Developer documentation

One of the strengths of the Postcode Anywhere web service platform is its versatility. We don’t just provide robust and secure ways for you to access data; we also give you the tools to enable you to integrate and work with the data in as many different environments as you care to mention.

Such is the strength of our web service platform that we can turn around new web services along with different code environments in hours, rather than the weeks or months you would typically expect.

We like to think that nothing is a challenge for us - so if you can’t find what you want below, simply contact us and we’ll do what we can to help.

Most Commonly Used Web Services

Web Service Description
PostcodeAnywhereInternational Interactive Augment
v1.00
Cleans and augments a captured address.
PostcodeAnywhereInternational Interactive Retrieve
v1.00
Returns the streets in a given postal code. Use this to capture addresses on your website or application using an auto-complete input model.
PostcodeAnywhereInternational Interactive RetrieveByPostalCode
v1.10
Returns the streets in a given postal code. Use this to capture addresses on your website or application using an auto-complete input model.

Other Web Services

Web Service Description
InternationalBankValidation Interactive Validate
v1.00
Validates if the international bank account number for an international bank account is correct.
PostcodeAnywhereInternational Interactive ListCountries
v1.10
Lists ISO country names and the level of support available.
PostcodeAnywhereInternational Interactive ListStreets
v1.00
Returns the streets matching the exact street name. At least 4 characters must be supplied.
PostcodeAnywhereInternational Interactive RetrieveByStreet
v1.00
Returns the streets matching the exact street name. Use this to capture addresses on your website or application using an auto-complete input model.
PostcodeAnywhereInternational InteractiveCanada Find
v2.00
Lists addresses records matching the specified search term.
PostcodeAnywhereInternational InteractiveCanada RetrieveById
v1.00
Returns the full employer record for the given Id.
PostcodeAnywhereInternational InteractiveUSA Find
v1.00
Lists addresses records matching the specified search term.
PostcodeAnywhereInternational InteractiveUSA FindByAddress
v1.00
Returns the full address details based on the address.
PostcodeAnywhereInternational InteractiveUSA FindByZip4
v1.00
Returns the addresses in a ZIP+4.
PostcodeAnywhereInternational InteractiveUSA RetrieveByAddress
v1.00
Returns the full address details based on the address.
PostcodeAnywhereInternational InteractiveUSA RetrieveById
v1.00
Returns the full address details based on the address ID.
PostcodeAnywhereInternational InteractiveUSA RetrieveByZip4
v1.00
Returns the addresses in a ZIP+4.

Deprecated Web Services

Web Service Description
PostcodeAnywhereInternational Interactive ListCountries
v1.00
Lists ISO country names and the level of support available.
PostcodeAnywhereInternational Interactive RetrieveByPostalCode
v1.00
Returns the streets in a given postal code. Use this to capture addresses on your website or application using an auto-complete input model.
PostcodeAnywhereInternational InteractiveCanada Find
v1.00
Lists addresses records matching the specified search term.