Validate and classify a shipping address as business or residential using the FedEx Address Validation API
domain: developer.fedex.com · 6 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Create a FedEx developer organization and project, then obtain an OAuth 2.0 access token via the FedEx authorization endpoint
Submit up to 100 addresses in a single request to the Address Validation endpoint
Review the normalized address in the response, including standardized street abbreviations and reordered components
Check the business-versus-residential classification returned for each exact match
Handle addresses that return as unmatched or partially matched with a manual review or correction step
Use the validated, classified address in the subsequent FedEx Ship API request to apply correct residential surcharges
Known gotchas
Business/residential classification is only returned when an exact match is found against reference data; near-matches do not include a reliable classification
The API can add missing primary address information but cannot fill in a missing secondary identifier such as an apartment or suite number
Batch requests are capped at 100 addresses per call, so larger address books require chunking with client-side rate limiting
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