ZIP Codes (CAP) - Italy
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The service for obtaining the list of all Italian municipalities belonging to the same postal code (ZIP code), always up-to-date, in real time and via API.
The Postal Code (CAP), the italian ZIP Code, is a numerical code used to uniquely identify a specific geographical area within a country. The CAP provides concise information on the destination of a shipment, indicating precisely the municipality, the hamlet, or a specific zone of a city. For example, the first digit indicates the postal region, the second the province, and the third the city or locality.
Regular updates of postal codes are essential for anyone involved in shipping to ensure successful deliveries.
The CAP service makes it possible to verify, obtain and update information associated with Italian municipalities from the postal code. CAP belongs to the API ZIP Codes and is identified by the endpoint GET https://cap.openapi.it/cap/{cap}
The service makes it possible to obtain the following data:
- ISTAT Code
- Municipality
- Possible hamlet
- Municipality Istat
- Province
- Province abbreviation
- Region
If several municipalities are associated with the same postcode, all the corresponding data will be reported.
EXAMPLE REQUEST
GET/cap/{cap}
This is an example of a request made from postcode 00143:
https://cap.openapi.it/cap/00143EXAMPLE RESPONSE
GET/cap/{cap}
This is the response for the previous request with parameter postcode 00143:
{
"data": {
"comuni": [
{
"istat": "58091",
"comune": "Roma"
"comune_istat": "58091"
"frazione": null,
}
],
"provincia": "Roma",
"sigla_provincia": "RM",
"regione": "Lazio"
},
"success": true,
"message": "",
"error": null
}The ZIP Codes service is used by hundreds of ecommerce businesses with thousands of transactions per day and is in high demand because it allows the compilation of shipping and invoicing forms to be simplified and speeded up, reducing the risk of manual errors or typos to zero.
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ZIP Codes (CAP), or Postal Code, is an API service, available exclusively for Italy, to obtain the list of cities and districts always updated and associated with the same ZIP code (CAP). In addition to the names of the cities, it is possible to obtain information such as the region, the abbreviation and full name of the province, the ISTAT (Italian National Institute of Statistics) code, and the ISTAT municipality code. These last two values will coincide unless the result concerns a district, in which case the ISTAT code will be different and correspond to that of the district.
Absolutely yes, our APIs allow access to information on all Italian postal codes.
The ZIP Codes (CAP) service includes the following information in the response:
- List of cities and districts associated with the same postal code
- City names
- Region
- Abbreviation and full name of the province
- ISTAT code
- ISTAT municipality code
The ZIP Code (CAP) is an essential geographical indicator to ensure a successful delivery. However, the CAP is not a static data point. Changes in administrative structures, such as municipal mergers, can cause postal code modifications. Keeping the CAP database up-to-date helps avoid problems related to shipments to incorrect codes, reduces return costs, and ensures customer satisfaction.
Yes, through Openapi’s APIs, you can access over 28 services dedicated to the real estate sector:
- ZIP Codes (CAP)
- Municipalities Search
- Start and Advanced Municipalities
- Provinces, Regions, and Metropolitan Cities
- Suppressed Municipalities
- Geocoding and Reverse Geocoding
- Start and Advanced Real Estate Quotations (SMQ)
- Data on Real Estate Transactions (RMV)
- List of Properties from Cadastral Identifiers or Address
- National Property Search and Property Search Person
- Cadastral Property Data
- Cadastral Report
- National Mortgage Inspection
- Mortgage Inspection by Property and by Subject
- Mortgage Inspection of a Single Note
- Cadastral Plan
- Planimetric Document
- Cadastral Map Extract
- Lease Contract Registration, Cancellation, and Extension
These services are available through different APIs: Docuengine, Cadastre, Real Estate.
A ZIP Code update service via API is useful for companies handling large shipping volumes, such as e-commerce and logistics, to ensure delivery address accuracy. CRM and data management companies can also benefit from keeping customer data up-to-date. Finally, it is ideal for SaaS platforms and postal services that need to validate and automatically update postal codes in real time.
Data updates occur on average every 3 months.
The cost of the service starts at €0.006 by subscription, or €0.04 per request with wallet charge.
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