Address Validation
🚧 Address Validation V1
This guide covers v1 of the Address Validation API. While this version remains functional and available, we are planning to sunset this version at a future date. We highly recommend transitioning to v2 to take advantage of the latest features and to ensure uninterrupted service. However, if you currently have specific needs that require using v1, rest assured it will remain operational for the time being.
The Address Validation API verifies the deliverability of a postal address. It assesses the validity of an address by comparing it with patterns of legitimate and reachable addresses in the same area. This allows the API to classify an address as valid, invalid, or ambiguous. This API enhances address data accuracy, reduces delivery failures, and improves operational efficiency by providing validity information based on user-generated addresses.
Address Validation API verifies whether a given postal address is deliverable by using advanced machine learning models and historical data instead of relying solely on postal databases.. The API breaks down the address into parts and then compares it with a database of known deliverable addresses. This helps classify the address as valid, invalid, or ambiguous.
The Address Validation API offers a range of use cases that can significantly enhance business operations and customer satisfaction. Here are some specific examples:
- Address Quality Classification: The LocateOne algorithm can classify addresses based on their quality, providing a correlation with the success rate of deliveries. This allows businesses to understand the likelihood of successful delivery before dispatching an order.
- Pre-Manifestation Validation: Clients can use the Address Validation API before manifesting packages. By validating the deliverability of an address before dispatch, businesses can prevent the manifestation of packages destined for invalid or ambiguous addresses.
- Customer Communication Interventions: Based on the results of the API call, businesses can introduce interventions such as IVR calling, automated WhatsApp messaging, or manual calling to confirm the order and collect relevant address details from the end customer. This can significantly reduce failed deliveries and improve customer satisfaction.
- COD to Prepaid Conversion: The Address Validation API can also assist in the conversion of Cash on Delivery (COD) orders to prepaid orders. By validating the address before dispatch, businesses can encourage customers to prepay for their orders, improving the likelihood of successful delivery.
