Everything Location - /address/verify
Please note that this is a legacy product in retirement
Attempts to verify one or more addresses and where possible returns the address components, the formatted address, and any associated report codes.
If used with the suggest parameter, the process will provide a list of valid suggestions if the input is ambiguous.
Note: only old everythinglocation keys will work with this service.
Resource URL: https://api.everythinglocation.com/address/verify
Please note that we don’t support API connections using HTTP - all calls should use HTTPS.
Resource Information
- Preferred method: POST
- Response formats: JSON, XML, HTML
- Requires authentication? Yes, valid API key
- Chargeable? Yes
Request Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| lqtkey (Required) | A valid API key with sufficient credit available to process the requested transactions. Example: BFtd2UpC8Gl1jU1pPnDZIVpoz2XnBMyWEfVcAfoI |
| input[] (Required) | The array containing the list of address objects to verify. Each address object can make use of the following input fields: Address1, Address2, Address3, Address4, Address5, Address6, Address7, Address8, Locality, AdministrativeArea, PostalCode, Country Sample JSON input[] is enclosed below. |
| geocode (Optional) | Specifies whether to return geocode fields in the response. This is an chargable add-on. Example: …&geocode… (in URL) or “geocode”:“on” (within object) |
| certify (Optional) | Specifies whether to return certified fields in the response. This is an chargable add-on. Example: …&certify… (in URL) or “certify”:“on” (within object) |
| suggest (Optional) | If the validation result is ambiguous, this parameter will attempt to return an array of candidate records that are a close match to the input address. There is no additional charge for this add-on. Example: …&suggest… (in URL) or “suggest”:“on” (within object) |
| enhance (Optional) | If included and available with the supplied country, supplementary information such as county code (US) or DPS (UK) will be returned with the address. There is no additional charge for this add-on. Example: …&enhance… (in URL) or “enhance”:“on” (within object) |
| options (Optional) | A JSON object containing one or more advanced parameters that can control or manipulate the verify process. Settings provided with the request will apply to all addresses entered within the input object. Find a full list of available options parameters here. Sample JSON input is enclosed below. |
Response Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Status | The result of your call. “OK” indicates success, any other status indicates an error. Example: “Status”:“OK” |
| output[] | The array containing the response address objects to the address objects given in the input parameter. The returned fields will be dependent on the parsing methodology and reference data available in each individual country. A full list is available in the documentation. Sample JSON output[] is enclosed below. |