Address Metadata API (NZ)

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The Address Metadata API is used to collect the metadata associated with an address selected from the Address Autocomplete API or Bounding Box API.

Build the request URL

Use the form below to build your request URL from the parameters. A URL string will be generated from these parameters and sent to the API in order to provide insight into how the API works and the responses it returns.

Field Name	Value	Type	Description
key *		String	Your unique licence key (find on Portal credentials)
secret *		String	Your unique secret key (find on Portal credentials)
format *		String	The format of the response.
	Options json `json` for a response in json format. xml `xml` for a response in xml format.
pxid		String	Unique address id obtained from the Address Autocomplete or Bounding Box APIs. You must supply either a pxid or dpid field.
dpid		Integer	Unique reference number assigned to a delivery address by NZ Post. You must supply either a pxid or dpid field.
census		Integer	Desired data source for Statistics NZ metadata.
	Options 2013 `2013` census 2018 `2018` census (default)
domain		String	Used to identify which of your services is calling the API for activity monitoring purposes. This domain needs to be registered in the portal. FAQ: learn more about the domain parameter

* Parameters marked with an asterisk are mandatory for this API call.

Request URL

        
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Response Specification

The API response will contain all the addresses and associated IDs (pxid) in the format requested in the API request.

Field Name	Type	Description	Example
`a`	String	Canonical address as supplied by Land Information New Zealand or NZ Post.	Unit 2, 1703A State Highway 1, Warkworth 0983
`postal`	String	Associated postal address when supplied by NZ Post. Field will be omitted if this address is not delivered to by NZ Post. FAQ: postal address vs 'a' address.	Unit 2, 1703A State Highway 1, RD 3, Warkworth 0983
`building_name`	String	Holds the building or property name.	Miban Building
`unit_type`	String	Describes the category of a sub-dwelling.	Flat
`unit_identifier`	String	Identifies a specific sub dwelling. Can be alpha, number or a combination.	1
`floor`	String	The level number and level type in a multi-story building.	Level 19
`number`	String	The street number of the address. Also populated with the box number for PO Box type addresses.	1703
`alpha`	String	Holds the alpha component of a street number. In the address 1B High Street, B is the alpha.	B
`street`	String	Holds the full name of the street as supplied by Land Information New Zealand or NZ Post. Note: The street attribute also includes the Street Type.	Pūrākaunui Road
`street_name`	String	Holds the name of the street as supplied by Land Information New Zealand or NZ Post.	Pūrākaunui
`post_street`	String	Holds the street name and type from NZ Post, it will be omitted if the address is not delivered to by NZ Post.	Purakaunui Road
`post_street_name`	String	Holds the street name from NZ Post, it will be omitted if the address is not delivered to by NZ Post.	Purakaunui
`street_type`	String	The type of street.	Avenue
`street_suffix`	String	The suffix of the street. Typically contains a compass direction.	North
`suburb`	String	The suburb or locality of the address as assigned by Land Information New Zealand.	Warkworth
`city`	String	The city, town or locality name as assigned by Land Information New Zealand.	Warkworth
`box_type`	String	The type of PO Box/CMB/Private Bag/Counter Delivery.	PO Box
`lobby_name`	String	The name of the NZ Post outlet or Agency outlet where the PO Box, Private Bag or Counter Delivery is located.	Fendalton
`rd_number`	String	The rural delivery number assigned by NZ Post to a rural address.	4
`post_suburb`	String	Name of the suburb when supplied by NZ Post.	Manukau
`mailtown`	String	Name of the town/city when supplied by NZ Post.	Warkworth
`postcode`	String	Holds the four digit postcode.	0983
`dpid`	String	A unique reference number assigned to each delivery address by NZ Post.	2668726
`primary_parcel_id`	String	The unique identifier of the portion of land associated with the selected address.	3866475
`aims_address_id`	String	The unique identifier from Land Information New Zealand (LINZ).	1518959
`x`	String	Longitude coordinate (in WGS84 format).	174.643199
`y`	String	Latitude coordinate (in WGS84 format).	-36.426956
`meshblock`	String	The meshblock identifier for the requested census dataset (see `census` parameter). If not specified, the Census parameter will default to 2018.	146004
`sa1_id`	String	Statistical area 1 (2018 census only)	7000001
`sa2_id`	String	Statistical area 2 ID (2018 census only)	100200
`sa2`	String	Statistical area 2 name (2018 census only)	Rangaunu Harbour
`rural`	Boolean	An indicator to help determine if this address is located in a rural setting. Note: Different courier companies have different rural/urban boundaries so this determination should be confirmed by your delivery agent.	true
`ur`	String	Urban rural name (2018 census only)	Kaimaumau
`ur_id`	String	Urban rural ID (2018 census only)	1002
`iur`	String	Urban rural indicator name (2018 census only)	Rural settlement
`iur_id`	String	Urban rural indicator ID (2018 census only)	21
`aims_road_section_id`	String	The unique road section identifier from Land Information New Zealand (LINZ).	323309
`region`	String	The Regional Authority in which this address exists. Note: Regional Authorities are the top tier of local government in New Zealand.	Auckland Region
`region_id`	String	Region ID (2018 census only)	04
`ta`	String	The Territorial Authority in which this address exists. Territorial authorities are the second tier of local government in New Zealand.	Auckland
`ta_id`	String	Territorial Authority ID (2018 census only)	060
`con`	String	Constituency name (2018 census only)	Te Hiku Constituency
`con_id`	String	Constituency ID (2018 census only)	0101
`maoricon`	String	Maori Constituency name (2018 census only)	Okurei Maori Constituency
`maoricon_id`	String	Maori Constituency ID (2018 census only)	0402
`ward`	String	Ward name (2018 census only)	Banks Peninsula Ward
`ward_id`	String	Ward ID (2018 census only)	06016
`cb`	String	Community Board name (2018 census only)	Te Hiku Community
`cb_id`	String	Community Board ID (2018 census only)	00101
`tasub`	String	Territorial Authority Subdivision name (2018 census only)	Akaroa Subdivision
`tasub_id`	String	Territorial Authority Subdivision ID (2018 census only)	06019
`landwater`	String	Land/Water description (2018 census only)	Inlet
`landwater_id`	String	Land/Water ID (2018 census only)	22
`address_line_1`	String	First line of the non-suburb/city/postcode portion of the address	Unit 2
`address_line_2`	String	Second line of the non-suburb/city/postcode portion of the address.	1703A State Highway 1
`pxid`	String	Unique address identifier.	3-.1.1d.2.42.1T.2
`success`	Boolean	Indicates if the request was successful or not.	true

Errors

Below are the possible errors that can be returned by the API.

Code	Error	Cause	Resolution
`1000`	Validation error	Returned when one of the supplied parameters is missing or incorrect. The response will contain a message attribute which explains the cause of the validation error. An example JSON response is shown below for a request which failed to include the `q` parameter. `{ completions: [ ], message: 'Q can not be blank', error_code: '1000' }`	Check that the supplied parameters contain valid values, and that the mandatory parameters have been included.
`1001`	Key not found	Returned when the key included in your API call cannot be found in our database. This will normally happen when you make a copy ’n paste error.	Compare the key included in your API call with the key listed in the AddressFinder Portal credentials. Also confirm there are no additional spaces or characters in your API call.
`1002`	Key not provided	Returned when you fail to send through your key with each request. The key is a mandatory parameter.	Check that you are using the correct parameter name `key`.
`1003`	Domain not registered with AddressFinder	The URL of the website where you are using the AddressFinder widget is not listed correctly in the allowed domains on the AddressFinder Portal. *Here are a few ways this could have happened:* The website domain not added to the portal: Domain listed: `some-other-site.com`, Website URL: `my-site.com` The website domain is added with 'www' but the website URL doesn't contain 'www': Domain listed: `www.my-site.com`, Website URL:`my-site.com` The website domain is added, but it has the wrong prefix (also known as a subdomain): Domain listed: `staging.my-site.com`, Website URL: `production.my-site.com`	Login to the AddressFinder Portal and add the domain of your website to your account. Adding the root domain, which means the domain without any prefix, will allow queries from all subdomains. For example, if you would like to use the widget on `staging.my-site.com` and `production.my-site.com`, all you need to do is add `my-site.com` in the Portal. Note: in this case, all lookups will be recorded under `my-site.com`
`1004`	Secret not provided	Returned when you fail to send through your secret with an API call. Can also occur when using the widget and the HTTP `Referer` header is not included.	Include the secret listed in the AddressFinder Portal credentials in your API call. When using the widget, you must load the page from a web server (e.g. localhost) and not a `file://` scheme.
`1005`	Direct API calls are not permitted on your current plan.	Returned if you try to call the API and you are on either a Free or Agile plan. These plan types provide access to the JavaScript Widget and plugins only.	Upgrade to a Business plan. Visit the AddressFinder Portal to change plan.
`1006`	Invalid credentials	Returned when the supplied key and/or secret value are incorrect. This will normally happen when you make a copy ’n paste error.	Compare the key and secret included in your API call with the values listed on the AddressFinder Portal credentials page. Also confirm there are no additional spaces or characters in your API call.
`1008`	Secret should not be supplied	This is a safety check to ensure that the secret parameter has not been included when making requests from your web browser. You should never include the secret on any web page.	The secret should be used for server-to-server API calls only.
`1009`	The AddressFinder plugin has exceeded the number of allowed lookups, and is now suspended	Returned when your account (free plans only) has hit its 100% usage limit for the billing period.	Visit the AddressFinder Portal and switch to a Paid plan. Alternatively wait until the end of the month when suspended accounts are automatically reactivated.
`1010`	Account not authorised to use this API	Returned when you make an API call that you are not permitted to use	Contact AddressFinder support to request access to this API.
`1011`	The record you are trying to load does not exist	Returned when the supplied address identifier cannot be found. This can happen when a stale identifier is included in the API call.	Do not save address identifiers in your database, as they are transient and may change after each database update.
`1012`	Account not authorised to use this API	Returned when you make an API call that you are not permitted to use	Contact AddressFinder support to request access to this API.
`1013`	This API has been discontinued	This API has been discontinued	Contact AddressFinder support to discuss alternatives.
`1015`	Domain parameter must not be included in a web request	You have included a domain parameter in your browser based API call. The domain parameter is for direct API calls only.	Remove the domain parameter from your web request.
`1016`	This domain has been blocked	These credentials are not permitted to be used on this domain.	Contact AddressFinder support to discuss removing the block.
`1017`	This service is not enabled on your current plan	You have attempted to use an AddressFinder service that is not enabled on your current plan.	Visit the AddressFinder Portal to change plan.
`1018`	Your IP address has been blocked for these credentials	This service has been configured to only allow access from defined IP addresses.	Visit the AddressFinder Portal and add your IP address to the IP Allow List.
`1019`	HTTP Referer or Origin header record must be present when making a browser initiated request	You have attempted to use the AddressFinder widget from a browser that does not include the referrer or origin headers along with each request.	Confirm that this request was sent from a valid web server (not the local filesystem), and that you do not have browser plugins interfering with the request.
`1020`	Your AddressFinder trial has ended	Returned when the trial term has ended.	Log into the AddressFinder Portal and upgrade your account to a suitable plan.
`1021`	Your AddressFinder trial has exceeded its allowed lookups	Returned when you have exceeded the number of lookups permitted on the trial plan.	Log into the AddressFinder Portal and upgrade your account to a suitable plan.
`1022`	Postal addresses are not enabled on your current plan	You have attempted to query postal addresses, this service is not included in your current plan.	You can use our service without specifying postal addresses. For Australia, use the param `gnaf:1` (and remove `au_paf:1`). For New Zealand, remove `delivered:1` and `post_box:1`. If you would like to continue using postal addresses, log into the AddressFinder Portal and upgrade your account to a suitable plan.