": "0xabc123...",
    "to": {
      "type": "Point",
      "coordinates": [2.2945, 48.8584]
    },
    "recipient": "0xdef456..."
  }'

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Response

Returns a NumericComputeResponse.
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result
number
required
Distance in meters (e.g., 523.45).
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units
string
required
Always "meters".
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operation
string
required
Always "distance".
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timestamp
number
required
Unix timestamp of computation.
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inputRefs
string[]
required
Array of input references (UIDs or geometry hashes).
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attestation
AttestationData
required
Signed EAS attestation. See AttestationData.
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delegatedAttestation
DelegatedAttestationData
required
Signature for delegated onchain submission. See DelegatedAttestationData.

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Example response

{
  "result": 523.45,
  "units": "meters",
  "operation": "distance",
  "timestamp": 1706400000,
  "inputRefs": [
    "0xabc123...",
    "0x7d3e8f..."
  ],
  "attestation": {
    "schema": "0x...",
    "attester": "0x590fdb53ed3f0B52694876d42367192a5336700F",
    "recipient": "0xdef456...",
    "data": "0x...",
    "revocable": true,
    "refUID": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
    "signature": "0x..."
  },
  "delegatedAttestation": {
    "signature": "0x...",
    "attester": "0x590fdb53ed3f0B52694876d42367192a5336700F",
    "deadline": 1706403600,
    "nonce": 0
  }
}

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Notes

  • Distance is calculated using PostGIS ST_Distance with geodetic coordinates
  • Result is in meters with centimeter precision
  • The onchain attested value is scaled to centimeters (integer) for EVM compatibility
  • For raw GeoJSON inputs, a keccak256 hash is used in inputRefs

SDK Method

See astral.compute.distance()