Postcode Programming API  Address Finder API

SimplyPostcode™ offers an extensive range of Address Finder API's (Application Programming Interfaces) for both easy integration into a web site or bespoke windows desktop software.

All of our Address Finder API’s allow access to Full and Street address Royal Mail PAF Data "Powered by PAF".

Many of our Web Services, such as SOAP, JSON and HTTMP/XML, can be used to implement Postcode Search functionality into any non-windows platform.

5 API's

Compare our 5 different API’s available to you to implement address finder in your software or web site

For bespoke windows desktop applications, we have a COM Object or .NET Assembly which can be used with our daily updated internet based data server, or with local data without internet access, using local data. These programming tools also include a user interface to quickly implement Postcode Address finder in your bespoke software using our API.

In addition to the above API’s, we also provide an optimised Royal Mail PAF file data which is available to “Large Business Package” customers. This version of the PAF data is loaded on to your server using your favourite version of SQL Server. Please call for prices.

Postcode Software for your Web Site Features

Postcode Software features for bespoke software integration:

  1. Get up and running in minutesFree 30 day Trial
  2. Special Test Postcodes for testing
  3. Solutions for any platform
  4. 30 days free Postcode software trail, for one postcode area
  5. Local Data solution for where internet is not available for windows bespoke software
  6. Many example programs provided to help you integrate in your software quickly
  7. Web Site Data is updated daily to unsure the Royal Mail data is up to date
  8. Very little administration required, when using our data server, no database for you to maintain
  9. Become a reseller and earn commission from customers.  Apply here to become a reseller of postcode software

Getting Started with our Programming API

Get up an running with Address Finder API in minutes:

  1. In order to use the API, you must first open an account to get a Datakey. Use "Sign up for Trail” menu option at top of page to open a 30 day evaluation account.
  2. This will e-mail you an evaluation DataKey for use with our examples.
  3. Then Download examples code to implement Postcode Search
  4. Test your implementation with our unrestricted acccess to a handfull of special test postcodes

Types of Address Finder API's

If the above solutions do not fit into your requirements then how about using one of our Address Finder API's to request the up to date Royal Mail Address data from our data server.


API Comparison for Address Finder functionality:

The following table compare the different Address Finder API's we provide:

Simply sign up for a free 30 day trial, and use the data key we send you to access the following API interfaces for Postcode Address lookup API.  Free 30 day Trial

For desktop postcode software WITH Internet access

The following API’s use our internet based data server:

Method SOAP
More Info
HTTP/XML
More Info
JSON
More Info
COM
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.Net Assembly
More Info
Core PAF Data

More info

Desktop App
Video  More Info
Quick and simple app integration        Best
Can interface with most windows apps. We can even help you set it up, please call 01945 464854
.NET VB/C#† • Yes
Best solution if our .NET assembly is not for you
PossiblePossible † • Best
Easy to integrate solution. Including UI
Yes  
VB6 Possible PossiblePossible† • Best
Easy to integrate solution. Including UI
  Yes  
Windows DevelopmentYes
Best solution if your language supports it
Yes
Call using url, then parse xml response
Yes
Call using url, then parse JSON response
Best
Easy to integrate solution. Including UI if your language supports COM
  Yes Quickest
Can interface with most windows apps. We can even help you set it up, please call 01945 464854
Non Windows Best
Best solution if your language supports it
Yes
Call using url, then parse xml response
Yes
Call using url, then parse JSON response
    Yes  

† = Includes advanced word search.

• = example code included


For desktop postcode software WITHOUT Internet access

The following API’s use local files instead of our internet based data server:

MethodCOM
More Info
.Net Assembly
More Info
Core PAF Data

More info

Desktop App
Video  More Info
Quick and simple app integration     Best
Can interface with most windows apps. We can even help you set it up, please call 01945 464854
.NET VB/C# Best
Easy to integrate solution. Including UI
Yes  
VB6Best
Easy to integrate solution. Including UI
  Yes  
Windows Development Best
Easy to integrate solution. Including UI if your language supports COM
  Yes Yes
Can interface with most windows apps. We can even help you set it up, please call 01945 464854
Non Windows   Yes  

• = example code included


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