Match narrative code descriptions
Include match narrative is a locator property that controls whether detailed information about how geocoding results were produced is returned. When this property is enabled, the Match Narrative section of the Show Details pop-up displays additional information for the matched candidate.

The table below describes the possible values returned in the Code and Description fields for this section.
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Narrative Code |
Narrative Description |
Description |
Example |
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c |
classified |
The input word or part was recognized as an address value from the reference data, an alias, or an indicator of some kind. |
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m |
matched |
The input word or part was matched to an address value in the reference data. |
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i |
inexact |
The input word or part is spelled differently than what it matched to. |
The input word Avanue matched to the reference data street type value Avenue. |
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p |
partial |
The input part matched to a portion of a value in the reference data. |
The input part 110356 partially matched to the reference data postal code value 110350. |
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s |
splitting |
A match was made to a value in the reference data by splitting one word from the input into multiple words or by concatenating multiple words from the input into a single word. |
The input word Mountainview matched to the street name value Mountain View in the reference data. |
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a |
aliased |
The input part matched to an alias of a reference data value. |
The input word Boulevard matched as an alias of the reference data street type value Blvd. |
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r |
repositioned |
The input word was matched to a value in the reference data but in the wrong part of the overall address. |
The input word North is positioned as a prefix directional in the input string North Main Street but matched to the reference data value Main Street North, which is a suffix directional. |
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d |
different |
The input part was recognized as a particular address component but matched to a different reference data value for that component. |
The input word Street matched to the reference data street type value Road. |
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n |
nearby |
The input part was matched to a postal code or administrative zone that is adjacent to the postal or zone that the geocoded address is actually in. |
The input value 92026 matched to the adjacent postal code 92027. |
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e |
extrapolated |
The input part was matched outside of the house number range for a StreetAddress record in the reference data. |
The input value 280 matched to the house number range 200-240 in the reference data. |