API documentation

Software SOAP Web Service

Simply Postcode Lookup ideal for .NET, ColdFusion, Perl, PHP, Java integration plus other Languages/platforms. Postcode finder for SOAP compliant languages.

V2 SOAP API: This postcode software V2 SOAP API can be used by any web server or programming language that supports a server-side scripting language that can call SOAP web services, to provide Postcode Lookup within your Software/Web site. Simply call the web service with Postcode criteria, and the web service returns address data.

V3 Open API: For web/desktop applications, we have an Open API web service that takes a Postcode, Postcode + Part of address, or “Search as you type” words and returns a list of matching addresses, which can be used by almost any programming stack.

The user then selects an address from the list presented, and another call is made to the Open API to get the detailed address record and its geolocation. More info about Open API

V2 SOAP Web Service Offers:

Full Address Search, presents a list of addresses to select from a given postcode.
Advanced/Word search, enter part address and then address is selected.
Street Address, enter postcode, returns street, town, county etc. User enters house name or number.
Geographic Data, get location from Postcode, or distance between two postcodes.
Reseller functions, open an account connected to your reseller account.
Example Code

Ideal for .NET, ColdFusion, Perl, PHP, Java integration, plus other Language and platforms.

Demonstration Video

Simply Postcode: SOAP Web Service for any web site

	0:00	Advantages
	0:40	Download code
	1:50	.Net Example
	1:00	Adding SOAP referance
	1:20	Formal Definition
	2:50	Example
	4:30	PostZon Data (Geo Position)

V2 SOAP Web Service Features

The SOAP Web Service has the following features:

Daily updated Data from Royal Mail
Platform/Language independent
Most modern programming languages support this kind of web service
Offers Advanced Word Search when using implemented User Interface
Data updated daily
No Data Administration Cost we handle thsi for you
Allows your customer to open an account, you get reseller commission.

V2 SOAP Web Service Example Code

The SOAP Object examples:

For Desktop:

Directory	Language	API Used	Description
Reseller/VBNET Manager Customer Accounts	VB.NET	SOAP	Example of using the reseller portal
SOAP/VBNET 2003 FULL PAFF	VB.NET	SOAP	Get Full using SOAP Web Service
SOAP/VBNET 2003 PostZon	VB.NET	SOAP	Get PostZon using SOAP Web Service
SOAP/VBNET 2003 Thoroughfare	VB.NET	SOAP	Get Thoroughfare/Street using SOAP Web Service
SOAP/VBNET 2005 FULL PAFF	VB.NET	SOAP	Get Full using SOAP Web Service
SOAP/VBNET 2005 PostZon	VB.NET	SOAP	Get PostZon using SOAP Web Service
SOAP/VBNET 2005 Thoroughfare	VB.NET	SOAP	Get Thoroughfare/Street using SOAP Web Service
SOAP/VBNET 2008 SOAP FULL ADV search	VB.NET	SOAP	Example of Full address with Advanced Search using SOAP Service

For Web:

Directory	Language	API Used	Description
ASP.c sharpe 2005 Address Search	C#	SOAP	How to get FULL, Thoroughfare/Street and PostZon Data
ASP.NET 2005 Address Search		SOAP	How to get FULL, Thoroughfare/Street and PostZon Data

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