Yeah, I explained in my second post (first reply) that the description for 'exploring solutions' is incorrect and always says that. I believe the actual displayed stage is correct though, so in this case, they're 'exploring solutions'.

It appears to have now reached a 404, hopefully a temporary issue but I doubt it. Well, it was good while it lasted, hope it helped at least one person.

In reply to a post by b4dger:

Your subject title makes this sound like an Openreach offering but before I clicked the link I see it's api.superfastmaps.co.uk/openreach/1.1/

Any info on who 'superfastmaps' are?
WHOIS doesn't show it to be a BT thing.

Sorry to ask, but clicking unknown links is getting more risky these days

Its owned by BT Openreach and is the location for the javascript that returns the JSON formatted status of fibre from a phone number or postcode + address.

I have written a .NET app for personal use that does checks and locate DSLAM Cabinets (for commercial projects)

https://api.superfastmaps.co.uk/openreach/1.0/ajax/check.ajax.php?input=PHONE_NUMBER&address=
or
https://api.superfastmaps.co.uk/openreach/1.0/ajax/check.ajax.php?input=POSTCODE&address=FULLADDRESS

FULLADDRESS is the same that is used on the BT Wholesale Checker, like for example (all one line):
https://api.superfastmaps.co.uk/openreach/1.0/ajax/check.ajax.php?input=ST72EY&address=FLAT 1|35 COPPER HOUSE||CREWE ROAD|ALSAGER|STOKE ON TRENT|ST7 2EY|WM|A14678662048|100010061688|100012822478

You also need to set your REFERER to https://api.superfastmaps.co.uk/openreach/1.0/

or else it will fail and return the following JSON String:

{"response":"ERROR","number":"ST72EY","message":"badreferer","referer":null}

Still has the 1 to 2 second delay, I do a similar thing for roadworks.

Paul

Edited by PaulKirby (Wed 25-Nov-15 04:23:08)

Hopefully this will reappear (or at least its content embedded in an official site). When I read the original post earlier, I checked the locations of three local cabinets in various planning/build states at present (under the commercial programme), and the data provided for each looked accurate.

In reply to a post by thebigdolphin1:

It appears to have now reached a 404, hopefully a temporary issue but I doubt it. Well, it was good while it lasted, hope it helped at least one person.

The Openreach site went down, it does that now and then, mostly when they update their database information.

The BT Wholesale DSL Checker does the same now and then also.

The BT Openreach site is back up now btw.

Paul

In reply to a post by olicuk:

Hopefully this will reappear (or at least its content embedded in an official site). When I read the original post earlier, I checked the locations of three local cabinets in various planning/build states at present (under the commercial programme), and the data provided for each looked accurate.

Agreed, if you select the actual DSLAM cabinet (only works with Commercial Projects) as the address it returns a very close location to the fibre cabinet using a Latitude and Longitude, and you can then enter those into Google Maps to see where about it is.

Paul

In reply to a post by thebigdolphin1:

It appears to have now reached a 404, hopefully a temporary issue but I doubt it. Well, it was good while it lasted, hope it helped at least one person.

As a general point, it might have been better to edit the original post and update it rather than just deleting it.

Sorry, I didn't mean physical location - though good to hear it does that, maybe saves some trawling around StreetView!

I meant that having checked postcodes covered by 3x cabinets under build or planning in Basingstoke, the stages they were each reported at by the 1.1 tool was correct - ie/ two going through cabling (having had the cabinets sited in the last couple of weeks), and one finishing planning (according to the emailed update from the OR programme manager last Friday).

I'd like to have checked the rest of the 'Hampshire 22' - incomplete commercial cabinets - but unfortunately didn't get the chance!

Well, seems that BT Openreach have updated their Where and when page, my app no longer works

Oh well.

Paul

In reply to a post by PaulKirby:

Well, seems that BT Openreach have updated their Where and when page, my app no longer works

Oh well.

Paul

Well I have resolved the issue, seems that I need to do 1 extra page request to acquire the required info before the actual call.

I won't say what info or what page is needed to be requested first due to maybe BT Openreach have possibly done this for a reason.

Paul