PostcodeServices09
Click here for a complete list of operations.
GeoData_ForPostcode
This function is used to return Geographical Data for a Postcode or Postcodes. More Info at http://www.epostcode.com/what-is-epostcode/web-service-described/geographics
Test
To test the operation using the HTTP POST protocol, click the 'Invoke' button.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/postcodeservices09.asmx HTTP/1.1 Host: ws.epostcode.com Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8 Content-Length: length SOAPAction: "http://ws.epostcode.com/uk/GeoData_ForPostcode" <?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> <GeoData_ForPostcode xmlns="http://ws.epostcode.com/uk/"> <sPostcodes>string</sPostcodes> <AccountName>string</AccountName> <LicenceID>string</LicenceID> <MachineID>string</MachineID> </GeoData_ForPostcode> </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> <GeoData_ForPostcodeResponse xmlns="http://ws.epostcode.com/uk/"> <GeoData_ForPostcodeResult> <List> <Geographic> <Postcode>string</Postcode> <Grid_Reference>string</Grid_Reference> <x_Coord>string</x_Coord> <y_Coord>string</y_Coord> <Latitude_Deg_Min_Sec>string</Latitude_Deg_Min_Sec> <Longitude_Deg_Min_Sec>string</Longitude_Deg_Min_Sec> <Latitude_Degrees>string</Latitude_Degrees> <Longitude_Degrees>string</Longitude_Degrees> <Country_Code>string</Country_Code> <Country_Name>string</Country_Name> <Administrative_County>string</Administrative_County> <Local_Auth_Name>string</Local_Auth_Name> <Local_Auth_Ward_Code>string</Local_Auth_Ward_Code> <Local_Auth_Ward_Name>string</Local_Auth_Ward_Name> <NHS_Regional_Office>string</NHS_Regional_Office> <NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Code>string</NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Code> <NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Name>string</NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Name> <NHS_Primary_Health_Auth_Code>string</NHS_Primary_Health_Auth_Code> <NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Code>string</NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Code> <NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Name>string</NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Name> <M_Details>string</M_Details> <G_Details>string</G_Details> <Return_Code>string</Return_Code> </Geographic> <Geographic> <Postcode>string</Postcode> <Grid_Reference>string</Grid_Reference> <x_Coord>string</x_Coord> <y_Coord>string</y_Coord> <Latitude_Deg_Min_Sec>string</Latitude_Deg_Min_Sec> <Longitude_Deg_Min_Sec>string</Longitude_Deg_Min_Sec> <Latitude_Degrees>string</Latitude_Degrees> <Longitude_Degrees>string</Longitude_Degrees> <Country_Code>string</Country_Code> <Country_Name>string</Country_Name> <Administrative_County>string</Administrative_County> <Local_Auth_Name>string</Local_Auth_Name> <Local_Auth_Ward_Code>string</Local_Auth_Ward_Code> <Local_Auth_Ward_Name>string</Local_Auth_Ward_Name> <NHS_Regional_Office>string</NHS_Regional_Office> <NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Code>string</NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Code> <NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Name>string</NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Name> <NHS_Primary_Health_Auth_Code>string</NHS_Primary_Health_Auth_Code> <NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Code>string</NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Code> <NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Name>string</NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Name> <M_Details>string</M_Details> <G_Details>string</G_Details> <Return_Code>string</Return_Code> </Geographic> </List> </GeoData_ForPostcodeResult> </GeoData_ForPostcodeResponse> </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/postcodeservices09.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> <GeoData_ForPostcode xmlns="http://ws.epostcode.com/uk/"> <sPostcodes>string</sPostcodes> <AccountName>string</AccountName> <LicenceID>string</LicenceID> <MachineID>string</MachineID> </GeoData_ForPostcode> </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> <GeoData_ForPostcodeResponse xmlns="http://ws.epostcode.com/uk/"> <GeoData_ForPostcodeResult> <List> <Geographic> <Postcode>string</Postcode> <Grid_Reference>string</Grid_Reference> <x_Coord>string</x_Coord> <y_Coord>string</y_Coord> <Latitude_Deg_Min_Sec>string</Latitude_Deg_Min_Sec> <Longitude_Deg_Min_Sec>string</Longitude_Deg_Min_Sec> <Latitude_Degrees>string</Latitude_Degrees> <Longitude_Degrees>string</Longitude_Degrees> <Country_Code>string</Country_Code> <Country_Name>string</Country_Name> <Administrative_County>string</Administrative_County> <Local_Auth_Name>string</Local_Auth_Name> <Local_Auth_Ward_Code>string</Local_Auth_Ward_Code> <Local_Auth_Ward_Name>string</Local_Auth_Ward_Name> <NHS_Regional_Office>string</NHS_Regional_Office> <NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Code>string</NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Code> <NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Name>string</NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Name> <NHS_Primary_Health_Auth_Code>string</NHS_Primary_Health_Auth_Code> <NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Code>string</NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Code> <NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Name>string</NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Name> <M_Details>string</M_Details> <G_Details>string</G_Details> <Return_Code>string</Return_Code> </Geographic> <Geographic> <Postcode>string</Postcode> <Grid_Reference>string</Grid_Reference> <x_Coord>string</x_Coord> <y_Coord>string</y_Coord> <Latitude_Deg_Min_Sec>string</Latitude_Deg_Min_Sec> <Longitude_Deg_Min_Sec>string</Longitude_Deg_Min_Sec> <Latitude_Degrees>string</Latitude_Degrees> <Longitude_Degrees>string</Longitude_Degrees> <Country_Code>string</Country_Code> <Country_Name>string</Country_Name> <Administrative_County>string</Administrative_County> <Local_Auth_Name>string</Local_Auth_Name> <Local_Auth_Ward_Code>string</Local_Auth_Ward_Code> <Local_Auth_Ward_Name>string</Local_Auth_Ward_Name> <NHS_Regional_Office>string</NHS_Regional_Office> <NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Code>string</NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Code> <NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Name>string</NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Name> <NHS_Primary_Health_Auth_Code>string</NHS_Primary_Health_Auth_Code> <NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Code>string</NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Code> <NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Name>string</NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Name> <M_Details>string</M_Details> <G_Details>string</G_Details> <Return_Code>string</Return_Code> </Geographic> </List> </GeoData_ForPostcodeResult> </GeoData_ForPostcodeResponse> </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/postcodeservices09.asmx/GeoData_ForPostcode?sPostcodes=string&AccountName=string&LicenceID=string&MachineID=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"?> <Geographics xmlns="http://ws.epostcode.com/uk/"> <List> <Geographic> <Postcode>string</Postcode> <Grid_Reference>string</Grid_Reference> <x_Coord>string</x_Coord> <y_Coord>string</y_Coord> <Latitude_Deg_Min_Sec>string</Latitude_Deg_Min_Sec> <Longitude_Deg_Min_Sec>string</Longitude_Deg_Min_Sec> <Latitude_Degrees>string</Latitude_Degrees> <Longitude_Degrees>string</Longitude_Degrees> <Country_Code>string</Country_Code> <Country_Name>string</Country_Name> <Administrative_County>string</Administrative_County> <Local_Auth_Name>string</Local_Auth_Name> <Local_Auth_Ward_Code>string</Local_Auth_Ward_Code> <Local_Auth_Ward_Name>string</Local_Auth_Ward_Name> <NHS_Regional_Office>string</NHS_Regional_Office> <NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Code>string</NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Code> <NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Name>string</NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Name> <NHS_Primary_Health_Auth_Code>string</NHS_Primary_Health_Auth_Code> <NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Code>string</NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Code> <NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Name>string</NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Name> <M_Details>string</M_Details> <G_Details>string</G_Details> <Return_Code>string</Return_Code> </Geographic> <Geographic> <Postcode>string</Postcode> <Grid_Reference>string</Grid_Reference> <x_Coord>string</x_Coord> <y_Coord>string</y_Coord> <Latitude_Deg_Min_Sec>string</Latitude_Deg_Min_Sec> <Longitude_Deg_Min_Sec>string</Longitude_Deg_Min_Sec> <Latitude_Degrees>string</Latitude_Degrees> <Longitude_Degrees>string</Longitude_Degrees> <Country_Code>string</Country_Code> <Country_Name>string</Country_Name> <Administrative_County>string</Administrative_County> <Local_Auth_Name>string</Local_Auth_Name> <Local_Auth_Ward_Code>string</Local_Auth_Ward_Code> <Local_Auth_Ward_Name>string</Local_Auth_Ward_Name> <NHS_Regional_Office>string</NHS_Regional_Office> <NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Code>string</NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Code> <NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Name>string</NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Name> <NHS_Primary_Health_Auth_Code>string</NHS_Primary_Health_Auth_Code> <NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Code>string</NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Code> <NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Name>string</NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Name> <M_Details>string</M_Details> <G_Details>string</G_Details> <Return_Code>string</Return_Code> </Geographic> </List> </Geographics>
HTTP POST
The following is a sample HTTP POST request and response. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.
POST /uk/postcodeservices09.asmx/GeoData_ForPostcode HTTP/1.1 Host: ws.epostcode.com Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded Content-Length: length sPostcodes=string&AccountName=string&LicenceID=string&MachineID=string
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8 Content-Length: length <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Geographics xmlns="http://ws.epostcode.com/uk/"> <List> <Geographic> <Postcode>string</Postcode> <Grid_Reference>string</Grid_Reference> <x_Coord>string</x_Coord> <y_Coord>string</y_Coord> <Latitude_Deg_Min_Sec>string</Latitude_Deg_Min_Sec> <Longitude_Deg_Min_Sec>string</Longitude_Deg_Min_Sec> <Latitude_Degrees>string</Latitude_Degrees> <Longitude_Degrees>string</Longitude_Degrees> <Country_Code>string</Country_Code> <Country_Name>string</Country_Name> <Administrative_County>string</Administrative_County> <Local_Auth_Name>string</Local_Auth_Name> <Local_Auth_Ward_Code>string</Local_Auth_Ward_Code> <Local_Auth_Ward_Name>string</Local_Auth_Ward_Name> <NHS_Regional_Office>string</NHS_Regional_Office> <NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Code>string</NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Code> <NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Name>string</NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Name> <NHS_Primary_Health_Auth_Code>string</NHS_Primary_Health_Auth_Code> <NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Code>string</NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Code> <NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Name>string</NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Name> <M_Details>string</M_Details> <G_Details>string</G_Details> <Return_Code>string</Return_Code> </Geographic> <Geographic> <Postcode>string</Postcode> <Grid_Reference>string</Grid_Reference> <x_Coord>string</x_Coord> <y_Coord>string</y_Coord> <Latitude_Deg_Min_Sec>string</Latitude_Deg_Min_Sec> <Longitude_Deg_Min_Sec>string</Longitude_Deg_Min_Sec> <Latitude_Degrees>string</Latitude_Degrees> <Longitude_Degrees>string</Longitude_Degrees> <Country_Code>string</Country_Code> <Country_Name>string</Country_Name> <Administrative_County>string</Administrative_County> <Local_Auth_Name>string</Local_Auth_Name> <Local_Auth_Ward_Code>string</Local_Auth_Ward_Code> <Local_Auth_Ward_Name>string</Local_Auth_Ward_Name> <NHS_Regional_Office>string</NHS_Regional_Office> <NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Code>string</NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Code> <NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Name>string</NHS_Strat_Health_Board_Name> <NHS_Primary_Health_Auth_Code>string</NHS_Primary_Health_Auth_Code> <NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Code>string</NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Code> <NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Name>string</NHS_Primary_Health_Board_Name> <M_Details>string</M_Details> <G_Details>string</G_Details> <Return_Code>string</Return_Code> </Geographic> </List> </Geographics>