Geography
Postcodes.io
Link UK postcodes to geographic and administrative attributes.
Provenance & attributes
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Sources: profiles
Categories: Geography ·
When is this useful?
Enriching postcode input without promising a complete address database.
Access & pricing
No key
The listed public read routes do not need a key; check authentication separately for other functions.
Free
The provider describes free access within applicable terms and limitations; this is not a promise of unlimited commercial use.
Pricing at the source ↗Get your own key only from the provider. Never enter keys or tokens here.
Limitations & terms
This is postcode information, not delivery-address validation. Individual source licenses and notices still apply. For Northern Irish BT postcodes, the license page makes commercial use conditional on a NI Land & Property Services license.
Commercial use: Restricted
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