What we shipped this month: geocoding, IP, time zone and more
A roundup of recent work across the API: new compatibility hosts, faster time zone and elevation lookups, dashboard features, and clearer quota visibility.
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Product announcements: new endpoints, new drop-in hosts, coverage improvements and changes to pricing or limits.
New endpoints and compatibility hosts, better coverage, and any change to pricing, limits or behaviour are announced here, together with what changed and what it means for your integration.
A data processing agreement now available on request
Organizations with their own compliance requirements can now request a data processing agreement covering how My Geocode handles personal data.
A grace period before an unverified key pauses
A new account's keys keep working for a grace period after signup, pausing only if the email address is never confirmed within that window.
A new bulk endpoint for address lists
Address lists can now be sent as a single bulk call, with each address counted individually rather than the whole call counting as one request.
IP threat and network detail available on request
Adding mg_extras=1 or an X-MG-Extras header to an IP lookup now returns optional threat and network detail on top of the standard response.
Faster response times after an infrastructure upgrade
An infrastructure upgrade across our serving stack has reduced response times platform-wide, with no change to any request or response format.
A dedicated postal code lookup endpoint
Postal code lookup now has its own dedicated endpoint, separate from general geocoding, with its own documentation and request parameters.
Improved coverage for rural and low-density postal codes
Postal code coverage has improved specifically in rural and low-density areas, where postal boundaries tend to be harder to map accurately.
Autocomplete suggestions added across compatible hosts
Address autocomplete requests are now supported across the compatibility hosts that offer it, matching each provider's own autocomplete request shape.
A faster elevation endpoint for long routes
The elevation endpoint now handles long routes made up of many coordinates more efficiently, aimed at routing and hiking applications that request elevation profiles.
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