Find a UK dialling code
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Returns UK postal areas and dialling codes for a UK location, and vice versa.
Dialling codes can be found by entering a location name or postal area such as YO or YO10 5NP. Alternatively you can enter a dialling code to find out where that number is calling from. Dialling codes correspond to a specific geographical area. Integrating this service will help you to identify where a call is coming from or determine if you have the correct telephone number for a specific area.
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Example request URL
https://api.t2a.io/rest/?method=area_code&api_key=[YOUR_API_KEY]&text=[UK_PLACE_OR_POSTCODE_OR_DIALLING_CODE]&output=jsonMandatory Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
api_key or javascript_key |
Use your API key if invoking server-side. If invoking from the browser via JavaScript, generate a JavaScript key using the javascript_key method. |
| text | Enter a UK place name, postcode area or dialling code. |
Optional Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| client | You can optionally include an identifier for your final client or user. This is logged in your usage log and you will be able to view your usage statistics by client. |
| output | Set to json for a JSON response; the default response is XML.
Not applicable to the SOAP API. |
| callback | When using JSON, specify a JSONP wrapper in which the JSON response is to be wrapped. |
Returned Values
The XML response is contained within a <area_code_res> element.
Note that this has an array nested within an array (area_code records contain an array of place records).
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| status | Returns ok if the operation has succeeded, or error if an
error has occurred; Returns the error_code for error details. |
| error_code | Returns the error code when the status is error. See below for error codes. |
| t2a_version_number | The current API version number. |
| credit_used | The number of credits used in order to execute the request. |
| mode | Returns normal or test when executed in the
free test mode. |
| area_code_list | An array of area_code records. |
Response Structure <area_code>
This structure is only used by this method.
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| code | The UK dialling code, for example 0113. |
| place_list_num | The number of records in the place_list array. |
| place_list | An array of place records. |
Error Codes
See the common error codes. There are no errors which are specific to this method.
Free Test Mode
When operating in the free test mode errors are returned if mandatory parameters are missing, or it returns a dummy data response, in an identical format to a real response.
Note that the mode is returned as test when the method is operating in the free test mode.
Example XML Response
This is an actual response for the text value Weymouth:-
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<area_code_res>
<t2a_version_number>1.0.0</t2a_version_number>
<status>ok</status>
<mode>normal</mode>
<area_code_list>
<area_code>
<code>01630</code>
<place_list_num>1</place_list_num>
<place_list>
<place>
<name>Weymouth, Market Drayton, Shropshire</name>
</place>
</place_list>
</area_code>
<area_code>
<code>01305</code>
<place_list_num>1</place_list_num>
<place_list>
<place>
<name>Weymouth, Dorset</name>
</place>
</place_list>
</area_code>
</area_code_list>
</area_code_res>