# Korean Address to English — Convert & Validate (주소 영문) (`kr-data/korea-address`) Actor

Convert and validate South Korean addresses (Korean or English input) against the official road-name address database: official English road address, jibun address, postal code and district names, ready for international shipping. Bulk, no Korean account needed.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/kr-data/korea-address.md
- **Developed by:** [KR Data](https://apify.com/kr-data) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 address matches

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Korean Address to English — Convert & Validate (주소 영문)

Convert **South Korean addresses to official English** and validate them against the government's road-name address database (행정안전부 도로명주소, juso.go.kr). Paste addresses in Korean or English — road address, old lot-number (jibun) address, with apartment unit numbers or building names — and get:

- the **official English road address** (e.g. `152 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul`) and English jibun address;
- the **5-digit postal code**, city/province, district and neighborhood in English;
- the **unit romanized** (`101동 1203호` → `101-1203`, `3층` → `3F`, `지하1층` → `B1F`);
- a ready-to-print **international mailing line**: `101-1203, 152 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06236, Republic of Korea`;
- whether the address **exists**, and alternatives when it is ambiguous.

**No API key or Korean account needed.** The official address API only issues keys to Korean registrants; this Actor gives you the same data in bulk, in English JSON.

### Typical uses

- **Cross-border e-commerce & shipping to Korea** — validate customer addresses and print correct English labels.
- **Forwarders and 3PL** — normalize Korean addresses from orders, detect typos and non-existent addresses.
- **CRM / data cleaning** — convert Korean address columns to English with postal codes.
- **AI agents** — "What is this Korean address in English?", "Is this a valid address in Seoul?"

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `addresses` | List of addresses in Korean or English. Up to 1,000 per run. |
| `maxCandidates` | When an address matches several places, list up to this many (default 3). |

```json
{ "addresses": ["서울 강남구 테헤란로 152 101동 1203호", "부산 해운대구 우동 1408", "209 Sejong-daero, Jongno-gu, Seoul"] }
```

### Output

One item per input address. Example:

```json
{
  "input": "서울 강남구 테헤란로 152 101동 1203호",
  "status": "matched",
  "matchCount": 1,
  "match": {
    "roadAddressEn": "152 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul",
    "jibunAddressEn": "737 Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul",
    "roadAddressKo": "서울특별시 강남구 테헤란로 152",
    "postalCode": "06236",
    "cityProvinceEn": "Seoul",
    "districtEn": "Gangnam-gu",
    "neighborhoodEn": "Yeoksam-dong",
    "villageEn": null,
    "roadNameEn": "Teheran-ro",
    "buildingNumber": "152",
    "isApartmentComplex": false,
    "isUnderground": false,
    "adminCode": "1168010100",
    "roadNameCode": "116803122010"
  },
  "detailKo": null,
  "detailEn": "101-1203",
  "fullAddressEn": "101-1203, 152 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06236, Republic of Korea",
  "candidates": null,
  "queryUsed": "서울 강남구 테헤란로 152 101동 1203호",
  "error": null,
  "source": "Ministry of the Interior and Safety (행정안전부) road-name address database, juso.go.kr",
  "checkedAt": "2026-10-02T07:41:29+00:00"
}
```

#### Status values

| `status` | Meaning | Charged |
|---|---|---|
| `matched` | Exactly one official address | yes |
| `ambiguous` | Several matches (e.g. only a road name or postal code); best first, others in `candidates` | yes |
| `not_found` | No such address | no |
| `invalid_input` | Empty or unreadable input | no |
| `lookup_failed` | The government service was unavailable | no |

### Pricing

Pay per event — **address-match** per matched address. Not-found and invalid inputs are free. See the Pricing tab.

### Notes

- Source: Ministry of the Interior and Safety road-name address database (juso.go.kr), queried live.
- Unit details (dong/ho/floor) are not part of the official database; they are romanized from your input. Building names are returned in `detailKo` unchanged.
- English names follow the official Revised Romanization used by the Korean government.

# Actor input Schema

## `addresses` (type: `array`):

One address per line, in Korean or English: road address (서울 강남구 테헤란로 152), jibun address (서울 강남구 역삼동 737), with or without unit details (101동 1203호, 3층) or building names. Up to 1,000 per run.

## `maxCandidates` (type: `integer`):

If an address matches several places (e.g. only a road name or postal code), list up to this many.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "addresses": [
    "서울특별시 종로구 세종대로 209",
    "서울 강남구 테헤란로 152 101동 1203호"
  ],
  "maxCandidates": 3
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

One item per input address.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "addresses": [
        "서울특별시 종로구 세종대로 209",
        "서울 강남구 테헤란로 152 101동 1203호"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("kr-data/korea-address").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "addresses": [
        "서울특별시 종로구 세종대로 209",
        "서울 강남구 테헤란로 152 101동 1203호",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("kr-data/korea-address").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "addresses": [
    "서울특별시 종로구 세종대로 209",
    "서울 강남구 테헤란로 152 101동 1203호"
  ]
}' |
apify call kr-data/korea-address --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,kr-data/korea-address"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/og6gnzq72WgeNtcQI/builds/qAwlScDLtGhWBXBDI/openapi.json