Find

API test authentication

The Open API block allows you to test OS APIs directly from the page with example data and parameters. To use this feature, you will need to add your API Key or OAuth2 token to the authentication field.

For help generating an API Key or OAuth2 token, please see the Getting started with an API project or OAuth2 documentation.

Returns matched addresses based on a free text search.

get

Authorizations

api-key & api-key-header & oauth2

keystringRequired

keystringRequired

OAuth2clientCredentialsRequired

Token URL:

Query parameters

querystringRequired

Free text search parameter.

formatstring · enumOptional

The format the response will be returned in. Default: JSON.

Default: JSONPossible values:

maxresultsinteger · min: 1 · max: 100Optional

The maximum number of results to return. Default: 100.

Default: 100

offsetintegerOptional

Offset the list of returned results by this amount.

Default: 0

datasetstring · enumOptional

The dataset to return. Multiple values can be sent, separated by a comma. Default: DPA.

Default: DPAPossible values:

bboxstringOptional

Limits results to only those contained within the supplied British National Grid bounding box. The bounding box must be specified with four comma-separated numbers, indicating the lower-left and upper-right coordinates in the format bbox=left,bottom,right,top. The bounding box must be entirely within the British National Grid.

lrstring · enumOptional

Which language of addresses to return. Default: EN, CY.

Possible values:

minmatchnumber · min: 0.1 · max: 1Optional

The minimum match score a result has to have to be returned.

matchprecisionnumber · min: 1 · max: 10Optional

The decimal point position at which the match score value is to be truncated.

output_srsstring · enumOptional

The intended output spatial reference system. Default: EPSG:27700

Default: EPSG:27700Possible values:

fqstring[]Optional

Filter for classification code, logical status code, LPI logical status code and/or country code. Filtering for classification code will accept wildcard ( * ) searches. Multiple searches can be done by separating the codes with a space. Multiple filters can be used together by including the parameter multiple times

Example: ["CLASSIFICATION_CODE:CI CLASSIFICATION_CODE:RD","LOGICAL_STATUS_CODE:6","LPI_LOGICAL_STATUS_CODE:3","COUNTRY_CODE:EN"]

Responses

200

Retrieves matched addresses

application/jsonapplication/xml

get

/find

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

GET /search/places/v1/find?query=text HTTP/1.1
Host: api.os.uk
key: YOUR_API_KEY
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_OAUTH2_TOKEN
Accept: */*

200

Retrieves matched addresses

{
  "header": {
    "uri": "text",
    "query": "text",
    "offset": 1,
    "totalresults": 1,
    "format": "text",
    "dataset": "text",
    "lr": "text",
    "maxresults": 1,
    "matchprecision": 1,
    "epoch": "text",
    "lastupdate": "text",
    "output_srs": "text"
  },
  "results": [
    {
      "DPA": {
        "UPRN": 1,
        "UDPRN": 1,
        "ADDRESS": "text",
        "ORGANISATION_NAME": "text",
        "DEPARTMENT_NAME": "text",
        "SUB_BUILDING_NAME": "text",
        "BUILDING_NAME": "text",
        "BUILDING_NUMBER": 1,
        "DEPENDENT_THOROUGHFARE_NAME": "text",
        "THOROUGHFARE_NAME": "text",
        "DOUBLE_DEPENDENT_LOCALITY": "text",
        "DEPENDENT_LOCALITY": "text",
        "POST_TOWN": "text",
        "POSTCODE": "text",
        "RPC": "text",
        "X_COORDINATE": 1,
        "Y_COORDINATE": 1,
        "LNG": 1,
        "LAT": 1,
        "STATUS": "text",
        "LOGICAL_STATUS_CODE": 1,
        "CLASSIFICATION_CODE": "text",
        "CLASSIFICATION_CODE_DESCRIPTION": "text",
        "LOCAL_CUSTODIAN_CODE": 1,
        "LOCAL_CUSTODIAN_CODE_DESCRIPTION": "text",
        "COUNTRY_CODE": "text",
        "COUNTRY_CODE_DESCRIPTION": "text",
        "POSTAL_ADDRESS_CODE": "text",
        "POSTAL_ADDRESS_CODE_DESCRIPTION": "text",
        "BLPU_STATE_CODE": 1,
        "BLPU_STATE_CODE_DESCRIPTION": "text",
        "TOPOGRAPHY_LAYER_TOID": "text",
        "WARD_CODE": "text",
        "PARISH_CODE": "text",
        "PARENT_UPRN": 1,
        "LAST_UPDATE_DATE": "text",
        "ENTRY_DATE": "text",
        "LEGAL_NAME": "text",
        "BLPU_STATE_DATE": "text",
        "LANGUAGE": "text",
        "MATCH": 1,
        "MATCH_DESCRIPTION": "text",
        "DELIVERY_POINT_SUFFIX": "text"
      },
      "LPI": {
        "UPRN": 1,
        "ADDRESS": "text",
        "USRN": 1,
        "LPI_KEY": "text",
        "ORGANISATION": "text",
        "SAO_START_NUMBER": 1,
        "SAO_START_SUFFIX": "text",
        "SAO_END_NUMBER": 1,
        "SAO_END_SUFFIX": "text",
        "SAO_TEXT": "text",
        "PAO_START_NUMBER": 1,
        "PAO_START_SUFFIX": "text",
        "PAO_END_NUMBER": 1,
        "PAO_END_SUFFIX": "text",
        "PAO_TEXT": "text",
        "STREET_DESCRIPTION": "text",
        "LOCALITY_NAME": "text",
        "TOWN_NAME": "text",
        "ADMINISTRATIVE_AREA": "text",
        "AREA_NAME": "text",
        "POSTCODE_LOCATOR": "text",
        "RPC": "text",
        "X_COORDINATE": 1,
        "Y_COORDINATE": 1,
        "LNG": 1,
        "LAT": 1,
        "STATUS": "text",
        "LOGICAL_STATUS_CODE": 1,
        "CLASSIFICATION_CODE": "text",
        "CLASSIFICATION_CODE_DESCRIPTION": "text",
        "LOCAL_CUSTODIAN_CODE": 1,
        "LOCAL_CUSTODIAN_CODE_DESCRIPTION": "text",
        "COUNTRY_CODE": "text",
        "COUNTRY_CODE_DESCRIPTION": "text",
        "POSTAL_ADDRESS_CODE": "text",
        "POSTAL_ADDRESS_CODE_DESCRIPTION": "text",
        "BLPU_STATE_CODE": 1,
        "BLPU_STATE_CODE_DESCRIPTION": "text",
        "TOPOGRAPHY_LAYER_TOID": "text",
        "WARD_CODE": "text",
        "PARISH_CODE": "text",
        "PARENT_UPRN": 1,
        "LAST_UPDATE_DATE": "text",
        "ENTRY_DATE": "text",
        "LEGAL_NAME": "text",
        "BLPU_STATE_DATE": "text",
        "STREET_STATE_CODE": 1,
        "STREET_STATE_CODE_DESCRIPTION": "text",
        "STREET_CLASSIFICATION_CODE": "text",
        "STREET_CLASSIFICATION_CODE_DESCRIPTION": "text",
        "LPI_LOGICAL_STATUS_CODE": 1,
        "LPI_LOGICAL_STATUS_CODE_DESCRIPTION": "text",
        "LANGUAGE": "text",
        "MATCH": 1,
        "MATCH_DESCRIPTION": "text"
      }
    }
  ]
}