Address Validation: apply Shipping Rules based on the address residential status
Overview
Check the residential status of the destination address entered at checkout and apply Shipping Rules (hide method, discount, surcharge or replace rate) based on the address status.
Address Validation: Popular Scenarios
Check some popular scenarios perfectly solved with Address Validation:
- Apply Shipping Rules based on the address residential status (learn from this article)
- Set up own rates based on the address status
- Check address residential status before requesting Carrier real-time rates
- Default to residential or commercial address type when requesting Carrier real-time rates
Address Validation: Configuration Steps
Before you start: make sure you have at least one Carrier Shipping Option, for which you want to apply the Address Validation
Step 1: Enable Address Validation feature
Step 2: Add a Shipping Segment with specific address status (residential or commercial)
Step 3: Add Shipping Rule using the Segment
After you finish: check applied address status and Shipping Rules in the Activity Feed while testing
Step 1: Enable Address Validation feature
Navigate to the "Address Validation" section and enable the feature.
- Shipping Areas. In order to avoid unnecessary calls and credits usage you may allow address validation only for specific Shipping Areas.
- Qualify "unknown" addresses as. If for some reason the address validation has failed (the address was qualified as "unknown"), then you may apply the "commercial" or "residential" status for such addresses.
Step 2: Add a Shipping Segment with specific address status (residential or commercial)
You will find the "Address Type" attribute when adding a new Shipping Segment. Add 2 Segments: Segment 1 should cover residential addresses, Segment 2 should cover commercial addresses.
Step 3: Add Shipping Rule using the Segment
Add Shipping Rule using the Segment.
Learn more about Shipping Rules from this article.