Have you ever thought it would be handy to have your favourite trailheads as what3words locations? Or to have a list of what3words addresses for your travel photo collection? Or even, an easy way to make a Scavenger Hunt for your Scout group with what3words.

<aside> 💡 To add what3words into your AI creations, create and add an API key

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There are now a number of AI tools like Replit, Lovable and ChatGPT that allow you to create and update webpages or apps just using prompts and written requests in your normal language without a developer or coding skills, it’s being called ‘vibe coding’.

So now, with support of AI, you can integrate what3words into the tools, apps and planners you use every day without any technical knowledge.

Watch a demo

Watch NJ from our team integrate the what3words API to create an viewpoints logging tool to with no coding skills.

Vibe coding demo.mp4

How to give it a go

  1. Grab a what3words API key & sign up for an account
  2. Open up your chosen AI tool - We’ve used Replit but there are others available
  3. Guide it with prompts to create the integration you want

Ready-to-go guides for what3words API

(download the guide and drop into your chosen tool)

what3words guides - to attach to your Replit Agent prompt when midway through a project

To add a what3words address search box, we recommend you provide the AI tool with our AutoSuggest component guide (click to download)

what3words Search Component guide .md

To add a what3words interactive map, we recommend you provide the AI tool with our Map Grid component guide (click to download)

what3words Map Component guide .md

Replit templates - to use if you're starting a Replit project

what3words search box: Enable your users to enter a what3words address in any language. The Autosuggest component will show 3 suggestions, when the user clicks one, it will convert the what3words address to coordinates (lat, long).

what3words search box on map: Add a what3words search box on an interactive map. By clicking on a what3words square on the map, a what3words address will appear.

what3words Search Box: Replit Template

what3words Search Box on Map: Replit Guide