![]() Different countries have different standards, and there are often different localized names. There are many different ways to write an address. How it works: if you search for "2382 Mapler St, Seaford, NY 11783, USA", the API will tell you that the address is not verified because there is no such street address, although the city and zip code were found. Geoapify Geocoding provides confidence coefficients for the address in general, at the street level (confirming if the street is valid and verified), and at the city level (confirming if the city is valid and verified.) ![]() Being able to verify addresses also helps businesses avoid payment fraud scams, or errors in entered shipping addresses.ĭid you know that as many as 3% of the most legitimate looking addresses are actually rerouting fraud? Address verification can help you spot and avoid this. For example, if the address is incorrect your delivery drivers might get lost looking for it. This can save your business valuable time and money that might be lost due to using an incorrect address. You can also filter and prioritize your results by countries or boundaries.Īddress Validation and Address Verification let you know whether the provided address exists, and is a valid address. You can create autocomplete inputs based on postcode, city, and country. Our API returns separate address components like house number, street, postcode (or zipcode), city, state, country, and latitude/longitude coordinates. Geoapify offers an Address Autocomplete API and ready-to-use components based on it. 35 Village Court, Westfield, ME 04787, United States of America.35 Village Court, New York, NY 10314, United States of America.35 Village Court, Bible Hill, NS B2N 2T0, Canada.How it works: a user enters "35 Village Court" and gets: Geocoding on the other hand accepts the complete address as an input, and tries to find the best fit. Autocomplete assumes that the user will review its suggestions and choose the correct one. Autocomplete aims to guess the full address from the part the user enters, and return a result as quickly as possible. However, they have significantly different goals. This is helpful when customers are placing an order at an online store, for food delivery, or when registering for an event or requesting information in the mail.Īt first glance, address autocomplete looks similar to geocoding. If your business has an input form to collect addresses, Autocomplete API provides suggestions for the part of the address that the user enters.
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