Basic Example of a Postcode Lookup


Set the options

- postcode = display postcode in the output
- blank = include blank or null fields in the output
- country = include country in the output
- key = api key to be able to use the API
To use your API key, you must register an IP Address.


To use the API we require you register a free account and create a free API key.

  
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Free Postcode / Address Lookup</title>
    <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
  </head>

  <script>
  $(document).ready(function(){

    
    var options = { postcode: 0, blank: 0, country: 0, key: 0 };

    $.ajax({
      url:"https://www.freepostcode.co.uk/api/", 
      data: {postcode:"SW1A2AL",opts:options}, 
      type:"POST", 
      dataType:"JSON",
      success: function(r) {
        $(".result").html(JSON.stringify(r));
      }
    });

  });
  </script>

  <div class='result'>Result Here</div>

</html>

The result will return in JSON, you can then use this in your page.



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