UK Address Finder from Postcode Anywhere
Capture UK Addresses
Postcode Anywhere fills out addresses quickly and accurately in seconds

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.

Web service documentation  -  Postcode Anywhere

Most Commonly Used Web Services

Web Service Description
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive Find
v1.10
Lists address records matching the specified search term. This general search method can search by postcode, company or street.
Includes support for Welsh alternative addresses when searching by postcode and output filtering
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive RetrieveByAddress
v1.20
Returns the full address details based on the address.
Includes country name based on postcode area and the thoroughfare name components
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive RetrieveById
v1.20
Returns the full address details based on the Id.
Includes country name based on postcode area and the thoroughfare name components

Other Web Services

Web Service Description
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive FindByAreaId
v1.00
Lists localities in a given postcode area.
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive FindByBuilding
v1.00
Finds address records matching the given building details.
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive FindByLocalityId
v1.00
Lists address records for the given locality.
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive FindByOrganisation
v1.00
Finds address records matching the given company details.
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive FindByPartialPostcode
v1.00
Lists address records for the given partial postcode.
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive FindByParts
v1.00
Finds address records matching the given address parts.
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive FindByPoBox
v1.00
Finds address records matching the given PO Box details.
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive FindByPostcode
v1.00
Lists address records for the given postcode.
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive FindByStreet
v1.00
Lists address records for the given street.
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive FindByStreetId
v1.00
Lists address records for the given street.
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive FindStreets
v1.00
Lists streets matching the given search criteria.
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive ListAliases
v1.10
Lists the known aliases for a given address. These may include additional place names, local spelling or alternative building names and company names.
Now supports searching by postcode.
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive ListAreas
v1.00
Lists the postcode areas in the UK.
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive ListCounties
v1.00
Lists the counties in the UK.
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive RetrieveByIds
v1.20
Returns the full address details based on the Ids.
Includes country name based on postcode area and the thoroughfare name components
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive RetrieveByIdWithEmail
v1.20
Returns the full address details based on the Id and validates the given email address.
Includes country name based on postcode area
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive RetrieveByParts
v1.00
Returns the full address details based on the address parts.
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive RetrieveByPostcodeAndBuilding
v1.30
Returns the full address details based on the postcode + building.
Includes support for alternative UK addresses and thoroughfare name components
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive RetrieveChanges
v1.00
Lists the changes that have happened to the database over the given period of time.
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive RetrieveHistoryById
v1.00
Returns all historical versions of this address (from November 2009).

Deprecated Web Services

Web Service Description
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive Find
v1.00
Lists address records matching the specified search term. This general search method can search by postcode, company or street.
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive ListAliases
v1.00
Lists the known aliases for a given address. These may include additional place names, local spelling or alternative building names and company names.
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive RetrieveByAddress
v1.10
Returns the full address details based on the address.
Includes country name based on postcode area
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive RetrieveByAddress
v1.00
Returns the full address details based on the address.
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive RetrieveById
v1.10
Returns the full address details based on the Id.
Includes country name based on postcode area
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive RetrieveById
v1.00
Returns the full address details based on the Id.
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive RetrieveByIds
v1.00
Returns the full address details based on the Ids.
Includes country name based on postcode area and the thoroughfare name components
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive RetrieveByIds
v1.10
Returns the full address details based on the Ids.
Includes country name based on postcode area
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive RetrieveByIdWithEmail
v1.10
Returns the full address details based on the Id and validates the given email address.
Includes country name based on postcode area
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive RetrieveByIdWithEmail
v1.00
Returns the full address details based on the Id and validates the given email address.
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive RetrieveByPostcodeAndBuilding
v1.20
Returns the full address details based on the postcode + building.
Includes support for alternative UK addresses
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive RetrieveByPostcodeAndBuilding
v1.10
Returns the full address details based on the postcode + building.
Includes country name based on postcode area
PostcodeAnywhere Interactive RetrieveByPostcodeAndBuilding
v1.00
Returns the full address details based on the postcode + building.