Data and Software APIs

This API searches for nearest and relevant matching POIs within an area. It also uses filters like name of POI, type of POI, category codes, sic codes, post code extensions, etc. to narrow down the search.

Let's see couple of use cases to know how this API and the parameters works:

1. If you are building an application and want users to search for car dealers within a particular area.
   The country parameter is mandatory to make POI search within an area.
   Now, within a country you can search for car dealers either by providing areaName3 parameter value, which is a city or town name or you can provide postcode1 and postcode2 parameter values, which is a post code or an extension of the post code respectively.
   In the type parameter type 'car dealers' to search for car dealers within that specified area. You can use another parameter like name, if you know the name of a specific car dealer.
   The response contains various details about car dealers like name, address, phone number, class and sub class, sales volume, employee count, etc. You can filter the results based on any information you like, for example, you can filter for used car dealers or by sales volume.
2. If you are building an application and want users to search for office furniture.
   As stated above, country parameter is mandatory.
   There are parameters like categoryCode and sicCode, which can be used to narrow down the POI search and get more refined and accurate results. These codes are provided with the APIs. Now, to search for office furniture, you can use the sic code for office furniture, which is 2520 or use 2522 for office furniture (no wood). Similarly, you can use different category code for office furniture and narrow down your search only for chairs, benches, stools or cabinets and drawers or bookcases, wallcases and partitions.

Similarly, there are many other ways by which you can pass the value in parameters to make search more relevant for you.

You can try this API at https://locate.pitneybowes.com/geoenrich

Stuck? Read the help document at:

https://locate.pitneybowes.com/docs/location-intelligence/v1/en/index.html#GeoPlaces/geoplaces_intro.html

Taking the first step? Know more about implementation at:

https://locate.pitneybowes.com/docs/location-intelligence/v1/en/index.html#GeoPlaces/Rest%20Implementation/rest_implementation.html

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Harpreet Singh Seehra
Pitney Bowes PVT Ltd
Noida
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