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How do I enable Loqate postcode lookup?

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1. Sign up to Loqate using this application form: https://www.loqate.com/partners/INDIV33797 

2. Login to your Loqate account and click on "New service". Click "Create" within the API key section.

3. Once set-up, add your Account code and API key in SuperControl within Integrations > Admin tools > Loqate Postcode Lookup.

4. Purchase credits from Loqate by clicking the "Top up" button within your Loqate account. Select your top up amount then click "Buy".

5. That's it - the postcode lookup button will appear on your booking form as long as you have credits in your Loqate account and your daily limit hasn't been exceeded.

If you want to disable this just remove your API key and account code from the Integrations > Admin tools > Loqate Postcode Lookup in SuperControl.

We are advising to protect your Loqate API key with tight restrictions. Otherwise, too many look-ups might lead to you being out of pocket, or even worse, owing Loqate money.

These are possible things that could be implemented:

  • Set Daily Limit - You can set a daily limit on your service key to prevent abuse.
    To implement this going forward, log into your Loqate account and go to Menu > Your Services > Select Key in question > Limits > changing the Daily Limit Value.
  • Set User Limit - You can set up a lookup limit per user to prevent the same user spamming the API Key
  • Set Valid URLs - Currently, any URL can access the key until a URL has been added to the whitelist. This will prevent any usage from any URL that is not listed. You should use the main root URL and it will include all other URLs within it. e.g. https://www.loqate.com/ will also include https://www.loqate.com/resources/support/setup-guides/quick/
  • Set Valid IPs - Without whitelisting, any IP address can access the key.
    To whitelist an IP address log into your Loqate account and go to Menu > Your Services > Click on the Key > Limits.

For further details, please see the Loqate help section and/or contact Loqate directly.

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