If you visit https://getaddress.io you'll see an announcement:
Important Notice - GetAddress held to infringe IDDQD Limited's database right and Royal Mail Group Limited's database right and copyright
The High Court of England & Wales held on 10 October 2025 that address data used by the GetAddress service infringes the intellectual property rights of Royal Mail Group Limited and IDDQD Limited. Details of the Court's findings can be found in its judgment, which is published on the National Archives case law website at https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/ch/2025/2561. The copying (even internally) or making available of address data from the GetAddress service by GetAddress customers may, depending on the specific facts, also infringe the intellectual property rights of Royal Mail Group Limited and IDDQD Limited. This notice has been prepared pursuant to paragraph 16 of the Court's Order dated 6 November 2025.
Also see https://www.clerkswell.com/insights/getaddressio-shutdown-replace-your-postcode-lookup and https://blog.ideal-postcodes.co.uk/ideal-postcodes-wins-high-court-ruling.
The status of get address is known at the moment. I do however see they're oddly accepting signups still. Their API has stopped working too. I've personally closed my account as their support do not reply to questions and there are too many unknowns at the moment.
Is it worth mentioning some of the above at top of the readme?
If you visit https://getaddress.io you'll see an announcement:
Also see https://www.clerkswell.com/insights/getaddressio-shutdown-replace-your-postcode-lookup and https://blog.ideal-postcodes.co.uk/ideal-postcodes-wins-high-court-ruling.
The status of get address is known at the moment. I do however see they're oddly accepting signups still. Their API has stopped working too. I've personally closed my account as their support do not reply to questions and there are too many unknowns at the moment.
Is it worth mentioning some of the above at top of the readme?