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| 1 | +Validate Addresses |
| 2 | +================================ |
| 3 | +[ShipEngine](www.shipengine.com) allows you to validate an array of addresses before using it to create a shipment to ensure |
| 4 | +accurate delivery of your packages. Please see [our docs](https://www.shipengine.com/docs/addresses/validation/) to learn more about validating addresses. |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +Input Parameters |
| 7 | +------------------------------------ |
| 8 | +The `validateAddresses` method accepts an array of addresses as seen in the documentation above. |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +Output |
| 11 | +-------------------------------- |
| 12 | +The `validateAddresses` method returns an array of address validation result objects. |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +Example |
| 15 | +```php |
| 16 | +use ShipEngine\ShipEngine; |
| 17 | +use ShipEngine\Message\ShipEngineException; |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +function validateAddressesDemoFunction() { |
| 20 | + $client = new ShipEngine('API-Key'); |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | + $address = [ |
| 23 | + [ |
| 24 | + "name" => "John Smith", |
| 25 | + "company_name" => "ShipStation", |
| 26 | + "address_line1" => "3800 N Lamar Blvd", |
| 27 | + "address_line2" => "#220", |
| 28 | + "postal_code" => '78756', |
| 29 | + "country_code" => "US", |
| 30 | + "address_residential_indicator" => 'no', |
| 31 | + ], [ |
| 32 | + "name" => "John Smith", |
| 33 | + "company" => "ShipMate", |
| 34 | + "city_locality" => "Toronto", |
| 35 | + "state_province" => "On", |
| 36 | + "postal_code" => "M6K 3C3", |
| 37 | + "country_code" => "CA", |
| 38 | + "address_line1" => "123 Foo", |
| 39 | + ] |
| 40 | + ]; |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | + try { |
| 43 | + print_r($client->validateAddresses($address)); |
| 44 | + } catch (ShipEngineException $e) { |
| 45 | + print_r($e -> getMessage()); |
| 46 | + } |
| 47 | +} |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +validateAddressesDemoFunction(); |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +``` |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +Example Output |
| 54 | +----------------------------------------------------- |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +### Array of connected carrier accounts |
| 57 | +```php |
| 58 | +Array |
| 59 | +( |
| 60 | + [0] => Array |
| 61 | + ( |
| 62 | + [status] => verified |
| 63 | + [original_address] => Array |
| 64 | + ( |
| 65 | + [name] => John Smith |
| 66 | + [phone] => |
| 67 | + [company_name] => ShipStation |
| 68 | + [address_line1] => 3800 N Lamar Blvd |
| 69 | + [address_line2] => #220 |
| 70 | + [address_line3] => |
| 71 | + [city_locality] => |
| 72 | + [state_province] => |
| 73 | + [postal_code] => 78756 |
| 74 | + [country_code] => US |
| 75 | + [address_residential_indicator] => no |
| 76 | + ) |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | + [matched_address] => Array |
| 79 | + ( |
| 80 | + [name] => JOHN SMITH |
| 81 | + [phone] => |
| 82 | + [company_name] => SHIPSTATION |
| 83 | + [address_line1] => 3800 N LAMAR BLVD STE 220 |
| 84 | + [address_line2] => |
| 85 | + [address_line3] => |
| 86 | + [city_locality] => AUSTIN |
| 87 | + [state_province] => TX |
| 88 | + [postal_code] => 78756-0003 |
| 89 | + [country_code] => US |
| 90 | + [address_residential_indicator] => no |
| 91 | + ) |
| 92 | + |
| 93 | + [messages] => Array |
| 94 | + ( |
| 95 | + ) |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | + ) |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | + [1] => Array |
| 100 | + ( |
| 101 | + [status] => error |
| 102 | + [original_address] => Array |
| 103 | + ( |
| 104 | + [name] => John Smith |
| 105 | + [phone] => |
| 106 | + [company_name] => |
| 107 | + [address_line1] => 123 Foo |
| 108 | + [address_line2] => |
| 109 | + [address_line3] => |
| 110 | + [city_locality] => Toronto |
| 111 | + [state_province] => On |
| 112 | + [postal_code] => M6K 3C3 |
| 113 | + [country_code] => CA |
| 114 | + [address_residential_indicator] => unknown |
| 115 | + ) |
| 116 | + |
| 117 | + [matched_address] => |
| 118 | + [messages] => Array |
| 119 | + ( |
| 120 | + [0] => Array |
| 121 | + ( |
| 122 | + [code] => a1002 |
| 123 | + [message] => Could not match the inputted street name to a unique street name. No matches or too many matches were found. |
| 124 | + [type] => error |
| 125 | + [detail_code] => street_does_not_match_unique_street_name |
| 126 | + ) |
| 127 | + |
| 128 | + [1] => Array |
| 129 | + ( |
| 130 | + [code] => a1004 |
| 131 | + [message] => This address has been partially verified down to the city level. This is NOT the highest level possible with the data provided. |
| 132 | + [type] => error |
| 133 | + [detail_code] => partially_verified_to_city_level |
| 134 | + ) |
| 135 | + |
| 136 | + ) |
| 137 | + |
| 138 | + ) |
| 139 | + |
| 140 | +) |
| 141 | +``` |
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