When a search has been performed by our service, the list of suggestions that is returned may contain suggestions where the multiple
property is set to true
. Should a user select one of these addresses, the user must be prompted to enter a refinement string.
Supported search types
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
Auth-Token | string | Input your unique token here. This is required to submit an API request. |
x-app-key (Optional) |
string | Alternative authentication header. Auth-Token takes precedence. |
Reference-Id (Optional) |
string | Identifier that will be returned to the response to help you track the request. |
Timeout-Seconds (Optional) |
integer | Maximum time you are prepared to wait for a response, expressed in seconds. Acceptable values: 2-15. If a timeout occurs, an HTTP status code of 408 - Request Timeout will be returned. The default value of this setting is 15. |
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
key | string | Key of the suggestion or list of suggestions you want to refine.
|
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
refinement | string | The refinement text. |
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
Reference-Id (Optional) |
string | Identifier that was supplied by you in the request header to help you track the request. |
The response from the API returns the below fields within a result
object. Should an error occur, an error
object is returned instead.
Name | Type | Description | |
---|---|---|---|
more_results_available | boolean | To indicate that there are more suggestions available than returned in this request. | |
confidence | string | The confidence level of the search result.
|
|
suggestions_key | string | The suggestions key for address suggestion refinement. | |
suggestions_prompt | string | The prompt to display to the user, indicating what information they should enter next. | |
suggestions | collection | The collection of the suggestions that match the address search input. | |
global_address_key | string | The ID of the address matched as part of a search. | |
text | string | The suggestion that should be presented to the user as a possible match to their input. | |
matched | collection | A collection of the characters in the suggestion that have been matched. Integrators can use this information to highlight matched text. | |
format | string | The format URL of the suggested address. | |
dataset | string | The dataset of the suggestion. | |
additional_attributes | collection | The additional attributes of the suggestion. |
The following response codes can be returned by the API:
Status Code | Reason phrase | Description |
---|---|---|
200 | Success | Request processed successfully. |
204 | No Content | Request processed successfully, but there is no content to be returned. |
400 | Bad Request | Request failed due to malformed syntax. |
401 | Unauthorized | Auth-Token provided is incorrect. Sign in to the Self Service Portal to find the right token. |
403 | Forbidden | Request is not authorized to use this service. |
404 | Not Found | Request is not found. |
406 | Not Acceptable | Request is not in an acceptable format. |
408 | Request Timeout | Your request has timed out (the web server failed to respond in the specified time frame). Try submitting another request. If the issue persists, contact us. |
415 | Unsupported Media Type | You've specified an invalid Content-Type header. Try submitting another call and make sure you specify a valid Content-Type value. |
429 | Too many requests | Too many requests were sent. To protect all customers, your account has been temporarily throttled. Check our rate limiting for more details. |
500 | Internal Server Error | An unexpected server error was encountered. Try submitting another request. If the issue persists, contact us. |
503 | Service Unavailable | Service unavailable. Check service status for up-to-date information. |
The /Suggestions/Refine method can be used in your addess validation workflow to filter a list of suggestions. A list of suggestions should be refined when the user enters text to be used to filter the response, creating a smaller set of results that contains more detail than the current item. For example, a response that contains a set of streets can be refined with the text "ba" to generate a new list of suggestions that only contains items beginning with the letters "ba".
Given the following response:
{
"result": {
"more_results_available": false,
"confidence": "Multiple matches",
"suggestions_key": "i5BQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBLX4xM343",
"suggestions_prompt": "Enter selection",
"suggestions": [
{
"global_address_key": "EuMGdVQUFRQUFBR0p5YVhOaVlXNWxBQS0tfjl-Nw",
"text": "EAST BRISBANE QLD 4169",
"additional_attributes": [
{ "name": "picklist_display", "value": "EAST BRISBANE QLD" },
{ "name": "score", "value": "100" },
{ "name": "postcode", "value": "4169" },
{ "name": "can_step_in", "value": "true" },
{ "name": "multiples", "value": "true" },
{ "name": "alias_match", "value": "true" }
]
},
{
"global_address_key": "UFBQUQuLjJRQUFBQUEuLi4uLndBQUFBQUFBQU",
"text": "COORPAROO QLD 4151",
"additional_attributes": [
{ "name": "picklist_display", "value": "COORPAROO QLD" },
{ "name": "score", "value": "0" },
{ "name": "can_step_in", "value": "true" },
{ "name": "multiples", "value": "true" },
{ "name": "alias_match", "value": "true" }
{ "name": "cross_border_match", "value": "true" },
]
}
]
}
}
The user needs to supply more input to get to the final address. You can use the returned suggestions_key
to apply the refinement across all suggestions in the list or you can use the returned global_address_key
to filter to a single suggestion first, before applying the refinement.
Suggestions containing the unresolvable_range
attribute cannot be stepped into and need to be refined.
POST /address/suggestions/refine/v1/EuMGdVQUFRQUFBR0p5YVhOaVlXNWxBQS0tfjl-Nw HTTP/1.1
{
"refinement": "ba"
}
The returned list of suggestions can include full addresses as well as items that need further steping into or refinement depending on the refinement supplied.
{
"result": {
"more_results_available": false,
"confidence": "Multiple matches",
"suggestions_key": "osnfuJjdT-ergergUIGLKE54",
"suggestions_prompt": "Enter street name or PO Box type",
"suggestions": [
{
"global_address_key": "BQVltRUFBQUFBQUEtLX4xMX43",
"text": "Balmoral Terrace, EAST BRISBANE QLD 4169",
"additional_attributes": [
{ "name": "picklist_display", "value": "Balmoral Terrace" },
{ "name": "score", "value": "0" },
{ "name": "postcode", "value": "4169" },
{ "name": "can_step_in", "value": "true" },
{ "name": "multiples", "value": "true" }
]
},
{
"global_address_key": "UFBQW5YTVNwaEJGR0FJWUFDQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFQLi5BQUFBQUFELi",
"text": "Barker Street, EAST BRISBANE QLD 4169",
"additional_attributes": [
{ "name": "picklist_display", "value": "Barker Street" },
{ "name": "score", "value": "0" },
{ "name": "postcode", "value": "4169" },
{ "name": "can_step_in", "value": "true" },
{ "name": "multiples", "value": "true" }
]
},
{
"global_address_key": "QVVTfjcuNzMwWk9BVVNI",
"text": "Bates Court, EAST BRISBANE QLD 4169",
"additional_attributes": [
{ "name": "picklist_display", "value": "Bates Court" },
{ "name": "score", "value": "0" },
{ "name": "postcode", "value": "4169" },
{ "name": "can_step_in", "value": "true" },
{ "name": "multiples", "value": "true" }
]
}
]
}
}
The /Suggestions/Refine method can be used in your addess validation workflow to filter a list of suggestions. A list of suggestions should be refined when the user enters text to be used to filter the response, creating a smaller set of results that contains more detail than the current item. For example, a response that contains a range of building numbers can be refined with a number to select that address.
Given the following response:
{
"result": {
"more_results_available": true,
"confidence": "Multiple matches",
"suggestions_key": "QUFBQUFRbUZzYlc5eVlXd2dWR1Z5Y2",
"suggestions_prompt": "Enter building number/name",
"suggestions": [
{
"global_address_key": "BQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQX40Mn43",
"text": "22 Balmoral Terrace, EAST BRISBANE QLD 4169",
"additional_attributes": [
{ "name": "picklist_display", "value": "22" },
{ "name": "score", "value": "0" },
{ "name": "can_step_in", "value": "true" },
{ "name": "multiples", "value": "true" }
]
},
{
"global_address_key": "QUFBQUFBQUFBQUF-MTF-Nw",
"text": "24 ... 31 Balmoral Terrace, EAST BRISBANE QLD 4169",
"additional_attributes": [
{ "name": "picklist_display", "value": "24 ... 31" },
{ "name": "score", "value": "0" },
{ "name": "can_step_in", "value": "true" },
{ "name": "multiples", "value": "true" }
]
}
]
}
}
The user needs to supply more input to get to the final address. You can use the returned suggestions_key
to apply the refinement across all suggestions in the list or you can use the returned global_address_key
to filter to a single suggestion first, before applying the refinement.
Suggestions containing the unresolvable_range
attribute cannot be stepped into and need to be refined.
POST /address/suggestions/refine/v1/QUFBQUFRbUZzYlc5eVlXd2dWR1Z5Y2 HTTP/1.1
{
"refinement": "29"
}
The returned list of suggestions can include full addresses as well as items that need further steping into or refinement depending on the refinement supplied.
{
"result": {
"more_results_available": false,
"confidence": "Verified match",
"suggestions_key": "TUNaaEJGZ0FJQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFELi53QU",
"suggestions_prompt": "Enter building number",
"suggestions": [
{
"global_address_key": "FBQUFBQU1qa0FBQUFBQUEtLX4xM343",
"text": "29 Balmoral Terrace, EAST BRISBANE QLD 4169",
"format": "https://api.experianaperture.io/address/format/v1/FBQUFBQU1qa0FBQUFBQUEtLX4xM343",
"additional_attributes": [
{ "name": "picklist_display", "value": "29" },
{ "name": "score", "value": "0" },
{ "name": "full_address", "value": "true" }
]
}
]
}
}
The /Suggestions/Refine method can be used in your addess validation workflow to filter a list of suggestions. A list of suggestions should be refined when the user enters text to be used to filter the response, creating a smaller set of results that contains more detail than the current item. For example, a response that contains a set of streets can be refined with the text "mil" to generate a new list of suggestions that only contains items beginning with the letters "mil".
Given the following response:
{
"result": {
"more_results_available": false,
"confidence": "Multiple matches",
"suggestions_key": "R0JSfjcuNzMwTk1HQlJ",
"suggestions_prompt": "Enter selection",
"suggestions": [
{
"global_address_key": "BQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQX41fjc",
"text": "DOVER, Kent",
"additional_attributes": [
{ "name": "picklist_display", "value": "DOVER, Kent" },
{ "name": "score", "value": "100" },
{ "name": "can_step_in", "value": "true" },
{ "name": "multiples", "value": "true" }
]
},
{
"global_address_key": "LjJRQUFBQUEuLi4uLndBQUFBQUFBQUF",
"text": "Kearsney, DOVER, Kent",
"additional_attributes": [
{ "name": "picklist_display", "value": "Kearsney, DOVER, Kent" },
{ "name": "score", "value": "100" },
{ "name": "can_step_in", "value": "true" },
{ "name": "multiples", "value": "true" }
]
}
]
}
}
The user needs to supply more input to get to the final address. You can use the returned suggestions_key
to apply the refinement across all suggestions in the list or you can use the returned global_address_key
to filter to a single suggestion first, before applying the refinement.
Suggestions containing the unresolvable_range
attribute cannot be stepped into and need to be refined.
POST /address/suggestions/refine/v1/BQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQX41fjc HTTP/1.1
{
"refinement": "mil"
}
The returned list of suggestions can include full addresses as well as items that need further steping into or refinement depending on the refinement supplied.
{
"result": {
"more_results_available": true,
"confidence": "Multiple matches",
"suggestions_key": "R0JSfjcuNzMwVk9HQlJFZ0xtQndBQUFBQUJBQ",
"suggestions_prompt": "Enter street, organisation or PO Box",
"suggestions": [
{
"global_address_key": "VBQUFBQXNlbHVrWUFoZ0FJQUFBQUFB",
"text": "Mill Close, DOVER, Kent",
"format": "https://api.experianaperture.io/address/format/v1/VBQUFBQXNlbHVrWUFoZ0FJQUFBQUFB",
"additional_attributes": [
{ "name": "picklist_display", "value": "Mill Close" },
{ "name": "score", "value": "0" },
{ "name": "can_step_in", "value": "true" },
{ "name": "multiples", "value": "true" }
]
},
{
"global_address_key": "R0JSfjcuNzMwOU9HQlJFZ0xtQndBQU",
"text": "Military Road, DOVER, Kent",
"format": "https://api.experianaperture.io/address/format/v1/R0JSfjcuNzMwOU9HQlJFZ0xtQndBQU",
"additional_attributes": [
{ "name": "picklist_display", "value": "Military Road" },
{ "name": "score", "value": "0" },
{ "name": "can_step_in", "value": "true" },
{ "name": "multiples", "value": "true" }
]
}
]
}
}
The /Suggestions/Refine method can be used in your addess validation workflow to filter a list of suggestions. A list of suggestions should be refined when the user enters text to be used to filter the response, creating a smaller set of results that contains more detail than the current item. For example, a response that contains a range of building numbers can be refined with a number to select that address.
Given the following response:
{
"result": {
"more_results_available": false,
"confidence": "Multiple matches",
"suggestions_key": "QUFBQUJBQUVBQUFBQW5IZmdVWUF",
"suggestions_prompt": "Enter building number/name or organisation",
"suggestions": [
{
"global_address_key": "zTnlBeGNtWUFBQUFBQUEtLX43fjc",
"text": "2 ... 14 Tilebourne Close, Upper Timsbury, ROMSEY, Hampshire SO51 0AH",
"additional_attributes": [
{ "name": "picklist_display", "value": "2 ... 14 [even]" },
{ "name": "score", "value": "0" },
{ "name": "can_step_in", "value": "true" },
{ "name": "multiples", "value": "true" }
]
},
{
"global_address_key": "kjhTYufsLlid8ljhd",
"text": "1 ... 13 Tilebourne Close, Upper Timsbury, ROMSEY, Hampshire SO51 0AH",
"additional_attributes": [
{ "name": "picklist_display", "value": "1 ... 13 [odd]" },
{ "name": "score", "value": "0" },
{ "name": "can_step_in", "value": "true" },
{ "name": "multiples", "value": "true" }
]
}
]
}
}
The user needs to supply more input to get to the final address. You can use the returned suggestions_key
to apply the refinement across all suggestions in the list or you can use the returned global_address_key
to filter to a single suggestion first, before applying the refinement.
Suggestions containing the unresolvable_range
attribute cannot be stepped into and need to be refined.
POST /address/suggestions/refine/v1/QUFBQUJBQUVBQUFBQW5IZmdVWUF HTTP/1.1
{
"refinement": "10"
}
The returned list of suggestions can include full addresses as well as items that need further steping into or refinement depending on the refinement supplied.
{
"result": {
"more_results_available": true,
"confidence": "Verified match",
"suggestions_key": "R0JSfjcuNzMwc09HQlJFZ0xtQndBQU",
"suggestions_prompt": "Enter building number",
"suggestions": [
{
"global_address_key": "FBQUFBQUFNVEFBQVAuLkFBQUFBQUQuLi4uLkFBQ",
"text": "10 Tilebourne Close, Upper Timsbury, ROMSEY, Hampshire SO51 0AH",
"format": "https://api.experianaperture.io/address/format/v1/FBQUFBQUFNVEFBQVAuLkFBQUFBQUQuLi4uLkFBQ",
"additional_attributes": [
{ "name": "picklist_display", "value": "10" },
{ "name": "score", "value": "0" },
{ "name": "full_address", "value": "true" }
]
}
]
}
}
The /Suggestions/Refine method can be used in your addess validation workflow to filter a list of suggestions. A list of suggestions should be refined when the user enters text to be used to filter the response, creating a smaller set of results that contains more detail than the current item. For example, a response that contains a set of streets can be refined with the text "de" to generate a new list of suggestions that only contains items beginning with the letters "de".
Given the following response:
{
"result": {
"more_results_available": false,
"confidence": "Multiple matches",
"suggestions_key": "78JKHGiou23088djkhKHG987shgGBFd1",
"suggestions_prompt": "Enter building number/name or organisation",
"suggestions": [
{
"global_address_key": "QUFBQUEuLi4uLndBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQ",
"text": "Richmond, Ocean Ridge FL 33435",
"additional_attributes": [
{ "name": "picklist_display", "value": "Richmond, Ocean Ridge FL" },
{ "name": "score", "value": "100" },
{ "name": "postcode", "value": "33435" },
{ "name": "can_step_in", "value": "true" },
{ "name": "multiples", "value": "true" }
]
},
{
"global_address_key": "zMwRVRVU0FEd1BtQndBQUFBQUNBUUFBQUFBQUFBRUFBQURmcU",
"text": "Richmondville NY 12149",
"additional_attributes": [
{ "name": "picklist_display", "value": "Richmondville NY" },
{ "name": "score", "value": "100" },
{ "name": "postcode", "value": "12149" },
{ "name": "can_step_in", "value": "true" },
{ "name": "multiples", "value": "true" }
]
}
]
}
}
The user needs to supply more input to get to the final address. You can use the returned suggestions_key
to apply the refinement across all suggestions in the list or you can use the returned global_address_key
to filter to a single suggestion first, before applying the refinement.
Suggestions containing the unresolvable_range
attribute cannot be stepped into and need to be refined.
POST /address/suggestions/refine/v1/zMwRVRVU0FEd1BtQndBQUFBQUNBUUFBQUFBQUFBRUFBQURmcU HTTP/1.1
{
"refinement": "de"
}
The returned list of suggestions can include full addresses as well as items that need further steping into or refinement depending on the refinement supplied.
{
"result": {
"more_results_available": true,
"confidence": "Multiple matches",
"suggestions_key": "cUJ3QUFBQUFBRkpKUTBoTlQwNUVBQS0tfjExfjc",
"suggestions_prompt": "Enter street name, organisation or PO Box type",
"suggestions": [
{
"global_address_key": "d2doR0FJWUFDQUFBQUFBQUFBQUF",
"text": "Decker Rd, Richmondville NY 12149",
"additional_attributes": [
{ "name": "picklist_display", "value": "Decker Rd, Richmondville NY" },
{ "name": "score", "value": "0" },
{ "name": "postcode", "value": "12149" },
{ "name": "can_step_in", "value": "true" },
{ "name": "multiples", "value": "true" }
]
},
{
"global_address_key": "RnpBQUFBQUFBLX4xMX43",
"text": "Depot St, Richmondville NY 12149",
"additional_attributes": [
{ "name": "picklist_display", "value": "Depot St, Richmondville NY" },
{ "name": "score", "value": "0" },
{ "name": "postcode", "value": "12149" },
{ "name": "can_step_in", "value": "true" },
{ "name": "multiples", "value": "true" }
]
}
]
}
}
The /Suggestions/Refine method can be used in your addess validation workflow to filter a list of suggestions. A list of suggestions should be refined when the user enters text to be used to filter the response, creating a smaller set of results that contains more detail than the current item. For example, a response that contains a range of building numbers can be refined with a number to select that address.
Given the following response:
{
"result": {
"more_results_available": false,
"confidence": "Multiple matches",
"suggestions_key": "VVNBfjcuNzMwaE9VU0FEd1BtQndBQUFBQUJBQUVB",
"suggestions_prompt": "Enter building number/name or organisation",
"suggestions": [
{
"global_address_key": "ndBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQX4yNH43",
"text": "10001 ... 10099 Charles St, Richmond IL 60071-9589",
"additional_attributes": [
{ "name": "picklist_display", "value": "10001 ... 10099 [odd]" },
{ "name": "score", "value": "0" },
{ "name": "postcode", "value": "60071-9589" },
{ "name": "multiples", "value": "true" },
{ "name": "unresolvable_range", "value": "true" }
]
},
{
"global_address_key": "VVNBfjcuNzMwdk9VU0FEd1BtQndBQUFBQUJBZ0V",
"text": "10101 ... 10199 Charles St, Richmond IL 60071-9590",
"additional_attributes": [
{ "name": "picklist_display", "value": "10101 ... 10199 [odd]" },
{ "name": "score", "value": "0" },
{ "name": "postcode", "value": "60071-9589" },
{ "name": "multiples", "value": "true" },
{ "name": "unresolvable_range", "value": "true" }
]
}
]
}
}
The user needs to supply more input to get to the final address. You can use the returned suggestions_key
to apply the refinement across all suggestions in the list or you can use the returned global_address_key
to filter to a single suggestion first, before applying the refinement.
Suggestions containing the unresolvable_range
attribute cannot be stepped into and need to be refined.
POST /address/suggestions/refine/v1/SnNaWE1nVTNSeVpXVjBMQ0JTU1VOSVRVOU9SQUFBQUFBQX4yNH43 HTTP/1.1
{
"refinement": "10111"
}
The returned list of suggestions can include full addresses as well as items that need further steping into or refinement depending on the refinement supplied.
{
"result": {
"more_results_available": false,
"confidence": "Verified match",
"suggestions_key": "BQUFBQX4yOX43",
"suggestions_prompt": "Enter building number/name or organisation",
"suggestions": [
{
"global_address_key": "VVNBfjcuNzMwTk9VU0FEd1BtQnd",
"text": "10111 Charles St, Richmond IL 60071-9590",
"format": "https://api.experianaperture.io/address/format/v1/VVNBfjcuNzMwTk9VU0FEd1BtQnd",
"additional_attributes": [
{ "name": "picklist_display", "value": "10111" },
{ "name": "score", "value": "0" },
{ "name": "postcode", "value": "60071-9590" },
{ "name": "full_address", "value": "true" }
]
}
]
}
}