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 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

Ireland

• ECAF, the standard Republic of Ireland Address format as reported by the Eircode ECAF file.
• ECAD, ECAF file including additional data for each address.

United States

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