Here you can find a list of all current Loqate endpoints, along with brief descriptions of what each one allows you to do.
Please note that this list does not include any Legacy endpoints.
Pass address information into these endpoints - partial addresses, postcodes, geolocation data etc. - and they will output address IDs and/or address information in return.
Endpoint | Description |
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Find | Returns one or more addresses or containers based upon the user's input (use the address IDs generated here to pass to Retrieve) |
GeoLocation | Returns addresses within a specified radius (based on a latitude/longitude point) |
Retrieve | Returns full address details based on an address ID |
Utilities | Returns any addresses matching a specific utility code |
This endpoint provides our powerful address verification and cleanse service, including certified and enhanced datasets, geocoding and reverse geocoding, and transliteration.
Endpoint | Description |
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International Batch Cleanse | Returns verified, cleansed address data in batches of up to 500 international addresses |
These endpoints return direction and/or location information for international locations, including additional data from the Postzon database for UK addresses.
Endpoint | Description |
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Directions | Returns the directions between two points |
Distance | Returns the distance between two points |
International Geocode | Returns the WGS84 latitude/longitude data for a given location |
International PositionToCountry | Returns a country based on WGS84 latitude/longitude data |
International RetrieveNearestPlaces | Returns the nearest places of interest of a given category to a provided location |
International ReverseGeocode | Returns the nearest address or location to given coordinates |
UK Find | Returns locations based on the given input |
UK Geocode | Returns the OS easting + northing along with WGS84 latitude/longitude for a given postcode |
UK Retrieve | Returns the OS easting + northing along with WGS84 latitude/longitude for a given location |
UK RetrieveNearestPlaces | Returns the nearest places of interest of a given category to a provided location |
UK ReverseGeocode | Returns the nearest address or location to given coordinates |
RetrieveByCoordinates | Returns the Postzon record nearest to given coordinates |
RetrieveByPostcode | Returns the Postzon record for a given postcode |
RetrieveByPostcodeOrPlace | Returns the Postzon record for a given postcode or place name |
FindPlaceNames | Returns the names of places |
RetrieveCoordinates | Returns the coordinates of a place found using FindPlaceNames |
Use these endpoints to validate email addresses as they're entered using either our Tag install or API, or alternatively validate a batch of email addresses using our API.
Endpoint | Description |
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Batch Validate | Synchronously validates up to 100 emails per request |
Validate | Validates the existence of an individual email address |
Bulk Validate | Asynchronously validates up to 100,000 emails per request |
Use this endpoint to validate phone numbers as they're entered using either our Tag install or API.
Endpoint | Description |
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Validate | Verifies whether a phone number is valid or not |
These endpoints allow you to query whether UK account number and sort code combinations are valid, or check IBANs for most European countries.
Endpoint | Description |
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Batch Validate | Validates the bank account/sort code for batches of UK bank accounts. Returns details of the holding branch, IBAN and correct BACS account details |
RetrieveBySortcode | Returns details of any UK holding branch |
Validate | Validates the bank account/sort code for individual UK bank accounts. Returns details of the holding branch, IBAN and correct BACS account details |
International Validate | Validates whether the international bank account number for an international bank account is correct |