Addresses to matrikkelnummer: Start with the address, not the matrikkelnummer

Submit an address text in Norway or Sweden and get the matrikkelnummer, postcode and coordinate back in the same answer, ready for the map layer or the next lookup.

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• Test in under a minute
• One GET call
• Norway and Sweden
• Kartverket and Lantmäteriet data
• Coordinate in the answer

From address to matrikkelnummer

The call answers one question: which property does this address belong to? Banks, agents and developers often have an address from a form, a contract or an enquiry, and need the matrikkelnummer to look up the rest: property, building, owners and transactions.

The address can be Norwegian or Swedish; the country decides which register the answer comes from, Kartverket's address register or Lantmäteriet via Combify. The answer includes a coordinate in the same call, so a system can go straight on to the map layer without another lookup.

• Handles variation in spelling

  A manual lookup often needs an exact match. The call matches on address text and returns the best match first, so a small difference in spelling does not give zero matches.

• Coordinate in the same answer

  No separate geocoding service to look up afterwards. The coordinate comes with the same call as the matrikkelnummer.

• A partial address gives several matches

  An incomplete address text gives several candidates in the same answer instead of one error message, so a system can let the user pick the right match.

Fields that actually tell you something

One GET call with the address text gives the match list below, with the matrikkelnummer and coordinate on each match.

GET/addresses/{country}/{address}

curl -X GET "https://data.placepoint.no/addresses/NO/Karl%20Johans%20gate%201%2C%20Oslo" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"

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{
  "items": [
    {
      "text": "Karl Johans gate 1, 0154 Oslo",
      "streetName": "Karl Johans gate",
      "houseNumber": "1",
      "postalCode": "0154",
      "postalPlace": "Oslo",
      "country": "NO",
      "cadastreId": "0301-207-419-0-0",
      "location": {
        "lat": 59.9111,
        "lon": 10.7528
      }
    }
  ]
}

Scope: property:readTeknisk referanse og Try-it

Vis alle felt (9)

Felt	Type	Beskrivelse
items[].text	string	One-line address.
items[].streetName	string	Street.
items[].houseNumber	string	Number with letter.
items[].postalCode	string	Postal code.
items[].postalPlace	string	Postal place.
items[].country	string	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2.
items[].cadastreId	string	The property the address belongs to.
items[].location.lat	number	Latitude.
items[].location.lon	number	Longitude.

The answer gives cadastreId directly, the matrikkelnummer in Norway and a fastighetsbeteckning slug in Sweden, ready to use in the other endpoints without conversion.

Test in under a minute

1. Log in with GitHub

   One click, under a minute, no payment card. The key comes back to this page.

2. Call the endpoint

   Replace $TOKEN in the curl above with your key, and send the address text as a parameter.

3. Use the answer

   cadastreId in the answer goes straight into the property lookup, or send the coordinate on to the map layer.

Data and sources

Norwegian addresses come from Kartverket's address register, updated continuously. Swedish addresses come from Lantmäteriet via Combify, updated continuously.

See also

• Search
• Point search
• Property panel
• Technical reference
• Placepoint API

Questions and answers

How fresh is the data?

Kartverket's address register is updated continuously. Swedish addresses come from Lantmäteriet via Combify and are updated in the same way.

What do you cover?

All registered addresses in Norway and Sweden. A partial address text can give several matches; pick the right match on cadastreId.

Does it work in Sweden?

Yes. Swedish addresses are matched against Lantmäteriet's register via Combify, and the answer uses the same field names as the Norwegian one.

What kind of matrikkelnummer do I get back?

cadastreId is already in the right form: matrikkelnummer in Norway, fastighetsbeteckning slug in Sweden. No conversion needed before you call the other endpoints.

Look up the address, get the matrikkelnummer

One GET call gives the matrikkelnummer, postcode and coordinate in the same answer, in Norway and Sweden. Log in with GitHub at the top of the page to try it today, or get in touch for access to the whole country.

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