PublicData

PublicData API Documentation

Table of Contents
I.Overview
II.Common Nodes
III.Search Types
IV.Terms and Condition Types
V.Login
VI.Query
VII.Error
VIII.Database Details
IX.Search
X.Details
Common Nodes Reference

While each of the PublicData API Response XML's differ we have tried to keep many of the nodes the same across the xml types.

pddata
Description:
- This will always be the name of the root node
Path:
pddata
Attributes:
type - the type of response we recieved from the publicdata system.
sitetype - this attribute is for internal use and is not significant for API customers.
pdheaders
Description:
- This is a place for human-readable messages specific to this request. These messages are organized into xmlnodes that are children of this node. The nameing convention for these children is that they start with pdheader and an integer value. Since the information here is meant to be human readable we wont spend to much time on this node.
Path:
pddata->pdheaders
Attributes:
none
pdfooters
Description:
- This is a place for human-readable messages specific to this request.This node has the same structure as the pdheaders node except instead of pdheader in the names it will be pdfooter.
Path:
pddata->pdfooters
Attributes:
none
user
Description:
- This node contains the information about which user performed the request.
Path:
pddata->user
Attributes:
none.
dlnumber
Description:
- this is username that you logged in with.
Path:
pddata->user->dlnumber
Attributes:
none.
id
Description:
- This is your accounts id number that was obtained when you logged in for the day .
Path:
pddata->user->id
Attributes:
none.
servers
Description:
- This node provides a list of the servers availble. Your next request should be built to use these servers.
Path:
pddata->servers
Attributes:
none.
searchserver
Description:
- This is the server to use to perform normal searching activities these include PDquery,PDsearch,PDdbdetails and PDdetails.
Path:
pddata->servers->searchserver
Attributes:
none.
loginserver
Description:
- This server is to be used for administrative actions such as: login...complete list coming soon.
Path:
pddata->servers->loginserver
Attributes:
none.
mainserver
Description:
- This is the server that the images and other cached information should be requested from. It should not be very significant for API customers.
Path:
pddata->servers->mainserver
Attributes:
none.