Request someone's location
with a link.
Send a link by text, email, WhatsApp, or QR. The recipient sees that you're asking for their location, taps Share my location, and approves their browser's prompt — then you get their precise GPS coordinates with a Google Maps pin. They consent every time. There is no way to do it secretly, and no app for them to install.
PRO feature · works in any browser · for delivery, dispatch, meet-ups & consensual check-ins — never covert tracking
The recipient is in control the entire time
How requesting location works
Three things have to happen on the recipient's side before you see a single coordinate. Each one is a deliberate, informed choice they make.
1. They open your link & see the request
Instead of a silent redirect, the recipient lands on a clear screen: "[You] is asking to see your location." It names who's asking and why, and offers two buttons — Share my location or Continue without sharing.
2. They tap Share → browser asks to Allow
Only if they choose to share does their browser fire its own native "Allow location access?" prompt — the same one Google Maps and food-delivery apps use. They can still deny it right there. Nothing is read until they tap Allow.
3. You receive their precise location
The instant they allow, your dashboard shows precise lat/lng, an accuracy radius in meters, a reverse-geocoded city, and a Maps pin. Declined or dismissed? You only get the approximate IP city — same as a normal link.
No step can be skipped or hidden. The recipient is informed, asked, and asked again by their own browser. That's the only way precise location ever reaches you.
The request screen leaves nothing hidden
This is the first thing your recipient sees after tapping your link. It tells them who is asking, what is being requested, and that sharing is optional. There is no way to surface coordinates without passing through this screen — which is exactly why "quietly grab their location" is not something this product can do.
- Names the requester and the reason for the request
- Two clear choices — share, or continue without sharing
- A "Report this link" control on the same screen
- No app install, no account, works in any mobile browser
Acme Couriers is asking to see your location
So your driver can find your exact drop-off point. Sharing is optional.
Doesn't look right? Report this link
Mock of the consent screen. Your browser asks to confirm again before any GPS is read.
What you receive when they consent
A consented Pinpoint share is far richer than an IP guess. Here's the full record that lands in your dashboard the moment they tap Allow.
Precise latitude & longitude
Real device GPS — often accurate to a few meters outdoors. Not a city centroid, the actual point they're standing on when they agreed.
Accuracy radius in meters
Every fix reports how tight it is — e.g. ±8 m on a phone outdoors, ±65 m on a laptop. You always know how much to trust the pin.
A Google Maps pin
One tap opens the exact spot in Google Maps for directions or dispatch. No copy-pasting coordinates between tools.
Reverse-geocoded city, region, country
We translate the raw coordinates into a human-readable place — street-level area, city, region, country — so the record reads like an address, not math.
Device, browser & consent timestamp
Mobile or desktop, the browser they used, and the exact moment they agreed — so you have a clean record of when consent was given.
A decline flag when they say no
If they continue without sharing, the record shows the precise location was declined and falls back to the approximate IP city only. Never a blank, never a silent grab.
Coordinates, accuracy, place, and proof of consent
Compare a consented Pinpoint share with what a plain link would have given you. The IP guess can be 50 km off and lands on a carrier hub; the consented fix is the actual spot — and it carries a timestamp showing the person agreed.
Need only the approximate, no-prompt version for marketing analytics? Use the IP-based location-tracker link instead — no consent screen, city-level accuracy.
{
"consentedAt": "2026-05-31T09:14:52Z",
"shared": true,
"lat": 37.422021,
"lng": -122.084099,
"accuracyM": 9,
"city": "Mountain View",
"region": "California",
"country": "United States",
"mapsPin": "https://maps.google.com/?q=37.422021,-122.084099",
"device": "mobile",
"browser": "Chrome 126 (Android)"
}If shared is false, lat/lng are omitted and only the approximate IP city is stored.
When asking for location by link wins
Every one of these works because the person wants to be found and agrees on the spot. That's the only kind of use case this feature is built for.
Delivery & drop-off confirmation
Text the customer a link before the courier arrives: "Tap to share where to drop off." They confirm the exact gate, apartment block, or building entrance — no more "left at the wrong door" calls.
Roadside assistance
A stranded driver can't describe an unmarked highway. Send them a link; they tap Share; your tow truck gets a Maps pin to the exact shoulder they're stuck on. Faster than reading mile markers over a bad line.
Field-service & team dispatch
Ask a technician or contractor on a job site to confirm exactly where they are so you can route the next call, drop parts, or verify a check-in — with their explicit tap, not a background tracker.
Meet-ups & event logistics
"Where are you right now?" at a crowded festival, a sprawling venue, or a trailhead. One tap from your guest and you've got their pin — instead of ten minutes of "I'm near the blue tent, I think."
Consensual safety & family check-ins
A family member walking home late, a friend on a first date who agreed to check in — they expect the request and choose to share. The key word is agreed: this is for people who know and want it, never covert monitoring.
Asset & equipment check-in
Whoever has the rental gear, the loaner laptop, or the trailer taps a link to log where it currently sits. A consented snapshot of a person confirming an asset's location — useful for logistics, not for shadowing anyone.
Pinpoint vs IP geo vs sketchy "exact location" links
Search results for "get someone's exact location from a link" are full of tools that imply covert tracking. Here's the honest comparison.
| How it works | Track Link Pinpoint | IP-based link | "Exact location" grabbers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Meters (device GPS) | ~50 km (city) | Claim meters, deliver IP city |
| Requires consent | Yes — every time | No (passive IP) | Imply none — that's the pitch |
| Recipient sees the request | Yes, before anything | No prompt | No — sold as covert |
| Recipient can decline | Yes (IP fallback) | N/A | Marketed as no-escape |
| Recipient can report misuse | Yes, from the screen | N/A | No |
| Maps pin + reverse geocode | Yes | Approximate only | Sometimes |
| Looks legit to recipients | Yes (custom domain) | Yes | No (blocklisted, AV-flagged) |
| Covert tracking possible? | No — banned & impossible | No GPS at all | Their entire (illegal) pitch |
Tools that promise to silently pull someone's exact GPS from a tap are selling a fantasy: browsers block silent location reads, so those tools quietly fall back to the same IP city our IP-based link gives you honestly. Real precise location only exists with consent — which is what Pinpoint is.
The honest part: you cannot use this to track someone secretly
A lot of people who search "send a link to get someone's location" are hoping to find where a partner, ex, child, or employee is without that person knowing. We'll say it plainly: that is not possible here, and it is not allowed here.
- Covert / non-consensual location tracking is prohibited on Track Link — it's a Terms of Service violation, full stop.
- Every recipient can report the link straight from the request screen — before they share anything. Confirmed misuse gets the link disabled and the account reviewed.
- The recipient always sees the request and must agree. There is no silent mode, no hidden flag, no "invisible" variant. Browsers block silent GPS reads, and we don't try to work around that.
- A tool that secretly pinpoints someone without consent does not exist in any legitimate form. Anything advertising it is lying, breaking browser security, or breaking the law. We chose to build the consensual version — and to be loud about it.
If your use only works when the other person doesn't realize they're sharing, Track Link is the wrong tool — and it won't work for you anyway. If the person expects the request and wants to share, you're exactly who this is for.
FAQ
Straight answers to what people actually type into Google.
Can I get someone's location with a link without them knowing?
No — that is impossible on Track Link, and it is prohibited. A Pinpoint Link cannot silently read GPS. The recipient always sees a clear screen telling them the link wants their location, has to tap 'Share my location', and then their own browser fires its native 'Allow location' prompt. There are three separate moments where the person is told and has to act. If they tap 'Continue without sharing', no GPS is collected at all. Any tool that claims to read someone's exact location from a link without their knowledge is either lying, breaking browser security, or doing something illegal. We are the consensual version on purpose.
Does the recipient need to install an app?
No. That's the whole point of requesting location by link. You send a normal-looking short URL by text, email, WhatsApp, or a QR code. The recipient opens it in whatever browser they already have — Safari on iPhone, Chrome on Android, Edge on a laptop — sees the request, taps Share, and approves the browser prompt. No download, no account, no sign-up on their side. Only you (the link owner) need a Track Link account.
How precise is the location I get back?
When the recipient consents on a phone outdoors, you typically get true GPS down to a few meters, with an accuracy radius shown in meters so you know how tight the fix is. Indoors or on a laptop it falls back to Wi-Fi and cell triangulation, usually tens of meters to a few hundred. Either way it's dramatically more precise than IP geolocation, which is city-level (~50 km) and is what our IP-based location-tracker link uses when no GPS is shared.
What exactly do I see after they share?
You get the precise latitude and longitude, an accuracy radius in meters, a Google Maps pin you can open in one tap, and a reverse-geocoded city / region / country label so you don't have to read raw coordinates. Each request also logs the device type and browser and the exact timestamp of consent. It all lands in your dashboard the moment the recipient approves.
What if they say no?
Saying no is a first-class option. The request screen has a 'Continue without sharing' button right next to 'Share my location'. If they tap it — or dismiss their browser's permission prompt — no GPS is ever read. We fall back to the approximate IP-based city only, exactly as if they'd clicked a normal link. You'll see in the dashboard that the precise location was declined. Nobody is forced, tricked, or trapped into sharing.
Is requesting someone's location by link legal?
Requesting it is legal precisely because it is consensual — you are asking, and they are agreeing in the moment with full knowledge. This is the same model as a delivery app or a roadside-assistance service asking 'share your location so we can find you'. What is NOT legal, and is banned on Track Link, is using deception to make someone reveal where they are, tracking a person who hasn't agreed, or surveilling a partner, ex, child, or employee covertly. If your plan only works if the person doesn't realize they're sharing, this is the wrong tool — and it won't work here anyway.
Can the recipient report me if the request feels wrong?
Yes, and we encourage it. Every Pinpoint request screen carries a 'Report this link' control. If someone receives a location request that feels coercive, deceptive, or stalker-ish, one tap flags it to our trust team. Confirmed misuse gets the link disabled and the account reviewed. This report path is on the very first screen the recipient sees — before they share anything — which is exactly why covert tracking can't happen here.
How is this different from the IP-based location-tracker link?
Two completely different mechanisms. Our IP-based location-tracker link is passive: it logs an approximate city (~50 km) from the visitor's IP with no prompt and no consent — useful for marketing attribution and country-level analytics. A Pinpoint / request-location link is active and consensual: it asks the recipient to share precise device GPS, they knowingly agree, and you get meter-level coordinates. Use IP geo when you want aggregate analytics; use a request-location link when you genuinely need to know where one consenting person is right now — a driver, a stranded customer, a friend you're meeting.
Related ways to capture location
Ask once. They consent. You get the pin.
Pinpoint Links are a PRO feature, built on a platform that's served 2,500+ users and 230,000+ tracked clicks across 96 countries. Every location request is consensual, reportable, and honest by design.
Consensual use only · covert tracking is prohibited and reportable