Census Geocoder Response

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/schemas/geocode-response",
  "title": "Census Geocoder Response",
  "description": "The response format from Census Geocoding Services, containing matched addresses with coordinates and optional census geography identifiers.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["result"],
  "properties": {
    "result": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "input": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "The input address and parameters used for geocoding"
        },
        "addressMatches": {
          "type": "array",
          "description": "Array of matched addresses (may be empty if no match found)",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "tigerLineId": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "TIGER/Line Shapefile identifier for the matched road segment"
              },
              "side": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Side of the road segment (L for left, R for right)",
                "enum": ["L", "R"]
              },
              "matchedAddress": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Standardized and formatted matched address string"
              },
              "coordinates": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                  "x": {
                    "type": "number",
                    "description": "Longitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)"
                  },
                  "y": {
                    "type": "number",
                    "description": "Latitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)"
                  }
                },
                "required": ["x", "y"]
              },
              "addressComponents": {
                "type": "object",
                "description": "Parsed components of the matched address",
                "properties": {
                  "fromAddress": { "type": "string" },
                  "toAddress": { "type": "string" },
                  "preQualifier": { "type": "string" },
                  "preDirection": { "type": "string" },
                  "preType": { "type": "string" },
                  "streetName": { "type": "string" },
                  "suffixType": { "type": "string" },
                  "suffixDirection": { "type": "string" },
                  "suffixQualifier": { "type": "string" },
                  "city": { "type": "string" },
                  "state": { "type": "string" },
                  "zip": { "type": "string" }
                }
              },
              "geographies": {
                "type": "object",
                "description": "Census geographic layers at the matched location (only present when vintage is specified)"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}