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International Address Metadata

Addressfinder uses data from trusted third-party data providers for addresses located in countries beyond the borders of Australia and New Zealand.

The countries currently supported include; Belgium BE, Canada CA, Czechia CZ, France FR, Germany DE, Ireland IE, Netherlands NL, Portugal PT, Singapore SG, Spain ES, Sweden SE, United Kingdom GB, United States US.

NB: Not all fields of the metadata response will contain content for all countries.

Metadata Response Spec

NameTypeDescriptionExample
idStringThe unique address identifier.2fjZ2wvSHufT0HuqmUB/s_nIJl_tF/erphow==
addressObjectAddress information as supplied by our data sources.-
    address_line_1StringFirst address line in the country specific format.123 Edward St
    address_line_2StringSecond address line in the country specific format.Silver Berry
    address_line_combinedStringCombined address lines 1 and 2.123 Edward St, Silver Berry
    cityStringThe city, town or locality name.Toronto
    city_lineStringThe city in a format suitable for postal services.Toronto ON M5G
    stateStringCountry specific state, region or district.ON
    postcodeStringCountry specific postcode or zipcode.M5G
    country_nameStringName of the country the address belongs to.Canada
    country_codeStringThe ISO 3166 alpha-2 code of the country.CA
metadataObjectOther metadata as supplied by our data sources.-
    streetStringThe full name of the street.Edward St
    street_numberStringThe street number.123
    state_codeStringHolds the two letter code of the province.ON
    state_nameStringHolds the full name of the province.Ontario
positionObjectThe GPS coordinates if requested in the query.-
    latitudeDouble-48.5827
    longitudeDouble-2.96747
successBooleanReturns true if the service ran successfully.true

Address autocomplete parameters (address_params)

PropertyTypeDescriptionDefault Value
maxIntegerThe maximum number of results to return. A number between 1 and 15.10

Address metadata parameters (address_metadata_params)

PropertyTypeDescriptionValue
gpsStringRequest GPS coordinates for latitude and longitude be returned when available.
    IncludeGPS coordinates will be included in the response1
    ExcludeOmit to exclude GPS coordinates in the metadata response (default).