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Access the UK's most accurate and up-to-date address database from Royal Mail, updated daily
Simple integration with clear documentation, open-source libraries and live support from developers
Updated daily by thousands of postmen and women, Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF ®) provides the most accurate and up-to-date address dataset available in the UK
Address updates are retrieved daily so you won't miss a premise
Developers. Postcode lookups need not be so painful. The guys at @IdealPostcodes have a great API and are really helpful. Plus jQuery pluginStephen England (@StephenEngland)
Developers. Postcode lookups need not be so painful. The guys at @IdealPostcodes have a great API and are really helpful. Plus jQuery plugin
@IdealPostcodes Bravo guys - 60 mins from "Hm, I should add postcode lookups" to being live in production on @ThreadChris Lamb (@lolamby)
@IdealPostcodes Bravo guys - 60 mins from "Hm, I should add postcode lookups" to being live in production on @Thread
Shout out to @IdealPostcodes, great service, great documentation 💞Tom Sansome (@tomsansome)
Shout out to @IdealPostcodes, great service, great documentation 💞
Awesome support and service from @IdealPostcodes - does one thing, well.paul pod (@paulpod)
Awesome support and service from @IdealPostcodes - does one thing, well.
We were drawn to the ease of use and simplicity together with excellent documentation. The support has been friendly, expert and timely. We'd have no hesitation in recommending Ideal Postcodes for your next project Ceri Richmond Managing Director, Core
The team was brilliant start to finish making integration and setup so easy! The ability to contact someone who is technical is just brilliant and makes such a refreshing change Andrew Board Managing Director, Screwsline
Demonstrations limited to 15 lookups per IP, per day
1<!-- Add a div to house your 2 postcode input field --> 3<div id="lookup_field"></div> 4 5<!-- This is your existing form --> 6<label>Address Line One</label> 7<input id="first_line" type="text" /> 8 9<label>Address Line Two</label> 10<input id="second_line" type="text" /> 11 12<label>Address Line Three</label> 13<input id="third_line" type="text" /> 14 15<label>Post Town</label> 16<input id="post_town" type="text" /> 17 18<label>Postcode</label> 19<input id="postcode" type="text" />
1<script> 2// Add this after your form 3$('#lookup_field').setupPostcodeLookup({ 4 // Add your API key 5 api_key: 'ak_hk71kco54zGSgVf9ExxRVVNmolLNh', 6 // Identify your fields with CSS selectors 7 output_fields: { 8 line_1: '#first_line', 9 line_2: '#second_line', 10 line_3: '#third_line', 11 post_town: '#post_town', 12 postcode: '#postcode' 13 } 14}); 15</script>
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1<input id="input" type="text" 2 placeholder="Search for an address with autocomplete" /> 3<!-- Create an input field to attach autocomplete --> 4 5<!-- Below are your existing input fields --> 6<label>Address Line One</label> 7<input id="first_line" type="text" /> 8 9<label>Address Line Two</label> 10<input id="second_line" type="text" /> 11 12<label>Address Line Three</label> 13<input id="third_line" type="text" /> 14 15<label>Post Town</label> 16<input id="post_town" type="text" /> 17 18<label>Postcode</label> 19<input id="postcode" type="text" />
1var controller = new IdealPostcodes.Autocomplete.Controller({ 2 api_key: "iddqd", 3 inputField: "#input", 4 outputFields: { 5 line_1: "#first_line", 6 line_2: "#second_line", 7 line_3: "#third_line", 8 post_town: "#post_town", 9 postcode: "#postcode" 10 } 11});
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