Data

Our address search and verification APIs can return addressing data in different formats corresponding with different national conventions and datasets. These formats are documented here:

United States

• United States Postal Service, the standard address form in the US

United Kingdom

• Postcode Address File Address, the standard address form in the UK
• Multiple Residence, a special premise type which extends the PAF format
• Not Yet Built, a special premise type which extends the PAF format
• Welsh Postcode Address File, a variant of a Wales Postcode Address File address with Welsh translated locality attributes

Australia

• Geocoded National Address File, comprehensive Australian address dataset with geocoding information

Ireland

• IE Address (ECAD), Republic of Ireland address format with Eircode and additional data
• IE Address (ECAF), standard Republic of Ireland address format from the Eircode Address File

Netherlands

• Kadaster, Dutch address data from the Netherlands' Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency

Norway

• Kartverket, Norwegian address data from the Norwegian Mapping Authority

HERE

• HERE Global Address, comprehensive global address data with standardised formats across 240+ countries and territories