Response Description

Parameter	Description
USLACS	Indicates whether or not the address is a candidate for LACSLink conversion (U.S. addresses only). One of the following: Y Yes, the address is a candidate for LACSLink processing. If LACSLink is enabled, ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN will attempt to convert the address using the LACSLink database. If the conversion attempt is successful, the output address is the new address obtained from the LACSLink database. If the attempt is not successful, the address will not be converted. N No, the address is not a candidate for LACSLink processing. LACSLink processing may still be attempted if LACSLink processing is requested, the LACSLink database is installed, and one of the following is true: The address matches to a Rural Route address and the RecordType.Default field returns a Y. The input address could not be matched to any address in the U.S. Postal Database (Failures due to multiple matches are not LACSLink candidates.)
USLACS.ReturnCode	Indicates the success or failure of LACSLink processing. (U.S. addresses only.) A LACSLink processing successful. Record matched through LACSLink processing. 00 LACSLink processing failed. No matching record found during LACSLink processing. 09 LACSLink processing matched the input address to an older highrise default address. The address has been converted. Rather than provide an imprecise address, LACSLink processing does not provide a new address. 14 LACSLink processing failed. Match found during LACSLink processing but conversion did not occur due to other USPS® regulations. 92 LACSLink processing successful. Record matched through LACSLink processing. Unit number dropped on input. null LACSLink did not process the record, or LACSLink processing was not attempted.
RDI	Return values indicating address type. B The address is a business address. R The address is a residential address. M The address is both a residential and a business address. null Not checked because the address did not code at a ZIP + 4® level, or RDI™ was not performed.
DefaultValidPostalCode	This field is generated only for Canadian addresses. A value of Y indicates that the record is non-correctable (VN) type. In such cases, you have the option of lowering the output Confidence score for the record.
DPV	Indicates the results of Delivery Point Validation (DPV) processing. Y DPV confirmed. Mail can be delivered to the address. N Mail cannot be delivered to the address. S The building number was validated but the unit number could not be confirmed. A building number is the primary address number for a building. A unit number is a number of a distinct mailing address within a building such as an apartment, suite, floor, and so on. For example, in this address 424 is the building number and 12 is the unit number: 424 Washington Blvd. Apt. 12 Oak Park IL 60302 USA D The building number was validated but the unit number was missing from input. A building number is the primary address number for a building. A unit number is a number of a distinct mailing address within a building such as an apartment, suite, floor, and so on. For example, in this address 424 is the building number and 12 is the unit number: 424 Washington Blvd. Apt. 12 Oak Park IL 60302 USA M The address matches multiple valid delivery points. U The address could not be confirmed because the address did not code at the ZIP + 4® level. V The address caused a false-positive violation.
CMRA	Indicates if the address is a Commercial Mail Receiving Agency (CMRA) Y Yes, the address is a CMRA. N No, the address is not a CMRA. U Unconfirmed.
DPVFootnote	DPV footnote codes. AA Input address matched to the ZIP + 4® file. A1 Input address not matched to the ZIP + 4® file. BB Input address matched to DPV (all components). CC Input address primary number matched to DPV but secondary number not match (present but not valid). F1 Input address is military; DPV bypassed. G1 Input address is general delivery; DPV bypassed. M1 Input address primary number missing. M3 Input address primary number invalid. N1 Input address primary number matched to DPV but high rise address missing secondary number. P1 Input address missing RR or HC Box number. P3 Input address missing PO, RR, or HC Box number RR Input address matched to CMRA. R1 Input address matched to CMRA but secondary number not present. U1 Input address is unique ZIP; DPV bypassed.
DPVVacant	Indicates whether the building is vacant (unoccupied for 90 days). One of the following: Y Yes, the building is vacant. N No, the building is not vacant. null The `DPVDetermineVacancy` option was not turned on.
DPVNoStat	Indicates whether the building is a "no stat" building and therefore unable to receive mail. One of the following: Y Yes, the building is a "no stat" building, which means the building is not receiving mail. N No, the building is not a "no stat" building, which means the building does receive mail. null The option was not turned on.
Status	Reports the success or failure of the match attempt. Null: Success F: Failure
Status.Code	Reason for failure, if there is one. InsufficientInputData MultipleMatchesFound UnableToValidate UnableToDPVConfirm
Status.Description	Description of the problem, if there is one. Possible Multiple Addresses Found: This value will appear if Status.Code=MultipleMatchesFound. Address Not Found: This value will appear if Status.Code=UnableToValidate.
PostalCode.AddOn	The 4-digit add-on part of the ZIP Code™. For example, in the ZIP Code™ 60655-1844, 1844 is the 4-digit add-on. (U.S. addresses only.)
PostalCode.Base	The 5-digit ZIP Code™; for example 20706 (U.S. addresses only).
USUrbanName	The validated urbanization name. (U.S. addresses only.) This is used primarily for Puerto Rico addresses.
AdditionalInputData	Input data not used by ValidateAddress.
ApartmentLabel	Apartment designator (such as STE or APT), for example: 123 E Main St APT 3
ApartmentNumber	Apartment number. For example: 123 E Main St APT 3
ApartmentLabel.Input	Apartment designator (such as STE or APT), for example: 123 E Main St APT 3
ApartmentNumber.Input	Apartment number, for example: 123 E Main St APT 3
Country.Input	Country. Format is determined by what you selected in Data.OutputCountryFormat: ISO Code UPU Code English French German Spanish
FirmName.Input	The validated firm or company name
HouseNumber.Input	House number, for example: 123 E Main St Apt 3
LeadingDirectional.Input	Leading directional, for example: 123 E Main St Apt 3
POBox.Input	Post office box number. If the address is a rural route address, the rural route box number will appear here.
PostalCode.Input	Validated postal code. For U.S. addresses, this is the ZIP Code.
PrivateMailbox.Input	Private mailbox indicator
PrivateMailbox.Type.Input	The type of private mailbox. Possible values include: Standard Non-Standard
RRHC.Input	Rural Route/Highway Contract indicator
StateProvince.Input	Validated state or province name
StreetName.Input	Street name, for example: 123 E Main St Apt 3
StreetSuffix.Input	Street suffix, for example: 123 E Main St Apt 3
TrailingDirectional.Input	Trailing directional, for example: 123 Pennsylvania Ave NW
USUrbanName.Input	USPS urbanization name
Confidence	The level of confidence assigned to the address being returned. Range is from zero (0) to 100; zero indicates failure, 100 indicates a very high level of confidence that the match results are correct. For multiple matches, the confidence level is 0.
RecordType	Type of address record, as defined by U.S. and Canadian postal authorities (supported for U.S. and Canadian addresses only): FirmRecord GeneralDelivery HighRise PostOfficeBox RRHighwayContract Normal
RecordType.Default	Code indicating the "default" match: Y The address matches a default record. null The address does not match a default record.
MultipleMatches	Indicates which address component had multiple matches, if multiple matches were found: Firm LeadingDirectional PostalCode StreetName StreetSuffix TrailingDirectional Urbanization
CouldNotValidate	If no match was found, which address component could not be validated: ApartmentNumber HouseNumber StreetName PostalCode City Directional StreetSuffix Firm POBoxNumber RuralRoute Note: More than one component may be returned, in a comma-separated list.
CountryLevel	The category of address matching available. This is always "A" for U.S. and Canadian addresses. One of the following: A The address is in a country for which there is highly detailed postal data available. Addresses in this match level can have the following address elements validated and corrected, and added if missing from the input: Postal code City name State/county name Street address elements Country name B The address is in a country for which there is a medium level of postal data available. Addresses in this match level can have the following address elements validated and corrected, and added if missing from the input: Postal code City name State/county name Country name
AddressFormat	The type of address data being returned: F French format (for example: 123 Rue Main) E English format (for example: 123 Main St)
MatchScore	MatchScore provides an indication of the degree to which the output address is correct. It is significantly different from Confidence in that Confidence is indicates how much the input address changed to obtain a match, whereas the meaning of Match Score varies between U.S. and non-U.S. addresses. For U.S. addresses, MatchScore is a one-digit score on a scale of 0 to 9 that reflects the closeness of the street-name match (after transformations by ValidateAddress, if any). Zero indicates an exact match and 9 indicates the least likely match. If no match was found, this field is blank. For non-U.S. and non-Canadian addresses, MatchScore is a five-digit score, with a maximum value of 00999. Higher numbers indicates a closer match. This field does not apply to Canadian addresses. Note that you cannot equate match scores from U.S. addresses with those of non-U.S. addresses. For example, a match score of 4 for a U.S address does not indicate the same level of match as a 00004 for a non-U.S. address. Note: The Validate Address and Advanced Matching Module components both use the MatchScore field. The MatchScore field value in the output of a dataflow is determined by the last stage to modify the value before it is sent to an output stage. If you have a dataflow that contains Validate Address and Advanced Matching Module components and you want to see the MatchScore field output for each stage, use a Transformer stage to copy the MatchScore value to another field. For example, Validate Address produces an output field called MatchScore and then a Transformer stage copies the MatchScore field from Validate Address to a field called AddressMatchScore. When the matcher stage runs it populates the MatchScore field with the value from the matcher and passes through the AddressMatchScore value from Validate Address.
AddressLine1	If the address was validated, the first line of the validated and standardized address. If the address could not be validated, the first line of the input address without any changes.
AddressLine2	If the address was validated, the second line of the validated and standardized address. If the address could not be validated, the second line of the input address without any changes.
AddressLine3	If the address was validated, the third line of the validated and standardized address. If the address could not be validated, the third line of the input address without any changes.
AddressLine4	If the address was validated, the fourth line of the validated and standardized address. If the address could not be validated, the fourth line of the input address without any changes.
City	The validated city name.
StateProvince	The validated state or province abbreviation.
PostalCode	The validated ZIP Code or postal code.
Country	The country in the format determined by what you selected in Data.OutputCountryFormat: ISO Code UPU Code English French German Spanish
FirmName	The validated firm or company name.
HouseNumber	House number, for example: 123 E Main St Apt 3
LeadingDirectional	Leading directional, for example: 123 E Main St Apt 3
StreetName	Street name, for example: 123 E Main St Apt 3
StreetSuffix	Street suffix, for example: 123 E Main St Apt 3
TrailingDirectional	Trailing directional, for example: 123 Pennsylvania Ave NW
RRHC	Rural Route/Highway Contract indicator
POBox	Post office box number. If the address is a rural route address, the rural route box number will appear here.
PrivateMailbox	Private mailbox indicator.
PrivateMailbox.Type	The type of private mailbox. Possible values include: Standard Non-Standard Note: This replaces PrivateMailboxType (no period in field name). Please modify your API calls accordingly.
USBCCheckDigit	Check-digit portion of the 11-digit delivery point barcode.
PostalBarCode	The delivery point portion of the delivery point barcode.
USCarrierRouteCode	Carrier route code
USFIPSCountyNumber	FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) county number (U.S. addresses only). Note: Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) county numbers are numbers that identify each county in a state. Note that these numbers are only unique at the state level, not the national level. For more information, see http://www.census.gov.
USCountyName	County name (U.S. addresses only).
USCongressionalDistrict	Congressional district (U.S. addresses only).
USAltAddr	Indicates whether or not alternate address matching logic was used, and if so which logic was used (U.S. addresses only). One of the following: null No alternate address scheme used. D Delivery point alternate logic was used. E Enhanced highrise alternate match logic was used. S Small town default logic was used. U Unique ZIP Code logic was used.
USLastLineNumber	A six-character alphanumeric value that groups together ZIP Codes that share the same primary city. For example, addresses with the following two last lines would have the same last line number: Chantilly VA 20151 Chantilly VA 20152
USFinanceNumber	The finance number in which the address resides (U.S. addresses only). The finance number is a number assigned by the USPS to an area that covers multiple ZIP Codes. An address is validated only if its finance number matches the finance number of the candidate address in the U.S. Database.
City.Input	Validated city name
HouseNumber.Result	A Appended. The field was added to a blank input field. Canadian addresses only. C Corrected. Canadian addresses only. D Dropped. The field provided on input was removed. U.S. addresses only F Formatted. The spacing and/or punctuation was changed to conform to postal standards. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses. O Out of range. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses. P Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. Canadian addresses only. S Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses. U Unmatched. V Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.
LeadingDirectional.Result	A Appended. The field was added to a blank input field. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. C Corrected. Non-blank input was corrected to a non-blank value. U.S. addresses only. D Dropped. The field provided on input was removed. U.S. addresses only. F Formatted. The spacing and/or punctuation was changed to conform to postal standards. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses. M Multiple. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field. U.S. addresses only. P Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. Canadian addresses only. S Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations. U Unmatched. V Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input. Does not apply to Canadian addresses.
Street.Result	These result codes apply to international addresses only. M Multiple. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field. P Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. R Street corrected. House number is out of range. Applies to French, UK, and Japanese records only. S Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations. U Unmatched. V Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.
StreetName.Result	A Appended. The field was added to a blank input field. Canadian addresses only. C Corrected. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. D Dropped. The field provided on input was removed. U.S. addresses only. For more information, see About AdditionalInputData. F Formatted. The spacing and/or punctuation was changed to conform to postal standards. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses. M Multiple. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field. U.S. addresses only. P Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. Does not apply to U.S. addresses. S Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. U Unmatched. V Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.
SuiteLinkReturnCode	Indicates whether or not ValidateAddress corrected the secondary address information (U.S. addresses only). One of the following: A ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN corrected the secondary address information. 00 ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN did not correct the secondary address information. null SuiteLink was not performed. XX SuiteLink processing encountered an error. For example, an error would occur if the SuiteLink database is expired.
SuiteLinkMatchCode	Provides additional information on the SuiteLink match attempt. (U.S. addresses only) A ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN corrected the secondary address information. B ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN did not correct the secondary address information. No additional detail about the match attempt is available. C The words in the FirmName field are all "noise" words. Noise words are defined by the USPS® and are ignored when attempting to mach the firm name. Examples of noise words are "company" and "corporation". ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN is not able to correct secondary address information for firm names that consist entirely of noise words. For example "Company and Corporation" is all noise words. D The address is not a high-rise default address. SuiteLink matching is only done for high-rise default addresses. A high-rise default is a default to use when the address does not contain valid secondary information (the apartment number or apartment type is missing). E SuiteLink processing failed because the SuiteLink database is expired. null SuiteLink was not performed or there was an error.
SuiteLinkFidelity	Indicates how well ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN matched the firm name to the firm names in the SuiteLink database. 1 The firm name matches the SuiteLink database exactly. 2 Good match. All words in the firm name except one matched the firm name in the SuiteLink database. 3 Poor match. More than one word in the firm name did not match the firm name in the SuiteLink database. null SuiteLink could not match the firm name, or was not performed, or there was an error.
StreetName.Alias.Type	This result code applies to U.S. addresses only. Note: In previous releases this field was named StreetName.AliasType with no "." between "Alias" and "Type." This old name is obsolete. Please update your processes to use the new name StreetName.Alias.Type. Abbreviated The alias is an abbreviation of the street name. For example, HARTS-NM RD is an abbreviated alias for HARTSVILLE NEW MARLBORO RD. Changed There has been an official street name change and the alias reflects the new name. For example if SHINGLE BROOK RD is changed to CANNING DR, then CANNING DR would be a changed alias type. Other The street alias is made up of other names for the street or common abbreviations of the street. Preferred The street alias is the locally preferred alias. For example, a street is named "South Shore Dr." because it runs along the southern shore of a lake, not because it is south of a municipal demarcation line. So, "South" is not a predirectional in this case and should not be shorted to "S". So, "South Shore Dr." would be the preferred alias
StreetSuffix.Result	A Appended. The field was added to a blank input field. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. C Corrected. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. D Dropped. The field provided on input was removed. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. For more information, see About AdditionalInputData. F Formatted. The spacing and/or punctuation was changed to conform to postal standards. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses. M Multiple. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field. U.S. addresses only. P Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. Canadian addresses only. S Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations. U Unmatched. Does not apply to U.S. addresses. V Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.
TrailingDirectional.Result	A Appended. The field was added to a blank input field. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. C Corrected. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. D Dropped. The field provided on input was removed. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. For more information, see About AdditionalInputData. F Formatted. The spacing and/or punctuation was changed to conform to postal standards. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses. M Multiple. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field. U.S. addresses only. P Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. Canadian addresses only. S Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations. U Unmatched. Does not apply to Canadian addresses. V Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.
ApartmentLabel.Result	A Appended. The field was added to a blank input field. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. C Corrected. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. D Dropped. The field provided on input was removed. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. For more information, see About AdditionalInputData. F Formatted. The spacing and/or punctuation was changed to conform to postal standards. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses. P Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. R The apartment label is required but is missing from the input address. U.S. addresses only. S Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations. U Unmatched. Does not apply to Canadian addresses. V Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.
ApartmentNumber.Result	A Appended. The field was added to a blank input field. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. C Corrected. Canadian addresses only. D Dropped. The field provided on input was removed. U.S. addresses only. F Formatted. The spacing and/or punctuation was changed to conform to postal standards. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses. P Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. U.S. addresses that are an EWS match will have a value of P. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. R The apartment number is required but is missing from the input address. U.S. addresses only. S Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations. Does not apply to U.S. addresses. U Unmatched. V Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.
RRHC.Result	C Corrected. Canadian addresses only. D Dropped. The field provided on input was removed. U.S. addresses only. For more information, see About AdditionalInputData. M Multiple matches. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field. U.S. addresses only. P Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. Canadian addresses only. R The rural route/highway contract is required but is missing from the input address. U.S. addresses only. S Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. U Unmatched. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. V Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input. U.S. and Canadian addresses only.
RRHC.Type	These result codes apply to U.S. addresses only. HC The address is a Highway Contract address. RR The address is a Rural Route address.
POBox.Result	A Appended. The field was added to a blank input field. Canadian addresses only. C Corrected. Canadian addresses only. D Dropped. The field provided on input was removed. U.S. addresses only. For more information, see About AdditionalInputData. F Formatted. The spacing and/or punctuation was changed to conform to postal standards. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses. M Multiple matches. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field. U.S. addresses only. P Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. Canadian addresses only. R The P.O. Box number is required but is missing from the input address. U.S. addresses only. S Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations. U Unmatched. V Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.
City.Result	A Appended. The field was added to a blank input field. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. C Corrected. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. F Hyphens missing or punctuation errors. Canadian addresses only. M Multiple. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses. P Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. R The city is required but is missing from the input address. U.S. addresses only. S Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations. Does not apply to U.S. addresses. U Unmatched. Does not apply to Canadian addresses. V Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.
StateProvince.Result	A Appended. The field was added to a blank input field. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. C Corrected. U.S. addresses only. M Multiple. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses. P Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. R The state is required but is missing from the input address. U.S. addresses only. S Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations. Does not apply to U.S. addresses. U Unmatched. Does not apply to Canadian addresses. V Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.
PostalCode.Result	A Appended. The field was added to a blank input field. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. C Corrected. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. F Formatted. The spacing and/or punctuation was changed to conform to postal standards. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses. M Multiple. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field. Does not apply to Canadian addresses. P Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. Does not apply to U.S. addresses. R The postal code is required but is missing from the input address. U.S. addresses only. S Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses. U Unmatched. For example, if the street name does not match the postal code, both StreetName.Result and PostalCode.Result will contain U. V Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.
PostalCodeCity.Result	These result codes apply to international addresses only. M Multiple. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field. P Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. S Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations. U Unmatched. V Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.
AddressRecord.Result	These result codes apply to international addresses only. M Multiple. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field. S Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations. U Unmatched. V Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.
PostalCode.Source	These result codes apply to U.S. addresses only. FinanceNumber The ZIP Code in the input was verified by using USPS® Finance Number groupings. ZIPMOVE The ZIP Code in the input address was corrected because the USPS® redrew ZIP Code boundaries and the address is now in a different ZIP Code™.
PostalCode.Type	P The ZIP Code™ contains only PO Box addresses. U.S. addresses only. U The ZIP Code™ is a unique ZIP Code™ assigned to a specific company or location. U.S. addresses only. M The ZIP Code™ is for military addresses. U.S. addresses only. null The ZIP Code™ is a standard ZIP Code™.
Country.Result	These result codes do not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses. M Multiple. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field. S Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations. U Unmatched. V Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.
FirmName.Result	C Corrected. U.S. addresses only. P Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. U Unmatched. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. V Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input. U.S. addresses only.
StreetNamePreferredAlias.Result	Indicates the result of preferred alias processing. null No preferred alias processing attempted. A Preferred alias processing was not attempted because the input address matched to an alias. Preferred alias processing is only attempted for base addresses. N No preferred alias found. Y A preferred alias was found for the input address. The StreetName field contains the preferred alias.
StreetNameAbbreviatedAlias.Result	Indicates the result of abbreviated alias processing. null No abbreviated alias processing attempted. B The StreetName field contains the base street name. L The standardized address length is less than 31 characters, so the StreetName field contains the base name. N No abbreviated alias found. Y An abbreviated alias was found for input address. The StreetName field contains the abbreviated alias.
AddressBlock1-9	The AddressBlock output fields contain a formatted version of the standardized or normalized address as it would be printed on a physical mailpiece. Validate Address Global formats the address into address blocks using postal authority standards. Each line of the address is returned in a separate address block field. There can be up to nine address block output fields: AddressBlock1 through AddressBlock9. For example, this input address: AddressLine1: 4200 Parliament Place AddressLine2: Suite 600 City: Lanham StateProvince: MD PostalCode: 20706 Results in this address block output: AddressBlock1: 4200 PARLIAMENT PL STE 600 AddressBlock2: LANHAM MD 20706-1882
CanLanguage	For Canadian addresses only, indicates whether the address is in English or French, if the option CanFrenchFormat=T is used. If this field is blank, the address is formatted in English. If the field contains any non-blank value, the address is formatted in French. Note that addresses in Quebec are always formatted in French regardless of the value in this field.
USUrbanName.Result	These result codes apply to U.S. addresses only. A Appended. The field was added to a blank input field. C Corrected. M Multiple. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field. U Unmatched. V Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.
MultimatchCount	If multiple matches were found, indicates the number of records that are possible matches.
BlockAddress	Formatted version of the address combined from AddressBlock(1-9) fields.

USLACS

Indicates whether or not the address is a candidate for LACSLink conversion (U.S. addresses only). One of the following:

Y

Yes, the address is a candidate for LACSLink processing. If LACSLink is enabled, ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN will attempt to convert the address using the LACSLink database. If the conversion attempt is successful, the output address is the new address obtained from the LACSLink database. If the attempt is not successful, the address will not be converted.

N

No, the address is not a candidate for LACSLink processing. LACSLink processing may still be attempted if LACSLink processing is requested, the LACSLink database is installed, and one of the following is true:

The address matches to a Rural Route address and the RecordType.Default field returns a Y.

The input address could not be matched to any address in the U.S. Postal Database (Failures due to multiple matches are not LACSLink candidates.)

USLACS.ReturnCode

Indicates the success or failure of LACSLink processing. (U.S. addresses only.)

A

LACSLink processing successful. Record matched through LACSLink processing.

00

LACSLink processing failed. No matching record found during LACSLink processing.

09

LACSLink processing matched the input address to an older highrise default address. The address has been converted. Rather than provide an imprecise address, LACSLink processing does not provide a new address.

14

LACSLink processing failed. Match found during LACSLink processing but conversion did not occur due to other USPS® regulations.

92

LACSLink processing successful. Record matched through LACSLink processing. Unit number dropped on input.

null

LACSLink did not process the record, or LACSLink processing was not attempted.

RDI

Return values indicating address type.

B

The address is a business address.

R

The address is a residential address.

M

The address is both a residential and a business address.

null

Not checked because the address did not code at a ZIP + 4® level, or RDI™ was not performed.

DefaultValidPostalCode

This field is generated only for Canadian addresses. A value of Y indicates that the record is non-correctable (VN) type. In such cases, you have the option of lowering the output Confidence score for the record.

DPV

Indicates the results of Delivery Point Validation (DPV) processing.

Y

DPV confirmed. Mail can be delivered to the address.

N

Mail cannot be delivered to the address.

S

The building number was validated but the unit number could not be confirmed. A building number is the primary address number for a building. A unit number is a number of a distinct mailing address within a building such as an apartment, suite, floor, and so on. For example, in this address 424 is the building number and 12 is the unit number:

424 Washington Blvd. Apt. 12

Oak Park IL 60302

USA

D

The building number was validated but the unit number was missing from input. A building number is the primary address number for a building. A unit number is a number of a distinct mailing address within a building such as an apartment, suite, floor, and so on. For example, in this address 424 is the building number and 12 is the unit number:

424 Washington Blvd. Apt. 12

Oak Park IL 60302

USA

M

The address matches multiple valid delivery points.

U

The address could not be confirmed because the address did not code at the ZIP + 4® level.

V

The address caused a false-positive violation.

CMRA

Indicates if the address is a Commercial Mail Receiving Agency (CMRA)

Y

Yes, the address is a CMRA.

N

No, the address is not a CMRA.

U

Unconfirmed.

DPVFootnote

DPV footnote codes.

AA

Input address matched to the ZIP + 4® file.

A1

Input address not matched to the ZIP + 4® file.

BB

Input address matched to DPV (all components).

CC

Input address primary number matched to DPV but secondary number not match (present but not valid).

F1

Input address is military; DPV bypassed.

G1

Input address is general delivery; DPV bypassed.

M1

Input address primary number missing.

M3

Input address primary number invalid.

N1

Input address primary number matched to DPV but high rise address missing secondary number.

P1

Input address missing RR or HC Box number.

P3

Input address missing PO, RR, or HC Box number

RR

Input address matched to CMRA.

R1

Input address matched to CMRA but secondary number not present.

U1

Input address is unique ZIP; DPV bypassed.

DPVVacant

Indicates whether the building is vacant (unoccupied for 90 days). One of the following:

Y

Yes, the building is vacant.

N

No, the building is not vacant.

null

The DPVDetermineVacancy option was not turned on.

DPVNoStat

Indicates whether the building is a "no stat" building and therefore unable to receive mail. One of the following:

Y

Yes, the building is a "no stat" building, which means the building is not receiving mail.

N

No, the building is not a "no stat" building, which means the building does receive mail.

null

The option was not turned on.

Status

Reports the success or failure of the match attempt.

Null: Success

F: Failure

Status.Code

Reason for failure, if there is one.

InsufficientInputData
MultipleMatchesFound
UnableToValidate
UnableToDPVConfirm

Status.Description

Description of the problem, if there is one.

Possible Multiple Addresses Found: This value will appear if Status.Code=MultipleMatchesFound.
Address Not Found: This value will appear if Status.Code=UnableToValidate.

PostalCode.AddOn

The 4-digit add-on part of the ZIP Code™. For example, in the ZIP Code™ 60655-1844, 1844 is the 4-digit add-on. (U.S. addresses only.)

PostalCode.Base

The 5-digit ZIP Code™; for example 20706 (U.S. addresses only).

USUrbanName

The validated urbanization name. (U.S. addresses only.) This is used primarily for Puerto Rico addresses.

AdditionalInputData

Input data not used by ValidateAddress.

ApartmentLabel

Apartment designator (such as STE or APT), for example: 123 E Main St APT 3

ApartmentNumber

Apartment number. For example: 123 E Main St APT 3

ApartmentLabel.Input

Apartment designator (such as STE or APT), for example: 123 E Main St APT 3

ApartmentNumber.Input

Apartment number, for example: 123 E Main St APT 3

Country.Input

Country. Format is determined by what you selected in Data.OutputCountryFormat:

ISO Code

UPU Code

English

French

German

Spanish

FirmName.Input

The validated firm or company name

HouseNumber.Input

House number, for example: 123 E Main St Apt 3

LeadingDirectional.Input

Leading directional, for example: 123 E Main St Apt 3

POBox.Input

Post office box number. If the address is a rural route address, the rural route box number will appear here.

PostalCode.Input

Validated postal code. For U.S. addresses, this is the ZIP Code.

PrivateMailbox.Input

Private mailbox indicator

PrivateMailbox.Type.Input

The type of private mailbox. Possible values include:

Standard

Non-Standard

RRHC.Input

Rural Route/Highway Contract indicator

StateProvince.Input

Validated state or province name

StreetName.Input

Street name, for example: 123 E Main St Apt 3

StreetSuffix.Input

Street suffix, for example: 123 E Main St Apt 3

TrailingDirectional.Input

Trailing directional, for example: 123 Pennsylvania Ave NW

USUrbanName.Input

USPS urbanization name

Confidence

The level of confidence assigned to the address being returned. Range is from zero (0) to 100; zero indicates failure, 100 indicates a very high level of confidence that the match results are correct. For multiple matches, the confidence level is 0.

RecordType

Type of address record, as defined by U.S. and Canadian postal authorities (supported for U.S. and Canadian addresses only):

FirmRecord
GeneralDelivery
HighRise
PostOfficeBox
RRHighwayContract
Normal

RecordType.Default

Code indicating the "default" match:

Y

The address matches a default record.

null

The address does not match a default record.

MultipleMatches

Indicates which address component had multiple matches, if multiple matches were found:

Firm
LeadingDirectional
PostalCode
StreetName
StreetSuffix
TrailingDirectional
Urbanization

CouldNotValidate

If no match was found, which address component could not be validated:

ApartmentNumber
HouseNumber
StreetName
PostalCode
City
Directional
StreetSuffix
Firm
POBoxNumber
RuralRoute

Note: More than one component may be returned, in a comma-separated list.

CountryLevel

The category of address matching available. This is always "A" for U.S. and Canadian addresses. One of the following:

A

The address is in a country for which there is highly detailed postal data available. Addresses in this match level can have the following address elements validated and corrected, and added if missing from the input:

Postal code
City name
State/county name
Street address elements
Country name

B

The address is in a country for which there is a medium level of postal data available. Addresses in this match level can have the following address elements validated and corrected, and added if missing from the input:

Postal code
City name
State/county name
Country name

AddressFormat

The type of address data being returned:

F

French format (for example: 123 Rue Main)

E

English format (for example: 123 Main St)

MatchScore

MatchScore provides an indication of the degree to which the output address is correct. It is significantly different from Confidence in that Confidence is indicates how much the input address changed to obtain a match, whereas the meaning of Match Score varies between U.S. and non-U.S. addresses.

For U.S. addresses, MatchScore is a one-digit score on a scale of 0 to 9 that reflects the closeness of the street-name match (after transformations by ValidateAddress, if any). Zero indicates an exact match and 9 indicates the least likely match. If no match was found, this field is blank.

For non-U.S. and non-Canadian addresses, MatchScore is a five-digit score, with a maximum value of 00999. Higher numbers indicates a closer match.

This field does not apply to Canadian addresses.

Note that you cannot equate match scores from U.S. addresses with those of non-U.S. addresses. For example, a match score of 4 for a U.S address does not indicate the same level of match as a 00004 for a non-U.S. address.

Note: The Validate Address and Advanced Matching Module components both use the MatchScore field. The MatchScore field value in the output of a dataflow is determined by the last stage to modify the value before it is sent to an output stage. If you have a dataflow that contains Validate Address and Advanced Matching Module components and you want to see the MatchScore field output for each stage, use a Transformer stage to copy the MatchScore value to another field. For example, Validate Address produces an output field called MatchScore and then a Transformer stage copies the MatchScore field from Validate Address to a field called AddressMatchScore. When the matcher stage runs it populates the MatchScore field with the value from the matcher and passes through the AddressMatchScore value from Validate Address.

AddressLine1

If the address was validated, the first line of the validated and standardized address. If the address could not be validated, the first line of the input address without any changes.

AddressLine2

If the address was validated, the second line of the validated and standardized address. If the address could not be validated, the second line of the input address without any changes.

AddressLine3

If the address was validated, the third line of the validated and standardized address. If the address could not be validated, the third line of the input address without any changes.

AddressLine4

If the address was validated, the fourth line of the validated and standardized address. If the address could not be validated, the fourth line of the input address without any changes.

City

The validated city name.

StateProvince

The validated state or province abbreviation.

PostalCode

The validated ZIP Code or postal code.

Country

The country in the format determined by what you selected in Data.OutputCountryFormat:

ISO Code
UPU Code
English
French
German
Spanish

FirmName

The validated firm or company name.

HouseNumber

House number, for example: 123 E Main St Apt 3

LeadingDirectional

Leading directional, for example: 123 E Main St Apt 3

StreetName

Street name, for example: 123 E Main St Apt 3

StreetSuffix

Street suffix, for example: 123 E Main St Apt 3

TrailingDirectional

Trailing directional, for example: 123 Pennsylvania Ave NW

RRHC

Rural Route/Highway Contract indicator

POBox

Post office box number. If the address is a rural route address, the rural route box number will appear here.

PrivateMailbox

Private mailbox indicator.

PrivateMailbox.Type

The type of private mailbox. Possible values include:

Standard
Non-Standard

Note: This replaces PrivateMailboxType (no period in field name). Please modify your API calls accordingly.

USBCCheckDigit

Check-digit portion of the 11-digit delivery point barcode.

PostalBarCode

The delivery point portion of the delivery point barcode.

USCarrierRouteCode

Carrier route code

USFIPSCountyNumber

FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) county number (U.S. addresses only).

Note: Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) county numbers are numbers that identify each county in a state. Note that these numbers are only unique at the state level, not the national level. For more information, see http://www.census.gov.

USCountyName

County name (U.S. addresses only).

USCongressionalDistrict

Congressional district (U.S. addresses only).

USAltAddr

Indicates whether or not alternate address matching logic was used, and if so which logic was used (U.S. addresses only). One of the following:

null

No alternate address scheme used.

D

Delivery point alternate logic was used.

E

Enhanced highrise alternate match logic was used.

S

Small town default logic was used.

U

Unique ZIP Code logic was used.

USLastLineNumber

A six-character alphanumeric value that groups together ZIP Codes that share the same primary city. For example, addresses with the following two last lines would have the same last line number:

Chantilly VA 20151

Chantilly VA 20152

USFinanceNumber

The finance number in which the address resides (U.S. addresses only). The finance number is a number assigned by the USPS to an area that covers multiple ZIP Codes. An address is validated only if its finance number matches the finance number of the candidate address in the U.S. Database.

City.Input

Validated city name

HouseNumber.Result

A

Appended. The field was added to a blank input field. Canadian addresses only.

C

Corrected. Canadian addresses only.

D

Dropped. The field provided on input was removed. U.S. addresses only

F

Formatted. The spacing and/or punctuation was changed to conform to postal standards. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses.

O

Out of range. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses.

P

Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. Canadian addresses only.

S

Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses.

U

Unmatched.

V

Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.

LeadingDirectional.Result

A

Appended. The field was added to a blank input field. U.S. and Canadian addresses only.

C

Corrected. Non-blank input was corrected to a non-blank value. U.S. addresses only.

D

Dropped. The field provided on input was removed. U.S. addresses only.

F

Formatted. The spacing and/or punctuation was changed to conform to postal standards. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses.

M

Multiple. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field. U.S. addresses only.

P

Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. Canadian addresses only.

S

Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations.

U

Unmatched.

V

Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input. Does not apply to Canadian addresses.

Street.Result

These result codes apply to international addresses only.

M

Multiple. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field.

P

Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output.

R

Street corrected. House number is out of range. Applies to French, UK, and Japanese records only.

S

Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations.

U

Unmatched.

V

Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.

StreetName.Result

A

Appended. The field was added to a blank input field. Canadian addresses only.

C

Corrected. U.S. and Canadian addresses only.

D

Dropped. The field provided on input was removed. U.S. addresses only. For more information, see About AdditionalInputData.

F

Formatted. The spacing and/or punctuation was changed to conform to postal standards. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses.

M

Multiple. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field. U.S. addresses only.

P

Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. Does not apply to U.S. addresses.

S

Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations. U.S. and Canadian addresses only.

U

Unmatched.

V

Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.

SuiteLinkReturnCode

Indicates whether or not ValidateAddress corrected the secondary address information (U.S. addresses only). One of the following:

A

ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN corrected the secondary address information.

00

ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN did not correct the secondary address information.

null

SuiteLink was not performed.

XX

SuiteLink processing encountered an error. For example, an error would occur if the SuiteLink database is expired.

SuiteLinkMatchCode

Provides additional information on the SuiteLink match attempt. (U.S. addresses only)

A

ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN corrected the secondary address information.

B

ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN did not correct the secondary address information. No additional detail about the match attempt is available.

C

The words in the FirmName field are all "noise" words. Noise words are defined by the USPS® and are ignored when attempting to mach the firm name. Examples of noise words are "company" and "corporation". ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN is not able to correct secondary address information for firm names that consist entirely of noise words. For example "Company and Corporation" is all noise words.

D

The address is not a high-rise default address. SuiteLink matching is only done for high-rise default addresses. A high-rise default is a default to use when the address does not contain valid secondary information (the apartment number or apartment type is missing).

E

SuiteLink processing failed because the SuiteLink database is expired.

null

SuiteLink was not performed or there was an error.

SuiteLinkFidelity

Indicates how well ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN matched the firm name to the firm names in the SuiteLink database.

1

The firm name matches the SuiteLink database exactly.

2

Good match. All words in the firm name except one matched the firm name in the SuiteLink database.

3

Poor match. More than one word in the firm name did not match the firm name in the SuiteLink database.

null

SuiteLink could not match the firm name, or was not performed, or there was an error.

StreetName.Alias.Type

This result code applies to U.S. addresses only.

Note: In previous releases this field was named StreetName.AliasType with no "." between "Alias" and "Type." This old name is obsolete. Please update your processes to use the new name StreetName.Alias.Type.

Abbreviated

The alias is an abbreviation of the street name. For example, HARTS-NM RD is an abbreviated alias for HARTSVILLE NEW MARLBORO RD.

Changed

There has been an official street name change and the alias reflects the new name. For example if SHINGLE BROOK RD is changed to CANNING DR, then CANNING DR would be a changed alias type.

Other

The street alias is made up of other names for the street or common abbreviations of the street.

Preferred

The street alias is the locally preferred alias. For example, a street is named "South Shore Dr." because it runs along the southern shore of a lake, not because it is south of a municipal demarcation line. So, "South" is not a predirectional in this case and should not be shorted to "S". So, "South Shore Dr." would be the preferred alias

StreetSuffix.Result

A

Appended. The field was added to a blank input field. U.S. and Canadian addresses only.

C

Corrected. U.S. and Canadian addresses only.

D

Dropped. The field provided on input was removed. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. For more information, see About AdditionalInputData.

F

Formatted. The spacing and/or punctuation was changed to conform to postal standards. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses.

M

Multiple. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field. U.S. addresses only.

P

Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. Canadian addresses only.

S

Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations.

U

Unmatched. Does not apply to U.S. addresses.

V

Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.

TrailingDirectional.Result

A

Appended. The field was added to a blank input field. U.S. and Canadian addresses only.

C

Corrected. U.S. and Canadian addresses only.

D

Dropped. The field provided on input was removed. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. For more information, see About AdditionalInputData.

F

Formatted. The spacing and/or punctuation was changed to conform to postal standards. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses.

M

Multiple. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field. U.S. addresses only.

P

Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. Canadian addresses only.

S

Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations.

U

Unmatched. Does not apply to Canadian addresses.

V

Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.

ApartmentLabel.Result

A

Appended. The field was added to a blank input field. U.S. and Canadian addresses only.

C

Corrected. U.S. and Canadian addresses only.

D

Dropped. The field provided on input was removed. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. For more information, see About AdditionalInputData.

F

Formatted. The spacing and/or punctuation was changed to conform to postal standards. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses.

P

Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. U.S. and Canadian addresses only.

R

The apartment label is required but is missing from the input address. U.S. addresses only.

S

Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations.

U

Unmatched. Does not apply to Canadian addresses.

V

Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.

ApartmentNumber.Result

A

Appended. The field was added to a blank input field. U.S. and Canadian addresses only.

C

Corrected. Canadian addresses only.

D

Dropped. The field provided on input was removed. U.S. addresses only.

F

Formatted. The spacing and/or punctuation was changed to conform to postal standards. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses.

P

Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. U.S. addresses that are an EWS match will have a value of P. U.S. and Canadian addresses only.

R

The apartment number is required but is missing from the input address. U.S. addresses only.

S

Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations. Does not apply to U.S. addresses.

U

Unmatched.

V

Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.

RRHC.Result

C

Corrected. Canadian addresses only.

D

Dropped. The field provided on input was removed. U.S. addresses only. For more information, see About AdditionalInputData.

M

Multiple matches. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field. U.S. addresses only.

P

Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. Canadian addresses only.

R

The rural route/highway contract is required but is missing from the input address. U.S. addresses only.

S

Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations. U.S. and Canadian addresses only.

U

Unmatched. U.S. and Canadian addresses only.

V

Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input. U.S. and Canadian addresses only.

RRHC.Type

These result codes apply to U.S. addresses only.

HC

The address is a Highway Contract address.

RR

The address is a Rural Route address.

POBox.Result

A

Appended. The field was added to a blank input field. Canadian addresses only.

C

Corrected. Canadian addresses only.

D

Dropped. The field provided on input was removed. U.S. addresses only. For more information, see About AdditionalInputData.

F

Formatted. The spacing and/or punctuation was changed to conform to postal standards. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses.

M

Multiple matches. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field. U.S. addresses only.

P

Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. Canadian addresses only.

R

The P.O. Box number is required but is missing from the input address. U.S. addresses only.

S

Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations.

U

Unmatched.

V

Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.

City.Result

A

Appended. The field was added to a blank input field. U.S. and Canadian addresses only.

C

Corrected. U.S. and Canadian addresses only.

F

Hyphens missing or punctuation errors. Canadian addresses only.

M

Multiple. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses.

P

Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output.

R

The city is required but is missing from the input address. U.S. addresses only.

S

Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations. Does not apply to U.S. addresses.

U

Unmatched. Does not apply to Canadian addresses.

V

Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.

StateProvince.Result

A

Appended. The field was added to a blank input field. U.S. and Canadian addresses only.

C

Corrected. U.S. addresses only.

M

Multiple. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses.

P

Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output.

R

The state is required but is missing from the input address. U.S. addresses only.

S

Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations. Does not apply to U.S. addresses.

U

Unmatched. Does not apply to Canadian addresses.

V

Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.

PostalCode.Result

A

Appended. The field was added to a blank input field. U.S. and Canadian addresses only.

C

Corrected. U.S. and Canadian addresses only.

F

Formatted. The spacing and/or punctuation was changed to conform to postal standards. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses.

M

Multiple. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field. Does not apply to Canadian addresses.

P

Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. Does not apply to U.S. addresses.

R

The postal code is required but is missing from the input address. U.S. addresses only.

S

Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations. Does not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses.

U

Unmatched. For example, if the street name does not match the postal code, both StreetName.Result and PostalCode.Result will contain U.

V

Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.

PostalCodeCity.Result

These result codes apply to international addresses only.

M

Multiple. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field.

P

Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output.

S

Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations.

U

Unmatched.

V

Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.

AddressRecord.Result

These result codes apply to international addresses only.

M

Multiple. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field.

S

Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations.

U

Unmatched.

V

Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.

PostalCode.Source

These result codes apply to U.S. addresses only.

FinanceNumber

The ZIP Code in the input was verified by using USPS® Finance Number groupings.

ZIPMOVE

The ZIP Code in the input address was corrected because the USPS® redrew ZIP Code boundaries and the address is now in a different ZIP Code™.

PostalCode.Type

P

The ZIP Code™ contains only PO Box addresses. U.S. addresses only.

U

The ZIP Code™ is a unique ZIP Code™ assigned to a specific company or location. U.S. addresses only.

M

The ZIP Code™ is for military addresses. U.S. addresses only.

null

The ZIP Code™ is a standard ZIP Code™.

Country.Result

These result codes do not apply to U.S. or Canadian addresses.

M

Multiple. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field.

S

Standardized. This option includes any standard abbreviations.

U

Unmatched.

V

Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.

FirmName.Result

C

Corrected. U.S. addresses only.

P

Pass-through. The data was not used in the validation process, but it was preserved in the output. U.S. and Canadian addresses only.

U

Unmatched. U.S. and Canadian addresses only.

V

Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input. U.S. addresses only.

StreetNamePreferredAlias.Result

Indicates the result of preferred alias processing.

null

No preferred alias processing attempted.

A

Preferred alias processing was not attempted because the input address matched to an alias. Preferred alias processing is only attempted for base addresses.

N

No preferred alias found.

Y

A preferred alias was found for the input address. The StreetName field contains the preferred alias.

StreetNameAbbreviatedAlias.Result

Indicates the result of abbreviated alias processing.

null

No abbreviated alias processing attempted.

B

The StreetName field contains the base street name.

L

The standardized address length is less than 31 characters, so the StreetName field contains the base name.

N

No abbreviated alias found.

Y

An abbreviated alias was found for input address. The StreetName field contains the abbreviated alias.

AddressBlock1-9

The AddressBlock output fields contain a formatted version of the standardized or normalized address as it would be printed on a physical mailpiece. Validate Address Global formats the address into address blocks using postal authority standards. Each line of the address is returned in a separate address block field. There can be up to nine address block output fields: AddressBlock1 through AddressBlock9. For example, this input address:

AddressLine1: 4200 Parliament Place

AddressLine2: Suite 600

City: Lanham

StateProvince: MD

PostalCode: 20706

Results in this address block output:

AddressBlock1: 4200 PARLIAMENT PL STE 600

AddressBlock2: LANHAM MD 20706-1882

CanLanguage

For Canadian addresses only, indicates whether the address is in English or French, if the option CanFrenchFormat=T is used.

If this field is blank, the address is formatted in English. If the field contains any non-blank value, the address is formatted in French. Note that addresses in Quebec are always formatted in French regardless of the value in this field.

USUrbanName.Result

These result codes apply to U.S. addresses only.

A

Appended. The field was added to a blank input field.

C

Corrected.

M

Multiple. The input address matched multiple records in the postal database, and each matching record has a different value in this field.

U

Unmatched.

V

Validated. The data was confirmed correct and remained unchanged from input.

MultimatchCount

If multiple matches were found, indicates the number of records that are possible matches.

BlockAddress

Formatted version of the address combined from AddressBlock(1-9) fields.