AddressLookupService

PostcodeLookupRequest

Postcode Lookup Requests

This RESTful API returns UK Address data in both POST and GET. Input=Postcode(Mandatory), HouseNameorNumber=(Optional). You must provide valid authentication to make a request.

The following routes are available for this service:
POST	/address	Call to list addresses	POST request to search for addresses. Using Postcode and House Name/Number as input.
GET	/address/{Postcode}	Call to list addresses	GET request to search for addresses. Using Token, Postcode and House Name/Number as input.
GET	/address/{Postcode}/{HouseNo}	Call to show a specific address	GET request to search for addresses. Using Token, Postcode and House Name/Number as input.

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;
using ServiceStack;
using ServiceStack.DataAnnotations;
using PostcodeLookupService.ServiceModel.Types;

namespace PostcodeLookupService.ServiceModel.Types
{
    ///<summary>
    ///This RESTful API returns UK Address data in both POST and GET. Input=Postcode(Mandatory), HouseNameorNumber=(Optional). You must provide valid authentication to make a request.
    ///</summary>
    [Api(Description="This RESTful API returns UK Address data in both POST and GET. Input=Postcode(Mandatory), HouseNameorNumber=(Optional). You must provide valid authentication to make a request.")]
    [ApiResponse(Description="Bad Request: Try formatting the request differently. See the /swagger-ui/ documentation for more details", StatusCode=400)]
    [ApiResponse(Description="Something went wrong here. Please contact your administrator or servicedesk@uk.rapp.com for more details.", StatusCode=500)]
    [ApiResponse(Description="Request Accepted", StatusCode=202)]
    [ApiResponse(Description="No content returned", StatusCode=204)]
    public partial class PostcodeLookupRequest
    {
        ///<summary>
        ///Using a Postcode to return addresses.
        ///</summary>
        [ApiMember(DataType="string", Description="Using a Postcode to return addresses.", IsRequired=true, Name="Postcode")]
        public virtual string Postcode { get; set; }

        ///<summary>
        ///Optional input value to limit the return data to a specific address.
        ///</summary>
        [ApiMember(DataType="string", Description="Optional input value to limit the return data to a specific address.", Name="House Name or Number")]
        public virtual string HouseNo { get; set; }
    }

}

C# PostcodeLookupRequest DTOs

To override the Content-type in your clients, use the HTTP Accept Header, append the .csv suffix or ?format=csv

HTTP + CSV

The following are sample HTTP requests and responses. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.

POST /address HTTP/1.1 
Host: webservices.mbukdatabase.co.uk 
Accept: text/csv
Content-Type: text/csv
Content-Length: length

{"Postcode":"String","HouseNo":"String"}