Online shipping solution Shippo launched a new tool to improve deliverability of sellers’ packages. The new Addresses API enables Shippo users to seamlessly validate, parse, and store customers’ shipping addresses.
Addresses that are not validated are 15x more likely to lead to an undeliverable package than those that are validated, according to Shippo – and validated addresses reduce address-related delivery issues by 48%.
The tool is available to merchants of every size and is designed so that anyone in the organization can benefit from its use, independently of who they use as their core label generation solution. Shippo’s Addresses API accurately validates, quickly parses, and efficiently stores customer addresses through three primary features:
Address Validation: Quickly validate, standardize, and format addresses for domestic and international shipments by leveraging Shippo’s aggregated database. Easily identify suggested address changes, determine whether to accept or reject them with Shippo’s Confidence Score, and instantly correct invalid addresses. Address validation also enables businesses to validate addresses upstream during customer checkout.
Address Parsing: Quickly convert a single string of text into up to 10 fields, including street, city, and phone number. Expedite the address entry process for customers during checkout.
Address Book: Store customer addresses to save time and minimize errors during label creation.
Laura Behrens Wu, founder and CEO at Shippo, said, “At Shippo, we’re dedicated to helping businesses tackle the more complicated elements of shipping – and that includes a smooth delivery process. With the launch of our Addresses API, businesses can improve their parcel delivery with an easy-to-use solution. We’re excited to bring the Addresses API to our customers and continue to establish Shippo as the go-to shipping solution.”
Information about Shippo’s Addresses API is available on the GoShippo.com website.
