# Search Republic of Ireland Addresses (Eircode)

To search for Irish addresses please contact us to have Eircode enabled on your account.

Irish addresses can be extracted using our standard [Postcode Lookup](/docs/postcode-lookup.md) and [Address Finder](/docs/address-finder.md) libraries. It can also be retrieved via our APIs.

## Address Finder API[​](#address-finder-api "Direct link to Address Finder API")

The Address Finder API returns both English and Gaelic addresses in the Republic of Ireland.

You must set the context to `IRL`. i.e. `context=irl` and ensure Eircode is enabled on your account.

```
https://api.ideal-postcodes.co.uk/v1/autocomplete/addresses?q=D04XP99&api_key=your_key&context=irl
```

The language can be restricted to English with `language=en`.

## Postcode Lookup API[​](#postcode-lookup-api "Direct link to Postcode Lookup API")

The postcode lookup `/postcodes/:postcode` also provides Irish addresses if Eircode is enabled on your account.

```
https://api.ideal-postcodes.co.uk/v1/postcodes/D04XP99?api_key=your_key
```

The Postcode Lookup API only returns English language addresses.