Scottish Postcode Schema

Data Returned by the /scotland/* APIs

This section outlines the structure and details of the data returned by the /scotland/* APIs, focusing on information related to Scottish parliamentary constituencies.

Example

{
  "status": 200,
  "result": {
    "postcode": "AB10 7EU",
    "scottish_parliamentary_constituency": "Aberdeen South and North Kincardine",
    "codes": {
      "scottish_parliamentary_constituency": "S16000076"
    }
  }
}

Reference

Field	Type	Description	Example
`postcode`	string	Postcode. Royal Mail postcode.	"EH1 1BB"
`scottish_parliamentary_constituency`	string	Scottish Parliamentary Constituency. Represents the 2014 Scottish Parliamentary Constituency to which the postcode is assigned.	"Edinburgh Central"
`codes`	Object	Returns an ID or Code associated with the postcode. Typically, these are a 9 character code known as an ONS Code or GSS Code.	`{"scottish_parliamentary_constituency": "S16000093"}`
`codes.scottish_parliamentary_constituency`	string	Scottish Parliamentary Constituency GSS Code. A code that identifies a 2014 Scottish Parliamentary Constituency.	"S16000093"

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