The Trulioo Address Validation Service corrects the address for countries all over the world. It adds missing components such as region or city, it formats the address to local country standards, corrects small typos and it validates the address exists in the country to the level of unit, building, street, city, or postal code.
When requested, Validation Codes can be returned by the service in the Verify API response to indicate when a value has been modified along with appending the address values returned by the service.
In Trulioo’s API-Direct Portal, the 3000 Validation Code is also provided which indicates what level the service was able to validate the given address:
Fully Validated to unitFully Validated to buildingPartially Validated to buildingPartially Validated to streetPartially Validated to cityPartially Validated to state/provinceAddress Corrected
Benefits
- Increased match rates
- Identification of issues related to address fields
- Address standardization
Examples
Below are examples demonstrating the cleansing that address validation can perform and their corresponding validation codes.
| Scenario | Input Value | Corrected Value | Validation Code | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Address input provided as one field | Address 1: 114 E 4th Ave | Address 1: 114 E 4th Ave 114 House number: 114 Street name: E 4th Street type: Ave | 3000 | Fully Validated to building |
| Missing data | Postal Code, State | Postal Code, State, City, Country | 3000 | Partially Validated to city |
| Wrong State or Province | 114 E 4th Ave, Vancouver, AB V5T 1G2 | 114 E 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5T 1G2 | 3001 | State / Province / County changed, please check Address validation fields for additional information |
| Wrong City | London | Essex | 3002 | One or more of City, Municipality, Suburb have been changed please check Address Validation fields for additional information |
| Wrong Street | Timber Crest Drive | Timbercrest Drive | 3003 | One or more of Unit Number, Building Number, or Street have been changed please check Address Validation fields for additional |
| Wrong Postal Code | Port Moody, V3H 4B5 | Port Moody, V3H 4V5 | 3004 | Postal Code changed, please check Address Validation fields for additional information |
| Missing or invalid address fields | Building Name, Street Name | - | 3005 | One or more of Unit Number, Building Number, or Street are either invalid or missing |
| Provided address fields were incorrect or insufficient to validate the address | Address, City 32323, Canada | - | 3008 | Cannot validate address |
Validation codes:
3000- level at which the address was verified
3008- address was not verified
3001-3005 - occur in combination with 3000or 3008
For more information regarding the Address Validation Codes please see Validation Codes.