Skip to content

OpenCEP API

Address for a Brazilian postal code from an open dataset.
Status
Working
API key
Not needed
Browser calls
Runs in the browser
Latency
255 ms

Build snapshot, not live. One verifier run on , from the machine that built this site. How we check

Example request

GEThttps://opencep.com/v1/01001000

Sent from your browser straight to opencep.com. No proxy: this site never sees the request or the answer.

Copy the request

Shell
curl -s 'https://opencep.com/v1/01001000'

Response stored by the verifier

This is what opencep.com answered when the verifier sent the request above on : HTTP 200, application/json. Arrays are cut to two items and long strings are shortened. It comes from the build snapshot.

application/json · stored
{
  "cep": "01001-000",
  "logradouro": "Praça da Sé",
  "complemento": "lado ímpar",
  "unidade": "",
  "bairro": "Sé",
  "localidade": "São Paulo",
  "uf": "SP",
  "estado": "São Paulo",
  "regiao": "Sudeste",
  "ibge": "3550308"
}

Availability

Up 1 of 1 day checked · 30-day window

What counts as up for this API: an answer within five seconds, a 2xx status, and the JSON body must contain the field "cep".

Last check: — passed, HTTP 200 in 255 ms.

The check runs from our infrastructure, not from where you are. If you need certainty, send the request yourself above. How the verifier works.

Questions

Does the OpenCEP API need an API key?

No. The sample request on this page was answered without a key, token or account.

Can I call the OpenCEP API from the browser?

Yes. opencep.com answered our verifier with an Access-Control-Allow-Origin header on Oct 3, 2026, so a fetch call from a web page can read the response.

Is the OpenCEP API working?

At the check on Oct 3, 2026 it returned HTTP 200 with the expected data in 255 ms. The status at the top of this page shows the most recent result we have.