Addresses Best Practice

Correct and valid addresses are a core aspect of being able to successfully conduct deliveries with FlashBox. FlashBox API requires a certain level of accuracy for addresses when creating an order. This section explains how you can be sure the addresses you provide will be acceptable and properly geocoded with FlashBox API.

We accept two types of addresses, both of which have slightly different requirements. Both are documented below.

Precise Addresses

An address is considered as precise when it contains at least:

• A street number
• A street name
• A postcode
• A city name

Example: "100 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5J 1V6"

Approximate Addresses

An address is considered as approximate when:

• location_type returned by Google Geocoding API is equal to ROOFTOP, APPROXIMATE, RANGE_INTERPOLATED or GEOMETRIC_CENTER.
• bounds returned by Google Geocoding API is between 10 meters and 125 meters.