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# Validate a postal address

> Validates and normalizes the postal address in the request body. Returns corrected address fields and validation status when the address can be verified.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/management-expert.json post /v6/address/validate
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  description: >-
    Advanced configuration endpoints for Extole platform experts: campaign
    controllers, typed actions and triggers, advanced component types and
    facets, source mapping, report post-handlers, pre-handlers, and other expert
    configuration surfaces not included in the standard Management API.
  title: Management Expert API
  version: '1.0'
servers:
  - description: Production
    url: https://api.extole.io
security:
  - HEADER: []
  - QUERY: []
  - COOKIE: []
tags:
  - name: Authentication
  - name: Campaign Controllers
  - name: Campaign Controllers Actions
  - name: Campaign Controllers Triggers
  - name: Campaign Flow Steps
  - name: Components
  - name: Components Grants
  - name: Components Subscriptions
  - name: Components Types
  - name: Content
  - name: Debug
  - name: Domains
  - name: Email
  - name: Event Prehandlers
  - name: Events
  - name: Javascript Core Extensions
  - name: Persons
  - name: Profiles
  - name: Report Schedules
  - name: Report Types
  - name: Reporting
  - name: Security Keys
  - name: Settings
paths:
  /v6/address/validate:
    post:
      tags:
        - Profiles
      summary: Validate a postal address
      description: >-
        Validates and normalizes the postal address in the request body. Returns
        corrected address fields and validation status when the address can be
        verified.
      operationId: validateAddress
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            example:
              address_lines:
                - address_line
              region_code: region_code
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AddressValidationRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AddressValidationResponse'
          description: Successful response
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                address_validation:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/address_validation'
                binding_error:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/binding_error'
                invalid_json:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/invalid_json'
                invalid_parameter:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/invalid_parameter'
                missing_request_body:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/missing_request_body'
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RestExceptionResponse'
          description: Bad Request
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                method_unauthorized:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/method_unauthorized'
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RestExceptionResponse'
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                access_denied:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/access_denied'
                expired_access_token:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/expired_access_token'
                invalid_access_token:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/invalid_access_token'
                jwt_authentication_error:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/jwt_authentication_error'
                method_unauthorized:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/method_unauthorized'
                missing_access_token:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/missing_access_token'
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RestExceptionResponse'
          description: Forbidden
        '415':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                unsupported_media_type:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/unsupported_media_type'
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RestExceptionResponse'
          description: Unsupported Media Type
        '429':
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                too_many_requests:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/too_many_requests'
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RestExceptionResponse'
          description: Too Many Requests
components:
  schemas:
    AddressValidationRequest:
      properties:
        address_lines:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
        region_code:
          type: string
      required:
        - address_lines
        - region_code
      type: object
    AddressValidationResponse:
      properties:
        address:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Address'
        verdict:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Verdict'
      required:
        - address
        - verdict
      type: object
    RestExceptionResponse:
      description: Represents the API error response
      properties:
        code:
          description: Specific error code for this error type, documented per endpoint
          type: string
        http_status_code:
          description: >-
            HTTP status code that was returned with this error, useful if client
            get response code
          format: int32
          type: integer
        message:
          description: User readable English description of the error
          type: string
        parameters:
          additionalProperties:
            description: >-
              Attributes related to the error, varies be error code, documented
              per endpoint
            type: object
          description: >-
            Attributes related to the error, varies be error code, documented
            per endpoint
          type: object
        unique_id:
          description: >-
            Unique id associated with this error, useful for discussions with
            Extole
          type: string
      required:
        - code
        - http_status_code
        - message
        - parameters
        - unique_id
      type: object
    Address:
      properties:
        address_components:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AddressComponent'
          type: array
        formatted_address:
          type: string
        missing_component_types:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
        postal_address:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PostalAddress'
        unconfirmed_component_types:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
      type: object
    Verdict:
      properties:
        geocode_granularity:
          type: string
        has_unconfirmed_components:
          type: boolean
        input_granularity:
          type: string
        validation_granularity:
          type: string
      type: object
    AddressComponent:
      properties:
        component_name:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ComponentName'
        component_type:
          type: string
        confirmation_level:
          type: string
        inferred:
          type: boolean
        replaced:
          type: boolean
        spell_corrected:
          type: boolean
      type: object
    PostalAddress:
      properties:
        address_lines:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
        language_code:
          type: string
        region_code:
          type: string
      type: object
    ComponentName:
      properties:
        language_code:
          type: string
        text:
          type: string
      type: object
  examples:
    address_validation:
      summary: address_validation
      value:
        code: address_validation
        http_status_code: 400
        message: Failed to validate address.
        parameters: {}
        unique_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
    binding_error:
      summary: binding_error
      value:
        code: binding_error
        http_status_code: 400
        message: Argument is not of the expected type
        parameters: {}
        unique_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
    invalid_json:
      summary: invalid_json
      value:
        code: invalid_json
        http_status_code: 400
        message: JSON is invalid
        parameters: {}
        unique_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
    invalid_parameter:
      summary: invalid_parameter
      value:
        code: invalid_parameter
        http_status_code: 400
        message: Parameter is invalid.
        parameters: {}
        unique_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
    missing_request_body:
      summary: missing_request_body
      value:
        code: missing_request_body
        http_status_code: 400
        message: Missing request body
        parameters: {}
        unique_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
    method_unauthorized:
      summary: method_unauthorized
      value:
        code: method_unauthorized
        http_status_code: 401
        message: Unauthorized access to this endpoint
        parameters: {}
        unique_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
    access_denied:
      summary: access_denied
      value:
        code: access_denied
        http_status_code: 403
        message: >-
          The access_token provided is not permitted to access the specified
          resource.
        parameters: {}
        unique_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
    expired_access_token:
      summary: expired_access_token
      value:
        code: expired_access_token
        http_status_code: 403
        message: The access_token provided with this request has expired.
        parameters: {}
        unique_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
    invalid_access_token:
      summary: invalid_access_token
      value:
        code: invalid_access_token
        http_status_code: 403
        message: The access_token provided with this request is invalid.
        parameters: {}
        unique_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
    jwt_authentication_error:
      summary: jwt_authentication_error
      value:
        code: jwt_authentication_error
        http_status_code: 403
        message: The jwt authentication failed.
        parameters: {}
        unique_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
    missing_access_token:
      summary: missing_access_token
      value:
        code: missing_access_token
        http_status_code: 403
        message: No access_token was provided with this request.
        parameters: {}
        unique_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
    unsupported_media_type:
      summary: unsupported_media_type
      value:
        code: unsupported_media_type
        http_status_code: 415
        message: Request had an unsupported or no media type
        parameters: {}
        unique_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
    too_many_requests:
      summary: too_many_requests
      value:
        code: too_many_requests
        http_status_code: 429
        message: >-
          The server is unable to process your request at the moment, please
          retry later.
        parameters: {}
        unique_id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
  securitySchemes:
    HEADER:
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      type: apiKey
      x-bearer-format: bearer
    QUERY:
      in: query
      name: access_token
      type: apiKey
    COOKIE:
      in: cookie
      name: extole_token
      type: apiKey

````