Quickstart#
Introduction#
Global Address Verification can verify and standardize mailing addresses from across the world with the flexibility and accuracy delivered by Melissa Data products.
Global Address can be used to:
Verify, Correct, & Standardize addresses from 240+ countries & territories
Append latitude & longitude
Return address as parsed components
Return address in mailing label format according to the standards of each country
Append additional information like unique identifier, delivery indicator, & more depending on the country.
Standardized addresses with extended and UTF-8 characters will return responses with the proper UTF-8 / accented characters.
Using the Service#
There are two ways to use the service: Subscription or Credit.
Subscription#
Free trial
Volume discounts. Cheaper than credits.
Full technical support
For more information on subscriptions, click here.
Credit#
15 credits per check ($3 for 1000 credits)
Free monthly credit top off to 1,000 credits
No commitments/Instant Access
For more information on credits, click here.
System Requirements#
SSL/TLS 1.2+
Getting Started - What Can I Do?#
Global Address Verification can check and validate a given address.
/V3/WEB/GlobalAddress/doGlobalAddress
Click here to go to the full endpoint documentation.
curl -X GET "https://address.melissadata.net/V3/WEB/GlobalAddress/doGlobalAddress?\
&t=Test\
&id={{customerId}}\
&opt=USPreferredCityNames:ON,OutputGeo:ON\
&org=Melissa\
&a1=22382%20Avenida%20Empresa\
&loc=Rancho%20Santa%20Margarita\
&admarea=CA\
&postal=92688\
&ctry=US\
&format=JSON" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json"
curl -X POST "https://address.melissadata.net/V3/WEB/GlobalAddress/doGlobalAddress" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-d '{
"TransmissionReference": "Test",
"CustomerID": "{{customerId}}",
"Options": "USPreferredCityNames:ON,OutputGeo:ON",
"Records":
[{
"RecordID": "1",
"Organization": "Melissa",
"AddressLine1": "22382 Avenida Empresa",
"Locality": "Rancho Santa Margarita",
"AdministrativeArea": "CA",
"PostalCode": "92688",
"Country": "US"
},
{
"RecordID": "2",
"Organization": "Melissa",
"AddressLine1": "Caecilienstr. 42-44",
"Locality": "Cologne",
"PostalCode": "50667",
"Country": "Germany"
}]
}
'
curl -X GET "https://address.melissadata.net/V3/WEB/GlobalAddress/doGlobalAddress?\
&t=Test\
&id={{customerId}}\
&opt=USPreferredCityNames:ON,OutputGeo:ON\
&org=Melissa\
&a1=22382%20Avenida%20Empresa\
&loc=Rancho%20Santa%20Margarita\
&admarea=CA\
&postal=92688\
&ctry=US\
&format=XML" \
-H "Content-Type: application/xml" \
-H "Accept: application/xml"
curl -X POST "https://address.melissadata.net/V3/WEB/GlobalAddress/doGlobalAddress" \
-H "Content-Type: application/xml" \
-H "Accept: */*" \
-d '<Request>
<TransmissionReference>Test</TransmissionReference>
<CustomerID>{{customerId}}</CustomerID>
<Options>USPreferredCityNames:ON,OutputGeo:ON</Options>
<Records>
<RequestRecord>
<RecordID>1</RecordID>
<Organization>Melissa</Organization>
<AddressLine1>22382 Avenida Empresa</AddressLine1>
<Locality>Rancho Santa Margarita</Locality>
<AdministrativeArea>CA</AdministrativeArea>
<PostalCode>92688</PostalCode>
<Country>US</Country>
</RequestRecord>
<RequestRecord>
<RecordID>2</RecordID>
<Organization>Melissa</Organization>
<AddressLine1>Caecilienstr. 42-44</AddressLine1>
<Locality>Cologne</Locality>
<PostalCode>50667</PostalCode>
<Country>Germany</Country>
</RequestRecord>
</Records>
</Request>
'
Sample Code#
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C# .NET |
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