# Ask Wire - [Introduction](https://sage.ask-wire.com/api-reference/introduction.md): Ask Wire API endpoints - [Authentication](https://sage.ask-wire.com/api-reference/endpoint/authentication.md): Authenticate a user using username and password. - [Geocode an address](https://sage.ask-wire.com/api-reference/endpoint/geocoding.md): Fetch coordinates and address match information for a given address string. - [Search a parcel by KAEK](https://sage.ask-wire.com/api-reference/endpoint/kaek-search.md): Search for a parcel using its KAEK (cadastral) code. - [Query GIS layer properties](https://sage.ask-wire.com/api-reference/endpoint/gis.md): Query a GIS layer at a given latitude/longitude and return the layer-specific properties. - [Query layer properties](https://sage.ask-wire.com/api-reference/endpoint/layer-properties.md): Retrieve properties from geographic and environmental layers for a given location. - [Calculate reconstruction cost](https://sage.ask-wire.com/api-reference/endpoint/reconstruction-cost.md): Calculate the as-new reconstruction cost of a property. Optionally returns the as-is (depreciated) value when a construction year is provided. - [Query Census 2021](https://sage.ask-wire.com/api-reference/endpoint/census2021.md): Retrieve a Census 2021 record for a specific building, identified by geographical code and building block. ## OpenAPI Specs - [openapi](/api-reference/openapi.json) This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.