Oikotie Autocomplete API turns text into Oikotie places: cities, districts, streets, regions, postcodes and countries. Finnish and Swedish names work. Each result has an id, a type, a name, coordinates when known and the parent place. The search block holds the exact location_id, location_type and location_name to pass to the search route. An empty list is a valid answer and is billed.
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Endpoint
Parameters
Start with the required fields, then add optional filters only when your use case needs them.
Runnable path
1 required parameter needed before sending a request.
string
Required
Search text, 2 to 100 characters. Example: tampere.
coffee shops
Response Schema
Example response fields are illustrative; inspect the JSON before integrating.
Example response fields
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data
meta
success
{
"data": {
"query": "tamp",
"results": [
{
"id": 386,
"name": "Tampere",
"type": "city",
"parent": {
"id": 7,
"name": "Pirkanmaa",
"type": "region"
},
"search": {
"location_id": 386,
"location_name": "Tampere",
"location_type": "city"
},
"coordinates": {
"latitude": 61.497856,
"longitude": 23.762255
}
},
{
"id": 14711153,
"name": "Ranta-Tampella",
"type": "district",
"parent": {
"id": 386,
"name": "Tampere",
"type": "city"
},
"search": {
"location_id": 14711153,
"location_name": "Ranta-Tampella",
"location_type": "district"
},
"coordinates": null
},
{
"id": 335222,
"name": "Tampella",
"type": "district",
"parent": {
"id": 386,
"name": "Tampere",
"type": "city"
},
"search": {
"location_id": 335222,
"location_name": "Tampella",
"location_type": "district"
},
"coordinates": {
"latitude": 61.504612,
"longitude": 23.761225
}
}
]
},
"meta": {
"billable": true,
"endpoint_family": "autocomplete"
},
"success": true
}Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
Validation Error
A required parameter or a value is invalid. This response is not billable.
{
"errors": {
"query": [
"The query field is required."
]
},
"message": "The request validation failed"
}Upstream Unavailable
Oikotie could not be reached or returned data that does not match the request. This response is not billable and is retryable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": true,
"endpoint_family": "autocomplete"
},
"error": {
"code": "UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE",
"message": "Oikotie could not be reached. Please retry shortly."
},
"success": false
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