By automating the address validation process, we have significantly saved time and resources. Previously, manually verifying and correcting addresses was a time-consuming task prone to human errors. ―Mira S.
World ZIP API
Locality Details for 240 Countries
Complete, Accurate, Always Up-to-Date
Postal Code/ZIP Verification for 240 countries world-wide.
Our API provides the most complete and accurate postal code/ZIP data for 240 countries - ideal for any organisation with a global footprint.
Our World Postal Code/ZIP API offers flexible tools to address a wide range of real-world scenarios and powers many different use cases.
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By automating the address validation process, we have significantly saved time and resources. Previously, manually verifying and correcting addresses was a time-consuming task prone to human errors. ―Mira S.
The perfect solution to automate the address validation. No more unhappy customers! ―Giacomo L.
Flawless and fast. Also, implementing the API service in our software was easy to do. ―René K.
Easy Integration and minimum manual efforts for data verification. ―Sonika T.
I can validate any address or confirm personal information for my sales team when they submit their leads. ―Steven C.
Easy to use, speedy and friendly customer support ―Darrell B.
The World ZIP API returns suggestions matching the ZIP / Postal Code provided as input query.
https://api.address-validator.net/api/search
| Parameter | Description | Type | Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Query | Search text | string | No |
| CountryCode | Two-letter ISO 3166-1 country code, 'XX' for international | string | No |
| MatchLevel | Use "locality" for the World ZIP API | string | No |
| Locale | Output language for countries with multiple postal languages. Default=[Local Language], Values=[IETF language tag] | string | Yes |
| APIKey | Your API key | string | No |
| MaxResults | Maximum number of results. Default=5, Values=[1-20] | int | Yes |
| Timeout | Timeout in seconds. Default=10, Values=[5-300] | int | Yes |
{
"status": "UNVERIFIED|DELAYED|RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED|API_KEY_INVALID_OR_DEPLETED|RESTRICTED|INTERNAL_ERROR",
"ratelimit_remain": "100", // Number of API requests remaining before the API rate limit is reached
"ratelimit_seconds": "137", // Number of seconds remaining in the current rate limit interval
"results": [
"id": "id to retrieve details for this address using the World ZIP Retrieval API",
"description": "address label"
]
}
The World ZIP Retrieval API returns detailed information for an address id provided as suggestion from the World ZIP API.
https://api.address-validator.net/api/fetch
| Parameter | Description | Type | Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Address ID as provided from the World ZIP API | string | No |
| APIKey | Your API key | string | No |
| Geocoding | Enable Geocoding. Default=false, Values=[true|false] | string | Yes |
| Timeout | Timeout in seconds. Default=10, Values=[5-300] | int | Yes |
{
"status": "UNVERIFIED|DELAYED|RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED|API_KEY_INVALID_OR_DEPLETED|RESTRICTED|INTERNAL_ERROR",
"formattedaddress": "Full address in standardized format",
"postalcode": "ZIP/Postal code",
"city": "City in standardized format",
"district": "District in standardized format",
"county": "County in standardized format",
"state": "State / Province in standardized format",
"country": "Country",
"ratelimit_remain": "100", // Number of API requests remaining before the API rate limit is reached
"ratelimit_seconds": "137" // Number of seconds remaining in the current rate limit interval
}
| World ZIP API | Credits per request |
| Search API | 0.1 (Level: Locality) |
| Fetch API | 0.2 |
Available Countries: 240+ Countries, as seen in our Coverage Map
We offer unlimited plans for these countries:
If you are processing more than 1 million addresses per year, please contact our sales team.
60+ Integrations ensure all your systems and processes work in perfect sync, driving performance and compliance.
Integrating our World Postal Code/ZIP API into your systems and processes is quick and easy. The API is very flexible - you can for example customize it to only suggest results from certain countries.
Still not sure it's for you? Try our World Postal Code/ZIP API and see for yourself. It's easy to use - get started now with a free API key.
Our World ZIP API covers 240+ countries world-wide.
The World ZIP API includes a ZIP / Postal Code lookup and provides Locality, State and Country details for 240+ countries.
World ZIP API can be integrated via the Online API or Zapier. Please see the complete list of integrations here
The World ZIP API returns address details like Locality, State and Country based on the ZIP / Postal Code data input.
API requests will be typically answered within 125ms.
Our APIs are hosted at three different locations in Europe. We guarantee an availability of 99.9% - please see the API server status page for real-time availability information.
The World ZIP API is a service operated by Byteplant, a company located in Germany and operating according to EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) standards and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) - one of the strictest data protection and privacy legislations in the world(see Bundesdatenschutzgesetz for details). We do not process or store addresses for any purpose other than validation. We do not share any client data with any third party at any time. We retain personal data processed on behalf of our clients for as long as needed to provide services to our clients. All data from API requests will be automatically deleted within 14 days after the data has been made available to us.