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Address Bounding Box API (NZ)

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This API call returns addresses within a defined geographic area or postcode. Because of the potential large result set, the data returned is kept to a minimum. You should supplement this query with the Address Metadata API to populate your full result set.

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.
  • Options

    json json for a response in json format.

    xml xml for a response in xml format.

String A series of comma-separated GPS coordinates (in WGS84 format) of a bounding polygon.

Format example: long1, lat1, long2, lat2, long3, lat3
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    Devonport, Auckland

    Chatham Islands

    Karori, Wellington

    Wilton, Wellington

    184 Willis St, Wellington

String Restrict results returned to those that match the supplied postcode.
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
Integer The maximum number of results to return. A number between 1 and 20,000. The default is 10 results.

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

Request URL

https://api.addressfinder.io/api/nz/address/bounding_box/
      
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        {
          "success": true
        }
      
    

Response Specification

The API response will contain a hash with an element named completions, which is an array of hashes containing the following fields.

Field Name Type Description Example
pxid
String The unique address identifier. 2-.3.1q.2.4G.4c
x
String Longitude coordinate (in WGS84 format). 174.643199
y
String Latitude coordinate (in WGS84 format). -36.426956
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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