The python Fedex Address Validation API Example

When customers make purchases, they must provide accurate addresses to ensure that their package arrives safely. Address validation helps to prevent errors and avoid costly returns or lost deliveries, making it a key part of your checkout process. To help you integrate this service into your site, python-fedex has a number of example projects in the 'examples' directory. They can be used to explore both the return values and JSON formatted API response for the address validation services. Additionally, coverage details are provided to help you determine which countries and regions the Address Validation API supports.

The API can be used to validate and resolve recipient addresses before shipping, allowing you to deliver your goods with greater accuracy. It does so by checking the input address against reference data and returning a real-world address that closely matches the original. It also provides annotations about deficiencies in the address or changes that have been made to arrive at the matched address.

The service can be set to validate either business or residential addresses, which are based on the type of goods you ship and the type of facility at the location. The service can even classify an address as'mixed' if it contains both commercial and residential elements. This can be useful when you are offering a service to customers who require both business and residential delivery options. It can also help to optimize your shipping rates if you are able to categorize the delivery address correctly.