README

PostcodesIO is a PHP library for postcodes.io API.

Install

Install using composer:

$ composer require jabranr/postcodes-io

Documentation

All of the following methods return back the same complete response as it comes from postcodes.io API in JSON format.

Development

Prerequisites

• Docker

• Start container: docker-compose up

• Run tests: docker-compose exec postcodes_io bash -c "composer test"

Debugging Xdebug is already installed and enabled as part of the docker setup. The project includes launch.json debug setup file for VSCode.

Find postcode information

use Jabranr\PostcodesIO\PostcodesIO;

$postcodesIO = new PostcodesIO();

try {
  $addresses = $postcodesIO->find('NW1 5LD');
} catch(\Exception $e) {
  echo $e->getMessage();
}

You can catch specific Jabranr\PostcodesIO\Exception\PostcodeIOException or/and catch general \Exception to catch any type.

use Jabranr\PostcodesIO\PostcodesIO;

$postcodesIO = new PostcodesIO('NW1 5LD');
$addresses = $postcodesIO->getResult();

Find postcode information by geo location

use Jabranr\PostcodesIO\PostcodesIO;

$postcodesIO = new PostcodesIO();
$addresses = $postcodesIO->findByLocation(51.520331, -0.1396267);

Find random postcode information

use Jabranr\PostcodesIO\PostcodesIO;

$postcodesIO = new PostcodesIO();
$addresses = $postcodesIO->findRandom();

OR use the alias method:

use Jabranr\PostcodesIO\PostcodesIO;

$postcodesIO = new PostcodesIO();
$addresses = $postcodesIO->random();

Validate a postcode

use Jabranr\PostcodesIO\PostcodesIO;

$postcodesIO = new PostcodesIO();
$addresses = $postcodesIO->validate('NW1 5LD');

Find nearest postcodes

use Jabranr\PostcodesIO\PostcodesIO;

$postcodesIO = new PostcodesIO();
$addresses = $postcodesIO->findNearest('NW1 5LD');

OR use the alias method:

use Jabranr\PostcodesIO\PostcodesIO;

$postcodesIO = new PostcodesIO();
$addresses = $postcodesIO->nearest();

Get an autocompleted list of a postcode/outcode

use Jabranr\PostcodesIO\PostcodesIO;

$postcodesIO = new PostcodesIO();
$addresses = $postcodesIO->autocomplete('NW1');

Search a postcode

use Jabranr\PostcodesIO\PostcodesIO;

$postcodesIO = new PostcodesIO();
$addresses = $postcodesIO->query('NW1 5LD');

OR use the alias method:

use Jabranr\PostcodesIO\PostcodesIO;

$postcodesIO = new PostcodesIO();
$addresses = $postcodesIO->search('NW1 5LD');

Find an outcode

use Jabranr\PostcodesIO\PostcodesIO;

$postcodesIO = new PostcodesIO();
$addresses = $postcodesIO->findOutcode('NW1');

Find nearest outcodes

use Jabranr\PostcodesIO\PostcodesIO;

$postcodesIO = new PostcodesIO();
$addresses = $postcodesIO->nearestOutcode('NW1');

Find an outcode by location

use Jabranr\PostcodesIO\PostcodesIO;

$postcodesIO = new PostcodesIO();
$addresses = $postcodesIO->findOutcodeByLocation(51.520331, -0.1396267);

Bulk postcodes search

use Jabranr\PostcodesIO\PostcodesIO;

$postcodesIO = new PostcodesIO();
$addresses = $postcodesIO->bulkPostcodeSearch(array('NW1 5LD', 'W1T 7NY'));

Maximum of 100 postcodes per request.

Bulk reverse geocoding

use Jabranr\PostcodesIO\PostcodesIO;

$postcodesIO = new PostcodesIO();
$addresses = $postcodesIO->bulkReverseGeocoding(array(
    array(51.520331, -0.1396267),
    array(51.520331, -0.1396267)
));

or

use Jabranr\PostcodesIO\PostcodesIO;

$postcodesIO = new PostcodesIO();
$addresses = $postcodesIO->bulkReverseGeocoding(array(
    array('latitude' => 51.520331, 'longitude' => -0.1396267),
    array('latitude' => 51.520331, 'longitude' => -0.1396267)
));

Maximum of 100 geolocations per request.

License

MIT License © 2016 – present | Jabran Rafique