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daimon3332/address

Analysis updated 2026-08-13

1,059TypeScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5LicenseSetup · moderate

TLDR

A self-hosted generator that produces real, sourced residential addresses across 27 countries for testing forms, checkouts, and location-based systems.

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    What it does
      Real address data
      27 countries
      Multilingual output
    Tech stack
      TypeScript
      PostgreSQL
      Node.js
    Use cases
      Test data generation
      JSON API
      Map preview
    Audience
      Developers
      QA teams

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Generate realistic test addresses for 27 countries to fill out forms and checkouts.

USE CASE 2

Call the JSON API to generate single or batch synthetic address profiles.

USE CASE 3

Filter addresses by country, administrative area, city, or postcode for QA testing.

USE CASE 4

Preview generated addresses on a map using their real coordinates.

What is it built with?

TypeScriptPostgreSQLNode.js

How does it compare?

daimon3332/addressaidenybai/cnfastch1rpy2613/mirrai
Stars1,0591,0651,068
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScriptTypeScript
Last pushed2026-06-222026-06-19
MaintenanceMaintainedMaintained
Setup difficultymoderateeasymoderate
Complexity3/52/54/5
Audiencedeveloperdevelopergeneral

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 1h+

Requires self-hosting with a PostgreSQL database and Node.js 24.

The code is free to use, modify, and distribute, including for commercial purposes, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

In plain English

Address is a self-hosted tool that generates realistic residential addresses for testing purposes, covering 27 countries and regions. Instead of assembling random streets, numbers, and postcodes that only look plausible, it pulls actual address data from official government registers, open mapping projects, and other public sources, so the addresses it produces correspond to real streets and locations rather than invented ones. Each generated address comes with source coordinates, so it can be located on services like Google Maps, and the tool lets you filter results by country, administrative area, city, district, or postcode. If a filter combination has no matching addresses, the tool returns an error rather than quietly substituting a different location. Results can be shown in several languages, including English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Spanish, and Portuguese, and users can save favorite addresses in their browser, organized by country and region. Beyond the web interface, Address offers a JSON API that developers can call directly, with example code shown in Python, cURL, and JavaScript, covering things like searching for addresses, generating single or batch results, and checking system health. It also includes an administrator dashboard for managing data sources, synchronization schedules, access control, and API tokens. Because Address is self-hosted, running it requires setting up your own server with a PostgreSQL database, which the tool depends on for storing and quickly searching through address records. The project's code is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows free use, modification, and commercial use, though the underlying address data itself comes from a mix of official and open sources with their own terms. This tool is aimed at developers and quality assurance teams who need realistic, geographically valid test data for forms, e-commerce checkouts, or other systems that need to be tested against real world address formats across many different countries.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Help me self-host the Address generator with PostgreSQL and Node.js 24.
Prompt 2
Show me how to call the Address JSON API to generate a batch of test addresses.
Prompt 3
Explain how Address sources real residential data instead of inventing addresses.
Prompt 4
Walk me through filtering addresses by country and administrative area.

Frequently asked questions

What is address?

A self-hosted generator that produces real, sourced residential addresses across 27 countries for testing forms, checkouts, and location-based systems.

What language is address written in?

Mainly TypeScript. The stack also includes TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Node.js.

What license does address use?

The code is free to use, modify, and distribute, including for commercial purposes, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

How hard is address to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is address for?

Mainly developer.

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