Express Entry:ExpressFreeForm
URL
REST
Use URL Standard http://expressentry.melissadata.net/web/ExpressFreeForm Secure https://expressentry.melissadata.net/web/ExpressFreeForm
JSON
Use URL Standard http://expressentry.melissadata.net/jsonp/ExpressFreeForm Secure https://expressentry.melissadata.net/jsonp/ExpressFreeForm
ExpressFreeForm
The ExpressFreeForm endpoint is provided as a means of retrieving all available U.S. address elements with a Free Form query. ExpressFreeForm returns AddressLine1, City, State, PostalCode, AddressKey, SuiteName, and SuiteCount and the SuiteList and PlusFour lists.
Example Call
http://expressentry.melissadata.net/web/ExpressFreeForm?format={FORMAT}&id={ID}&ff={FF}&maxrecords={MAXRECORDS}
Requested Field Input Description Format {XML, JSON} The return format of the request. ID Text The License Key or token ff Search terms delimited by %20 or space. The service uses a word-distance algorithm to find and display matches in an intuitive order. Maxrecords Number The maximum number of records to return (required). (Default 10, Maximum 100) Opt poboxes:true US Only: Return P.O. Boxes and military addresses
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.
- &ff=
- The service uses this term to complete addresses in Free Form. The service uses a word-distance algorithm to find and display matches in an intuitive order.
- &maxrecords=
- Maxrecords is provided to control the number of results returned from a request to the service.
- The default value is 10 and the maximum is 100 records.
- &opt=
- When set to
poboxes:true, U.S. Addresses will return P.O. Boxes and military addresses along with the usual address results. Multiple options for &opt can be delimited by semicolon.