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Egon API Reference

Suggest, validate, and normalize addresses and related data. Every service is a POST endpoint that accepts and returns JSON.

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Explore Egon's latest APIs for address search, normalization, and data validation.
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Services​

5 service families • 24 endpoints. Click any service to view its operations.

Suggest Services

11 endpoints

Predictive autocomplete for countries, cities, streets, postal codes, and house numbers. Results update as you type, so users enter valid addresses.

Validation Services

10 endpoints

Validation and normalization of addresses, names, phones, emails, tax codes, and VAT numbers. Every result has quality flags and codes.

Single Line Service

1 endpoint

Recognition and normalization of a complete address written as a single free-text string. Returns a list of normalized candidates to choose from.

Reverse Geocoding

1 endpoint

Conversion of geographic coordinates into normalized addresses. Returns the nearest house numbers with street, postal code, and distance.

Map Broker Services

1 endpoint

Route calculation and distance matrix services. The Routing endpoint calculates routes for a generic vehicle or for pedestrians.

Quality Indicators & Domains​

Consult validation quality result codes and standardized domain dictionaries used across Egon services.

OpenAPI Schema​

The entire Egon API contract is defined using the modern OpenAPI 3.1 specification. The full schema is available at /openapi.json and /openapi.yaml.

Full API Specification

OpenAPI 3.124 endpoints
Or download directly using curl:
curl -O https://documentation.egon.com/openapi.json
curl -O https://documentation.egon.com/openapi.yaml

Service Family Schemas

Download isolated OpenAPI specifications containing only the endpoints and schemas for a specific service family.

Help & Support​

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