Must Match Fields

"Must Match" fields allows you to set the match criteria for determining match candidates. The following "Must Match" fields are available:

matchOnAddressNumber: A match must be made to the input address number.
matchOnPostCode1: A match must be made to the input PostCode1 field.
matchOnAreaName1: A match must be made to the input AreaName1 field. See your country's section in the appendix for the definition of the AreaName1 field.
matchOnAreaName2: A match must be made to the input AreaName2 field. See your country's section in the appendix for the definition of the AreaName2 field.
matchOnAreaName3: A match must be made to the input AreaName3 field. See your country's section in the appendix for the definition of the AreaName3 field.
matchOnAreaName4: A match must be made to the input AreaName4 field. See your country's section in the appendix for the definition of the AreaName4 field.
matchOnAllStreetFields: A match must be made to the input street name, type and directional fields.
mustMatchInput: The other must match fields are ignored and any of the possible input fields provided (postal code, area names, etc.) must match against the candidate for the candidate to be returned.

The following tables providetable provides information on how to set a must match field.


REST API	Feature Implementation
Service: Request Type: Object : Element: Key/Value: Additional Info:	Geocode POST preferences : mustMatchFields Set the desired mustMatchFields = true. To enable setting the mustMatchFields option, matchMode must be set to Custom.

For more details, see GeoCode POST Request.