Reverse GeoCoder:doLookupPostalCodes

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The doLookupPostalCodes endpoint returns Postal Codes within a specified radius.

Request

A request consists of a protocol to make a call to the service, detailing desired elements. The minimum required elements in a request are your License Key and at least one set of geo-coordinates.

Reverse GeoCoder supports multiple protocols to access the service, including JSON, REST and XML.

URL

doLookupPostalCodes

Supports REST, XML and JSON

Use	URL
Secure	https://reversegeo.melissadata.net/V3/WEB/ReverseGeoCode/doLookupPostalCodes

Header

HTTP headers need to match the protocols and formats being used.

Reverse GeoCoder requires the values of Content-Type and Accept.

Example JSON Request Header

{
    "Content-Type": "application/json; charset=utf-8",
    "Accept": "application/json"
}

Field Names

This is a list of the request field names and their protocol naming conventions.

Field Name	Level	REST	JSON
Transmission Reference	Request	t	TransmissionReference
License Key		id	CustomerID
Latitude		lat	Latitude
Longitude		long	Longitude
MaxDistance		dist	MaxDistance
MaxRecords		recs	MaxRecords
Options		opt	Options
Format		format

Request Elements

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

Transmission Reference

Optional.

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

Protocol	Syntax
JSON	"TransmissionReference":"string"
REST	?t = string
XML	<TransmissionReference>string</TransmissionReference>

License Key

Required.

This is a string value containing the License Key issued to you for this product.

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

Protocol	Syntax
JSON	"CustomerID":"string"
REST	&id = string
XML	<CustomerID>string</CustomerID>

Latitude

Required.

The latitude geographic coordinate in decimal format.

Protocol	Syntax
JSON	"Latitude":"string"
REST	&lat = string
XML	<Latitude>string</Latitude>

Longitude

Required.

The longitude geographic coordinate in decimal format.

Protocol	Syntax
JSON	"Longitude":"string"
REST	&long = string
XML	<Longitude>string</Longitude>

MaxDistance

Optional.

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

Protocol	Syntax
JSON	"MaxDistance":"string"
REST	&dist = string
XML	<MaxDistance>string</MaxDistance>

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.

Protocol	Syntax
JSON	"MaxRecords":"string"
REST	&recs = string
XML	<MaxRecords>string</MaxRecords>

Options

Optional.

This is a string value containing the options set by the user.

Protocol	Syntax
JSON	"Options":"string"
REST	?opt = string
XML	<Options>string</Options>

List options in the following format, with multiple options delimited with a ";".

Syntax
OptionName:Parameter;OptionName:Parameter

Level

This option specifies the level of data to search. Depending on which parameter you set for Level, you can return the ZIP, ZIP+4, or ZIP and Carrier Route with your records.

Option Name	Parameter	Description
Level	PostalCode	Default. A single field is returned for each record: PostalCode: A 5-digit postal code.
	CarrierRoute	Two fields are returned for each record: PostalCode: a 5-digit Postal Code CarrierRoute: the nearest Carrier Route.
	Plus4	Two fields are returned for each record: PostalCode: a 9-digit ZIP+4 Postal Code CarrierRoute: the nearest Carrier Route.

Format

Optional.

The desired format of the response. Possible values for this option are "json" or "xml". The default value is "xml".

Protocol	Syntax
REST	&format = string

Response

A response is the result of a request. This consists of returned results codes and returned addresses, depending on the input provided.

Depending on the protocol used to make the request, the response will be in a certain protocol. Reverse GeoCoder supports these response protocols: XML, and JSON.

Field Names

This is a list of the response field names and their protocol naming conventions.

Field Name	Level	JSON/XML
Version	Response (Base)	Version
Transmission Reference		TransmissionReference
Transmission Results		TransmissionResults
Results		Results
Total Records		TotalRecords
Records	Record	Records
City		City
State		State
Postal Code		PostalCode
Carrier Route		CarrierRoute
Latitude		Latitude
Longitude		Longitude
Distance		Distance

Response Elements

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

Version

This is a string value that is the current revision number of Reverse GeoCoder.

Protocol	Syntax
JSON	"Version":"string"
XML	<Version>string</Version>

Transmission Reference

This is a string value that serves as a unique identifier for this set of records. It is returned as sent by the Request Array, allowing you to match the Response to the Request.

Protocol	Syntax
JSON	"TransmissionReference":"string"
XML	<TransmissionReference>string</TransmissionReference>

Transmission Results

This is a string value that lists error codes from any errors caused by the most recent request as a whole.

For a complete list of error codes, see Reverse GeoCoder Result Codes.

Protocol	Syntax
JSON	"TransmissionResults":"string"
XML	<TransmissionResults>string</TransmissionResults>

Results

This is a string value with comma delimited status, error codes, and change codes for the record.

For a complete list of error codes, see Reverse GeoCoder Result Codes.

Protocol	Syntax
JSON	"Results":"string"
XML	<Results>string</Results>

Total Records

Displays the total number of records returned.

Protocol	Syntax
JSON	"TotalRecords":"string"
XML	<TotalRecords>string</TotalRecords>

Response Record Elements

JSON will only contain the Records element.

Protocol	Definition
JSON	Each record will be contained within [{}] under the Records element.
XML

Each of the following elements are returned for each record in the Response Array.

City

Returns the city of the output address.

Protocol	Syntax
JSON	"City":"string"
XML	<City>string</City>

State

Returns the State of the output address.

Protocol	Syntax
JSON	"State":"string"
XML	<State>string</State>

Postal Code

Returns the 5-digit Postal Code of the output address.

If the Level option is set to Plus4 this field will instead return the 9-digit ZIP+4 of the output address.

Protocol	Syntax
JSON	"PostalCode":"string"
XML	<PostalCode>string</PostalCode>

Carrier Route

This field is only returned if the Level option is set to CarrierRoute.

This is the nearest carrier route for an address.

Protocol	Syntax
JSON	"CarrierRoute":"string"
XML	<CarrierRoute>string</CarrierRoute>

Latitude

Returns the latitude geographic coordinate of the output address.

Protocol	Syntax
JSON	"Latitude":"string"
XML	<Latitude>string</Latitude>

Longitude

Returns the longitude geographic coordinate of the output address.

Protocol	Syntax
JSON	"Longitude":"string"
XML	<Longitude>string</Longitude>

Distance

Returns the distance in miles between the input coordinates and the output coordinates. A distance of zero indicates that an exact address match was returned for the input geographic coordinates.

Protocol	Syntax
JSON	"Distance":"string"
XML	<Distance>string</Distance>