Data Providers - Address Lookup - How to change the way I can look up addresses in the booking form?
Address Lookups
The addresses that you can look up in the booking form are provided by external companies. If you go to AdminData ProvidersAddress Lookup, you will see a few different options of databases that can provide the addresses you can look for. Clicking the options will turn the buttons to green when selected. In this guide, we will go over the different options briefly.
- Google Maps - this is the default address provider. You will need to set up your Google Maps API for your bookings to remain costless. Please check here to find out how to provide a Google Maps API Key.
- getAddress() - this is a database for addresses within the UK and based on UK postcodes only. GetAddress() will not work outside of the UK. No settings or API keys are needed to use getAddress(). For this reason, enabling this option is always a good idea when your business is situated within the UK, but enabling it from outside of the UK will in no way interfere with any business outside of the UK.
- Foursquare - another database for addresses, using Foursquare will require some setting up to do. You can find their documentation and guides here.
- What3Words - What3Words is an intricate system that splits the world into tiny squares, that each have a specific combination of 3 words, which leads to a very high level of precision. This will require an API key. You can find more information about What3Words here, and how to set up your API key here.
- OpenStreetMap - Like Google Maps and getAddress() (UK only), OpenStreetMap provides addresses. No setting up of any kind is required.