Search Types

Search types are used to influence service operation behavior.   Additional options will be added in the future.

SearchTypeDescription
CountryInstructs the service to try and find a country level match.
* If a single match cannot be found then more than one result may be returned.

Status

NameDescription
OKIndicates that the search was successful and that a single best match was found.
MULTIPLEIndicates that the search was successful and that multiple matches were found.
AMBIGUOUSIndicates that the search found multiple ambiguous matches and was not able to determine to determine a best match. This can occur when the input address is lacking information.
For example, if the input address was missing a directional such as ‘123 Main St.’ and the service found ‘123 N. Main St.’ and ‘123 S. Main St.’, then both would be equally valid and the service would be unable to choose between the two. Another example would be if the user were to submit a name of a place and a country. More than one match would likely be found and without additional information the service would be unable to choose a best result.
NOTFOUNDIndicates that the search was successful, however no match was found for the given input.
ERRORIndicates that an error occurred during the query. See the “Error” output for details.

Note Codes & Descriptions

NameCodeDescription
CountryMissing0Indicates that a country value was not found in the input query.
AdminAreaMissing1Indicates that an admin area value was not found in the input query.
PostalCodeMissing2Indicates that a postal code value was not found in the input query.
LocalityMissing3 Indicates that a locality value was not found in the input query.
ThoroughfareMissing4Indicates that a thoroughfare value was not found in the input query.
AddressNumberMissing5 Indicates that an address number value was not found in the input query.
ThoroughfareFuzzyMatch8Indicates that the thoroughfare match was fuzzy.

Types

NameDescription
POIIndicates that the location is for a Place of Interest or Point of Interest, such as a venue or landmark.
AddressIndicates that the location is for an address of a building, resolving up to the primary address number, such as ’27 E Cota St’.
InterpolatedAddressIndicates that the location is for an interpolated address of a building where the address number location was calculated within a known range.
ThoroughfareIndicates that the location is for a street, road or highway.
LocalityIndicates that the location is for a city, town, district, neighborhood or other type of community.
AdminAreaIndicates that the location is for a state, province, territory , county or other form of administrative area.
PostalCode *Indicates that the location is for a ZIP or postcode.
Country Indicates that the location is for a country.

Precision Levels

LevelDescription
1Indicates that the location coordinates represent a known point or centroid for a Country
2Indicates that the location coordinates represent a known point or centroid for an Admin Area or cluster of first order administrative areas.
3Indicates that the location coordinates represent a known point or centroid for an Admin Area. Likely a first order administrative area such as a state, territory or region.
4Indicates that the location coordinates represent a known point or centroid for an Admin Area. Likely a second order administrative area such as a county or cluster of second order administrative areas.
5Indicates that the location coordinates represent a known point or centroid for an Admin Area. Likely a third order administrative area such as a barrio or district.
6Indicates that the location coordinates represent a known point or centroid for an Admin Area. Likely a fourth order administrative area such as a sub-district.
7Indicates that the location coordinates represent a known point or centroid for a Locality such as a city or municipality. 
8Indicates that the location coordinates represent a known point or centroid for a LocalityPostal Code or Admin Area.
9Indicates that the location coordinates represent a known point or centroid for a Locality (such as a borough) or Postal Code.
10Indicates that the location coordinates represent a known point or centroid for a Locality( such as an inner district) or Postal Code.
11Indicates that the location coordinates represent a known point or centroid for a Locality (such as a neighborhood or zone) or Postal Code.
12Indicates that the location coordinates represent a known point or centroid for a Locality (such as a campus or compound) or Postal Code.
13Indicates that the location coordinates represent a known point or centroid for a Thoroughfare (such as a street, road, or highway).
14Indicates that the location coordinates represent a known point or centroid for an Interpolated Address.
15Indicates that the location coordinates represent a known point or centroid for the Address of a building.
16Indicates that the location coordinates represent a known point or centroid for a point of interest or place of interest POI such as a place of business or landmark.