GeoPlaces Web Service

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GetPlacesWithin

Returns a list of geo places within a specified distance from a given place. Parameters: place - place name (65 char max), state - 2 letter state code (not required for zip codes), distance - distance in miles, placeTypeToFind - type of place to look for: ZipCode, City, ThreeDigitZipCode (unique 3-digit zip codes) or AreaCode.

Test

To test the operation using the HTTP POST protocol, click the 'Invoke' button.

Parameter	Value
AuthenticationHeader:
place:
state:
distance:
placeTypeToFind:

SOAP 1.1 (show / hide)

The following is a sample SOAP 1.1 request and response. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.

POST /services/placelookup.asmx HTTP/1.1
Host: codebump.com
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length
SOAPAction: "http://skats.net/services/GetPlacesWithin"

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soapenc="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/" xmlns:tns="http://skats.net/services/" xmlns:types="http://skats.net/services/encodedTypes" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <soap:Header>
    <tns:AuthenticationHeader>
      <SessionID xsi:type="xsd:string">string</SessionID>
    </tns:AuthenticationHeader>
  </soap:Header>
  <soap:Body soap:encodingStyle="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/">
    <tns:GetPlacesWithin>
      <place xsi:type="xsd:string">string</place>
      <state xsi:type="xsd:string">string</state>
      <distance xsi:type="xsd:float">float</distance>
      <placeTypeToFind xsi:type="tns:GeoPlaceType">ZipCode or City or State or ThreeDigitZipCode or AreaCode</placeTypeToFind>
    </tns:GetPlacesWithin>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soapenc="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/" xmlns:tns="http://skats.net/services/" xmlns:types="http://skats.net/services/encodedTypes" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <soap:Body soap:encodingStyle="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/">
    <tns:GetPlacesWithinResponse>
      <GetPlacesWithinResult href="#id1" />
    </tns:GetPlacesWithinResponse>
    <soapenc:Array id="id1" soapenc:arrayType="tns:GeoPlaceDistance[2]">
      <Item href="#id2" />
      <Item href="#id3" />
    </soapenc:Array>
    <tns:GeoPlaceDistance id="id2" xsi:type="tns:GeoPlaceDistance">
      <ToPlace xsi:type="xsd:string">string</ToPlace>
      <ToState xsi:type="xsd:string">string</ToState>
      <Distance xsi:type="xsd:float">float</Distance>
    </tns:GeoPlaceDistance>
    <tns:GeoPlaceDistance id="id3" xsi:type="tns:GeoPlaceDistance">
      <ToPlace xsi:type="xsd:string">string</ToPlace>
      <ToState xsi:type="xsd:string">string</ToState>
      <Distance xsi:type="xsd:float">float</Distance>
    </tns:GeoPlaceDistance>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

HTTP GET (show / hide)

The following is a sample HTTP GET request and response. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.

GET /services/placelookup.asmx/GetPlacesWithin?place=string&state=string&distance=string&placeTypeToFind=string HTTP/1.1
Host: codebump.com

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ArrayOfGeoPlaceDistance xmlns="http://skats.net/services/literalTypes">
  <GeoPlaceDistance>
    <ToPlace>string</ToPlace>
    <ToState>string</ToState>
    <Distance>float</Distance>
  </GeoPlaceDistance>
  <GeoPlaceDistance>
    <ToPlace>string</ToPlace>
    <ToState>string</ToState>
    <Distance>float</Distance>
  </GeoPlaceDistance>
</ArrayOfGeoPlaceDistance>

HTTP POST (show / hide)

The following is a sample HTTP POST request and response. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.

POST /services/placelookup.asmx/GetPlacesWithin HTTP/1.1
Host: codebump.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: length

place=string&state=string&distance=string&placeTypeToFind=string

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ArrayOfGeoPlaceDistance xmlns="http://skats.net/services/literalTypes">
  <GeoPlaceDistance>
    <ToPlace>string</ToPlace>
    <ToState>string</ToState>
    <Distance>float</Distance>
  </GeoPlaceDistance>
  <GeoPlaceDistance>
    <ToPlace>string</ToPlace>
    <ToState>string</ToState>
    <Distance>float</Distance>
  </GeoPlaceDistance>
</ArrayOfGeoPlaceDistance>