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AddressVerify API Operation
The AddressVerify API operation confirms whether a postal address and postal code match
those of the specified PayPal account holder.
AddressVerify Request Message
Address Verify Request Fields
Field Description
METHOD (Required) Must be AddressVerify.
EMAIL (Required) Email address of a PayPal member to verify.
Character length and limitations: 255 single-byte characters maximum with the input
mask: ?@?.??
STREET (Required) First line of the billing or shipping postal address to verify. To pass
verification, the value of Street must match the first 3 single-byte characters of a
postal address on file for the PayPal member.
Character length and limitations: 35 single-byte characters maximum, including
alphanumeric plus - , . ‘ # \. Whitespace and case of input value are ignored.
ZIP (Required) Postal code to verify. To pass verification, the value of Zip must match
the first 5 single-byte characters of the postal code of the verified postal address for
the verified PayPal member.
Character length and limitations: 16 single-byte characters maximum. Whitespace
and case of input value are ignored.