Lookup Web Service

Lookup

Click here for a complete list of operations.

getGeoData

Queries the Ordnance Survey (OS) geocode database, returning the Easting & Northings / Longitude & Latitude of the postcode.
This service provides a precise geographical location for each postcode.
This service covers England, Scotland and Wales.

Test

To test the operation using the HTTP POST protocol, click the 'Invoke' button.

SOAP 1.1

The following is a sample SOAP 1.1 request and response. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.

POST /lookup.asmx HTTP/1.1
Host: ws1.postcodesoftware.co.uk
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length
SOAPAction: "http://postcodesoftware.co.uk/getGeoData"

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <soap:Body>
    <getGeoData xmlns="http://postcodesoftware.co.uk/">
      <account>string</account>
      <password>string</password>
      <postcode>string</postcode>
    </getGeoData>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <soap:Body>
    <getGeoDataResponse xmlns="http://postcodesoftware.co.uk/">
      <getGeoDataResult>
        <Longitude>string</Longitude>
        <Latitude>string</Latitude>
        <Easting>string</Easting>
        <Northing>string</Northing>
        <Postcode>string</Postcode>
        <ErrorNumber>short</ErrorNumber>
        <ErrorMessage>string</ErrorMessage>
      </getGeoDataResult>
    </getGeoDataResponse>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

SOAP 1.2

The following is a sample SOAP 1.2 request and response. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.

POST /lookup.asmx HTTP/1.1
Host: ws1.postcodesoftware.co.uk
Content-Type: application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap12:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap12="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope">
  <soap12:Body>
    <getGeoData xmlns="http://postcodesoftware.co.uk/">
      <account>string</account>
      <password>string</password>
      <postcode>string</postcode>
    </getGeoData>
  </soap12:Body>
</soap12:Envelope>

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap12:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap12="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope">
  <soap12:Body>
    <getGeoDataResponse xmlns="http://postcodesoftware.co.uk/">
      <getGeoDataResult>
        <Longitude>string</Longitude>
        <Latitude>string</Latitude>
        <Easting>string</Easting>
        <Northing>string</Northing>
        <Postcode>string</Postcode>
        <ErrorNumber>short</ErrorNumber>
        <ErrorMessage>string</ErrorMessage>
      </getGeoDataResult>
    </getGeoDataResponse>
  </soap12:Body>
</soap12:Envelope>

HTTP GET

The following is a sample HTTP GET request and response. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.

GET /lookup.asmx/getGeoData?account=string&password=string&postcode=string HTTP/1.1
Host: ws1.postcodesoftware.co.uk

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<GeoData xmlns="http://postcodesoftware.co.uk/">
  <Longitude>string</Longitude>
  <Latitude>string</Latitude>
  <Easting>string</Easting>
  <Northing>string</Northing>
  <Postcode>string</Postcode>
  <ErrorNumber>short</ErrorNumber>
  <ErrorMessage>string</ErrorMessage>
</GeoData>

HTTP POST

The following is a sample HTTP POST request and response. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.

POST /lookup.asmx/getGeoData HTTP/1.1
Host: ws1.postcodesoftware.co.uk
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: length

account=string&password=string&postcode=string

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<GeoData xmlns="http://postcodesoftware.co.uk/">
  <Longitude>string</Longitude>
  <Latitude>string</Latitude>
  <Easting>string</Easting>
  <Northing>string</Northing>
  <Postcode>string</Postcode>
  <ErrorNumber>short</ErrorNumber>
  <ErrorMessage>string</ErrorMessage>
</GeoData>

Parameter	Value
account:
password:
postcode: