XML/SOAP Services

CPD Web Services are programmable APIs that allow estate agents to do much more with their property listings on CPD.

For all these services, we have some PHP examples to help developers get to grips with the APIs. You will also need login details to make any meaningful use of the services. Please contact support@cpd.co.uk with login requests.

CPDPropertyService

This service provides search access to our full database of commercial properties. Typical applications for this service are:

  • To provide a ‘property search’ feature on estate agent’s own websites.
  • To allow mobile apps to find properties within a certain range of the handset’s GPS position.

Additionally, we are developing the capability to allow estate agents to manage their property portfolio data via this service. Typical applications for this service might be:

  • For writing ‘portfolio import’ scripts, to help facilitate bulk data transactions.
  • To allow an estate agent to have changes to property details on their in-house IT system automatically synchronised with changes made on CPD’s database (one-way or two-way sync).
  • To provide the foundations for development of a new generation of property management apps, designed to help estate agents manage their data on and off-line, using industry standard ‘tablet’ devices.

For this service, we also have some Technical Reference Documentation to help get developers started.

UserService

This service is provided to allow users of third-party search applications to register user accounts and obtain the authentication credentials needed to search the database. It is used, for example, by the mobile application to register a new user.

We do not currently advise anyone to develop with these services. They are still in early beta stages, and as yet have no useful documentation or examples.

AgentService

This service will allow agents to manage their profile details, and obtain statistical information such as usage details for their mobile applications.

This is still in development at this point. We are not ready to release anything at this time.

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