For the best performance and greatest user experience:
Global address keys and Suggestions keys
Auto step-in and auto format functionality is designed to make the address capture process more efficient by reducing the number of interactive steps that the user has to perform to capture an address.
Supported search types
When a search has been performed by our service, the list of suggestions that is returned contains many properties and flags, the can_step_in
and full_address
properties can be used to simplify the address validation process for your user. The flags should be checked after the search has been performed, but before the results are presented to the user.
can_step_in
property set to true
, we suggest that your integration automatically steps into that single match, without displaying the suggestion to the user. full_address
property set to true
, we suggest that your integration automatically formats that single match to produce a final address, without displaying the suggestion to the user.Experian Address Validation can sit behind a multitude of different user interfaces to create the best user experience for your website.
Whether you choose to display your results in a dropdown, predictive style, rolodex style or another function, Experian Address Validation can integrate seamlessly into your website so that the results are displayed to suit your website design. Check out our sample code. to get started.
You can also decide what results are searched for when a user types in an address.
When creating a custom layout, there are things to consider: