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Postcodes & addresses · x402

uk-postcode

UK postcode lookup and validation (postcodes.io, ONS/OS open data): country, region, district, ward, parish, constituency, lat/lon, eastings/northings, NUTS; terminated postcodes detected; reverse lookup from lat/lon.

0.001 USDC / call · {atomic} atomic · 1000 atomic

Endpoint

GET|POST https://forge-tools.dentreprise.workers.dev/api/uk-postcode

Parameters

NameRequiredTypeDescription
postcodeOptionalstringUK postcode
latOptionalstringreverse: latitude
lonOptionalstringreverse: longitude

Example request (unpaid — expect 402)

curl -sS -D - "https://forge-tools.dentreprise.workers.dev/api/uk-postcode?postcode=SW1A+1AA"

Example 402 challenge

The same object is also sent as a base64 PAYMENT-REQUIRED header. Amounts are atomic USDC units (6 decimals).

{
  "x402Version": 2,
  "error": "Payment required",
  "resource": {
    "url": "https://forge-tools.dentreprise.workers.dev/api/uk-postcode",
    "description": "UK postcode lookup and validation (postcodes.io, ONS/OS open data): country, region, district, ward, parish, constituency, lat/lon, eastings/northings, NUTS; terminated postcodes detected; reverse lookup from lat/lon.",
    "mimeType": "application/json"
  },
  "accepts": [
    {
      "scheme": "exact",
      "network": "eip155:8453",
      "amount": "1000",
      "asset": "0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913",
      "payTo": "0x7B8bf45ac6AcbA6D4CFB626b57D3f5fF3C9C89F7",
      "maxTimeoutSeconds": 120,
      "extra": {
        "name": "USD Coin",
        "version": "2"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Retry with payment

curl -sS "https://forge-tools.dentreprise.workers.dev/api/uk-postcode?postcode=SW1A+1AA" \
  -H "PAYMENT-SIGNATURE: $PAYMENT"

Example response

{
  "valid": true,
  "postcode": "SW1A 1AA",
  "admin_district": "Westminster",
  "lat": 51.501,
  "lon": -0.1416
}

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