Geocoder Background Job

Many users manually geocode data by clicking All Records > Geocoder and then Start Geocoding. For users with access to our Backgrounding features, a job can be configured to Geocode any new records found in the system.

Configuring the Geocoder Job

Create a new Job under Background Jobs.
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2. Choose Geocoder as the job type
3. Provide a Job Name
4. Provide The following required arguments as described below.

Arguments

The background job accepts the following arguments:
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1. remote_political_areas

• Description: Specifies whether county FIPs codes should be included.
• Default Value: '0'
• Usage: Set to 1 to obtain FIPs codes during geocoding

2. reprocess

• Description: Should the system re-geocode records that are already geocoded
• Default Value: '0'
• Usage: Set to 1 to re-geocode

3. user_group_ids

• Description: A comma-separated list of MetaLocator User Group IDs to limit the scope of the job.
• Default Value: ''
• Usage: Example 1,2,3

4. tlds

• Description: A comma-separated list of ISO-standard two-letter country codes to limit the scope of the job.
• Default Value: ''
• Usage: Example: US, CA

5. exclude_tagids

• Description: A comma-separated list category IDs to exclude to limit the scope of the job.
• Default Value: ''
• Usage: Example: 1,2,3

6. discard_tld_differences

• Description: A flag to ignore geocoding results where the geocoder's country code does not match the record's country code. This can be indicative of a poor match.
• Default Value: ''
• Usage: Example: 1,2,3

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Updated on: 12/11/2026