# Share your current location (latitude, longitude, City Address) via text message **URL:** \ **Category:** Web API's\ **Tags:** googlemaps\ **Created:** [August 25, 2022, 1:12am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/share-your-current-location-latitude-longitude-city-address-via-text-message/2013461 "2022-08-25T01:12:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ihelps.phzv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/47e85d/32.png) [@ihelps.phzv](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ihelps.phzv)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 1:12am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/share-your-current-location-latitude-longitude-city-address-via-text-message/2013461/1 "2022-08-25T01:12:31Z")
I would like to ask for help on how to share your current location (latitude, longitude, City Address) via text message. I’m working on my emergency mobile application.) and if possible the one who receive the text message can detect the distance from his location to the one who sends text message. Please help me! ---
**Author:** ![Dean\_Artis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Dean\_Artis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Dean_Artis)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 1:20am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/share-your-current-location-latitude-longitude-city-address-via-text-message/2013461/2 "2022-08-25T01:20:51Z")
What have you tried so far? ---
**Author:** ![ihelps.phzv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/47e85d/32.png) [@ihelps.phzv](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ihelps.phzv)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 2:11am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/share-your-current-location-latitude-longitude-city-address-via-text-message/2013461/3 "2022-08-25T02:11:03Z")
The Google Map and Location Sensor but I don’t know how to send it via sms ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 5:52am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/share-your-current-location-latitude-longitude-city-address-via-text-message/2013461/4 "2022-08-25T05:52:39Z")
A Google search for _location sensor sms Thunkable_ turned up this result. I recommend you read through the whole topic which contains the answer: > [@\[Solved\] How to send SMS with location data?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-to-send-sms-with-location-data/1041959): > > In my app, I want to send an sms with a location so how to do that? Please help Thanks, A Thunker ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/share-your-current-location-latitude-longitude-city-address-via-text-message/2013461/5 "2022-08-25T12:27:25Z")
Hey there @ihelps.phzv This is a great question. You would need to use a Geo coding API to take your geographical coordinates and turn them into an address. [Google](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/overview)’s api is very easy to get started with but can get costly quick if you go over there free plan. There are also others on the Internet I would encourage you to do a quick [Google search](https://www.google.com/search?q=google+geocoding+api&client=safari&channel=iphone_bm&sxsrf=ALiCzsbNaOeQjiDgslhpu9tdMlJcNhVqcw%3A1661430460356&source=hp&ei=vGoHY_HEEtOC0PEPx6qTwA0&oq=&gs_lcp=ChFtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1ocBABGAAyBwgjEOoCECcyBwgjEOoCECcyBwgjEOoCECcyBwgjEOoCECcyBwgjEOoCECcyBwgjEOoCECcyBwgjEOoCECcyBwgjEOoCECcyBwgjEOoCECcyBwgjEOoCECcyBwgjEOoCECcyBwgjEOoCECcyBwgjEOoCECcyBwgjEOoCECcyBwgjEOoCECdQAFgAYL4NaAFwAHgAgAEAiAEAkgEAmAEAsAEP&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-hp) and see which product that your needs best. If you don’t need an address you can simply send the coordinates using the share block. ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/share-your-current-location-latitude-longitude-city-address-via-text-message/2013461/6 "2024-11-08T13:12:51Z")