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Location Metadata API (AU)

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The Location Metadata API is used to load the full metadata associated with a location (street, suburb or state) selected from the Location Autocomplete API

Build the request URL

Use the form below to build your request URL from the available parameters. The URL string will be generated and can be sent to the API in order to provide insight into how the API works and the response it returns. Or, if you are using Postman for your investigation, development and testing, include the desired parameters and copy and paste the request URL below into Postman's GET request URL field.

Field Name Value Type Description
String Your unique licence key (find on Portal credentials).
String Your unique secret key (find on Portal credentials). Alternatively, you can pass your secret key into the Authorization header of the request as such: Authorization: your-secret
String The format of the response.
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    json json for a response in json format.

    xml xml for a response in xml format.

String Unique location id obtained from the Location Autocomplete API.
String Used to identify which of your services is calling the API for activity monitoring purposes. This domain needs to be registered in the portal. FAQ: learn more about the domain parameter

* Parameters marked with an asterisk are mandatory for this API call.

Request URL

https://api.addressfinder.io/api/au/location/metadata/
      
        /* Click the button above to see a real API response here */
        {
          "success": true
        }
      
    

Response Specification

The API response will include all the attributes listed below in the format requested in the API request. Empty attributes for the matched address will be returned with a null value.

Key

GNAF Returned (if present) when searching the gnaf database.

PAF Returned (if present) when searching the paf database.

Field Name Type Description Example
full_location
String Full location string. Mathers Road East, WALKERVILLE VIC 3959
location_type
String The kind of location. Valid values include street, locality or state. street
latitude
String Latitude coordinate (in WGS84 format). -38.77287906
longitude
String Longitude coordinate (in WGS84 format). 146.10907797
street_name
String Holds the name of the street. Note: This attribute response does not contain the street type. Mathers
street_type
String The type of street. Road
street_suffix
String The suffix of the street. Typically contains a compass direction. East
street
String The full street name. Note: This attribute response contains the street name, street type and street suffix. Mathers Road East
locality_name
String The locality/suburb of this address. WALKERVILLE
state_territory
String The Australian state or territory containing the location VIC
postcode
String The postcode assigned to a locality (for 'locality' locations), or to the locality a street is in (for 'street' locations). 3959
success
Boolean Indicates if the request was successful or not. true

Errors

Below are the possible errors that can be returned by the API.

  • Validation error (1000)
  • Key not found (1001)
  • Key not provided (1002)
  • Domain not registered with Addressfinder (1003)
  • Secret not provided (1004)
  • Direct API calls are not permitted on your current plan. (1005)
  • Invalid credentials (1006)
  • Secret should not be supplied (1008)
  • The Addressfinder plugin has exceeded the number of allowed lookups, and is now suspended (1009)
  • The record you are trying to load does not exist (1011)
  • Domain parameter must not be included in a web request (1015)
  • This domain has been blocked (1016)
  • This service is not enabled on your current plan (1017)
  • Your IP address has been blocked for these credentials (1018)
  • HTTP Referer or Origin header record must be present when making a browser initiated request (1019)
  • Your Addressfinder trial has ended (1020)
  • Your Addressfinder trial has exceeded its allowed lookups (1021)
  • Postal addresses are not enabled on your current plan (1022)
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