Parameters for Options

Parameter

Description

Option.OutputRecordType

Type of output record. For more than one, provide a list.

A
Returns 1 to 4 lines of address data plus city, state, postal code, firm name, and urbanization name information. Each address line represents an actual line of the address as it would appear on an envelope. For more information, see Standard Address Output. If the address is validated, the address lines contain the standardized address. When addresses are standardized, punctuation is removed, directionals are abbreviated, street suffixes are abbreviated, and address elements are corrected. If the address is not validated, the address lines contain the address as it appeared in the input ("pass through" data). Non-validated addresses are always included as pass through data in the address line fields even if you do not specify OutputRecordType=A.
E
Parsed address elements. Each part of the address, such as house number, street name, street suffix, directionals, and so on is returned in a separate field. For more information, see Parsed Address Elements Output. Note that if you specify "E" and specify OutputFormattedOnFail=Y, the parsed address elements will contain the input address for addresses that could not be validated.
I
Parsed input. This option returns the input address in parsed form regardless of whether the address is validated. Each part of the input address, such as house number, street name, street suffix, directionals, and so on is returned in a separate field. Parsed input (value "I") differs from the combination of OutputRecordType=E and OutputFormattedOnFail=Y in that "I" returns all input address in parsed form, not just input that could not be validated. For more information, see Parsed Input.
P
Postal data. Output addresses contain additional data for each validated address. For more information, see Postal Data Output.
Blank
Do not return any address data or postal data.
Option.ReturnedName

One of the following:

Original
Matched
Option.ReturnedAddress

One of the following:

Original
Validated
Matched
Option.UseValidateAddress

Specifies whether to validate and correct the address before performing the phone number lookup. Enable this option if you are unsure if the input address is of good quality. You can disable this option if your address data has already been validated.

Y
Enables address validation.
N
Disables address validation.