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Geocoder Autocomplete API

Geocoder Autocomplete API Developer's Guide

Response Structure

The Geocoder Autocomplete API response is in JSON format.

The table below documents the elements of the response.

Table 1. Response Elements
Element Description Example
suggestions Top-most element holding list of suggestions. The element is absent in case of an error. 
suggestions: [ .... ]
label Formatted response label including support for match highlights. 
label: "Deutschland, [Berli]n, [Berli]n, 10117, [Berli]n,
  [Pariser] Platz [1]"
language Language of the match. 2-letter ISO language code. 
language: "de"
countryCode Country of the location. 3-letter ISO country code. 
countryCode: "DEU"
locationId Client applications use the locationId for location lookup. 
locationId: "NT_5mGkj3z90Fbj4abzMbUE4C_xA"
address Structured address block. The address elements support match highlighting. 
address: {
   country: "Deutschland",
   state: "Berlin",
   county: "Berlin",
   city: "Berlin",
   district: "Mitte",
   street: "Pariser Platz",
   houseNumber: "1",
   postalCode: "10117"
}

For addresses from Australia, New Zealand and Canada a unit number can be included in the result if it was part of the query.

address: {
   country: "New Zealand",
   state: "Canterbury",
   county: "Christchurch City",
   city: "Christchurch",
   district: "Edgeware",
   street: "Allard St",
   houseNumber: "9",
   unit: "3",
   postalCode: "8013"
}
distance Distance in meters from the search center. Only available for queries with mapview or prox parameter. 
suggestions [{
   label: "Deutschland, Berlin, Pariser Platz",
   ... 
   address: {
    country: "Deutschland",
    state: "Berlin",
    county: "Berlin",
    city: "Berlin",
    district: "Mitte",
    street: "Pariser Platz",
    houseNumber: "1",
    postalCode: "10117"
   },
   distance: 666,
   matchLevel: "street"
}
matchLevel Match precision. One of: houseNumber, intersection, street, postalCode, district, city, county, state, country 
matchLevel: "houseNumber"