Shippo Addresses API

Validate and manage shipping addresses

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shippo-addresses-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Shippo Addresses API
  description: Shippo is a multi-carrier shipping API that enables developers to add complete shipping functionality to their applications. The API supports address validation, carrier rate comparison across USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL, and 80+ other carriers, label generation, package tracking, returns management, and webhook notifications.
  version: '2018-02-08'
  contact:
    name: Shippo
    url: https://docs.goshippo.com/
    email: support@goshippo.com
  license:
    name: Shippo API Terms
    url: https://goshippo.com/terms-of-use/
  x-date: '2026-05-02'
servers:
- url: https://api.goshippo.com
  description: Shippo API
security:
- ShippoToken: []
tags:
- name: Addresses
  description: Validate and manage shipping addresses
paths:
  /addresses:
    get:
      operationId: listAddresses
      summary: List Addresses
      description: Returns a list of all address objects.
      tags:
      - Addresses
      parameters:
      - name: page
        in: query
        description: Page number for pagination
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
      - name: results
        in: query
        description: Number of results per page (max 100)
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 5
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of addresses
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AddressPaginatedList'
    post:
      operationId: createAddress
      summary: Create Address
      description: Creates a new address object. You can use address objects to create new shipments, calculate rates, and to create orders.
      tags:
      - Addresses
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AddressCreateRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Address created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Address'
  /addresses/{AddressId}:
    get:
      operationId: getAddress
      summary: Get Address
      description: Returns an existing address using an object ID.
      tags:
      - Addresses
      parameters:
      - name: AddressId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Object ID of the address
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Address object
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Address'
  /addresses/{AddressId}/validate:
    get:
      operationId: validateAddress
      summary: Validate Address
      description: Validates an existing address and returns validation results.
      tags:
      - Addresses
      parameters:
      - name: AddressId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Object ID of the address to validate
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Address validation result
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Address'
components:
  schemas:
    AddressPaginatedList:
      type: object
      properties:
        count:
          type: integer
        next:
          type: string
        previous:
          type: string
        results:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Address'
    AddressCreateRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - street1
      - city
      - state
      - zip
      - country
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        company:
          type: string
        street1:
          type: string
        street2:
          type: string
        city:
          type: string
        state:
          type: string
        zip:
          type: string
        country:
          type: string
        phone:
          type: string
        email:
          type: string
        is_residential:
          type: boolean
        validate:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether to validate the address
    Address:
      type: object
      properties:
        object_id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the address
        is_complete:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the address is complete and valid
        name:
          type: string
          description: Full name of the recipient
        company:
          type: string
          description: Company name
        street1:
          type: string
          description: First line of the street address
        street2:
          type: string
          description: Second line of the street address
        city:
          type: string
          description: City
        state:
          type: string
          description: State or province
        zip:
          type: string
          description: Postal code
        country:
          type: string
          description: ISO 2-letter country code
        phone:
          type: string
          description: Phone number
        email:
          type: string
          description: Email address
        is_residential:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the address is residential
        validation_results:
          type: object
          description: Address validation results
        object_created:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        object_updated:
          type: string
          format: date-time
  securitySchemes:
    ShippoToken:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Shippo API token (prefix with "ShippoToken ")