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  1. Initialize

    Step 1 : Decide where you would like to place the plugin, then add an empty   in the section of your HTML.  Step 2 : Once that's done you initialise the plugin using the snippet below. The snippet below shows a mimimal default implementa...
  2. Setup

    Add the following two files to the    section of your page. These files reference the JavaScript and CSS necessary for the Autoaddress plugin to work.   You can download the latest versions from our CDN. or Th...
  3. Capture the Data

    When the type attribute equals " lookup ", you can access details of the address using the " address " attribute.  For any further info you have selected in the Account Center, you can access this data via the " data " attribute in the response. S...
  4. Follow the Link

    Each option returned has a href attribute which will invoke another endpoint. There are two endpoints that this attribute can call to: Lookup Endpoint  - This will return the fully captured address Drilldown Endpoint  - This will return...
  5. Display the Options

    Each autocomplete  call will return an array options and each would contain a link object. The link object contains two important attributes: title - The address text to be displayed to the end user href - The hyperlink to follow if this ...
  6. Search for an Address

    When the end user is typing, each keystroke is passed to the autocomplete  endpoint. As the end user continues to type, keep calling autocomplete , passing the entered text and the same token from step 1. See the Autocomplete documentatio...
  7. Get a Token

    You will first need to authenticate the session to create a token using the createtoken  endpoint. To call this endpoint, you will need to pass a valid API key. See the Create Token documentation for full details. ...
  8. Creating an Integration

    Introduction Once you have signed up and logged in to the Account Center, it's time to create an Integration. This will create an API key for use on your application and allow you to configure settings based on your requirements.  Creati...
  9. Styling

    Introduction The Autoaddress control comes with default styling provided by the stylesheet hosted via CDN during setup, using standard CSS. Below outlines the possible changes you can make to the control.  Customizing the Design Getting S...
  10. Authentication

    Overview All calls to the Autoaddress 3.0 API must be authenticated. This can be done by passing either an API key or token in a request. A User-Agent is required in the header to ensure the call is successful. API Key Header An API key c...