VerifyAddressAdvanced is an advanced version of the VerifyAddress method. It provides additional information or multiple matches if available.

Endpoint

POST:
https://pav3.esendex.us/PavService.svc/VerifyAddressAdvanced

Syntax

VerifyAddressAdvanced(Request)

Request Parameters

Parameter NameDescriptionData TypeRequiredSample Value
RequestRequest object.PavRequestTrue
LicenseKeyYour license key.StringTrue00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

Response

Returns: PavResponse object

Code Samples

You can use any programming language you want with our API, as long as it can make a REST or SOAP call. Here are examples for some of the most common platforms.

C#

// https://pav3.esendex.us/PavService.svc?wsdl was added as a Service Reference and given the name WSDL

using System;
using WSDL;

var config = PavServiceClient.EndpointConfiguration.pavws_secure;
var client = new PavServiceClient(config);

var request = new PavRequest
{
    LicenseKey = "YOUR_LICENSE_KEY",
    FirmOrRecipient = "Esendex",
    PrimaryAddressLine = "505 Independence Parkway",
    SecondaryAddressLine = "Suite 300",
    CityName = "Chesapeake",
    State = "VA",
    ZipCode = "23320",
    ReturnCaseSensitive = true,
    ReturnCensusInfo = true,
    ReturnCityAbbreviation = true,
    ReturnGeoLocation = true,
    ReturnLegislativeInfo = true,
    ReturnMailingIndustryInfo = true,
    ReturnResidentialIndicator = true,
    ReturnStreetAbbreviated = true
};

var response = await client.VerifyAddressAdvancedAsync(request);

var returnCodeDescription = response.ReturnCode switch
{
    1 => "Invalid input",
    2 => "Invalid license key",
    10 => "Input address is not found",
    100 => "Input address is DPV-confirmed for all components",
    101 => "Input address is found, but not DPV-confirmed",
    102 => "Input address primary number is DPV-confirmed, secondary number is present but not DPV-confirmed",
    103 => "Input address primary number is DPV-confirmed, secondary number is missing",
    200 => "Canadian address on input, verified on city level only",
    _ => "Unknown return code"
};

Console.WriteLine($"Return Code: {response.ReturnCode} - {returnCodeDescription}");
Console.WriteLine(
    response.FirmOrRecipient + "n" +
    response.PrimaryDeliveryLine + "n" +
    response.CityName + ", " +
    response.StateAbbreviation + " " +
    response.ZipCode + "n" +
    response.Country);

Console.ReadLine();

JavaScript

const body = JSON.stringify({
    'FirmOrRecipient': 'Esendex',
    'PrimaryAddressLine': '505 Independence Parkway',
    'SecondaryAddressLine': 'Suite 300',
    'CityName': 'Chesapeake',
    'State': 'VA',
    'ZipCode': '23320',
    'LicenseKey': '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000',

    'ReturnCaseSensitive': true,
    'ReturnCensusInfo': true,
    'ReturnCityAbbreviation': true,
    'ReturnGeoLocation': true,
    'ReturnLegislativeInfo': true,
    'ReturnMailingIndustryInfo': true,
    'ReturnResidentialIndicator': true,
    'ReturnStreetAbbreviated': true
});

const url = 'https://pav3.esendex.us/PavService.svc/VerifyAddressAdvanced';

const options = {
    headers: {
        'Accept': 'application/json',
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body,
    method: 'POST'
};

const response = await fetch(url, options);
const json = await response.json();

console.log(json);

JSON Response

{
  "CensusInfo": {
    "CMSA": "545",
    "CensusBlockNumber": "1029",
    "CensusTractNumber": "0209.06",
    "FIPS": "51550",
    "MA": "572",
    "MSA": "47260",
    "PMSA": ""
  },
  "CityName": "Chesapeake",
  "Country": "USA",
  "County": "CHESAPEAKE CITY",
  "CountyNum": "550",
  "FinanceNumber": "511750",
  "FirmOrRecipient": "ESENDEX",
  "GeoLocationInfo": {
    "AreaCode": "757",
    "AvgLatitude": "36.761033",
    "AvgLongitude": "-76.256341",
    "FromLatitude": "36.716751",
    "FromLongitude": "-76.300819",
    "HasDaylightSavings": "true",
    "TimeZone": "EST",
    "ToLatitude": "36.810799",
    "ToLongitude": "-76.098457"
  },
  "IntelligentMailBarcodeKey": "qYrQyEIHfPxDYUBTTnxyiQ==",
  "LegislativeInfo": {
    "CongressionalDistrictNumber": "03",
    "StateLegislativeLower": "078",
    "StateLegislativeUpper": "005"
  },
  "MailingIndustryInfo": {
    "CSKey": "X26324",
    "CarrierRoute": "C064",
    "CheckDigit": "7",
    "DefaultFlag": "false",
    "DeliveryPoint": "75",
    "DpvConfirmationIndicator": "Y",
    "DpvCrmaIndicator": "N",
    "DpvFootnote1": "AA",
    "DpvFootnote2": "BB",
    "DpvFootnote3": "",
    "DpvFootnote4": "",
    "DpvFootnote5": "",
    "DpvNoStatIndicator": "N",
    "DpvVacantIndicator": "N",
    "ELOTAscDesc": "A",
    "ELOTSequenceNumber": "0182",
    "EwsFlag": "false",
    "LACSFlag": "",
    "LACSIndicator": "",
    "LACSReturnCode": "",
    "RecordTypeCode": "H",
    "SuiteLinkReturnCode": ""
  },
  "MultipleMatches": [],
  "PMBDesignator": "",
  "PMBNumber": "",
  "PostDirectional": "",
  "PostnetBarcode": "f233205178757f",
  "PreDirectional": "",
  "PreferredCityName": "Chesapeake",
  "Primary": "505",
  "PrimaryDeliveryLine": "505 Independence Pkwy Ste 300",
  "PrimaryEO": "O",
  "PrimaryHigh": "505",
  "PrimaryLow": "505",
  "ResidentialDeliveryIndicator": "N",
  "ReturnCode": "100",
  "Secondary": "300",
  "SecondaryAbbreviation": "STE",
  "SecondaryDeliveryLine": "",
  "SecondaryEO": "E",
  "SecondaryHigh": "300",
  "SecondaryLow": "300",
  "StateAbbreviation": "VA",
  "StreetName": "INDEPENDENCE",
  "Suffix": "PKWY",
  "Urbanization": "",
  "ZipCode": "23320-5178"
}

PHP with cURL

<?php

// Request parameters in JSON format
$json = '{
  "CityName":"Chesapeake"
  ,"FirmOrRecipient":""
  ,"LicenseKey":"(Your Key)"
  ,"PrimaryAddressLine":"2125 Smith Ave"
  ,"SecondaryAddressLine":""
  ,"State":"VA"
  ,"Urbanization":""
  ,"ZipCode":"23320"
}';

// Method
$url = 'https://pav3.esendex.us/PavService.svc/VerifyAddressAdvanced';

$cURL = curl_init();

curl_setopt($cURL, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
curl_setopt($cURL, CURLOPT_POST, true);
curl_setopt($cURL, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $json);
curl_setopt($cURL, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

curl_setopt($cURL, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json', 'Accept: application/json'));
// If you want your results in XML format, use the following line for your HTTP headers and comment out the HTTP headers code line above.
// curl_setopt($cURL, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json'));

$result = curl_exec($cURL);

curl_close($cURL);

print_r($result);
?>

Python

import httpx

headers = {"Accept": "application/json"}
url = "https://pav3.esendex.us/PavService.svc/VerifyAddressAdvanced"

request = {
    "FirmOrRecipient": "Esendex",
    "PrimaryAddressLine": "505 Independence Parkway",
    "SecondaryAddressLine": "Suite 300",
    "CityName": "Chesapeake",
    "State": "VA",
    "ZipCode": "23320",
    "LicenseKey": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    
    "ReturnCaseSensitive": True,
    "ReturnCensusInfo": True,
    "ReturnCityAbbreviation": True,
    "ReturnGeoLocation": True,
    "ReturnLegislativeInfo": True,
    "ReturnMailingIndustryInfo": True,
    "ReturnResidentialIndicator": True,
    "ReturnStreetAbbreviated": True
}

with httpx.Client(headers=headers) as client:
    response = client.post(url=url, json=request)

response.raise_for_status()

print(response.json())

Ruby

require 'json'
require 'net/http'

headers = { Accept: 'application/json', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
uri = URI('https://pav3.esendex.us/PavService.svc/VerifyAddressAdvanced')

data = {
  'FirmOrRecipient': 'Esendex',
  'PrimaryAddressLine': '505 Independence Parkway',
  'SecondaryAddressLine': 'Suite 300',
  'CityName': 'Chesapeake',
  'State': 'VA',
  'ZipCode': '23320',
  'LicenseKey': '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000',

  'ReturnCaseSensitive': true,
  'ReturnCensusInfo': true,
  'ReturnCityAbbreviation': true,
  'ReturnGeoLocation': true,
  'ReturnLegislativeInfo': true,
  'ReturnMailingIndustryInfo': true,
  'ReturnResidentialIndicator': true,
  'ReturnStreetAbbreviated': true
}.to_json

response = Net::HTTP.post(uri, data, headers)
raise response.message if response.is_a?(Net::HTTPClientError) || response.is_a?(Net::HTTPServerError)

puts JSON.parse(response.body)

XML Response

<PavResponse xmlns="pav3.esendex.us" xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <CensusInfo>
    <CMSA>545</CMSA>
    <CensusBlockNumber>1029</CensusBlockNumber>
    <CensusTractNumber>0209.06</CensusTractNumber>
    <FIPS>51550</FIPS>
    <MA>572</MA>
    <MSA>47260</MSA>
    <PMSA/>
  </CensusInfo>
  <CityName>Chesapeake</CityName>
  <Country>USA</Country>
  <County>CHESAPEAKE CITY</County>
  <CountyNum>550</CountyNum>
  <FinanceNumber>511750</FinanceNumber>
  <FirmOrRecipient>ESENDEX</FirmOrRecipient>
  <GeoLocationInfo>
    <AreaCode>757</AreaCode>
    <AvgLatitude>36.761033</AvgLatitude>
    <AvgLongitude>-76.256341</AvgLongitude>
    <FromLatitude>36.716751</FromLatitude>
    <FromLongitude>-76.300819</FromLongitude>
    <HasDaylightSavings>true</HasDaylightSavings>
    <TimeZone>EST </TimeZone>
    <ToLatitude>36.810799</ToLatitude>
    <ToLongitude>-76.098457</ToLongitude>
  </GeoLocationInfo>
  <IntelligentMailBarcodeKey>qYrQyEIHfPxDYUBTTnxyiQ==</IntelligentMailBarcodeKey>
  <LegislativeInfo>
    <CongressionalDistrictNumber>03</CongressionalDistrictNumber>
    <StateLegislativeLower>078</StateLegislativeLower>
    <StateLegislativeUpper>005</StateLegislativeUpper>
  </LegislativeInfo>
  <MailingIndustryInfo>
    <CSKey>X26324</CSKey>
    <CarrierRoute>C064</CarrierRoute>
    <CheckDigit>7</CheckDigit>
    <DefaultFlag>false</DefaultFlag>
    <DeliveryPoint>75</DeliveryPoint>
    <DpvConfirmationIndicator>Y</DpvConfirmationIndicator>
    <DpvCrmaIndicator>N</DpvCrmaIndicator>
    <DpvFootnote1>AA</DpvFootnote1>
    <DpvFootnote2>BB</DpvFootnote2>
    <DpvFootnote3/>
    <DpvFootnote4/>
    <DpvFootnote5/>
    <DpvNoStatIndicator>N</DpvNoStatIndicator>
    <DpvVacantIndicator>N</DpvVacantIndicator>
    <ELOTAscDesc>A</ELOTAscDesc>
    <ELOTSequenceNumber>0182</ELOTSequenceNumber>
    <EwsFlag>false</EwsFlag>
    <LACSFlag/>
    <LACSIndicator/>
    <LACSReturnCode/>
    <RecordTypeCode>H</RecordTypeCode>
    <SuiteLinkReturnCode/>
  </MailingIndustryInfo>
  <MultipleMatches i:nil="true"/>
  <PMBDesignator/>
  <PMBNumber/>
  <PostDirectional/>
  <PostnetBarcode>f233205178757f</PostnetBarcode>
  <PreDirectional/>
  <PreferredCityName>Chesapeake</PreferredCityName>
  <Primary>505</Primary>
  <PrimaryDeliveryLine>505 Independence Pkwy Ste 300</PrimaryDeliveryLine>
  <PrimaryEO>O</PrimaryEO>
  <PrimaryHigh>505</PrimaryHigh>
  <PrimaryLow>505</PrimaryLow>
  <ResidentialDeliveryIndicator>N</ResidentialDeliveryIndicator>
  <ReturnCode>100</ReturnCode>
  <Secondary>300</Secondary>
  <SecondaryAbbreviation>STE</SecondaryAbbreviation>
  <SecondaryDeliveryLine/>
  <SecondaryEO>E</SecondaryEO>
  <SecondaryHigh>300</SecondaryHigh>
  <SecondaryLow>300</SecondaryLow>
  <StateAbbreviation>VA</StateAbbreviation>
  <StreetName>INDEPENDENCE</StreetName>
  <Suffix>PKWY</Suffix>
  <Urbanization/>
  <ZipCode>23320-5178</ZipCode>
</PavResponse>

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