Postcodes.io

Postcodes.io

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About

Postcodes.io is an open source postcode lookup API and geocoder for the United Kingdom that lets developers search, validate, and geolocate UK postcodes while retrieving detailed administrative and geographic information. The API can look up complete postcode records, reverse geocode latitude and longitude coordinates to nearby postcodes, search by partial postcode strings, find nearest postcodes to a location, and query outward codes and places. Responses can include coordinates, regions, administrative districts, counties, wards, parishes, parliamentary constituencies, statistical areas, health geographies, rural-urban classifications, and other associated codes and attributes. Bulk reverse geocoding allows large sets of coordinates to be converted into their nearest postcode areas, while autocomplete and validation methods simplify postcode entry and verification workflows.

About

IP Geolocation and reverse IP geocoding technology on the web are about detecting requests coming from your visitors and locating them in the world, down to the city they are in, based on their IP address. GeoPlugin is the easiest way for you to geolocate your visitors, allowing you to provide geolocalised content more relevant to their geographical location. Each simple call to the API will also provide an accurate and up-to-date geolocalized currency converter so you know how much your product costs in your visitor's currency IP Geolocation can be performed on both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses using the same API request format. geoPlugin detects whether the IP is IPv4 or IPv6 automatically so you don't have to. geoPlugin uses the GeoLite database from MaxMind.

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
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Cloud Supported
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iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
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Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Developers and organizations seeking to validate, search, geocode, and retrieve geographic or administrative data for UK postcodes through an API

Audience

Anyone searching for an IP geolocation and currency converter solution

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

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API

Offers API Supported

API

Offers API Supported

Screenshots and Videos

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Pricing

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Pricing

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Reviews/Ratings

Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.8 / 5
ease 4.9 / 5
features 4.7 / 5
design 4.6 / 5
support 4.8 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • It automatically detects buyer country and adjusts currency presentation instantly at checkout.
  • Consistently detects regional origins to help enforce regional data compliance rules without friction.
  • Delivers ultra-fast API response times, allowing us to route incoming web traffic to local servers with practically zero latency overhead.
  • Simplifies multi-region deployment by enabling language and regional preference detection right at the edge.
  • Accurately maps incoming IP addresses to flag anomalous access attempts and mitigate unauthorized account access.

Cons

  • Dashboard metrics could provide broader trend visualizations for long-term traffic analysis.
  • Bulk IP lookups on lower plans can occasionally hit API rate limits during peak auditing hours.
  • Initial configuration for custom JSON payload parsing required a bit of trial and error.
  • Would appreciate more granular code snippets for modern serverless edge functions in the official guide.
  • IP updates for rapidly reallocated ISP pools can occasionally experience a minor delay.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Ideal Postcodes
United Kingdom
postcodes.io

Company Information

GeoPlugin
United States
www.geoplugin.com

Alternatives

Alternatives

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Postcoder

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