Business Coder:Request

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A request consists of a protocol to make a call to the service, detailing desired elements. Your Customer ID is required.

Business Coder supports the REST protocol to access the service.


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 "t"
License lic "lic"
Column cols "cols"
Options opt "opt"
Record ID Request Record rec "rec"
Company Name comp "comp"
Phone Number phone "phone"
Address1 a1 "a1"
Address2 a2 "a2"
City city "city"
State state "state"
Postal postal "postal"
Country ctry "ctry"
Melissa Address Key (MAK) mkey "mkey"
Stock Ticker stock "stock"
Web Address web "web"


Minimum Inputs

The following are the possible minimum input requirements.

  1. Address and Company
  2. MAK and Company
  3. Address Only
  4. MAK Only
  5. Phone Number
  6. Stock Ticker
  7. Web Address


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
REST ?t = {string}
JSON "t":"{string}"


License

Required.
This is a string value containing the license string issued to the customer by Melissa Data for the Business Coder.
If this element is absent, the Web Service will return an error. To receive a license, please contact your Melissa Data sales representative at 1-800-MELISSA.
Protocol Syntax
REST &lic = {string}
JSON "lic":"{string}"


Column

Optional.
This string value specifies which column(s) to be output as a comma delimited string.
Protocol Syntax
REST &cols = {string}
JSON "cols":"{string}"


Options

Optional.
This is a string value specifies options, if any.
Protocol Syntax
REST &opt = {string}
JSON "opt":"{string}"


Request Record Elements

REST will only contain the Records element.

Protocol Definition
REST The REST interface only allows a single record per request.
JSON Each record will be contained within [{}] under the Records element.


Record ID

Optional.
This is a string value containing a unique identifier for the current record. Use this to match the record submitted with the record returned. It will return what is inputted.
Protocol Syntax
REST &rec = {string}
JSON "rec":"{string}"


Company Name

Optional.
The name of the business.
Protocol Syntax
REST &comp = {string}
JSON "comp":"{string}"


Phone Number

Optional.
The phone number of the business.
Protocol Syntax
REST &phone = {string}
JSON "phone":"{string}"


Address1

Optional.
The first address line of the business.
Protocol Syntax
REST &a1 = {string}
JSON "a1":"{string}"


Address2

Optional.
The second address line (suite) of the business.
Protocol Syntax
REST &a2 = {string}
JSON "a2":"{string}"


City

Optional.
The city (locality).
Protocol Syntax
REST &city = {string}
JSON "city":"{string}"


State

Optional.
The state (Administrative Area).
Protocol Syntax
REST &state = {string}
JSON "state":"{string}"


Postal

Optional.
The postal code.
Protocol Syntax
REST &postal = {string}
JSON "postal":"{string}"


Country

Optional.
The country.
Protocol Syntax
REST &ctry = {string}
JSON "ctry":"{string}"


Melissa Address Key (MAK)

Optional.
A propietary unique key identifier for an address. This is derived from Address Checking.
Protocol Syntax
REST &mkey = {string}
JSON "mkey":"{string}"


Stock Ticker

Optional.
A unique abbreviation/symbol assigned by the stock exchange for listed companies.
Protocol Syntax
REST &stock = {string}
JSON "stock":"{string}"


Web Address

Optional.
The web address/domain for a company.
Protocol Syntax
REST &web = {string}
JSON "web":"{string}"