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DAWA closes
1 October 2026

dawa.aws.dk stops responding. Here is what it means, who it hits, the timeline — and what to do now.

TL;DR

DAWA (dawa.aws.dk) shuts down on 1 October 2026. The official successor, Datafordeleren, is not drop-in. Thousands of Danish systems must migrate. Easiest path: a DAWA-compatible API — change the base URL and add a key.

Timeline: DAWA closes, migrate to a new API

What is happening?

DAWA (the Danish Addresses Web API) at dawa.aws.dk is run by the Danish Climate Data Agency (SDFI) and closes on 1 October 2026. The official successor is Datafordeleren — but it does not speak DAWA's language: different endpoints, GraphQL/WFS instead of plain REST, no built-in autocomplete or address cleansing.

Thousands of Danish systems — webshops, CRM, GIS, citizen portals, insurance and logistics platforms — use DAWA for address search, autocomplete, validation and geocoding. When DAWA closes, those integrations stop working unless they are migrated.

Timeline

NU

Now → June 2026

DAWA still runs. Test a drop-in alternative risk-free in parallel.

JUL 2026

Final warnings

SDFI sends deprecation headers and emails. Time gets short.

1/10 2026

DAWA shuts down

dawa.aws.dk no longer responds. Non-migrated systems break.

EFTER

Only Datafordeleren — or us

Datafordeleren is the only official source. Or switch to a DAWA-compatible API.

Who is affected

Does your system use DAWA?

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Webshops

WooCommerce, Shopify, Magento — address autocomplete at checkout.

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CRM & ERP

Salesforce, HubSpot, Dynamics — address validation on contacts.

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Citizen portals

Municipal self-service solutions and forms.

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Logistics & fleet

Route planning, delivery, geocoding of addresses.

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Insurance

BBR + DAGI lookups for risk assessment and policies.

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GIS & property

Maps, cadastre, estate-agent portals.

What do you do now?

The easiest path is a drop-in DAWA-compatible API: same endpoints and responses, so you only change the base URL and add a key. No rewrite, no new data models.

  1. Get a free key at danadresse.dk (2,000 calls/month).
  2. Change dawa.aws.dk / api.dataforsyningen.dk → api.danadresse.dk.
  3. Add the X-Api-Key header. Test in parallel, switch when confident.

Open the migration guide →

Dont wait until 1 October

Switch now while DAWA still runs, so you can test calmly.

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