2021Q2.0 Major Release

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 2021Q2.0 major release makes improvements to the performance of the verification process and the quality of the results. Please remember to update 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 visit the md5 hash value guide or contact your account manager.

Data Notices 

Australia 

Please note: From the 2021Q2.0 Major Release, the “Suburb” field, defined by Australia Post, will be moved from Locality to DependentLocality and the wider metropolitan region (or city) will become the Locality. The change will only occur in Verify output components; the address lines will be unaffected and will remain compliant with postal standards.

United States (Verify & CASS) & Puerto Rico (Verify) 

Please note: The following update will be delayed: the address line containing the “URB” (Urbanization, if present) will be moving above the address line containing the premise and street. This is a corrective change to ensure compliance with USPS standards. We will notify you when this change is available.

 For example (2020Q4.1 on left; from 2021Q2.0 on right)

USA CASS2 Engine 

Please note: From the 2021Q2.0 major release, the USA CASS2 engine will be made available. Information on the USA CASS2 engine can be found on the support site here. Please contact your account manager for additional information in regards to accessing USA CASS2.

API Release Notes

• To download a PDF version of the API Release Notes, please click here
• To download a DOCX version of the API Release Notes, please click here

Data Release Notes

• To download a PDF version of the Data Release Notes, please click here
• To download a DOCX version of the Data Release Notes, please click here

Seed Release Notes

• To download a PDF version of the Geographic Hierarchy (Seed) Release Notes, please click here
• To download a DOCX version of the Geographic Hierarchy (Seed) Release Notes, please click here

To download a PDF version of the combined Release Notes, please click here

Additional Information

For a list of resolved support cases, please click here

A list of supported platforms for this release can be found here

The file contents for the release is available here

The installation instructions are available here