Reference Guide#

Introduction#

Welcome to Melissa Data’s Personator Identity web service. This new ID verification solution makes it easy to check and verify your data in real time. Using trusted reference and national databases, the service can verify a person’s name, address, phone, email, date of birth and national ID. As a cloud web service, it can be integrated into applications and services that need to maintain trust in their data as well as detect and prevent fraud globally such as in shopping/eCommerce platforms or other applications involving financial transactions.

Personator Identity can be used to:

  • Verify, Correct, & Standardize names, addresses, emails and phones in real time.

  • Verify Individuals in real time using the follow matching options:

    • Proof of Address

      • Name and Address Match only

    • Identity Verification (eIDV)

      • Name, Address, Date of Birth, National ID, Phones, and Emails.

    • 2x2 Match (AML)

      • Match against two sources using eIDV configurations for both sources.

  • Screen Individuals against National Watchlists

    • Politically Exposed Persons (PEP)

    • Government Sanctions

    • Anti-Terrorism

    • Anti-Money Laundering

    • Government Agency Lists

  • Identify and verify businesses for any current and future B2B relationships.

    • Verify against government sources in multiple countries

    • Verify Company Name, Address, Business ID

    • Enrich Business information for select countries

  • 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.

Base URL#

https://globalpersonator.melissadata.net

Licensing#

The License Key is a software key required to use the web service. You will receive your license key from your Melissa representative. If you don’t have a license key, contact the Melissa sales team at sales@melissa.com or 800-MELISSA ext. 3 (800-635-4772 ext. 3). Without a license key, Personator Identity will not function.

To set the license key, use the id/CustomerID property in your requests.

Endpoints#

/v1/doContactVerify#

The Personator Identity doContactVerify endpoint does all the contact verification you need by choosing the actions and options you need.

Try It Now#

  • GET JSON
  • POST JSON
curl -X GET "https://globalpersonator.melissadata.net/v1/doContactVerify?\
&t=Test\
&id={{customerId}}\
&act=check\
&comp=Melissa\
&phone=1-800-635-4772\
&email=info@melissa.com\
&a1=22382%20Avenida%20Empresa\
&loc=Rancho%20Santa%20Margarita\
&admarea=CA\
&postal=92688\
&ctry=US" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json"
curl -X POST "https://globalpersonator.melissadata.net/v1/doContactVerify" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-d '{
      "TransmissionReference": "Test",
      "CustomerID": "{{customerId}}",
      "Actions": "check",
      "Company": "Melissa",
      "PhoneNumber": "1-800-635-4772",
      "Email": "info@melissa.com",
      "AddressLine1": "22382 Avenida Empresa",
      "Locality": "Rancho Santa Margarita",
      "AdministrativeArea": "CA",
      "PostalCode": "92688",
      "Country": "US"
    }
   '

Request Parameters#

  • GET JSON
  • POST JSON

Code

Description

Record Level Parameters

act

The actions the service will perform on input data. For every request, a Check action is always performed on the input.

Check: Determines whether the data within a submitted record is valid, e.g. whether or not a given postal code contains the given city. It can also make limited corrections and appends to the data. Check looks at each data point separately.

Screen: Screens the provided input against various government sanctions and watchlists and returns back a list of matches. For a list of used watchlists, see Personator Identity Watchlists.

Verify: After the data has been checked, identity verification is performed and result codes (KV*) are returned to indicate what pieces of input data have been matched against trusted referenced data.

id

Required. The License Key issued by Melissa.

t

Optional. This is a string value that serves as a unique identifier for this set of records. It is returned as sent.

Option Parameters

addrOpt

Set AddressOptions

CountryOfOrigin

DeliveryLines

LineSeparator

OutputScript

emailOpt

Set EmailOptions

DomainCorrection

TimeToWait

VerifyMailBox

nameOpt

Set NameOptions

CorrectFirstName

GenderAggression

GenderPopulation

MiddleNameLogic

NameHint

opt

Set Options

Consent

phoneOpt

Set PhoneOptions

CallerID

DefaultCallingCode

TimeToWait

VerifyPhone

privacy

Set Privacy

Privacy

Record Parameters

a1

Required. The input field for the address. This should contain the delivery address information (house number, thoroughfare, building, suite, etc.) but should not contain locality information (locality, administrative area, postal code, etc.) which have their own inputs.

a2

Optional. The input field for the address.

a3

Optional. The input field for the address.

a4

Optional. The input field for the address.

a5

Optional. The input field for the address.

a6

Optional. The input field for the address.

a7

Optional. The input field for the address.

a8

Optional. The input field for the address.

accountNumber

Optional. The input field for account number. This should contain an IBAN or SWIFT number.

admarea

Required. State, Province. The most common geographic data element.

comp

Optional. The company/organization name to be standardized.

ctry

Required. The country name, abbreviation, or code.

ctryorg

Optional. This is used to determine whether or not to include the country name as the last line in the FormattedAddress field.

dob

Optional. The date of birth to be verified. The expected input format is YYYYMMDD.

email

Optional. The email address to be verified.

first

Recommended. The given (first) name for the individual.

full

Recommended. The full name to be genderized, standardized, and parsed. This will only be done if the first name and last name fields are left blank.

last

Recommended. The family (last) name or surname for the individual.

loc

Required. City, Municipality. The most common population center data element.

nat

Optional. Social Security Number. The national ID specific to the country.

phone

Optional. The phone number to be verified.

postal

Required. ZIP, Postcode. The complete postal code for a particular delivery point. If all three elements are provided and the PostalCode is incorrect, it can be corrected from the data on the Locality and AdministrativeArea.

Code

Description

Record Level Parameters

Actions

The actions the service will perform on input data. For every request, a Check action is always performed on the input.

Check: Determines whether the data within a submitted record is valid, e.g. whether or not a given postal code contains the given city. It can also make limited corrections and appends to the data. Check looks at each data point separately.

Verify: After the data has been checked, identity verification is performed and result codes (KV*) are returned to indicate what pieces of input data have been matched against trusted referenced data.

Screen: Screens the provided input against various government sanctions and watchlists and returns back a list of matches. For a list of used watchlists, see Personator Identity Watchlists.

CustomerID

Required. The License Key issued by Melissa.

TransmissionReference

Optional. This is a string value that serves as a unique identifier for this set of records. It is returned as sent.

Option Parameters

AddressOptions

Set AddressOptions

CountryOfOrigin

DeliveryLines

LineSeparator

OutputScript

EmailOptions

Set EmailOptions

DomainCorrection

TimeToWait

VerifyMailBox

NameOptions

Set NameOptions

CorrectFirstName

GenderAggression

GenderPopulation

MiddleNameLogic

NameHint

Options

Set Options

Consent

PhoneOptions

Set PhoneOptions

CallerID

DefaultCallingCode

TimeToWait

VerifyPhone

Privacy

Set Privacy

Privacy

Record Parameters

AccountNumber

Optional. The input field for account number. This should contain an IBAN or SWIFT number.

AddressLine1

Required. The input field for the address. This should contain the delivery address information (house number, thoroughfare, building, suite, etc.) but should not contain locality information (locality, administrative area, postal code, etc.) which have their own inputs.

AddressLine2

Optional. The input field for the address.

AddressLine3

Optional. The input field for the address.

AddressLine4

Optional. The input field for the address.

AddressLine5

Optional. The input field for the address.

AddressLine6

Optional. The input field for the address.

AddressLine7

Optional. The input field for the address.

AddressLine8

Optional. The input field for the address.

AdministrativeArea

Required. State, Province. The most common geographic data element.

Company

Optional. The company/organization name to be standardized.

Country

Required. The country name, abbreviation, or code.

CountryOfOrigin

Optional. This is used to determine whether or not to include the country name as the last line in the FormattedAddress field.

DateOfBirth

Optional. The date of birth to be verified. The expected input format is YYYYMMDD.

Email

Optional. The email address to be verified.

FirstName

Recommended. The given (first) name for the individual.

FullName

Recommended. The full name to be genderized, standardized, and parsed. This will only be done if the first name and last name fields are left blank.

LastName

Recommended. The family (last) name or surname for the individual.

Locality

Required. City, Municipality. The most common population center data element.

NationalID

Optional. Social Security Number. The national ID specific to the country.

PhoneNumber

Optional. The phone number to be verified.

PostalCode

Required. ZIP, Postcode. The complete postal code for a particular delivery point. If all three elements are provided and the PostalCode is incorrect, it can be corrected from the data on the Locality and AdministrativeArea.

AddressOptions#

List options in the following format, with multiple options delimited with a ,.

OptionName:Parameter,OptionName:Parameter
CountryOfOrigin#

This is used to determine whether or not to include the country name as the last line in FormattedAddress.

Parameter

Description

[Any valid ISO-3166-1 Alpha-2, ISO-3166-1 Alpha-3, or ISO-3166-1 Numeric code]

  • If blank, invalid, or the same as the destination country, then the destination country is not appended to the end of the formatted address.

  • If valid and different from the destination country, then the destination country is appended to the formatted address.

  • US or US Territory:

    • If CountryOfOrigin and destination country being verified are both US or US Territories then the country will not be appended to FormattedAddress.

    • US Territories will have “United States of America” appended if the CountryOfOrigin is not a US Territory, but the CountryName and ISO codes will be that of the territory.

    • Canada is treated like any other non-US Territory.

DeliveryLines#

This options allows you to specify if the Address Lines 1-8 should contain just the delivery address or the entire address.

Parameter

Description

Off

Default. Address Lines 1-8 return the entire address.

On

Address Lines 1-8 return just the street address and dependent locality. It will not contain locality, administrative area, postal code, etc.

LineSeparator#

This is the line separator used for the FormattedAddress result.

Parameter

Description

SEMICOLON

Default. A semicolon (;).

PIPE

A pipe (|).

CR

A carriage return.

LF

A line feed.

CRLF

A carriage return + line feed.

TAB

A tab.

BR

A line break.

OutputScript#

This is the script type used for all applicable fields.

Parameter

Description

NOCHANGE

Default. Returns the same script that is sent in.

LATN

Returns in the Latin script.

NATIVE

Returns in the native script for the designated country.

EmailOptions#

List options in the following format, with multiple options delimited with a ,.

OptionName:Parameter,OptionName:Parameter
DomainCorrection#

Parameter

Description

On

Default. Activates fuzzy email domain correction if the domain is a suspected typo.

Off

No email domain correction.

TimeToWait#

TimeToWait allows you to select how long (in seconds) that you would like our web service to wait on a single email before it times out. Select a smaller number if time is of essence, or longer if you would prefer more accurate results.

Parameter

Description

# [5 - 45]

Default set to 25. Select how long the web service will wait before it times out on an email.

VerifyMailBox#
Express#

The Express option will use cached mailbox validations, so any submitted emails will be checked against a database of known bad and known good emails. Any emails that are sent into the EXPRESS will also be cached so they can be looked up during a 90-day cycle. Use this option for increased cost savings or where speed and performance are of upmost importance.

Premium#

The Premium option always does the most comprehensive type of real-time checking by using domain-specific logic as well as SMTP commands and other proprietary mechanisms to validate email boxes. Use the PREMIUM option when you absolutely require the highest level of Mailbox verification. Bear in mind it can sometimes take up to 12 seconds to verify an email box. Applications that are time sensitive in nature should be programmed to call the express mode instead.

Parameter

Description

Express

Default. Quickly validates against database of known email addresses.

Premium

A real time check is performed to determine email deliverability.

NameOptions#

List options in the following format, with multiple options delimited with a ,.

OptionName:Parameter,OptionName:Parameter
CorrectFirstName#

This option enables or disables spelling correction of first names.

A database of commonly misspelled first names to correct the values of the First Name properties.

Parameter

Description

OFF

Default. Preserve first name spellings; no correction allowed.

ON

Allows first name misspelling corrections.

GenderAggression#

This option sets how aggressively the service will attempt to genderize neutral first names.

By default, Global Name will assign a value of N when attempting to genderize a first name that can easily be male or female, such as Taylor, Chris, or Pat.

Using this property in conjunction with the GenderPopulation option, you can instruct the service on how much preference to give one gender over the other when assigning a gender to a normally neutral name.

Either the Code or Name listed below can be used to set the action.

For example, Options = GENDERAGGRESSION:2 and Options = GENDERAGGRESSION:Neutral are equivalent settings.

Parameter Code

Parameter Name

Description

1

Aggressive

Aggressive name genderizing.

2

Neutral

Default Neutral name genderizing.

3

Conservative

Conservative name genderizing.

The table below shows how the settings for Gender Aggression and Gender Population affect genderizing:

../../_images/personator-identity-reference-guide-name-gender-table.jpg
GenderPopulation#

This option sets the gender balance of the source data, predominantly male, predominantly female, or neutral.

If you know that the majority of inputted names will be predominantly one gender, meaning that gender-neutral names will likely be of a particular gender, use this property to set the gender bias while genderizing names.

Either the Code or Name listed below can be used to set the action.

For example, Options = GENDERPOPULATION:3 and Options = GENDERPOPULATION:Female are equivalent settings.

Parameter Code

Parameter Name

Description

1

Male

Bias towards Male.

2

Mixed

Default No bias towards either gender.

3

Female

Bias towards Female.

MiddleNameLogic#

Deprecated. Middle name logic will be determined by the supplied Country, enabling simultaneous processing of records from different countries.

This option controls how middle names are handled.

Some names can be ambiguous with regards to the middle word of a full name. It may be a middle name or it may be the first part of a hyphenated last name, but the hyphen has been omitted for some reason.

Normally, the service assumes that, in the absence of a hyphen, recognizable last names in the middle of a full name are treated as part of a hyphenated last name. “Mary O’Malley Kelly” is parsed into first name “Mary” and last name “O’Malley-Kelly.”

On the other hand, “Colleen Marie Sullivan” is parsed into first name “Colleen,” middle name “Marie,” and last name “Sullivan.”

Either the Code or Name listed below can be used to set the action.

For example, Options = MIDDLENAMELOGIC:0 and Options = MIDDLENAMELOGIC:ParseLogic are equivalent settings.

Parameter Code

Parameter Name

Description

1

ParseLogic

Default The service behaves as described above.

2

HyphenatedLast

The middle word is assumed to be part of the last name. “Matthew Edward Jones” is treated as “Matthew Edward-Jones.”

3

MiddleName

The middle word is assumed to be a middle name. for the name “Mary O’Malley Kelly,” O’Malley is assumed to be the middle name.

When a hyphen is present, the hyphenated word is always treated as the last name, regardless of content.

NameHint#

This option sets the most likely format of the FullName input string.

This helps the service in cases where the order and formatting of the FullName input string are unclear.

  • Full or normal name order is: <Prefix> <First> <Middle> <Last> <Suffix>.

  • Inverse name order is: <Last> <Suffix>, <Prefix> <First> <Middle>.

Either the Code or Name listed below can be used to set the action.

For example, Options = NAMEHINT:4 and Options = NAMEHINT:Varying are equivalent settings.

Parameter Code

Parameter Name

Description

1

DefinitelyFull

Name will always be treated as normal name order regardless of formatting or punctuation.

2

ProbablyFull

Deprecated. Will resolve to Varying (Name hint:4). Name will be treated as normal name order unless inverse order is clearly indicated by formatting or punctuation.

3

ProbablyFull

Deprecated. Will resolve to Varying (Name hint:4). If necessary, statistical logic will be employed to determine name order, with a bias towards normal name order.

4

Varying

Default. If necessary, statistical logic will be employed to determine name order, with no bias toward either name order.

5

ProbablyInverse

Deprecated. Will resolve to Varying (Name hint:4). If necessary, statistical logic will be employed to determine name order, with a bias toward inverse name order.

6

VeryLikelyInverse

Deprecated. Will resolve to Varying (Name hint:4). Name will be treated as inverse name order unless normal order is clearly indicated by formatting or punctuation.

7

DefinitelyInverse

Name will always be treated as inverse name order, regardless of formatting or punctuation.

8

MixedFirstName

Obsolete. Will resolve to Varying (Name hint:4). Name element is expected to only contain first names.

9

MixedLastName

Obsolete. Will resolve to Varying (Name hint:4). Name element is expected to only contain last names.

Options#

List options in the following format, with multiple options delimited with a ,.

OptionName:Parameter,OptionName:Parameter
PhoneOptions#

List options in the following format, with multiple options delimited with a ,.

OptionName:Parameter,OptionName:Parameter
CallerID#

US and Canada Only.

Parameter

Description

False

Default. CallerID is turned off.

True

Adds the CallerID to the queried phone, if we found it to be valid.

DefaultCallingCode#

This is used when the country could not be detected from the phone number or country input.

Parameter

Description

[Country Calling Code]

Blank by Default. The sequence of digits found after the leading +.

TimeToWait#

TimeToWait allows you to select how long (in seconds) that you would like our web service to wait on a single request before it times out. Select a smaller number if time is of essence, or longer if you would prefer more accurate results.

Parameter

Description

[#{1 - 30}]

Default set to 2. Select how long (in seconds) the service will wait before it times out.

VerifyPhone#

This sets the level of verification to be done on a phone check.

Parameter

Description

Express

Default. Quickly validates against a database of known phone numbers.

Premium

Validates against a database of known phone numbers. If a number was last real-time validated more than 30 days ago, then a real-time check will be performed.

Privacy#

List options in the following format, with multiple options delimited with a ,.

Privacy:value1,value2,value3
Privacy#

This Option allows data elements to be redacted from the response. The user can submit any combination of data elements to redact, or all elements. All result codes will be returned to the client will be returned to the user.

Parameter

Description

[None]

Default. All data elements will be returned.

name

Redact name fields.

address

Redact address fields.

phone

Redact phone fields.

email

Redact email fields.

all

Redact all fields.

Headers#

  • GET JSON
  • POST JSON
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json

Response#

  • GET JSON
  • POST JSON
{
  "Name": {
    "Results": "NE10,NS02",
    "Company": "Melissa",
    "NamePrefix": "",
    "NameFirst": "",
    "NameMiddle": "",
    "NameLast": "",
    "NameSuffix": "",
    "Gender": "U",
    "NamePrefix2": "",
    "NameFirst2": "",
    "NameMiddle2": "",
    "NameLast2": "",
    "NameSuffix2": "",
    "Gender2": ""
  },
  "Address": {
    "Results": "AC16,AV24,GS05",
    "FormattedAddress": "Melissa;22382 Avenida Empresa;Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688-2112",
    "Organization": "Melissa",
    "AddressLine1": "22382 Avenida Empresa",
    "AddressLine2": "Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688-2112",
    "AddressLine3": "",
    "AddressLine4": "",
    "AddressLine5": "",
    "AddressLine6": "",
    "AddressLine7": "",
    "AddressLine8": "",
    "SubPremises": "",
    "DoubleDependentLocality": "",
    "DependentLocality": "",
    "Locality": "Rancho Santa Margarita",
    "SubAdministrativeArea": "Orange",
    "AdministrativeArea": "CA",
    "PostalCode": "92688-2112",
    "AddressType": "S",
    "AddressKey": "92688211282",
    "SubNationalArea": "",
    "CountryName": "United States of America",
    "CountryCode": "US",
    "CountryISO3": "USA",
    "CountryNumber": "840",
    "CountrySubdivisionCode": "US-CA",
    "Thoroughfare": "Avenida Empresa",
    "ThoroughfarePreDirection": "",
    "ThoroughfareLeadingType": "",
    "ThoroughfareName": "Avenida Empresa",
    "ThoroughfareTrailingType": "",
    "ThoroughfarePostDirection": "",
    "DependentThoroughfare": "",
    "DependentThoroughfarePreDirection": "",
    "DependentThoroughfareLeadingType": "",
    "DependentThoroughfareName": "",
    "DependentThoroughfareTrailingType": "",
    "DependentThoroughfarePostDirection": "",
    "Building": "",
    "PremisesType": "",
    "PremisesNumber": "22382",
    "SubPremisesType": "",
    "SubPremisesNumber": "",
    "PostBox": "",
    "Latitude": "33.637562",
    "Longitude": "-117.606887"
  },
  "Email": {
    "DeliverabilityConfidenceScore": "61",
    "Results": "ES01,ES07,ES21",
    "EmailAddress": "info@melissa.com",
    "MailboxName": "info",
    "DomainName": "melissa",
    "TopLevelDomain": "com",
    "TopLevelDomainName": "Commercial",
    "DateChecked": "10/30/2023 10:28:58 PM",
    "EmailAgeEstimated": "2175",
    "DomainAgeEstimated": "10258",
    "DomainExpirationDate": "2024-09-14T23:00:00",
    "DomainCreatedDate": "1995-09-15T23:00:00",
    "DomainUpdatedDate": "2023-09-15T07:03:42",
    "DomainEmail": "",
    "DomainOrganization": "Domains By Proxy, LLC",
    "DomainAddress1": "DomainsByProxy.com 2155 E Warner Rd",
    "DomainLocality": "Tempe",
    "DomainAdministrativeArea": "Arizona",
    "DomainPostalCode": "85284",
    "DomainCountry": "UNITED STATES",
    "DomainAvailability": "UNAVAILABLE",
    "DomainCountryCode": "US",
    "DomainPrivateProxy": "1",
    "PrivacyFlag": "N",
    "MXServer": "",
    "BreachCount": ""
  },
  "Phone": {
    "Results": "PS01,PS22",
    "Carrier": "(UNKNOWN)",
    "CallerID": "",
    "InternationalPhoneNumber": "+18006354772",
    "PhoneNumber": "8006354772",
    "PhoneInternationalPrefix": "",
    "PhoneNationPrefix": "",
    "PhoneCountryDialingCode": "1",
    "PhoneNationalDestinationCode": "800",
    "PhoneSubscriberNumber": "6354772",
    "Locality": "Toll-free",
    "AdministrativeArea": "",
    "CountryName": "United States",
    "CountryAbbreviation": "US",
    "DST": "",
    "UTC": "",
    "Language": "",
    "Latitude": "",
    "Longitude": "",
    "TimeZoneCode": "EST",
    "TimeZoneName": "Eastern Standard Time"
  },
  "Identity": {
    "Results": "",
    "Confidence": "",
    "Datasources": [],
    "Watchlists": {
      "Hit": "",
      "Sources": [],
      "Articles": [],
      "ReportLink": ""
    },
    "WatchlistPersons": "",
    "NationalID": "",
    "DateOfBirth": "",
    "AccountNumber": {
      "Validated": ""
    },
    "BusinessInformation": {
      "Name": "",
      "ID": "",
      "Status": "",
      "Type": "",
      "RegistrationDate": ""
    }
  },
  "TransactionID": "0322c916-e831-47af-8264-602950dde820",
  "TransmissionReference": "Test",
  "Results": "",
  "Version": "6.2.0.1206"
}
{
  "Name": {
    "Results": "NE10,NS02",
    "Company": "Melissa",
    "NamePrefix": "",
    "NameFirst": "",
    "NameMiddle": "",
    "NameLast": "",
    "NameSuffix": "",
    "Gender": "U",
    "NamePrefix2": "",
    "NameFirst2": "",
    "NameMiddle2": "",
    "NameLast2": "",
    "NameSuffix2": "",
    "Gender2": ""
  },
  "Address": {
    "Results": "AC16,AV24,GS05",
    "FormattedAddress": "Melissa;22382 Avenida Empresa;Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688-2112",
    "Organization": "Melissa",
    "AddressLine1": "22382 Avenida Empresa",
    "AddressLine2": "Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688-2112",
    "AddressLine3": "",
    "AddressLine4": "",
    "AddressLine5": "",
    "AddressLine6": "",
    "AddressLine7": "",
    "AddressLine8": "",
    "SubPremises": "",
    "DoubleDependentLocality": "",
    "DependentLocality": "",
    "Locality": "Rancho Santa Margarita",
    "SubAdministrativeArea": "Orange",
    "AdministrativeArea": "CA",
    "PostalCode": "92688-2112",
    "AddressType": "S",
    "AddressKey": "92688211282",
    "SubNationalArea": "",
    "CountryName": "United States of America",
    "CountryCode": "US",
    "CountryISO3": "USA",
    "CountryNumber": "840",
    "CountrySubdivisionCode": "US-CA",
    "Thoroughfare": "Avenida Empresa",
    "ThoroughfarePreDirection": "",
    "ThoroughfareLeadingType": "",
    "ThoroughfareName": "Avenida Empresa",
    "ThoroughfareTrailingType": "",
    "ThoroughfarePostDirection": "",
    "DependentThoroughfare": "",
    "DependentThoroughfarePreDirection": "",
    "DependentThoroughfareLeadingType": "",
    "DependentThoroughfareName": "",
    "DependentThoroughfareTrailingType": "",
    "DependentThoroughfarePostDirection": "",
    "Building": "",
    "PremisesType": "",
    "PremisesNumber": "22382",
    "SubPremisesType": "",
    "SubPremisesNumber": "",
    "PostBox": "",
    "Latitude": "33.637562",
    "Longitude": "-117.606887"
  },
  "Email": {
    "DeliverabilityConfidenceScore": "61",
    "Results": "ES01,ES07,ES21",
    "EmailAddress": "info@melissa.com",
    "MailboxName": "info",
    "DomainName": "melissa",
    "TopLevelDomain": "com",
    "TopLevelDomainName": "Commercial",
    "DateChecked": "10/30/2023 10:28:58 PM",
    "EmailAgeEstimated": "2181",
    "DomainAgeEstimated": "10258",
    "DomainExpirationDate": "2024-09-14T23:00:00",
    "DomainCreatedDate": "1995-09-15T23:00:00",
    "DomainUpdatedDate": "2023-09-15T07:03:42",
    "DomainEmail": "",
    "DomainOrganization": "Domains By Proxy, LLC",
    "DomainAddress1": "DomainsByProxy.com 2155 E Warner Rd",
    "DomainLocality": "Tempe",
    "DomainAdministrativeArea": "Arizona",
    "DomainPostalCode": "85284",
    "DomainCountry": "UNITED STATES",
    "DomainAvailability": "UNAVAILABLE",
    "DomainCountryCode": "US",
    "DomainPrivateProxy": "1",
    "PrivacyFlag": "N",
    "MXServer": "",
    "BreachCount": ""
  },
  "Phone": {
    "Results": "PS01,PS22",
    "Carrier": "(UNKNOWN)",
    "CallerID": "",
    "InternationalPhoneNumber": "+18006354772",
    "PhoneNumber": "8006354772",
    "PhoneInternationalPrefix": "",
    "PhoneNationPrefix": "",
    "PhoneCountryDialingCode": "1",
    "PhoneNationalDestinationCode": "800",
    "PhoneSubscriberNumber": "6354772",
    "Locality": "Toll-free",
    "AdministrativeArea": "",
    "CountryName": "United States",
    "CountryAbbreviation": "US",
    "DST": "",
    "UTC": "",
    "Language": "",
    "Latitude": "",
    "Longitude": "",
    "TimeZoneCode": "EST",
    "TimeZoneName": "Eastern Standard Time"
  },
  "Identity": {
    "Results": "",
    "Confidence": "",
    "Datasources": [],
    "Watchlists": {
      "Hit": "",
      "Sources": [],
      "Articles": [],
      "ReportLink": ""
    },
    "WatchlistPersons": "",
    "NationalID": "",
    "DateOfBirth": "",
    "AccountNumber": {
      "Validated": ""
    },
    "BusinessInformation": {
      "Name": "",
      "ID": "",
      "Status": "",
      "Type": "",
      "RegistrationDate": ""
    }
  },
  "TransactionID": "1c2b32c1-b457-41a1-9115-a1c4e6829265",
  "TransmissionReference": "Test",
  "Results": "",
  "Version": "6.2.0.1206"
}
Service Level Response Fields#

Output Name

Description

Results

Lists error codes from any errors caused by the most recent request as a whole.

TransactionID

A unique string identifier for this record. A unique transaction ID is generated for every record handled by Personator Identity.

TransmissionReference

Optional. Serves as a unique request identifier.

Version

The current service version number.

Record Level Response Fields#
Address#

Output Name

Description

AddressLine1

These are the string values that will return the standardized or corrected contents of the input address.

These lines will include the entire address including the locality, administrative area, and postal code.

AddressLine2

Standardized or corrected contents of the input address line 2.

AddressLine3

Standardized or corrected contents of the input address line 3.

AddressLine4

Standardized or corrected contents of the input address line 4.

AddressLine5

Standardized or corrected contents of the input address line 5.

AddressLine6

Standardized or corrected contents of the input address line 6.

AddressLine7

Standardized or corrected contents of the input address line 7.

AddressLine8

Standardized or corrected contents of the input address line 8.

AdministrativeArea

State, Province. The standardized contents of the AdministrativeArea element. This is a common geographic area unit for larger countries.

DependentLocality

Urbanization. The standardized contents of the DependentLocality element. A dependent locality is a logical area unit that is smaller than a locality but larger than a double dependent locality or thoroughfare. It can often be associated with a neighborhood or sector.

Great Britain is an example of a country that uses double dependent locality. In the United States, this would correspond to Urbanization, which is used only in Puerto Rico.

DoubleDependentLocality

The standardized contents of the DoubleDependentLocality element.

A double dependent locality is a logical area unit that is smaller than a dependent locality but bigger than a thoroughfare. This field is very rarely used. Great Britain is an example of a country that uses double dependent locality.

FormattedAddress

The address in the correct format for mailing from the country specified in the CountryOfOrigin element.

This includes the Organization as the first line, one or more lines in the origin country’s format, and the destination country (if required).

Locality

City. The standardized contents of the Locality element. This is the most common geographic area and used by virtually all countries.

This is usually the value that is written on a mailing label and referred to by terms like City, Town, or Postal Town.

Organization

Business, Company. String value that matches the Organization request element. It is not modified or populated by the service.

PostalCode

ZIP Code. The standardized contents of the PostalCode element. Most countries have some form of a postal code system.

Results

Comma delimited status, error codes, and change codes for the record. For a list of these codes, see the Result Codes list.

Separate lines will be delimited by what is specified in the LineSeparator option.

SubAdministrativeArea

County. The standardized contents of the SubAdministrativeArea element. This is a logical area that that is smaller than the administrative area but larger than a locality.

While many countries can have a sub-administrative area value, it is very rarely used as part of an official address.

SubPremises

Suite, Apartment. The parsed SubPremises from the AddressLine elements. A subpremise are individual units with their own addresses inside a building.

Appended Address Record Elements#

Output Name

Description

AddressKey

This is a country dependent field:

  • US: This returns a 11 digit code representing the combination of the zip code, the plus4, and the delivery point. This is a fairly good representation of a unique US address and often used as the core of postal barcode. However, this code is not guaranteed to be unique to an individual address, please use the MelissaAddressKey instead for that purpose. It is possible that this field is empty or not 11 digits if the address is a Non-USPS address (link to something about non-usps addresses).

  • GB: This field returns the UDPRN, which stands for Unique Delivery Point Reference Number. It is an 8 character code that is assigned and maintained by Royal Mail to each delivery point address.

  • AU: This returns the DPID (Delivery Point ID). This is a 8 digit number that identifies a mailbox according to Australia Post.

The AddressKey can be used by other Melissa Data services, such as Geocoder or RBDI.

AddressType

A one-character code for the type of address coded.

See the Product Codes for a list of Address Type Codes.

Building

The parsed descriptive name identifying an individual location.

CountryCode

The 2 letter ISO 3166 country code value.

For example: US for United States or CA for Canada.

CountryISO3

The 3 letter ISO 3166 country code value.

For example: USA for United States or CAN for Canada.

CountryName

The standardized contents of the CountryName element.

CountryNumber

The ISO 3166 country number value.

For example: 840 for United States or 124 for Canada.

CountrySubdivisionCode

The ISO3166-2 code for country subdivisions, usually tied to the administrative area for a country.

The format is the 2 letter country code followed by a dash followed by 2 or 3 characters or two numbers.

For example: US-CA, CN-16, or AU-VIC.

This field is only populated for the following countries: AE, AR, AT, AU, BB, BE, BH, BR,BS, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, DE, DK, DM, DO, ES, FI, FJ, FR, GB, GH, GT, GY, HN, ID, IE, IL, IN, IS, IT, JP, KR, KW, LT, LU, LV, MX, MY, NC, NG, NI, NL, NO, NZ, PE, PH, PK, PL, PR, PT, RS, SA, SG, SI, SV, TH, TR, UA, US, UY, VN.

DependentThoroughfare

Dependent Street. The parsed block data element.

The dependent thoroughfare is a second thoroughfare that is required to narrow down the final address. This is rarely used.

DependentThoroughfareLeadingType

The parsed leading thoroughfare type indicator within the DependentThoroughfare field.

DependentThoroughfareName

The parsed name indicator within the DependentThoroughfare field.

DependentThoroughfarePostDirection

The parsed postfix directional indicator within the DependentThoroughfare field.

DependentThoroughfarePreDirection

The parsed prefix directional within the DependentThoroughfare field.

DependentThoroughfareTrailingType

The parsed trailing thoroughfare type indicator within the DependentThoroughfare field.

Latitude

The parsed geographic coordinate for a particular delivery point.

Longitude

The parsed geographic coordinate for a particular delivery point.

PostBox

The parsed post box information for a particular deliveyr point.

PremisesNumber

House Number. The parsed alphanumeric indicator within the premises field.

PremisesType

The parsed leading premise type indicator within the premises field.

SubNationalArea

The standardized arbitrary administrative region below that of the sovereign state.

A sub-national area is a logical area unit that is larger than an administrative area but smaller than the country itself. It is extremely rarely used.

SubPremisesNumber

Suite Number. The parsed sub premises number indicator within the premises field.

SubPremisesType

Suite Name. The parsed sub premises type indicator within the premises field.

Thoroughfare

Street. The most common street or block data element.

This value is a part of the address lines and contains all the sub-elements of the thoroughfare like trailing type, thoroughfare name, pre direction, post direction, etc.

ThoroughfareLeadingType

The parsed leading thoroughfare type indicator within the Thoroughfare field.

A leading type is a thoroughfare type that is placed before the thoroughfare.

For example, the thoroughfare type of Rue in Canada and France is placed before the thoroughfare, making it a leading type.

ThoroughfareName

Street Name. The parsed name indicator within the Thoroughfare field.

ThoroughfarePostDirection

Post Direction. The parsed postfix directional within the Thoroughfare field.

ThoroughfarePreDirection

Street PreDirection. The parsed prefix directional within the Thoroughfare field.

ThoroughfareTrailingType

Street Suffix. The parsed trailing thoroughfare type indicator within the Thoroughfare field.

A trailing type is a thoroughfare type that is placed after the thoroughfare.

For example, the thoroughfare type of Avenue in the US is placed after the thoroughfare, making it a trailing type.

Email#

Output Name

Description

Breach Count

The known number of breaches that this email account has been involved in.

DateChecked

The date the email was validated. It returns UTC, Unix Time (Epoch Time) in the MM/DD/YYYY H:MM:SS format.

DeliverabilityConfidenceScore

The probability [0-100]% of an email sent to this mailbox will be successfully delivered.

DomainAddress1

The address of the DomainOrganization.

DomainAdministrativeArea

The state of the DomainOrganization.

DomainAgeEstimated

The estimated age of the domain in days.

DomainAvailability

Check to see if domain is available for purchase.

DomainCountry

The country of the DomainOrganization.

DomainCountryCode

The country code of the DomainCountry.

DomainCreatedDate

The date the domain was created in the YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS format.

DomainEmail

The email associated with the domain owner.

DomainExpirationDate

The date the domain expires/expired in the YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS format. This is When the domain will be renewed or available to buy.

DomainLocality

The city of the DomainOrganization.

DomainName

The domain name portion of the email address. (All characters between the “@” and “.” characters.).

DomainOrganization

The company associated with the domain owner.

DomainPostalCode

The postal code of the DomainOrganization.

DomainPrivateProxy

Check if domain is behind a private proxy.

DomainUpdatedDate

The date the domain was last updated in the YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS format.

EmailAddress

The email address or domain, including any correcctions or updates made by the service.

EmailAgeEstimated

The estimated minimum age of the email in days based on historical data. The value is zero when we lack historical data on a given email.

MailboxName

The mailbox or user name portion of the email address (Everything before the “@” in the email address).

MXServer

Premium only. The Mail Exchange (MX) Server used to validate the email.

PrivacyFlag

Is this email affected by additional privacy reglations, such as GDPR. Returns Y for yes and N for no.

Results

Comma delimited status, error codes, and change codes for the record.

See the Result Codes for a full list.

TopLevelDomain

The description associated with the top-level domain name of the email address (e.g. com is Commercial).

TopLevelDomainName

The top level domain name portion of the email address (All characters after the “.”, e.g. com).

Identity#

Output Name

Description

AccountNumber

An object that returns one field for account number status.

Field

Meaning

Validated

Returns a string containing either Y or N.

Example:

"AccountNumber": {
"Validated":"Y"
}

BusinessInformation

An object that returns the following Business Information:

Field

Meaning

Name

Name of the business that matched

ID

Business ID. Uses the official business ID specific to the country:

  • US: EIN

  • SG: Unique Entity Number

  • CA: Corporations Number or Business Number

  • DE: German Trade Register or Handelsregister (HRB)

Status

The current status of the business. e.g. Active.

Type

Business Type, e.g. Corporation, Limited Liability Company.

Date

Registration Date of the business, in the YYYY-MM-DD format.

Confidence

This indicates how reliable the record is after performing ID verification.

The 3 possible values returned:

Value

Meaning

High

Passing or high quality score

Medium

Possible pass with multiple matching elements

Low

None or minimal match rate

DateOfBirth

The input date of birth returned as is.

Datasources

Contains an array of data sources where a match is found against the input.

This field is only available when the Verify action is specified. Otherwise a null value is returned.

Field

Meaning

DatasourceName

A string value indicating the name/type of data source.

Results

A string value containing the KV* result codes, indicating how the input matched against this particular data source.

Messages

An array object, listing the meaning of each KV* result code for this data source.

ResultCode

The particular KV* result code.

Descripton

A string value containing the description/meaning of the KV* result code.

Example:

"Datasources":
  [
  "DatasourceName":"",
  "Results":"",
  "Messages":
    [{
      "ResultCode":"",
      "Description":""
    }]
  ]

NationalID

The input national ID returned as is.

Results

Comma delimited status, error codes, and change codes for the record.

See the Result Codes for a full list.

Watchlists

An object with three fields.

For a list of used watchlists, see Personator Identity Watchlists.

Field

Meaning

Hit

Returns a string containing either Yes or No.

Sources

Returns an array of the names of watchlists the individual was found on.

Name

A string value containing the name of the Watchlist source that was matched.

Code

A two letter string representing the code attributed to the watchlist source. Premium Watchlist matches will always return PR.

Type

A string value containing the type or category of Watchlist that was matched against.

Date

A string value containing the date (YYYY-MM-DD) of when the Watchlist source was created. An empty string will be returned if the source does not have this information.

Articles

Returns the title, link and date of the article.

Example:

"Watchlists": {
 "Hit":"Yes",
 "Sources":
   [{
     "Name":"Specially Designated Nationals OFAC",
     "Code":"",
     "Type":"sanction",
     "Date":""
   },
   {
     "Name":"United Kingdom HM Treasury",
     "Code": "PR",
     "Type": "sanction",
     "Date": "2005-12-07"
   }],
 "Articles":
   [{
     "Title":"SampleTitleName",
     "Link":"http://samplereportlink.com",
     "Date":"2017-09-30T00:00:00Z"
   }],
 }

WatchlistsPersons

Blank (Currently reserved for future) – A string value listing the potential names that were found matched on a watchlist.

Name#

Output Name

Description

Company

The standardized company name.

Gender

A one-character string value indicating the gender of the first name from the input.

For a list of these codes, see the Product Codes list.

Gender2

A one-character string value indicating the gender of the inputted full name.

For a list of these codes, see the Product Codes list.

If the FullName input property contained multiple names, the gender of the second name will be returned here.

NameFirst

The first name from an inputted full name.

If the FullName input property contained a single name, the first name, if any, will be returned here. If two names were passed, the first of the two first names will be returned by this property.

NameFirst2

The second first name from an inputted full name.

If the FullName input property contained multiple names, the second first name will be returned here.

NameLast

The last name from an inputted full name.

If the FullName input property contained a single name, the last name, if any, will be returned here. If two names were passed, the first of the two last names will be returned by this property.

NameLast2

The second last name from an inputted full name.

If the FullName input property contained multiple names, the second last name, if any, will be returned here.

NameMiddle

The middle name from an inputted full name.

If the FullName input property contained a single name, the middle name, if any, will be returned here. If two names were passed, the first of the two middle names will be returned by this property.

NameMiddle2

The second middle name from an inputted full name.

If the FullName input property contained multiple names, the second middle name, if any, will be returned here.

NamePrefix

The first prefix (such as Mr. or Dr.) from an inputted full name.

If the FullName input property contained a single name, the prefix, if any, will be returned here. If two names were passed, the first of the two prefixes will be returned by this property.

NamePrefix2

The second prefix (such as Mr. or Dr.) from an inputted full name.

If the FullName input property contained multiple names, the second prefix will be returned here.

NameSuffix

The first suffix (such as Jr. or III) from an inputted full name.

If the FullName input property contained a single name, the suffix, if any, will be returned here. If two names were passed, the first of the two suffixes will be returned by this property.

NameSuffix2

The second suffix (such as Jr. or III) from an inputted full name.

If the FullName input property contained multiple names, the second suffix, if any, will be returned here.

Results

Comma delimited status, error codes, and change codes for the record.

For a list of these codes, see the Result Codes list.

Phone#

Output Name

Description

Administrative Area

State. The administrative area (state) associated with the phone number.

Caller ID

The user name associated with the phone number, provided by our Caller ID service.

Carrier

The phone number’s carrier name.

Country Abbreviation

The abbreviation of the country.

Country Dialing Code

The digit(s) required to reach the target country. These are dialed after the international prefix.

Country Name

The country name associated with the phone number.

Daylight Savings Time

Indicates if the phone number region observes daylight savings time. Y for yes or N for no.

International Phone Number

The number you dial to successfully send an international call. This number can change depending on the Country of Origin field.

International Prefix

The international exit code needed to call a number outside of the dialing country. This depends on the Country of Origin and Country input fields.

Language

The predominant language of the phone number’s geographical location.

Latitude

The latitude of the phone number’s service area. Latitude is measured in degrees north or south of the equator.

Locality

The locality (city) associated with the phone number.

Longitude

The latitude of the phone number’s service area. Latitude is measured in degrees east or west of the Greenwich Meridian.

Nation Prefix

The digit(s) dialed before an area (city) code when calling a number within the same country but outside the numbering area.

National Destination Code

The national destination code, the numbering area within a country (or group of countries) and/or network/services.

PhoneNumber

The standardized phone number. This will return in varying formats depending on the inputs. For more detailed information, see Phone Number Format.

Postal Code

US Only. The zip code associated with the phone number.

Results

Comma delimited status, error codes, and change codes for the record.

See the Result Codes for a full list.

Subscriber Number

The significant leading digits that further define the local exchange area and/or service.

Suggestions

An array of Response Record Elements. This is for single-record requests only.

Universal Time Code

The phone number’s time zone in the format: +/- hh:mm.

Result Codes#

Result codes yield more granular information about a given record. They are returned as a comma-delimited string of 4-character alpha-numeric codes, e.g. AC02,AS01 or AE01.

In nearly all situations, a match on the name is necessary before any other consideration:

  • KV03 – match on first name/forename

  • KV04 – match on last name/surname

In addition to matching on the name, an additional match on at least another element is necessary as well. Some common ones:

  • KV01 – match on address

  • KV02 – match on national ID

  • KV07 – match on date of birth

SE## and GE## Codes#

The SE## and GE## codes (Transmission Service Error and General Transmission Error) are used to signify more general errors, and are returned under the key TransmissionResults in the outermost level of our responses.

Service Level Result Codes#

Code

Short Description

Long Description

Transmission Service Error

SE01

Cloud Service Internal Error

The cloud service experienced an internal error.

General Transmission Error

GE01

Empty Request Structure

The SOAP, JSON, or XML request structure is empty. Not to be confused with the GE01 GeoCode result code.

GE02

Empty Request Record Structure

The SOAP, JSON, or XML request record structure is empty. Not to be confused with the GE02 GeoCode result code.

GE03

Records Per Request Exceeded

The counted records sent more than the number of records allowed per request.

GE04

Empty License Key

The License Key is empty.

GE05

Invalid License Key

The License Key is invalid.

GE06

Disabled License Key

The License Key is disabled.

GE07

Invalid Request

The SOAP, JSON, or XML request is invalid.

GE08

Product/Level Not Enabled

The License Key is invalid for this product or level.

GE09

Customer Does Not Exist

The Customer ID is not in our system.

GE10

Customer License Disabled

The encrypted license is on the ban list.

GE11

Customer Disabled

The Customer ID is disabled.

GE12

IP Blacklisted

The IP Address is on the global ban list.

GE13

IP Not Whitelisted

The IP Address is not on the customer’s whitelist.

GE26

CallerID Not Enabled

The license key or ID does not have CallerID enabled.

General Transmission Warning

GW01

Expiring License

Your License Key is expiring soon. Please contact your sales representative for a new License Key.

Record Level Result Codes#

Code

Short Description

Long Description

AC - Address Change

AC01

Postal Code Change

The postal code was changed or added.

AC02

Administrative Area Change

The administrative area (state, province) was added or changed.

AC03

Locality Change

The locality (city, municipality) name was added or changed.

AC09

Dependent Locality Change

The dependent locality (urbanization) was changed.

AC10

Thoroughfare Name Change

The thoroughfare (street) name was added or changed due to a spelling correction.

AC11

Thoroughfare Type Change

The thoroughfare (street) leading or trailing type was added or changed, such as from “St” to “Rd.”

AC12

Thoroughfare Directional Change

The thoroughfare (street) pre-directional or post-directional was added or changed, such as from “N” to “NW.”

AC13

Sub Premise Type Change

The sub premise (suite) type was added or changed, such as from “STE” to “APT.”

AC14

Sub Premise Number Change

The sub premise (suite) unit number was added or changed.

AC15

Double Dependent Locality Change

The double dependent locality was added or changed.

AC16

SubAdministrative Area Change

The subadministrative area was added or changed.

AC17

SubNational Area Change

The subnational area was added or changed.

AC18

PO Box Change

The PO Box was added or changed.

AC19

Premise Type Change

The premise type was added or changed.

AC20

House Number Change

The house number was changed.

AC22

Organization Change

The organization was added or changed.

AE - Address Error

AE01

General Error

The address could not be verified. This is likely due to a missing or invalid locality or postal code.

AE02

Unknown Street

Could not match the input street to a unique street name. Either no matches or too many matches found.

AE03

Component Mismatch Error

The combination of directionals (N, E, SW, etc) and the suffix (AVE, ST, BLVD) is not correct and produced multiple possible matches.

AE05

Multiple Match

The address was matched to multiple records. There is not enough information available in the address to break the tie between multiple records.

AE08

Sub Premise Number Invalid

The thoroughfare (street address) was found but the sub premise (suite) was not valid.

AE09

Sub Premise Number Missing

The thoroughfare (street address) was found but the sub premise (suite) was missing.

AE10

Premise Number Invalid

The premise (house or building) number for the address is not valid.

AE11

Premise Number Missing

The premise (house or building) number for the address is missing.

AE12

Box Number Invalid

The PO (Post Office Box), RR (Rural Route), or HC (Highway Contract) Box number is invalid.

AE13

Box Number Missing

The PO (Post Office Box), RR (Rural Route), or HC (Highway Contract) Box number is missing.

AE14

PMB Number Missing

US Only. The address is a Commercial Mail Receiving Agency (CMRA) and the Private Mail Box (PMB or #) number is missing.

AE17

Sub Premise Not Required (Deprecated - See AS23)

A sub premise (suite) number was entered but the address does not have secondaries. (Deprecated - See AS23)

AN - Account Number Status

AN01

Valid Account Number

Account Number Validation Passed

AN02

Country Matched

Input Country matches the Account Number Country

AN10

IBAN

Account Number is identified as IBAN

AN11

SWIFT

Account Number is identified as SWIFT

AN30

Invalid Account Number

Account Number did not pass validation

AN31

Country Mismatched

Input Country does not match the Account Number Country

AS - Address Status

AS09

Foreign Address

The address is in a non-supported country.

AV - Address Verification

AV11

Administrative Area Partial

The address has been partially verified to the Administrative Area (State) Level, which is NOT the highest level possible with the reference data.

AV12

Locality Partial

The address has been partially verified to the Locality (City) Level, which is NOT the highest level possible with the reference data.

AV13

Thoroughfare Partial

The address has been partially verified to the Thoroughfare (Street) Level, which is NOT the highest level possible with the reference data.

AV14

Premise Partial

The address has been partially verified to the Premise (House or Building) Level, which is NOT the highest level possible with the reference data.

AV21

Administrative Area Full

The address has been verified to the Administrative Area (State) Level, which is the highest level possible with the reference data.

AV22

Locality Full

The address has been verified to the Locality (City) Level, which is the highest level possible with the reference data.

AV23

Thoroughfare Full

The address has been verified to the Thoroughfare (Street) Level, which is the highest level possible with the reference data.

AV24

Premises Full

The address has been verified to the Premise (House or Building) Level, which is the highest level possible with the reference data.

AV25

SubPremises Full

The address has been verified to the SubPremise (Suite) or PO Box Level, which is the highest level possible with the reference data.

DD - Date of Death

DD00

Not Deceased

This person is not deceased.

DD01

Deceased

This person is deceased.

DE - Data Error

DE

Data Field Error

The data field was empty.

ES - Email Status

ES01

Valid Email

This email was confirmed to be a valid email.

ES02

Invalid Email

This email was confirmed to be a invalid email.

ES03

Unknown Email

This email’s status is unknown due to unknown external factors. Please try again another time.

ES04

Mobile Email Address

The domain name was identified as a mobile email address and classified as not deliverable by the FCC.

ES05

Disposable Domain

The domain name of the submitted email was identified as a disposable domain.

ES06

Spamtrap Domain

The domain name of the submitted email was identified as a spamtrap. Mailing to this domain could result in the sender being blacklisted.

ES07

Accept All Server

The mail server is an accept all server. Accept-All domains is set in a way that makes all emails seem valid.

ES08

Role Address

This Email address was created as a group, ex: sales@, support@, or postmaster@.

ES09

Protected Mailbox Caution

The mail provider for this email address may be quick to classify senders as spam and will not respond to our requests. Mailbox validation is not possible at this time and the mailbox may or may not exist. We recommend proceeding with caution if emailing numerous records to this mail domain.

ES10

Syntax Changed

The syntax of the submitted email address was changed.

ES11

Top Level Domain Changed

The top level domain of the submitted email address was changed.

ES12

Domain Changed (Spelling)

The domain of the submitted email address was corrected for spelling.

ES13

Domain Changed (Update)

The domain of the submitted email address was updated due to a domain name change.

ES20

Verify (Precision: Domain Result)

The email is considered valid, but did not have the mailbox verified and not found in our mailbox database.

ES21

Verify (Precision: Cached Mailbox Result)

The mailbox was found to be already validated in our mailbox database.

ES22

Verify (Precision: Real-time Mailbox Result)

The mailbox validation was performed in real-time.

ES23

Verify (Precision: Unicode Result)

Unicode Detected: We do not support Unicode at this time for realtime mailbox validation. Domain and cache check only.

ES24

Verify (Precision: Pending Mailbox Result)

The mail provider has been known to send a delayed response so it is possible that the pending status will change within the next 24 hours. You may want to resubmit this input at a later time as an update may be possible.

EE - Email Error

EE01

Email Syntax Error

There is a syntax error in the submitted email address.

EE02

Email Domain Not Found

A Domain of the submitted email address was not found.

EE03

Email Server Not Found

The mail server of the submitted email address was not found.

EE04

Invalid Email

An invalid mailbox was detected (i.e. noreply).

GEO-GS - GeoCode Status

GS01

Geocoded to Street Level

The record was coded to the street level (Zip+4 for US, full postal code for CA).

GS02

Geocoded to the Neighborhood Level

The record was geocoded down to neighborhood level (Zip+2 for US).

GS03

Geocoded to Community Level

The record was coded to the community level (ZIP centroid for US, 3-digit postal code for CA).

GS04

Geocoded to State Level

The record was geocoded to the state (administrative area) level.

GS05

Geocoded to Rooftop Level

The record was geocoded down to the rooftop level, meaning the point is within the property boundaries, usually the center.

GS06

Geocoded to Interpolated Rooftop Level

The record was geocoded down to the rooftop level using interpolation (educated estimations using street coordinates). The point may be in or close to the property boundaries.

GEO-GE - GeoCode Error

GE01

Regional Geocode Not Found

Geocode could not be appended for the input locality or postal code.

GE02

No Geocode for Input Address

The input address did not provide enough valid information to append a geocode.

KE - Personator Identity Error Codes

KE01-Personator

Timeout

Querying the data sources/providers has timed out. Retry sending the web service request.

KE02-Personator

Data Provider Unavailable

The data provider is currently unavailable. Please wait and try again at a later time.

KV - Verification Match

KV01

Address matched

Complete match found for address.

KV10

Postal code matched

Complete match found for postal code.

KV11

Administrative area (state/province) matched

Complete match found for administrative area (state/province).

KV12

Locality matched

Complete match found for locality.

KV13

Thoroughfare/street matched

Complete match found for thoroughfare.

KV14

Premise/house number matched

Complete match found for premise/house number.

KV15

Subpremise matched

Complete match found for subpremise.

KV02

National ID matched

Complete match found for national ID.

KV03

First/given/forename matched

Complete match found for first/given/forename name.

KV31

First Initial Matched

Match found for first initial (from first/given name).

KV32

Partial First Name Match

Partial match found for first/given/forename name.

KV04

Last/surname matched

Complete match found for last/surname.

KV41

Partial Last Name Match

Partial match found for last/surname.

KV05

Phone number matched

Complete match found for phone number.

KV50

Last 4 digits of phone matched

Match found for the last 4 digits of the phone number.

KV06

Email matched

Complete match found for the email address.

KV07

Date of birth matched

Complete match found for the date of birth.

KV70

Day of birth matched

Match found for the day of birth.

KV71

Month of birth matched

Match found for the month of birth.

KV72

Year of birth matched

Match found for the year of birth.

KV08

Organization matched

Complete match found for the organization/company.

KV91

First and last name swap match

First name and last name swapped for a full match.

KV92

Middle and first name swap match

Middle name and first name swapped for a full match.

KV93

Middle and last name swap match

Middle and last name swapped for a full match.

KV94

Middle and first name swap partial match

Middle and first name swapped for a partial match.

KV95

Middle and last name swap partial match

Middle and last name swapped for a partial match.

NS - Name Status

NS01

Parsing Successful

Name parsing was successful.

NS02

Error Parsing

An error was detected. Please check for a name error code.

NS03

First Name Spelling Corrected

The spelling in the first name field was corrected.

NS04

First Name 2 Spelling Corrected

The spelling in the second first name field was corrected.

NS05

First Name 1 Found

FirstName1 was found in our census table of names. Very likely to be a real first name.

NS06

Last Name 1 Found

LastName1 was found in our census table of names. Very likely to be a real last name.

NS07

First Name 2 Found

FirstName2 was found in our census table of names. Very likely to be a real first name.

NS08

Last Name 2 Found

LastName2 was found in our census table of names. Very likely to be a real last name.

NS99

Company Name Standardized

The company name was standardized.

NE - Name Error

NE01

Unrecognized Format

Format of Input string was not recognized or too long to represent a valid name.

NE02

Multiple First Names Detected

Multiple first names were detected and could not be accurately genderized.

NE03

Vulgarity Detected

A vulgarity was detected in the name.

NE04

Suspicious Word Detected

The name contained words found on the list of nuisance names, such as “Mickey Mouse.”

NE05

Company Name Detected

The name contained words normally found in a company name.

NE06

Non-Alphabetic Character Detected

The name contained a non-alphabetic character.

NE08

Unicode/Non-Latin Name Input

Unicode characters detected on input. We do not support Unicode at this time; the input is returned as-is.

NE99

Company Standardization Not Needed

Company name standardization was attempted, but did not produce a different result.

PS - Phone Status

PS01

Valid Phone

The phone number has been verified as valid.

PS02

7-Digit Match

The first 7-digits of the phone number have been verified, but activity cannot be confirmed.

PS03

Corrected Area Code

NewAreaCode contains corrected area code that was changed according to the postal code it falls into.

PS04

Demo Mode

Demo mode is active and the phone number is outside the range of phone numbers allowed by the Demo.

PS06

Updated Area Code

The area code was changed due to an area code split. The updated code is located within NewAreaCode.

PS07

Cellular Line

On activation, the exchange type of the phone number was designated as a cellular number, but current status cannot be confirmed.

PS08

Land Line

On activation, the exchange type of the phone number was designated as a land line, but current status cannot be confirmed.

PS09

VOIP Line

On activation, the exchange type of the phone number was designated as a VOIP line, but current status cannot be confirmed.

PS10

Residential Number

The phone number belongs to a residence.

PS11

Business Number

The phone number belongs to a business.

PS12

SOHO Number

The phone number belongs to a small office or home office.

PS13

Toll Free Number

Global Phone Object Only. The phone number is a toll free number.

PS14

Special Number

Global Phone Object Only. This is a phone number with premium service, data, internet access, etc. which all incur a higher charge rate.

PS15

Misc Type

The phone number is used for other services (calling cards, national numbers, directory assistance, mass communications, etc.)

PS16

Unknown Type

Phone type is unknown due to external errors. Please try again at another time.

PS17

Live number

Phone is live, callable and/or able to receive SMS.

PS18

Do Not Call

The phone number was found in Melissa’s proprietary Do Not Call list.

PS20

Low Confidence

Number exists within a block of registered phone numbers.

PS21

Medium Confidence

Number was found to already be validated in our phone database.

PS22

High Confidence

Number was verified against current dialing equipment.

PS30

Premium Timeout

Querying Premium has timed out, but has continued to run in the background. Query later to obtain the cached results.

PS31

CallerID Timeout

Querying CallerID has timed out, but has continued to run in the background. Query later to obtain the cached results.

PE - Phone Error

PE01

Invalid Phone

The area code/phone number does not exist in our database or contains non-numbers.

PE02

Blank Phone

The phone number is blank.

PE03

Bad Phone

The phone number has too many or too few digits.

PE04

Multiple Match

Two or more possible area codes are available as a fix and their distance is too close to choose one over the other.

PE05

Bad Prefix/Prefix +1

The phone prefix or first 7-digits do not exist in our database.

PE06

Bad Postal Code

The input postal code is invalid.

PE08

No Country Input

Global Phone Object Only. The input country is blank and the phone number has no ‘+’ sign.

PE09

Out of Range Suffix

Global Phone Object Only. The subscriber’s phone number suffix is out of range.

PE10

Invalid Input Country

Global Phone Object Only. The input country in not valid.

PE11

Disconnected Phone

Phone number has been disconnected.

Record Level Product Codes#

Code

Description

Address Type US

A

Alias

F

Firm or Company

H

Highrise or Business Complex

G

General Delivery

P

PO Box

R

Rural Route

S

Street or Residential

Address Type Canada

1

Street

2

Street Served by Route and GD

3

Lock Box

4

Route Service

5

General Delivery

B

LVR Street

C

Government Street

D

LVR Lock Box

E

Government Lock Box

L

LVR General Delivery

K

Building

Address Type Austria

T

A door number (Tür) is expected for this address to be considered complete.

Address Type France

C

This address is a CEDEX address. These are addresses classified as “Courier d’entreprise à distribution exceptionnelle” or “special business mail” by La Poste. They are given their own postal priority and usually large organizations.

Address Type Great Britain

L

This address is identified as having a large user postal code. This is due to the large volume of mail received at that address, or because a PO Box or Selectapost service has been set up.

S

This address is identified as having a smaller user postal code. This means this postal code will have usually around 15 delivery points but never more than 100.

Address Type Switzerland

M

Domicile and specialist addresses

S

Domicile addresses only

T

Specialist postcodes only

F

Company postcodes

P

In-house Swiss Post postcodes (delivery post office information on bundle labels or bag addresses).

Delivery Indicator Code

R

Residence

B

Business

U

Unknown

Gender Type Code

M

Male

F

Female

U

Unknown

N

Neutral (Pat, Chris, etc.)

Postal Code Type

[Empty]

Regular postal code

M

Military Postal Code

P

PO Box Postal Code

U

Unique Postal Code usually assigned to a large organization or government institution.