Food and grocery deliveries
Paste your link into the delivery note. The rider sees your gate photo and “second floor, blue door” before they arrive, so there’s no call from the junction.
Try itUse cases
For anyone who’s said “call me when you reach the junction”.
Two tools, one job: getting people to the right gate. A Doorstep link sends a pin, a gate photo and your directions. A postcode plate puts your NIPOST postcode on your gate with a QR code.
At home
Every delivery, without sending anything
Put your postcode plate on the gate. Any rider who reaches your street scans the QR code and NIPOST’s map shows them the exact building.
Make a plateTechnicians and installers
Internet, DStv or AC installers often visit once and get lost. One permanent link works for every appointment, and you can update the directions any time.
Try itShops & sellers
Instagram and WhatsApp sellers
Ask buyers to send a Doorstep link with their order. Your dispatch rider gets a pin, a gate photo and directions, not “I’m around Lekki”.
How it worksYour shop front
A plate by the door or on the counter helps first-time customers find you, and it’s a professional touch for suppliers dropping off stock.
Make a platePickup points and kitchens
Hard-to-find pickup points and home kitchens can pin one permanent link in their WhatsApp Business profile and print its QR code on receipts.
Try itGuests & events
Parties, weddings and owambes
Put one link in the invitation with a photo of the venue entrance and where to park. It expires after the event, so the address doesn’t stay out there.
Try itShort-let and Airbnb check-ins
Send guests the entrance photo and directions before they land. Make a fresh link for each stay, so past guests’ links stop working.
Try itChurches, mosques and event halls
A plate at the entrance helps first-time visitors and drivers confirm they’re at the right place, especially where several buildings share one street.
Make a plateEstates & property
Estates and compounds
In estates where every house looks alike, a plate on each gate lets riders and visitors find the right one without asking the gateman.
Make a plateInspections and viewings
Agents can send one link with the entrance photo and directions to every prospective tenant for the week of viewings, then let it expire.
Try itNew buildings and unnamed streets
Where streets have no names or signs, the NIPOST postcode is the clearest address a building has. Put it where people can see it.
Make a plateWhich one do I need?
Doorstep link
- Share it on WhatsApp, SMS or in a delivery note
- Gate photo, directions and a phone number
- Expires after 24 hours or 7 days, or stays permanent
- Works anywhere, even without a NIPOST postcode
Postcode plate
- Printed on your gate, door or counter
- Riders scan it once they reach your street
- Uses your official NIPOST postcode
- Made on your phone; nothing is uploaded
Many people use both: a plate on the gate, and a link for people who haven’t reached the street yet.
Doorstep is not an emergency service. In an emergency in Nigeria, call 112.