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    Postcode lookup APIs

    I'm curious to know about what experiences the panel has had on using address lookup services for the UK market.

    In the past I've used Postcode Anywhere (looks like they've re-branded to Express Anywhere) and quite liked it but there seem to be loads of services out there.

    Also, is there an interface that you've particularly liked when entering your address info on a webpage? Something fluid and intuitive.

    #2
    How many calls are you making per hour and in total per day?

    There is little point in asking people their favourite postcode lookup tool without asking this.
    "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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      #3
      I used this a while back

      https://www.alliescomputing.com/

      From what I can remember it worked ok.

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        #4
        I believe you can get full list of post codes from Ofcom. Depends what exactly you need the list for though or how you intend to look up any particular postcode

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          #5
          Reminded me of summit I've been meaning to do for about 5 years. This looks good but darned if I can figure our how to use it yet.

          https://getaddress.io/
          bloggoth

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            #6
            Originally posted by xoggoth View Post
            Reminded me of summit I've been meaning to do for about 5 years. This looks good but darned if I can figure our how to use it yet.

            https://getaddress.io/
            +1
            I looked at a few products and getAddress seems lightyears ahead when it comes to pricing, flexibility and ease of use.

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              #7
              Anyone know if I could embed this into a vb program?

              (I've written a small data capture app for my company using visual studio and this would be really useful)

              Thanks

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