PostcodeServices13


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AdvancedSearch

This function is used to return a SummaryAddresses Collection object when searching on a field or combination of fields by using compound search expressions.

Test

To test the operation using the HTTP POST protocol, click the 'Invoke' button.
Parameter Value
sSearchExpression:
sAccountName:
sGUID:
sIPAddress:
sLicenseID:

SOAP 1.1

The following is a sample SOAP 1.1 request and response. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.

POST /uk/postcodeservices13.asmx HTTP/1.1
Host: ws.epostcode.com
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length
SOAPAction: "http://ws.epostcode.com/uk/AdvancedSearch"

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <soap:Body>
    <AdvancedSearch xmlns="http://ws.epostcode.com/uk/">
      <sSearchExpression>string</sSearchExpression>
      <sAccountName>string</sAccountName>
      <sGUID>string</sGUID>
      <sIPAddress>string</sIPAddress>
      <sLicenseID>string</sLicenseID>
    </AdvancedSearch>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <soap:Body>
    <AdvancedSearchResponse xmlns="http://ws.epostcode.com/uk/">
      <AdvancedSearchResult>
        <List>
          <ListAddressPremise>
            <List_Address>string</List_Address>
            <Unique_Delivery_Point>string</Unique_Delivery_Point>
            <Return_Code>string</Return_Code>
          </ListAddressPremise>
          <ListAddressPremise>
            <List_Address>string</List_Address>
            <Unique_Delivery_Point>string</Unique_Delivery_Point>
            <Return_Code>string</Return_Code>
          </ListAddressPremise>
        </List>
        <IsError>boolean</IsError>
        <ErrorMessage>string</ErrorMessage>
      </AdvancedSearchResult>
    </AdvancedSearchResponse>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

SOAP 1.2

The following is a sample SOAP 1.2 request and response. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.

POST /uk/postcodeservices13.asmx HTTP/1.1
Host: ws.epostcode.com
Content-Type: application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap12:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap12="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope">
  <soap12:Body>
    <AdvancedSearch xmlns="http://ws.epostcode.com/uk/">
      <sSearchExpression>string</sSearchExpression>
      <sAccountName>string</sAccountName>
      <sGUID>string</sGUID>
      <sIPAddress>string</sIPAddress>
      <sLicenseID>string</sLicenseID>
    </AdvancedSearch>
  </soap12:Body>
</soap12:Envelope>
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap12:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap12="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope">
  <soap12:Body>
    <AdvancedSearchResponse xmlns="http://ws.epostcode.com/uk/">
      <AdvancedSearchResult>
        <List>
          <ListAddressPremise>
            <List_Address>string</List_Address>
            <Unique_Delivery_Point>string</Unique_Delivery_Point>
            <Return_Code>string</Return_Code>
          </ListAddressPremise>
          <ListAddressPremise>
            <List_Address>string</List_Address>
            <Unique_Delivery_Point>string</Unique_Delivery_Point>
            <Return_Code>string</Return_Code>
          </ListAddressPremise>
        </List>
        <IsError>boolean</IsError>
        <ErrorMessage>string</ErrorMessage>
      </AdvancedSearchResult>
    </AdvancedSearchResponse>
  </soap12:Body>
</soap12:Envelope>

HTTP GET

The following is a sample HTTP GET request and response. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.

GET /uk/postcodeservices13.asmx/AdvancedSearch?sSearchExpression=string&sAccountName=string&sGUID=string&sIPAddress=string&sLicenseID=string HTTP/1.1
Host: ws.epostcode.com
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ListAddressPremises xmlns="http://ws.epostcode.com/uk/">
  <List>
    <ListAddressPremise>
      <List_Address>string</List_Address>
      <Unique_Delivery_Point>string</Unique_Delivery_Point>
      <Return_Code>string</Return_Code>
    </ListAddressPremise>
    <ListAddressPremise>
      <List_Address>string</List_Address>
      <Unique_Delivery_Point>string</Unique_Delivery_Point>
      <Return_Code>string</Return_Code>
    </ListAddressPremise>
  </List>
  <IsError>boolean</IsError>
  <ErrorMessage>string</ErrorMessage>
</ListAddressPremises>

HTTP POST

The following is a sample HTTP POST request and response. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.

POST /uk/postcodeservices13.asmx/AdvancedSearch HTTP/1.1
Host: ws.epostcode.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: length

sSearchExpression=string&sAccountName=string&sGUID=string&sIPAddress=string&sLicenseID=string
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ListAddressPremises xmlns="http://ws.epostcode.com/uk/">
  <List>
    <ListAddressPremise>
      <List_Address>string</List_Address>
      <Unique_Delivery_Point>string</Unique_Delivery_Point>
      <Return_Code>string</Return_Code>
    </ListAddressPremise>
    <ListAddressPremise>
      <List_Address>string</List_Address>
      <Unique_Delivery_Point>string</Unique_Delivery_Point>
      <Return_Code>string</Return_Code>
    </ListAddressPremise>
  </List>
  <IsError>boolean</IsError>
  <ErrorMessage>string</ErrorMessage>
</ListAddressPremises>