Express Entry:GlobalExpressAddress

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GlobalExpressAddress

The GlobalExpressAddress service is consumed to retrieve results containing all of the available address elements of an address record: FormattedAddress, AddressLine1-8, CountryISO3166_1_Alpha2, CountryISO3166_1_Alpha3, CountryISO3166_1_Numeric, SubNationalArea, PremisesNumber, AdministrativeArea, SubadministrativeArea, locality, dependentlocality, doubledependentlocality, thoroughfare, dependentthoroughfare, building, postalcode, and postbox.

A typical use of the GlobalExpressAddress method is preceded by a call to the GlobalExpressPostalCode service. The GlobalExpressPostalCode service is provided as a means of retrieving postal code, locality, and administrative area combinations using the postal code as the search input.

Example Call

http://expressentry.melissadata.net/web/GlobalExpressAddress?format={FORMAT}&id={ID}&address1={ADDRESS1}&locality={LOCALITY}&administrativearea={ADMINISTRATIVEAREA}&postalcode={POSTALCODE}&country={COUNTRY}&maxrecords={MAXRECORDS}&nativecharset={True|False}

Requested Field	Input	Description
Format	{XML, JSON}	The return format of the request.
ID	Text	The License Key or token
Address1	Search terms delimited by %20 or space.	The actual words of the search term.
Locality	Text	Optional. The locality of the address.
AdministrativeArea	Text	Optional. The administrative area of the address.
PostalCode	Text	Optional. The postal code of the address.
Country	Text	The ISO2Code or country name of the address (required, Default US).
Maxrecords	Number	The maximum number of records to return (required).
Nativecharset	True/False	Optional. Return results in the native character set for the country.

Schema

?format=

The response will be formatted according to the value set here.

Valid values are: XML and JSON.

&id=

The ID element can contain your user ID, a complete License Key, or a token.

&address1-3=

Address1-3 can be used in combination with Locality, Administrative Area, or PostalCode.

&locality=

Using the Locality in a query will help refine results, limiting responses accordingly.

&administrativearea=

Using the Administrative Area in a query will help refine results, limiting responses accordingly.

&postalcode=

Using the postal code in a query will help refine results, limiting responses accordingly.

&country=

The ISO2Code or full country name of the country to search (Required, Default US).

&maxrecords=

Maxrecords is provided to control the number of results returned from a request to the service (Required).

&nativecharset=

When set to true, return results in the native character set for the country. When set to false, return transliterated results in the Latin character set. When set to blank (‘&nativecharset=’) return results in the input character set.