Validate UK Postcode

Checks that a UK postcode exists.

Unverified

What the model is told

Check whether a UK postcode is real. The result is true or false. Pass the postcode in capitals with no spaces.

Request

GEThttps://api.postcodes.io/postcodes/{{postcode}}/validate

Headers

None.

Parameters

postcode stringA UK postcode in capitals with no spaces, for example SW1A1AA.

Try this tool

This runs in your browser and calls Postcodes.io directly. Nothing goes through our servers.

Engage payload

{
  "source": "VOICE_AI",
  "tool": {
    "id": "f8713f69-d3a9-41eb-81d0-6a0c2af31998",
    "type": "HTTP_REQUEST",
    "label": "Validate UK Postcode",
    "name": "validate_uk_postcode",
    "customName": false,
    "description": "Check whether a UK postcode is real. The result is true or false. Pass the postcode in capitals with no spaces.",
    "parameters": [
      {
        "name": "postcode",
        "type": "string",
        "description": "A UK postcode in capitals with no spaces, for example SW1A1AA."
      }
    ],
    "config": {
      "endpoint": {
        "method": "GET",
        "url": "https://api.postcodes.io/postcodes/{{postcode}}/validate"
      },
      "headers": [],
      "body": null,
      "timeout": null
    }
  }
}

IDs are regenerated on every copy.