Single Line Input

Instead of entering each address element in separate fields, you may enter the entire address in the AddressLine1 input field.

For all countries except Japan, you can enter addresses in one or more of these single-line formats.

Note: Not all formats work may work for every country.

StreetAddress;PostalCode;City

StreetAddress;City;PostalCode

StreetAddress;City

StreetAddress;City;StateProvince;PostalCode

StreetAddress;Locality

StreetAddress;County;City

PostalCode;StreetAddress

PostalCode;StreetAddress;City

City;PostalCode;StreetAddress

Where:

  • StreetAddress can be house number and street name in either order (with street type immediately before or after the street name).
  • City is the town.
Note: Not all of these address elements are used in every country.

Other single-line formats may also be acceptable for many countries.

The matching accuracy for single line input is comparable to that of structured address input. The performance of single line input addresses may be slightly slower than that of structured address input.

For best results, use delimiters (comma, semicolon, or colon) between each address element. For example,

University City Road Dubai

طريق المدينة الجامعية دبي

Shaikh Khalifa Bin Mohammad Street Al Moharraq

شارع الشيخ خليفة بن محمد المحرق

Gamal Soliman Abu Soliman Street, Abou Ilghait

شارع جمال سليمان ابو سليمان أبو الغيط

Jamila Street;Baghdad

Al Ebshehi Street Amman

First Circular Road, Green Belt

طريق الدائري الاول الحزام الاخضر

Shaikh Sabah Il-Salem Il-Sabah Street, Beirut

بيروت;شارع الشيخ صباح السالم الصباح بيروت

Arab league Street, Masqat

شارع جامعة الدول العربية مسقط

Ahmed Bin Mohammad Bin Thany Street, Doha

شارع احمد بن محمد بن ثاني الدوحة

King Faisal Bin Abdel Aziz Road, Hafr Il-Batin

طريق الملك فيصل بن عبدالعزيز حفر الباطن

Punctuation is ignored for geocoding purposes.

Guidelines for Single Line Input

  • Punctuation is generally ignored, however you may improve results and performance by using separators (commas, semicolons, etc.) between different address elements.
  • The country is not required. Each country geocoder assumes that the address is in its country.
  • Firm information (placename, building name, or government building) is returned if available.