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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Ordnance Survey Find API
  version: v1.0
  x-refined-note:
  - x-apievangelist-provenance differs across the merged source definitions and was not carried
  description: 'Operations tagged Find across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: ordnance-survey-names-openapi.json, ordnance-survey-places-openapi.json. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.os.uk/search/names/v1
- url: https://api.os.uk/search/places/v1
security:
- api-key: []
  api-key-header: []
  oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Find
  description: A free string text search of OS Names, intended to be an ambiguous/fuzzy search.
paths:
  /find:
    get:
      tags:
      - Find
      summary: A free string text search, intended to be an ambiguous/fuzzy search.
      operationId: findAddress
      parameters:
      - name: query
        in: query
        description: Free text search parameter.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: format
        in: query
        description: The format the response will be returned in.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - JSON
          - XML
      - name: maxresults
        in: query
        description: The maximum number of results to return. Minimum = 1. Maximum = 100. Default = 100.
        style: form
        schema:
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
          type: integer
      - name: offset
        in: query
        description: Offset the list of returned results by this amount.
        schema:
          minimum: 1
          type: integer
      - name: bounds
        in: query
        description: 'Biases the results to a certain area. The <BoundingBox> is a British National Grid bounding box in the form: XMIN,YMIN,XMAX,YMAX'
        style: form
        explode: false
        schema:
          minItems: 4
          maxItems: 4
          type: array
          items:
            type: number
      - name: fq
        in: query
        description: 'Filters the results by bounding box or local_type. '
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - Airfield
          - Airport
          - Bay
          - Beach
          - Bus_Station
          - Channel
          - Chemical_Works
          - Cirque_Or_Hollow
          - City
          - Cliff_Or_Slope
          - Coach_Station
          - Coastal_Headland
          - Electricity_Distribution
          - Electricity_Production
          - Estuary
          - Further_Education
          - Gas_Distribution_or_Storage
          - Group_Of_Islands
          - Hamlet
          - Harbour
          - Helicopter_Station
          - Heliport
          - Higher_or_University_Education
          - Hill_Or_Mountain
          - Hill_Or_Mountain_Ranges
          - Hospice
          - Hospital
          - Inland_Water
          - Island
          - Medical_Care_Accommodation
          - Named_Road
          - Non_State_Primary_Education
          - Non_State_Secondary_Education
          - Numbered_Road
          - Oil_Distribution_or_Storage
          - Oil_Refining
          - Oil_Terminal
          - Other_Coastal_Landform
          - Other_Landcover
          - Other_Landform
          - Other_Settlement
          - Passenger_Ferry_Terminal
          - Port_Consisting_of_Docks_and_Nautical_Berthing
          - Postcode
          - Primary_Education
          - Railway
          - Railway_Station
          - Road_User_Services
          - Sea
          - Secondary_Education
          - Section_Of_Named_Road
          - Section_Of_Numbered_Road
          - Special_Needs_Education
          - Spot_Height
          - Suburban_Area
          - Tidal_Water
          - Town
          - Tramway
          - Urban_Greenspace
          - Valley
          - Vehicular_Ferry_Terminal
          - Vehicular_Rail_Terminal
          - Village
          - Waterfall
          - Wetland
          - Woodland_Or_Forest
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Retrieves addresses based on a free text search.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchResponse'
    servers:
    - url: https://api.os.uk/search/names/v1
components:
  schemas:
    Header:
      type: object
      properties:
        uri:
          type: string
        query:
          type: string
        format:
          type: string
        maxresults:
          type: integer
        offset:
          type: integer
        totalresults:
          type: integer
    GazetteerEntry:
      type: object
      properties:
        GAZETTEER_ENTRY:
          type: object
          properties:
            ID:
              type: string
            NAMES_URI:
              type: string
            NAME1:
              type: string
            TYPE:
              type: string
            LOCAL_TYPE:
              type: string
            GEOMETRY_X:
              type: number
            GEOMETRY_Y:
              type: number
            MOST_DETAIL_VIEW_RES:
              type: integer
            LEAST_DETAIL_VIEW_RES:
              type: integer
            MBR_XMIN:
              type: number
            MBR_YMIN:
              type: number
            MBR_XMAX:
              type: number
            MBR_YMAX:
              type: number
            POSTCODE_DISTRICT:
              type: string
            POSTCODE_DISTRICT_URI:
              type: string
            POPULATED_PLACE:
              type: string
            POPULATED_PLACE_URI:
              type: string
            POPULATED_PLACE_TYPE:
              type: string
            COUNTY_UNITARY:
              type: string
            COUNTY_UNITARY_URI:
              type: string
            COUNTY_UNITARY_TYPE:
              type: string
            REGION:
              type: string
            REGION_URI:
              type: string
            COUNTRY:
              type: string
            COUNTRY_URI:
              type: string
    SearchResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        header:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Header'
        results:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GazetteerEntry'
    LPI:
      type: object
      properties:
        UPRN:
          type: string
        ADDRESS:
          type: string
        USRN:
          type: string
        LPI_KEY:
          type: string
        ORGANISATION:
          type: string
        SAO_START_NUMBER:
          type: string
        SAO_START_SUFFIX:
          type: string
        SAO_END_NUMBER:
          type: string
        SAO_END_SUFFIX:
          type: string
        SAO_TEXT:
          type: string
        PAO_START_NUMBER:
          type: string
        PAO_START_SUFFIX:
          type: string
        PAO_END_NUMBER:
          type: string
        PAO_END_SUFFIX:
          type: string
        PAO_TEXT:
          type: string
        STREET_DESCRIPTION:
          type: string
        LOCALITY_NAME:
          type: string
        TOWN_NAME:
          type: string
        ADMINISTRATIVE_AREA:
          type: string
        AREA_NAME:
          type: string
        POSTCODE_LOCATOR:
          type: string
        RPC:
          type: string
        X_COORDINATE:
          type: number
        Y_COORDINATE:
          type: number
        LNG:
          type: number
        LAT:
          type: number
        STATUS:
          type: string
        LOGICAL_STATUS_CODE:
          type: string
        CLASSIFICATION_CODE:
          type: string
        CLASSIFICATION_CODE_DESCRIPTION:
          type: string
        LOCAL_CUSTODIAN_CODE:
          type: integer
        LOCAL_CUSTODIAN_CODE_DESCRIPTION:
          type: string
        COUNTRY_CODE:
          type: string
        COUNTRY_CODE_DESCRIPTION:
          type: string
        POSTAL_ADDRESS_CODE:
          type: string
        POSTAL_ADDRESS_CODE_DESCRIPTION:
          type: string
        BLPU_STATE_CODE:
          type: string
        BLPU_STATE_CODE_DESCRIPTION:
          type: string
        TOPOGRAPHY_LAYER_TOID:
          type: string
        WARD_CODE:
          type: string
        PARISH_CODE:
          type: string
        PARENT_UPRN:
          type: string
        LAST_UPDATE_DATE:
          type: string
        ENTRY_DATE:
          type: string
        LEGAL_NAME:
          type: string
        BLPU_STATE_DATE:
          type: string
        STREET_STATE_CODE:
          type: string
        STREET_STATE_CODE_DESCRIPTION:
          type: string
        STREET_CLASSIFICATION_CODE:
          type: string
        STREET_CLASSIFICATION_CODE_DESCRIPTION:
          type: string
        LPI_LOGICAL_STATUS_CODE:
          type: string
        LPI_LOGICAL_STATUS_CODE_DESCRIPTION:
          type: string
        LANGUAGE:
          type: string
        MATCH:
          type: number
        MATCH_DESCRIPTION:
          type: string
    SearchResult:
      type: object
      properties:
        header:
          type: object
          properties:
            uri:
              type: string
            query:
              type: string
            offset:
              type: integer
            totalresults:
              type: integer
            format:
              type: string
            dataset:
              type: string
            lr:
              type: string
            maxresults:
              type: integer
            matchprecision:
              type: integer
            epoch:
              type: string
            lastupdate:
              type: string
            output_srs:
              type: string
          required:
          - uri
          - query
          - offset
          - totalresults
          - format
          - dataset
          - lr
          - maxresults
          - matchprecision
          - epoch
          - lastupdate
          - output_srs
        results:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              DPA:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DPA'
              LPI:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LPI'
    DPA:
      type: object
      properties:
        UPRN:
          type: string
        UDPRN:
          type: string
        ADDRESS:
          type: string
        ORGANISATION_NAME:
          type: string
        DEPARTMENT_NAME:
          type: string
        SUB_BUILDING_NAME:
          type: string
        BUILDING_NAME:
          type: string
        BUILDING_NUMBER:
          type: string
        DEPENDENT_THOROUGHFARE_NAME:
          type: string
        THOROUGHFARE_NAME:
          type: string
        DOUBLE_DEPENDENT_LOCALITY:
          type: string
        DEPENDENT_LOCALITY:
          type: string
        POST_TOWN:
          type: string
        POSTCODE:
          type: string
        RPC:
          type: string
        X_COORDINATE:
          type: number
        Y_COORDINATE:
          type: number
        LNG:
          type: number
        LAT:
          type: number
        STATUS:
          type: string
        LOGICAL_STATUS_CODE:
          type: string
        CLASSIFICATION_CODE:
          type: string
        CLASSIFICATION_CODE_DESCRIPTION:
          type: string
        LOCAL_CUSTODIAN_CODE:
          type: integer
        LOCAL_CUSTODIAN_CODE_DESCRIPTION:
          type: string
        COUNTRY_CODE:
          type: string
        COUNTRY_CODE_DESCRIPTION:
          type: string
        POSTAL_ADDRESS_CODE:
          type: string
        POSTAL_ADDRESS_CODE_DESCRIPTION:
          type: string
        BLPU_STATE_CODE:
          type: string
        BLPU_STATE_CODE_DESCRIPTION:
          type: string
        TOPOGRAPHY_LAYER_TOID:
          type: string
        WARD_CODE:
          type: string
        PARISH_CODE:
          type: string
        PARENT_UPRN:
          type: string
        LAST_UPDATE_DATE:
          type: string
        ENTRY_DATE:
          type: string
        LEGAL_NAME:
          type: string
        BLPU_STATE_DATE:
          type: string
        LANGUAGE:
          type: string
        MATCH:
          type: number
        MATCH_DESCRIPTION:
          type: string
        DELIVERY_POINT_SUFFIX:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    api-key:
      type: apiKey
      name: key
      in: query
x-refined-from:
- ordnance-survey-names-openapi.json
- ordnance-survey-places-openapi.json