Available Brands
~75,000+ brands and ~2.3 million locations are indexed from OpenStreetMap with global coverage across all continents. Brand names are case-insensitive, and the API supports stock tickers (145 mapped) and common name variations as aliases.
Search brands
Use the brands endpoint to check if a brand exists before querying locations:
# Search by name
curl "https://api.brandmappr.com/api/v1/brands?q=starbucks"
# List top brands by location count
curl "https://api.brandmappr.com/api/v1/brands?sort=count&limit=20"
# Paginate through all brands alphabetically
curl "https://api.brandmappr.com/api/v1/brands?sort=name&limit=100&offset=200"The response includes brand name, stock ticker (if mapped), and location count.
Top brands by location count
| Brand | Locations |
|---|---|
| Subway | 23,338 |
| Starbucks | 18,197 |
| Burger King | 13,575 |
| KFC | 12,721 |
| Dollar General | 10,610 |
| Dunkin' | 7,964 |
| Walmart | 7,302 |
| Taco Bell | 7,293 |
| Popeyes | 3,243 |
| Little Caesars | 3,103 |
| Papa John's | 2,973 |
| Chick-fil-A | 2,723 |
| Home Depot | 2,330 |
| QuikTrip | 1,957 |
| Dairy Queen | 1,875 |
| Lowe's | 1,769 |
| Five Guys | 1,641 |
| Sheetz | 1,386 |
| Wingstop | 1,351 |
| Whataburger | 1,023 |
| Raising Cane's | 684 |
Plus thousands more brands across restaurants, retail, banking, gas stations, telecom, pharmacies, EV chargers, and more.
Use the GET /api/v1/brands endpoint to search and browse all available brands programmatically.
Brand aliases
You don't need to know the exact brand name. The API automatically resolves:
Stock tickers
Use NYSE/NASDAQ ticker symbols to look up publicly traded brands:
| Ticker | Resolves to |
|---|---|
SBUX | Starbucks |
MCD | McDonald's |
WMT | Walmart |
CMG | Chipotle |
DG | Dollar General |
HD | Home Depot |
LOW | Lowe's |
TGT | Target |
CVS | CVS Pharmacy |
WBA | Walgreens |
JPM | Chase |
WFC | Wells Fargo |
Plus 130+ more tickers for restaurants, retail, banking, telecom, auto parts, fitness, insurance, and specialty retail chains.
Name variations
The API also resolves common variations:
| You type | Resolves to |
|---|---|
McDonalds | McDonald's |
Lowes | Lowe's |
Dunkin Donuts | Dunkin' |
Chickfila | Chick-fil-A |
HomeDepot | Home Depot |
TacoBell | Taco Bell |
Wal-Mart | Walmart |
Papa Johns | Papa John's |
Variations include: names without apostrophes, without spaces, without leading articles ("The"), and common misspellings.
Data source
All location data is sourced from OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) via Geofabrik PBF extracts. Data is updated regularly to reflect new locations, closures, and corrections contributed by the OSM community.