QuickAddress Pro API - QAS.com

If you know the postal code or ZIP code for an address, it is usually faster andmore efficient to type this in, than it is to use other address elements, such as atown name. There is no need to insert the hyphen between the ZIP code andZIP+4.The following sections describe the types of search you can perform using theTypedown mode.Searching for a Residential AddressThis type of search usually involves three stages.Typically, after an initial search on a place or postal/ZIP code, Pro will look forstreet names. Once you have selected the street name that you want, you canenter a property number to return the full address.You cannot type in the property number followed by the street name, as youcan with Single Line searching (see page 20), because typedown searchescannot match on numbers until you have selected a street name.Searching for an Organisation AddressThis type of search usually involves two stages. After the first stage ofsearching on a place name or postal/ZIP code, Pro API will look fororganisation and street names. Once you have found the organisation that youare looking for, Pro API returns the name and full address.Searching for a PO Box AddressThis type of search usually involves three stages. After the first stage ofsearching on a place name or postal/ZIP code, Pro will look for the PO Boxtype. Once you have stepped into this, you can enter a PO Box number to returnthe final address.Typedown searching for PO Box addresses is not recommended for searchinglarge address databases; for example, searching United States data for a POBox address can be slow, if your first stage search contains a large number ofmatches (for example, a state).QuickAddress Pro API Searching with Pro • 21