Reverse GeoCoder:Request Elements

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The following elements set the basic options for each request. These apply to the entire request, not the individual records.

Customer ID

Required. This is a string value containing the identification number issued to the customer by Melissa Data for the Reverse GeoCoder Web Service.

If this element is absent, the Web Service will return an error. To receive a customer ID, please contact your Melissa Data sales representative at 1-800-MELISSA.

SOAP

Request.CustomerID = string

JSON

“CustomerID”:”string”

REST

?id = {string}

XML

<RequestArray>
  <CustomerID>string</CustomerID>
</RequestArray>

Latitude

Required. The latitude geographic coordinate in decimal format.

SOAP

Request.Latitude = string

JSON

“Latitude”:”string”

REST

&lat = {string}

XML

<RequestArray>
  <Latitude>string</Latitude>
</RequestArray>

Longitude

Required. The longitude geographic coordinate in decimal format.

SOAP

Request.Longitude = string

JSON

“Longitude”:”string”

REST

&long = {string}

XML

<RequestArray>
  <Longitude>string</Longitude>
</RequestArray>

MaxDistance

Optional. The requested maximum distance (in miles). If no MaxDistance is specified, the default is 10 miles.

SOAP

Request.MaxDistance = string

JSON

“MaxDistance”:”string”

REST

&dist = {string}

XML

<RequestArray>
  <MaxDistance>string</MaxDistance>
</RequestArray>

MaxRecords

Optional. The requested number of records. The Maximum number of records the user can get is 100 records. This is also the default if no MaxRecords is specified.

SOAP

Request.MaxRecords = string

JSON

“MaxRecords”:”string”

REST

&recs = {string}

XML

<RequestArray>
  <MaxRecords>string</MaxRecords>
</RequestArray>

Transmission Reference

Optional. This is a string value that serves as a unique identifier for this set of records. It is returned as sent.

SOAP

Request.TransmissionReference = string

JSON

“TransmissionReference”:”string”

REST

&t = {string}

XML

<RequestArray>
  < TransmissionReference >string</ TransmissionReference >
</RequestArray>

Format

Optional. This specifies the format of the response to be {string}. Possible values for this option are "json" or "xml".

REST

&format = {string}