Validate Address

Validate Address standardizes and validates addresses using postal authority address data. It can correct information and format the address using the format preferred by the applicable postal authority. It also adds missing postal information, such as postal codes, city names, state or province names, and more.
Note: Currently, Validate Address supports only US addresses.

Validate Address also returns result indicators about validation attempts, such as whether it validated the address, the level of confidence in the returned address, and the reason for failure if the address could not be validated.

During address matching and standardization, Validate Address separates address lines into components and compares those to the contents of the Universal Addressing Module databases. If a match is found, the input address is standardized to the database information. If no database match is found, Validate Address optionally formats the input addresses. The formatting process attempts to structure the address lines according to the conventions of the appropriate postal authority.

Note: Validate Address supports CASS Certified™ processing which enables you to qualify for USPS® postal discounts.
Attention: Before creating and running the first Validate Address job, ensure the Acushare service is running. For steps, see Running Acushare Service.