topic Re: ESRI suggest API returning incorrect result for Australian postal code. in Developers Questions

ESRI suggest API returning incorrect result for Australian postal code.

SHIVAM1995 — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 11:09:02 GMT

In one of our applications, we use ESRI suggest API to get suggestions against postal codes. However, we are getting incorrect responses for Australian postcodes.
example we tried with postcode `3068`

we got suggestions like

"3068, Clifton Hill, Northcote, Melbourne, Victoria, AUS"

"3068, Brunswick East, Fitzroy North, Melbourne, Victoria, AUS"

which is incorrect.

Re: ESRI suggest API returning incorrect result for Australian postal code.

SHIVAM1995 — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 11:33:56 GMT

API used was
https://geocode.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/GeocodeServer/suggest?text=3068 &f=json&token=XXXX&outFields=*&maxSuggestions=15&category=Address,Postal&countryCode=AU&returnCollections=true

Re: ESRI suggest API returning incorrect result for Australian postal code.

GrahamWood-HWC — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 03:34:46 GMT

here is the definitive source for Australian postcodes
https://auspost.com.au/postcode

3068 is Valid for both suburbs..

post codes in Australia have their history in the catchment area of a post office(back in the days of post) which may reach beyond suburb boundaries... my post code reaches across 9 suburbs