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Re: USPS - Address Validate Request
I too went down the path of trying to use the USPS address verification
API but was denied, apparently the API I was trying to use is only
available to USPS customers that participate in the package shipping
program.
I found another website that does address verification and correction:
[1]www.smartystreets.com. According to their web site, their addresses
are USPS certified. The smartystreets service is a fee for service but
that fee starts at 500 address lookups per month. Currently, I have
not put this interface into production but in my testing, the address
lookup and correction service seems fast and seems to work well.
Rick Holm
On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 9:29 AM, Scott Klement <[2]sk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I tried to sign up for the USPS web service so I could test it out.
After sign up, I got back a message saying I was not authorized to
the API.
I then tried to sign up for the specific API. I wanted more than a
week for a response, and when it came I was denied access. They
said I wasn't allowed to use their API for what I was doing.
(Despite that I was only using it to check a single address as a
test??)
On 3/14/2014 10:30 AM, Steinmetz, Paul wrote:
Chris,
Did you ever get the USPS api working?
We currently use Group1 CODE1-Plus software, for inquiry lookups and
for address standardization.
We call Code1-Plus 'C1MATCHI' to return an address in a standardized
format, from 2 different databases, then we compare the results to
see if equal.
we are looking for replacement options, annual maintenance is high
(5-digits)
Does anyone use any address standardization and/or address inquiry
software on the iSeries.
Thanks
Paul
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Hayden, Chris
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 8:54 AM
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Subject: USPS - Address Validate Request
Can anyone help?
Using the United States Postal Service webservice called
"AddressValidateRequest" api
Called their help desk, I am in Production mode
Found this example on the internet, return code comes back '1' which
means accepted
Can't get the five digit or four digit zip code to be returned?
Unsuccessful in having the tool fix errors, etc
According to the USPS documentation
Save time and money by reducing shipping errors due to improper
address entry. This tool corrects errors in street addresses,
including abbreviations and missing information. It also supplies a
ZIP+4(r) Code.
View Technical Document
><[6]https://www.usps.com/business/web-tools-apis/address-informatio
n-v3-1d.htm>
Test XML Request
[7]http://production.shippingapis.com/ShippingAPITest.dll?API=Verify
&XML=<AddressValidateRequest%20USERID="xxxxxxxxxxxx">
<Address>
<Address1></Address1>
<Address2>6406 Ivy Lane</Address2>
<City>Greenbelt</City>
<State>MD</State>
<Zip5></Zip5>
<Zip4></Zip4>
</Address>
</AddressValidateRequest>
Test XML Response
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<AddressValidateResponse>
<Address ID="0">
<Address2>6406 IVY LN</Address2>
<City>GREENBELT</City>
<State>MD</State>
<Zip5>20770</Zip5>
<Zip4>1440</Zip4>
</Address>
</AddressValidateResponse>
d address1 s 38a inz(*blanks)
d address2 s 38a inz('6406 Ivy Lane')
d city s 15a inz('Greenbelt')
d state s 2a inz('MD')
d zip5 s 5a inz(*blanks)
d zip4 s 4a inz(*blanks)
//production
url = '[8]http://production.shippingapis.com/';
addressRequest =
'<AddressValidateRequest '+
'USERID="' + %trim(USPSUserID) + '">' +
'<Address ID="0">'+
'<Address1>' + %trim(Address1) +
'</Address1>' +
'<Address2>' + %trim(Address2) +
'</Address2>' +
'<City>' + %trim(City) +
'</City>' +
'<State>' + %trim(State) +
'</State>' +
'<Zip5>' + %trim(Zip5) +
'</Zip5>' +
'<Zip4>' + %trim(Zip4) +
'</Zip4>' +
'</Address></AddressValidateRequest>';
// encode the address request
Enc = http_url_encoder_new();
rc2 = http_url_encoder_addvar( Enc:
'XML':
%addr(addressRequest) + 2:
%len(addressRequest));
bigString = http_url_encoder_getstr( Enc );
urlValues =
'ShippingAPItest.dll?API=Verify&' +
bigString;
// send request
rc = http_get_xml(url + urlValues:
*null: %paddr(Incoming): *null ); if rc <> 1;
msg = http_error;
dsply msg;
Else;
endif;
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References
1. http://www.smartystreets.com/
2. mailto:sk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
3. mailto:ftpapi-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
4. mailto:ftpapi-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
5. mailto:ftpapi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
6. https://www.usps.com/business/web-tools-apis/address-information-v3-1d.htm
7. http://production.shippingapis.com/ShippingAPITest.dll?API=Verify&XML=
8. http://production.shippingapis.com/
9. http://www.scottklement.com/mailman/listinfo/ftpapi
10. http://www.scottklement.com/mailman/listinfo/ftpapi
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