Loqate Installation Instructions can be found here.
The setup wizard for the Local API can be obtained from our SFTP server. Please contact your account manager to retrieve the SFTP information. If you do not know who your account manager is, please contact the support team at support@loqate.com.
The 2019Q2.0 release makes improvements to the performance of the verification process and the quality of the results. Please remember to update both the program files and the reference data. The improvements are tied to the data in the Global Knowledge Repository and the Local API. If you need any assistance with the upgrade of the Local API or the data update process, please contact GBG Loqate Support.
The md5checksum can be used to help ensure the datapacks have been fully downloaded. If you would like to see a list of md5checksums for this release, please contact your account manager.
To download a PDF version of the release notes, please click here.
To download a DOCX version please click here.
For a list of resolved support cases, please click here.
IMPORTANT – CASS Users:
- New platform available:
CASS windows64 will now be available with the 2019Q2.0 release. Please follow the Install Manager instructions found here and select CASS Library (Windows 64) and USA Verify Dataset CASS to install Windows64.
- CASS Expiration Dates:
CASS is currently set to expire on July 31st, 2019. USPS has extended Cycle N and the new expiry date is July 31st, 2020. Please upgrade to the 2019Q2.0 API and CASS libraries to continue your CASS usage, otherwise CASS will expire on July 31st, 2019.
- Linux64 Platform Users:
Due to a crash in CASS on the Linux platform, USPS has provided a new API. In order for the change to take affect, you will need to update both the Loqate API and the CASS library.
Linux64 Library Update:
USPS recently updated the libraries to be a single dynamic library. This platform previously had 5 libraries and now changed to a single dynamic library. Please see figure 1 below for the list of valid libraries.
For continue use of CASS on the Linux platform, please update to the 2019Q2.0 release of Loqate API and CASS library.
- CASS Windows32 version:
This platform continues to be 5 dependent dynamic libraries and is compatible with 2019Q2.0 and older release. Please see figure 1 below for the list of valid libraries.
Figure 1.
| Platform | Current Libraries (2019Q1.1 and older) | New Libraries (2019Q2.0 and newer) | Compatible with Loqate API Version |
| Linux64 | libabbrst.so.1 | libz4lnx64.so | 2019Q2.0 |
| libdpv.so.9 | |||
| libkeymgr.so.3 | |||
| libstelnk.so.2 | |||
| libz4lnx64.so | |||
| Win32 | abbrst1.dll | No change | 2019Q2.0 |
| dpv9.dll | + older versions | ||
| keymgr3.dll | |||
| stelnk2.dll | |||
| zip4_w32.dll | |||
| Win64 | None | zip4_w64.dll | New Platform – 2019Q2.0 |
Knowledge Base & Reference Data Updates
The table below shows which countries have been updated, and how, in this release.
Canada and New Zealand have format changes. To view the details, please click the link in the table below to view the format changes.
If there is a PDH in the reference data column, this shows a country was included in the country improvement project. To view the details of the changes made, please click on the country name.
- Reference Data = 182 countries (new PDH: Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Spain, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Lithuania, Malaysia, Philippines, Uruguay, Peru)
- Lexicons = 16 countries
- Context Rules = 7 countries
| Country Name | ISO Code | Context Rules | Lexicons | Reference Data |
| AFGHANISTAN | AF | X | ||
| ÅLAND ISLANDS | AX | X | ||
| ALBANIA | AL | X | ||
| ALGERIA | DZ | X | ||
| AMERICAN SAMOA | AS | X | ||
| ANDORRA | AD | |||
| ANGOLA | AO | X | ||
| ANGUILLA | AI | X | ||
| ANTARCTICA | AQ | |||
| ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | AG | X | ||
| ARGENTINA | AR | |||
| ARMENIA | AM | X | ||
| ARUBA | AW | X | ||
| AUSTRALIA | AU | X | X | |
| AUSTRIA | AT | |||
| AZERBAIJAN | AZ | X | ||
| BAHAMAS | BS | X | ||
| BAHRAIN | BH | |||
| BANGLADESH | BD | X | ||
| BARBADOS | BB | X | ||
| BELARUS | BY | |||
| BELGIUM | BE | X | ||
| BELIZE | BZ | X | ||
| BENIN | BJ | X | ||
| BERMUDA | BM | X | ||
| BHUTAN | BT | X | ||
| BOLIVIA, PLURINATIONAL STATE OF | BO | X | ||
| BONAIRE, SINT EUSTATIUS AND SABA | BQ | |||
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | BA | X | ||
| BOTSWANA | BW | X | ||
| BOUVET ISLAND | BV | |||
| BRAZIL | BR | |||
| BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY | IO | X | ||
| BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | BN | X | ||
| BULGARIA | BG | X | ||
| BURKINA FASO | BF | X | ||
| BURUNDI | BI | X | ||
| CAMBODIA | KH | |||
| CAMEROON | CM | X | ||
| CANADA | CA | X | X | X |
| CAPE VERDE | CV | X | ||
| CAYMAN ISLANDS | KY | X | ||
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | CF | X | ||
| CHAD | TD | X | ||
| CHILE | CL | |||
| CHINA | CN | X | ||
| CHRISTMAS ISLAND | CX | X | ||
| COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS | CC | X | ||
| COLOMBIA | CO | |||
| COMOROS | KM | X | ||
| CONGO | CG | X | ||
| CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE | CD | X | ||
| COOK ISLANDS | CK | X | ||
| COSTA RICA | CR | X | ||
| CÔTE D’IVOIRE | CI | X | ||
| CROATIA | HR | X | ||
| CUBA | CU | X | ||
| CURAÇAO | CW | |||
| CYPRUS | CY | X | ||
| CZECH REPUBLIC | CZ | X | X | |
| DENMARK | DK | |||
| DJIBOUTI | DJ | X | ||
| DOMINICA | DM | X | ||
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | DO | |||
| ECUADOR | EC | |||
| EGYPT | EG | |||
| EL SALVADOR | SV | |||
| EQUATORIAL GUINEA | GQ | X | ||
| ERITREA | ER | X | ||
| ESTONIA | EE | X | ||
| ETHIOPIA | ET | X | ||
| FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) | FK | X | ||
| FAROE ISLANDS | FO | X | ||
| FIJI | FJ | X | ||
| FINLAND | FI | |||
| FRANCE | FR | X | X | |
| FRENCH GUIANA | GF | X | ||
| FRENCH POLYNESIA | PF | |||
| FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES | TF | X | ||
| GABON | GA | X | ||
| GAMBIA | GM | X | ||
| GEORGIA | GE | X | ||
| GERMANY | DE | |||
| GHANA | GH | X | ||
| GIBRALTAR | GI | X | ||
| GREECE | GR | |||
| GREENLAND | GL | X | ||
| GRENADA | GD | X | ||
| GUADELOUPE | GP | X | ||
| GUAM | GU | X | ||
| GUATEMALA | GT | |||
| GUERNSEY | GG | X | X (PDH) | |
| GUINEA | GN | X | ||
| GUINEA-BISSAU | GW | X | ||
| GUYANA | GY | X | ||
| HAITI | HT | X | ||
| HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS | HM | |||
| HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE) | VA | X | ||
| HONDURAS | HN | X | ||
| HONG KONG | HK | |||
| HUNGARY | HU | X | ||
| ICELAND | IS | X | ||
| INDIA | IN | |||
| INDONESIA | ID | |||
| IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF | IR | X | ||
| IRAQ | IQ | X | ||
| IRELAND | IE | |||
| ISLE OF MAN | IM | X | X (PDH) | |
| ISRAEL | IL | |||
| ITALY | IT | X | ||
| JAMAICA | JM | |||
| JAPAN | JP | |||
| JERSEY | JE | X | X (PDH) | |
| JORDAN | JO | X | ||
| KAZAKHSTAN | KZ | X | ||
| KENYA | KE | X | ||
| KIRIBATI | KI | X | ||
| KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF | KP | X | ||
| KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | KR | X | X | X (PDH) |
| KUWAIT | KW | X | ||
| KYRGYZSTAN | KG | X | ||
| LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | LA | X | ||
| LATVIA | LV | |||
| LEBANON | LB | X | ||
| LESOTHO | LS | X | ||
| LIBERIA | LR | X | ||
| LIBYA | LY | X | ||
| LIECHTENSTEIN | LI | |||
| LITHUANIA | LT | X | X | X (PDH) |
| LUXEMBOURG | LU | X | ||
| MACAO | MO | |||
| MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF | MK | X | ||
| MADAGASCAR | MG | X | ||
| MALAWI | MW | X | ||
| MALAYSIA | MY | X | X | X (PDH) |
| MALDIVES | MV | X | ||
| MALI | ML | X | ||
| MALTA | MT | X | ||
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | MH | X | ||
| MARTINIQUE | MQ | X | ||
| MAURITANIA | MR | X | ||
| MAURITIUS | MU | X | ||
| MAYOTTE | YT | |||
| MEXICO | MX | |||
| MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF | FM | X | ||
| MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF | MD | X | ||
| MONACO | MC | X | ||
| MONGOLIA | MN | X | ||
| MONTENEGRO | ME | X | ||
| MONTSERRAT | MS | X | ||
| MOROCCO | MA | X | ||
| MOZAMBIQUE | MZ | |||
| MYANMAR | MM | X | ||
| NAMIBIA | NA | X | ||
| NAURU | NR | X | ||
| NEPAL | NP | X | ||
| NETHERLANDS | NL | |||
| NEW CALEDONIA | NC | X | ||
| NEW ZEALAND | NZ | X | X | |
| NICARAGUA | NI | |||
| NIGER | NE | X | ||
| NIGERIA | NG | X | ||
| NIUE | NU | X | ||
| NORFOLK ISLAND | NF | X | ||
| NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS | MP | X | ||
| NORWAY | NO | |||
| OMAN | OM | X | ||
| PAKISTAN | PK | X | ||
| PALAU | PW | X | ||
| PALESTINE, STATE OF | PS | |||
| PANAMA | PA | |||
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | PG | X | ||
| PARAGUAY | PY | |||
| PERU | PE | X | X | X (PDH) |
| PHILIPPINES | PH | X | X | X (PDH) |
| PITCAIRN | PN | X | ||
| POLAND | PL | |||
| PORTUGAL | PT | X | X (PDH) | |
| PUERTO RICO | PR | X | ||
| QATAR | QA | |||
| RÉUNION | RE | X | ||
| ROMANIA | RO | X | ||
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION | RU | |||
| RWANDA | RW | X | ||
| SAINT BARTHÉLEMY | BL | X | ||
| SAINT HELENA, ASCENSION AND TRISTAN DA CUNHA | SH | X | ||
| SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | KN | X | ||
| SAINT LUCIA | LC | X | ||
| SAINT MARTIN (FRENCH PART) | MF | X | ||
| SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON | PM | X | ||
| SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | VC | X | ||
| SAMOA | WS | X | ||
| SAN MARINO | SM | X | ||
| SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | ST | X | ||
| SAUDI ARABIA | SA | X | ||
| SENEGAL | SN | X | ||
| SERBIA | RS | X | ||
| SEYCHELLES | SC | X | ||
| SIERRA LEONE | SL | X | ||
| SINGAPORE | SG | |||
| SINT MAARTEN | SX | |||
| SLOVAKIA | SK | X | ||
| SLOVENIA | SI | X | ||
| SOLOMON ISLANDS | SB | X | ||
| SOMALIA | SO | X | ||
| SOUTH AFRICA | ZA | |||
| SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS | GS | X | ||
| SOUTH SUDAN, REPUBLIC OF | SS | X | ||
| SPAIN | ES | X | X | X (PDH) |
| SRI LANKA | LK | X | ||
| SUDAN | SD | X | ||
| SURINAME | SR | X | ||
| SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN | SJ | X | ||
| SWAZILAND | SZ | X | ||
| SWEDEN | SE | X | ||
| SWITZERLAND | CH | |||
| SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC | SY | X | ||
| TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | TW | |||
| TAJIKISTAN | TJ | X | ||
| TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF | TZ | X | ||
| THAILAND | TH | |||
| TIMOR-LESTE | TL | X | ||
| TOGO | TG | X | ||
| TOKELAU | TK | X | ||
| TONGA | TO | X | ||
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | TT | X | ||
| TUNISIA | TN | X | ||
| TURKEY | TR | |||
| TURKMENISTAN | TM | X | ||
| TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS | TC | X | ||
| TUVALU | TV | X | ||
| UGANDA | UG | |||
| UKRAINE | UA | X | ||
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | AE | X | ||
| UNITED KINGDOM | GB | X | ||
| UNITED STATES | US | X | ||
| UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS | UM | X | ||
| URUGUAY | UY | X | X (PDH) | |
| UZBEKISTAN | UZ | |||
| VANUATU | VU | X | ||
| VENEZUELA, BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC | VE | X | ||
| VIET NAM | VN | |||
| VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH | VG | X | ||
| VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S. | VI | X | ||
| WALLIS AND FUTUNA | WF | X | ||
| WESTERN SAHARA | EH | |||
| YEMEN | YE | |||
| ZAMBIA | ZM | |||
| ZIMBABWE | ZW |