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Webshops
WooCommerce, Shopify, Magento — address autocomplete at checkout.
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DAWA closes
DAWA closes
17 August 2026
dawa.aws.dk stops responding. Here is what it means, who it hits, the timeline — and what to do now.
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 17 August
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.
17/8 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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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.
- Get a free key at danadresse.dk (1,000 calls/month).
- Change
dawa.aws.dk/api.dataforsyningen.dk→api.danadresse.dk. - Add the
X-Api-Keyheader. Test in parallel, switch when confident.
Dont wait until 17 August
Switch now while DAWA still runs, so you can test calmly.
Get a free API key