Pitney Bowes Data Validation [DEPRECATED]

Pitney Bowes Data Validation Services helps eliminate errors in data and improve customer experience. It makes communication easier, faster and effortless by enriching customer details, keeping it up-to-date and maintaining its accuracy and consistency. To learn more, visit the documentation page: https://aka.ms/kvz9oh

This connector is available in the following products and regions:

Service Class Regions
Logic Apps Standard All Logic Apps regions except the following:
     -   Azure Government regions
     -   Azure China regions
     -   US Department of Defense (DoD)
Power Automate Premium All Power Automate regions except the following:
     -   US Government (GCC)
     -   US Government (GCC High)
     -   China Cloud operated by 21Vianet
     -   US Department of Defense (DoD)
Power Apps Premium All Power Apps regions except the following:
     -   US Government (GCC)
     -   US Government (GCC High)
     -   China Cloud operated by 21Vianet
     -   US Department of Defense (DoD)
Contact
Name Pitney Bowes Support
Email software.support@pb.com
Connector Metadata
Publisher Not Available

To use this integration, you need to have an account on the Pitney Bowes Developer Hub. Follow steps below to get your API Key and Secret.

If you see an error while using the connector you may look up the error code for more information. Note the HTTP status code in the documentation may be slightly different than what you see in Power Automate or Power Apps, please use the Error Code field for lookup purposes.

Get the API Key and Secret

  • Register for a Pitney Bowes Developer Account.
  • Sign In with your Developer Account and select API Keys in the Identify menu.

You will see your API key and Secret listed on API Key page.

You're now ready to start using this integration.

Deprecation Information

The Pitney Bowes Data Validation connector has been deprecated as of August 2020 at the request of the connector publisher.

Creating a connection

The connector supports the following authentication types:

Default Parameters for creating connection. All regions Not shareable

Default

Applicable: All regions

Parameters for creating connection.

This is not shareable connection. If the power app is shared with another user, another user will be prompted to create new connection explicitly.

Name Type Description Required
API Key (Learn more here: https://aka.ms/kvz9oh) securestring Your API key for Pitney Bowes True
Secret securestring Your client secret for Pitney Bowes True

Throttling Limits

Name Calls Renewal Period
API calls per connection 100 60 seconds

Actions

Validate Email Address [DEPRECATED]

The ValidateEmailAddress service takes an email address and determines if it is valid. It can fix common typos to return a valid email address. It also identifies problematic email addresses. Learn more in our documentation: https://aka.ms/Yqv7pc

Validate Mailing Address [DEPRECATED]

ValidateMailingAddress analyses and compares the input addresses against the known address databases around the world to output a standardized detail. Learn more in our documentation: https://aka.ms/wzsawb

Validate Mailing Address Premium [DEPRECATED]

ValidateMailing AddressPremium expands on the ValidateMailingAddressPro service by adding premium address data sources to get the best address validation result possible. Learn more in our documentation: https://aka.ms/s9jl1k

Validate Mailing Address Pro [DEPRECATED]

ValidateMailingAddressPro builds upon the ValidateMailingAddress service by using additional address databases so it can provide enhanced detail. Learn more in our documentation: https://aka.ms/pbv0v9

Validate Email Address [DEPRECATED]

The ValidateEmailAddress service takes an email address and determines if it is valid. It can fix common typos to return a valid email address. It also identifies problematic email addresses. Learn more in our documentation: https://aka.ms/Yqv7pc

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
Bogus
bogus string

Specifies whether to check if the email address is fictitious. Default value is true.

Complain
complain string

Specifies whether to check if the owner of the email address is known to submit spam complaints. Default value is true.

Disposable
disposable string

Specifies whether to check if the email address originates from a website that provides temporary email addresses. Default value is true.

Atc
atc string

One character code controlling the advanced suggestion behavior. Default value is aggressive.

Email Address
emailAddress string

The email address you want to validate.

Emps
emps string

Specifies whether to check if the email address appears on the Direct Marketing Association's 'Do Not Email' list. Default value is true.

FCC Wireless
fccwireless string

Specifies whether to check if the email address is associated with a domain that has restrictions on commercial email per the FCC. Default value is true.

Language
language string

Specifies whether to check if the email address handle contains derogatory words. Default value is true.

Role
role string

Specifies whether to check if the email address has a non-personal handle, such as info@, sales@, or webmaster@. Default value is true.

RTC
rtc string

Enables or disables real-time confirmation. Default value is true.

RTC timeout
rtc_timeout string

Specifies the timeout for real-time confirmation. Default value is 1200.

Returns

Name Path Type Description
array of object
Comment
COMMENT string

The comment string pertaining to the result of the submitted email address.

Comment Code
COMMENT_CODE string

A short code which maps to each returned COMMENT field value.

Email
EMAIL string

The email address submitted for verification.

Error
ERROR string

Field reserved for special features only.

Error Response
ERROR_RESPONSE string

Pre-formatted response intended to be provided to user.

Finding
FINDING string

One character code indicating the validity of the submitted email address.

Suggestion Comment
SUGG_COMMENT string

This field contains 'suggestion not SafeToDeliver' when ValidateEmailAddress corrected the address and the corrected version of the email address failed one or more SafeToDeliver process checks.

Suggestion Email
SUGG_EMAIL string

Suggested correction for submitted email address, if found. A suggestion will only be provided if it is valid and SafeToDeliver.

Validate Mailing Address [DEPRECATED]

ValidateMailingAddress analyses and compares the input addresses against the known address databases around the world to output a standardized detail. Learn more in our documentation: https://aka.ms/wzsawb

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
Output Casing
OutputCasing string

Specify the casing of the output data.

Address Line 1
AddressLine1 string

The first address line.

Address Line 2
AddressLine2 string

The second address line.

Firm Name
FirmName string

The company or firm name.

City
City string

The city name.

State Province
StateProvince string

The state or province.

Country
Country string

The country code or name.

Postal Code
PostalCode string

The postal code for the address.

Returns

Name Path Type Description
array of object
Address Line 1
AddressLine1 string

The first line of the validated address.

Address Line 2
AddressLine2 string

The second line of the validated address.

Firm Name
FirmName string

The validated firm or company name.

City
City string

The validated city name.

Postal Code
PostalCode string

The validated ZIP Code™ or postal code.

Country
Country string

The country name in English.

State Province
StateProvince string

The validated state or province abbreviation.

Block Address
BlockAddress string

The formatted address, as it would appear on a physical mail piece.

Additional Input Data
AdditionalInputData string

Input data not used by the address validation process.

Postal Code Base
PostalCodeBase string

The 5-digit ZIP Code™.

Postal Code AddOn
PostalCodeAddOn string

The 4-digit add-on part of the ZIP Code™.

Status
Status string

Reports the success or failure of the match attempt.

Status Code
StatusCode string

Reason for failure, if there is one.

Status Description
StatusDescription string

Description of the problem, if there is one.

Validate Mailing Address Premium [DEPRECATED]

ValidateMailing AddressPremium expands on the ValidateMailingAddressPro service by adding premium address data sources to get the best address validation result possible. Learn more in our documentation: https://aka.ms/s9jl1k

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
Output Address Blocks
OutputAddressBlocks string

Specifies whether to return a formatted version of the address as it would be printed on a physical mail piece.

Keep Multimatch
KeepMultimatch string

Specifies whether to return multiple address for those input addresses that have more than one possible match.

Output Country Format
OutputCountryFormat string

Specifies the format to use for the country name returned in the Country output field.

Output Record Type
OutputRecordType string

Specifies the type of output record you get.

Output Field Level Return Codes
OutputFieldLevelReturnCodes string

Specifies whether to include field-level result indicators.

Output Script
OutputScript string

Specifies the alphabet or script in which the output should be returned.

Output Casing
OutputCasing string

Specify the casing of the output data.

Maximum Results
MaximumResults string

A number between 1 and 10 that indicates the maximum number of addresses to return.

Address Line 1
AddressLine1 string

The first address line.

Address Line 2
AddressLine2 string

The second address line.

Address Line 3
AddressLine3 string

The third address line.

Address Line 4
AddressLine4 string

The fourth address line.

Address Line 5
AddressLine5 string

The fifth address line.

Firm Name
FirmName string

The company or firm name.

City
City string

The city name.

State Province
StateProvince string

The state or province.

Country
Country string

The country code or name.

Postal Code
PostalCode string

The postal code for the address.

Returns

Name Path Type Description
array of object
Status
Status string

Reports the success or failure of the match attempt.

Status Code
StatusCode string

Reason for failure, if there is one.

Status Description
StatusDescription string

Description of the problem, if there is one.

Confidence
Confidence string

The level of confidence assigned to the address being returned.

Record Type
RecordType string

Type of address record.

Record Type Default
RecordTypeDefault string

Code indicating the default match.

Multiple Matches
MultipleMatches string

Indicates which address component had multiple matches.

Could Not Validate
CouldNotValidate string

Mentions the address component that could not be validated, in case no match is found.

Country Level
CountryLevel string

The category of address matching available.

Address Format
AddressFormat string

The type of address data being returned.

Address Line 1
AddressLine1 string

The first line of the validated address.

Address Line 2
AddressLine2 string

The second line of the validated address.

Address Line 3
AddressLine3 string

The third line of the validated address.

Address Line 4
AddressLine4 string

The fourth line of the validated address.

City
City string

The validated city name.

State Province
StateProvince string

The validated state or province abbreviation.

Postal Code
PostalCode string

The validated ZIP Code™ or postal code.

Postal Code Base
PostalCodeBase string

The 5-digit ZIP Code™.

Postal Code AddOn
PostalCodeAddOn string

The 4-digit add-on part of the ZIP Code™.

Country
Country string

The country in the format determined by what you selected.

Additional Input Data
AdditionalInputData string

Input data that could not be matched to a particular address component.

Firm Name
FirmName string

The validated firm or company name.

House Number
HouseNumber string

House number.

Leading Directional
LeadingDirectional string

Leading directional.

Street Name
StreetName string

Street name.

Street Suffix
StreetSuffix string

Street suffix.

Trailing Directional
TrailingDirectional string

Trailing directional.

Apartment Label
ApartmentLabel string

Apartment designator (such as STE or APT).

Apartment Number
ApartmentNumber string

Apartment number.

Apartment Label 2
ApartmentLabel2 string

Secondary apartment designator.

Apartment Number 2
ApartmentNumber2 string

Secondary apartment number.

RRHC
RRHC string

Rural Route/Highway Contract indicator.

PO Box
POBox string

Post office box number.

Private Mailbox
PrivateMailbox string

Private mailbox indicator.

Private Mailbox Type
PrivateMailboxType string

The type of private mailbox.

House Number Input
HouseNumberInput string

House number.

Leading Directional Input
LeadingDirectionalInput string

Leading directional.

Street Name Input
StreetNameInput string

Street name.

Street Suffix Input
StreetSuffixInput string

Street suffix.

Trailing Directional Input
TrailingDirectionalInput string

Trailing directional.

Apartment Label Input
ApartmentLabelInput string

Apartment designator (such as STE or APT).

Apartment Number Input
ApartmentNumberInput string

Apartment number.

RRHC Input
RRHCInput string

Rural Route/Highway Contract indicator.

PO Box Input
POBoxInput string

Post office box number.

Private Mailbox Input
PrivateMailboxInput string

Private mailbox indicator.

Private Mailbox Type Input
PrivateMailboxTypeInput string

The type of private mailbox.

City Input
CityInput string

Validated city name.

State Province Input
StateProvinceInput string

Validated state or province name.

Postal Code Input
PostalCodeInput string

Validated postal code.

Country Input
CountryInput string

Country. Format is determined by what you selected in OutputCountryFormat.

Firm Name Input
FirmNameInput string

The validated firm or company name.

House Number Result
HouseNumberResult string

The field-level result indicator for HouseNumber.

Leading Directional Result
LeadingDirectionalResult string

The field-level result indicator for LeadingDirectional.

Street Result
StreetResult string

The field-level result indicator for Street.

Street Name Result
StreetNameResult string

The field-level result indicator for StreetName.

Street Name Alias Type
StreetNameAliasType string

The field-level result indicator for StreetName Alias.

Street Suffix Result
StreetSuffixResult string

The field-level result indicator for StreetSuffix.

Trailing Directional Result
TrailingDirectionalResult string

The field-level result indicator for TrailingDirectional.

Apartment Label Result
ApartmentLabelResult string

The field-level result indicator for ApartmentLabel.

Apartment Number Result
ApartmentNumberResult string

The field-level result indicator for ApartmentNumber.

Apartment Label 2 Result
ApartmentLabel2Result string

The field-level result indicator for ApartmentLabel2.

Apartment Number 2 Result
ApartmentNumber2Result string

The field-level result indicator for ApartmentNumber2.

RRHC Result
RRHCResult string

The field-level result indicator for RRHC.

RRHC Type
RRHCType string

The field-level result indicator for RRHC Type.

PO Box Result
POBoxResult string

The field-level result indicator for POBox.

City Result
CityResult string

The field-level result indicator for City.

State Province Result
StateProvinceResult string

The field-level result indicator for StateProvince.

Postal Code Result
PostalCodeResult string

The field-level result indicator for PostalCode.

Postal Code City Result
PostalCodeCityResult string

The field-level result indicator for PostalCodeCity.

Address Record Result
AddressRecordResult string

The field-level result indicator for AddressRecord.

Postal Code Source
PostalCodeSource string

The field-level result indicator for PostalCode Source.

Postal Code Type
PostalCodeType string

Indicates the type of postal code returned.

Country Result
CountryResult string

The validated firm or company name.

Firm Name Result
FirmNameResult string

Indicates if the firm name got validated.

Street Name Preferred Alias Result
StreetNamePreferredAliasResult string

Indicates the result of preferred alias processing.

Street Name Abbreviated Alias Result
StreetNameAbbreviatedAliasResult string

Indicates the result of abbreviated alias processing.

Address Line 5
AddressLine5 string

The fifth line of the validated address.

Address Quality
AddressQuality string

A two character code indicating overall quality of the resulting address.

Deliverability
Deliverability string

An estimate of confidence that an item mailed or shipped to this address would be successfully delivered.

Address Type
AddressType string

A single letter code that indicates the type of address.

Locality
Locality string

A locality is a village in rural areas or it may be a suburb in urban areas.

Change Score
ChangeScore string

A value of 0 and 100 that reflects how much the address has changed to make it valid.

Suburb
Suburb string

The validated firm or company name.

Block Address
BlockAddress string

It is the formatted address, as it would appear on a physical mail piece.

Latitude
Latitude string

Seven-digit number in degrees, calculated to four decimal places.

Longitude
Longitude string

Seven-digit number in degrees, calculated to four decimal places.

Validate Mailing Address Pro [DEPRECATED]

ValidateMailingAddressPro builds upon the ValidateMailingAddress service by using additional address databases so it can provide enhanced detail. Learn more in our documentation: https://aka.ms/pbv0v9

Parameters

Name Key Required Type Description
Output Address Blocks
OutputAddressBlocks string

Specifies whether to return a formatted version of the address as it would be printed on a physical mail piece.

Keep Multimatch
KeepMultimatch string

Specifies whether to return multiple address for those input addresses that have more than one possible match.

Output Country Format
OutputCountryFormat string

Specifies the format to use for the country name returned in the Country output field.

Output Script
OutputScript string

Specifies the alphabet or script in which the output should be returned.

Output Casing
OutputCasing string

Specify the casing of the output data.

Maximum Results
MaximumResults string

A number between 1 and 10 that indicates the maximum number of addresses to return.

Address Line 1
AddressLine1 string

The first address line.

Address Line 2
AddressLine2 string

The second address line.

Firm Name
FirmName string

The company or firm name.

City
City string

The city name.

State Province
StateProvince string

The state or province.

Country
Country string

The country code or name.

Postal Code
PostalCode string

The postal code for the address.

Returns

Name Path Type Description
array of object
Address Line 1
AddressLine1 string

The first line of the validated address.

Address Line 2
AddressLine2 string

The second line of the validated address.

Firm Name
FirmName string

The validated firm or company name.

Change Score
ChangeScore string

A value of 0 and 100 that reflects how much the address has changed to make it valid.

Locality
Locality string

Generally a locality is a village in rural areas or it may be a suburb in urban areas.

Suburb
Suburb string

The suburb name.

Address Type
AddressType string

A single letter code that indicates the type of address.

Deliverability
Deliverability string

An estimate of confidence that an item mailed or shipped to this address would be successfully delivered.

Address Quality
AddressQuality string

A two character code indicating overall quality of the resulting address.

Could Not Validate
CouldNotValidate string

Mentions the address component that could not be validated, in case no match is found.

City
City string

The validated city name.

Postal Code
PostalCode string

The validated ZIP Code™ or postal code.

Country
Country string

The country in the format determined by what you selected.

State Province
StateProvince string

The validated state or province abbreviation.

Block Address
BlockAddress string

The formatted address, as it would appear on a physical mail piece.

Additional Input Data
AdditionalInputData string

Input data that could not be matched to a particular address component.

Postal Code Base
PostalCodeBase string

The 5-digit ZIP Code™.

Postal Code AddOn
PostalCodeAddOn string

The 4-digit add-on part of the ZIP Code™.

Status
Status string

Reports the success or failure of the match attempt.

Status Code
StatusCode string

Reason for failure, if there is one.

Status Description
StatusDescription string

Description of the problem, if there is one.