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Deduplication means finding and removing duplicates. Every database or address list in the world..

There are two important changes that US mailing professionals should expect in the coming...

I'm getting an HTTP status code when I try to use the API. What does it mean?

If you have a website that lets people lookup U.S. Government legislative districts or find...

We've had a couple of customers call us about changes that Medicare has made regarding billing.

Even though we're very satisfied with our new free preview feature, we're taking...

So, you've got a list of addresses. That requires some maintenance, especially if you use those....

Address verification is a process used to clean up mailing addresses and allows you to determine...

For the past few months Qualified Address has been developing an Address Verification API that....

I've just finished putting together a software demonstration/tutorial for Qualified Address Scrubbing.

How many of you have had a shipping problem? I'm guessing a few of you have, if not all of you.

Every once in a while our users need to analyze their addresses at a very granular level. While it's true...

An API (Application Programming Interface) provides a way for a website or other application to...

There's a little more to it than you might think. Did you know...?

If, for any reason, your list doesn't have ZIP Codes, they can easily be appended with LiveAddress.

With the upcoming launch of the NEW NCOA services from Qualified Address...

NOTE: This post is somewhat technical but very important for all users of our LiveAddress...

We are interested in your API for a project. One of the requirements is that we provide RDI data. Does the

When attempting to validate an address, is there any way get a suggestion of possible...

I'm wondering if there is any way to call the XML API such that the...

Hello! Love your API. After working with it I noticed that if I POST the address data and auth-token, I...

I have some questions about bare street matching.

I did use the service and it worked well but unfortunately I am not supposed to use a web service in...

I have billing and shipping address in single form and i want to implement the address...

I do prospect research in the development office here, and we're always trying to find new potential donors.

As part of our initiative to overhaul our product line and deliver more business value...

Due to many requests by our customers, we at Qualified Address have decided to create a series of...,

The Coding Accuracy Support System (CASS) enables the USPS to evaluate the accuracy of software

CASS™ is a certification system from the United States Postal Service (USPS) for address validation.

This is a change that the USPS is proposing that may affect many mailers.

Starting October 10, 2007, the USPS has changed its policy for Temporary Change...

Did you know that Halley's Comet travels through our solar system at a whopping 157,838 mph. I'll do...

Delivery Point Validation™ (DPV®) is the process of verifying that an address is actually deliverable...

Qualified Address has added USPS Delivery Point Verification (DPV) processing services to its product line.

Does your product use software that is installed to my computer?

I've been using your Live Address API for many years, but I wonder if there could be something added to...

For example, when I tried to verify this address through your website I got "invalid address error"

Can I get the DPV data (specifically the dpv_match_code) by using your jQuery plugin for website...

Orem, Utah (April 26, 2007), Qualified Address, a leading provider of on-demand data management...

Would you like to improve the quality of the data in your address database? Submit your address list to...

As of today, we are now offering completely free address verification to everyone, including...

One of the great things about working at Smarty has been offering our great services to nonprofits...

Mr. Tooker, an expert in the Direct Mail Industry, gave some great advice in the May MAILCOM...

I am upgrading a client's application from your deprecated REST API to the new JSON API.

The first thing to remember is this: Dont panic! A universal solution exists to have your list processed...

We are considering using Smarty as our API to standardized and validate address in our...

I receive addresses in a single-line, or freeform, format; they're not split into pieces like most forms...

This is fairly easy using your browser's web inspector tools. Here's a quick video showing...

I'd like to use the LiveAddress autocomplete feature with my own implementation, and without using...

I need to be able to provide suggestions to my clients. How does that work? For example, if I put in...

We have an existing thirty- or forty-thousand addresses that we'd like to have cleaned up and then...

How can I add a credit card to my account? What about updating one I already have on file?

I'm the developer doing the integration of Smarty for my company. It's pretty much done...

Your compliance with privacy laws is very important to us. No need to send us Private Customer...

A question we hear quite often at Qualified Address concerns the procedure for downloading and...

We have been evaluating Smarty and all is going well. We now have a requirement to separate the...

I'd like to be able to use the LiveAddress functionality in a stock shopping cart system such as Shopify...

I'm getting an error message trying to normalize an address.

For your convenience as a costumer to be able to test out our products, each of our scrubbing services...

In order to upload a list of addresses, first you need to have a free account with us. Once you...

Does LiveAddress check for apartment number and suite and those types of data?

When you purchase a subscription with Qualified Address, you choose a number of queries that you wish...

How does autocomplete fit into the LiveAddress billing? What does it cost?

Choosing a LiveAddress package plan is much like choosing a phone planonly you can know what services...

Printing barcodes for mailing envelopes speeds up delivery time andif done correctlyreduces postage prices.

Printing barcodes for mailing envelopes speeds up delivery time andif done correctlyreduces postage prices.

Implementing LiveAddress API on your website may seem like a challenge if you are new HTML...

Many hosted shopping cart services (BigCommerce, Volusion, 3dCart...) can very easily have our...

Over the past six months we've made some very dramatic changes and improvements.

This guide is about understanding the response payload from the API To learn how to obtain a response...

For address verification, it's hard to beat the dead-on speed and simplicity of instant results...

Last Thursday morning, October 14, we experienced a significant address verification outage...

Sometimes the best way to learn a new API is to hit the ground running. Or, as Tony Stark says...

Making requests to LiveAddress via Javascript is easy: just follow REST endpoint documentation Let's look...

If you can already make requests, see how to parse the JSON/XML response.

By using our LiveAddress validation tool, you can instantly...

The Postal Service announced a major change in requirements for Standard Mail last week, when it...

A recent press release announced that forty-five new ZIP Codes are being added to the USPS data.

If you're looking for a great way to cut costs at your business, consider getting your shipping materials...

How to Upload a List of Addresses. This post provides easy-to-follow instructions for...

UPDATE: the US Postal Service has delayed the May 2011 requirement for Intelligent Mail Barcode usage...

If you've looked at the various alternatives available for address software, you've probably noticed that...

Orem, Utah (August 20, 2007) Qualified Address, a company specializing in...

As many of you know, we have been working on a web-based, on-demand PAVE solution for our customers.

The green color that represents QualifiedAddress.com does more than just contribute to an attractive...

RDI means. Basically, it indicates whether an address is a residential or commercial location.

The USPS provides a delivery status indicator for each address. They call this the Residential...

I'm looking at using the Smarty RESTJSON API from a non-browser client. The docs have given...

Please be aware that this plugin is no longer supported by Smarty. The plugin and its...

I heard that addresses must be in all caps or UPPERCASE in order to qualify for bulk mailing discounts.

As the United States Postal System, we...

President George W. Bush said earlier today, "It's clear our economy has slowed.",This remark came just...

Qualified Address is now Smarty. But, by now, you've probably guessed that.

Here are some excerpts from a few recent articles that may be of interest to those looking...

Qualified Address offers two different address verification scrubbing services. The two are...

Although we've only been providing services for about six months, Qualified Address has developed a...

For a while now, our address scrubbing service has only deducted scrubbing lookups from your...

Qualified Address is excited to offer the first on-demand mailing software in its industry. We are...

Because your usage of our LiveAddress API is (probably) determined by traffic and...

In USPS Postal Addressing Standards (Publication 28 or, affectionately, "Pub28"), the USPS presents a...

We have a valid address of a customer that is not being validated by your service...

Seriously, we know where you live. Meaning we could find it with just a GPS device.

The Smarty website plugin is a copypaste solution for address verification on your website.

The Smarty website plugin is configured when it is initialized. Initialization occurs when...

You can customize the look and feel of the UI to match your website simply by...

The website plugin is event-based. Custom events are raised throughout the lifetime of the script...

Sometimes it's really helpful to see some fully functional examples, so here you go. Basic Usage...

After initializing the plugin, a variety of functions are available to you in the returned object.

This page explains how to install the Smarty website plugin on your own web page.

Most of the time, the plugin works fine out of the box. However, we've assembled this page over years...

What do I need to know about appending county data?

Excellent question, and one that we have never specifically answered in writing...

Upon reviewing other posts in the forum, I understand that a footnote such as LIA# is the equivalent...

The success=true flag is set but the address validation failed...

I have an address that you validated but I'm not sure what to make of it. The address is:v5600 Post...

Street Genius, is that like a Jedi?

Will I get back the phone number, email address, ID, and other non-address data that I submit...

My IT group wants to know what range of IP addresses they need to allow through our firewall to access the

Just what is a CMRA? Why is knowing this important?

I am trying to determine if my customer will be able to use your web service for a web application that...

How long does it take to get a response from your API once we submit the address for validation?

I have processed some addresses through your address verification service and I need to be able to...

We have labeling constraints that require that our city names are often 15 characters or less.

I am familiar with a rural location that I have been testing on your liveaddress API. It is 30 Ash Grove...

Occasionally I have addresses that fail validation and I can't determine how to fix it. Do you have...

We've recently started supplying a separate Unit Number field to your address validator. The validator...

I processed a list with the following address: 324 10TH Ave Ste 285 Salt Lake Cty UT 84103...

I have checked multiple sources and all my records show that this address is correct. Why then is your...

We have 5 fields for address entry: Street1, Street2, City, State, and ZIPCode.

In testing on some live data, I did get one curious result. Consider this address...

Sometimes an address going into the system which is entirely correct, except for the primary number...

We're technical guys. We're Internet marketing guys. We have had a lot of success over...

Why does autocomplete sometimes suggest addresses that don't validate?

For a long time, our address verification customers have had to deal...

We've just added a section to the Address Entry Pro User Guide that explains how to use our XML...

It's finally available!

Out of all the components of a mailing address, the ZIP Code is one of the most essential.