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Summary of updates to our Terms of Service
At Addressfinder, we regularly review and update our Terms of Service to reflect improvements in our services, simplify our policies, and ensure compliance with evolving legal and privacy requirements. The latest update, effective 24 September 2025, reflects several meaningful changes designed to provide greater clarity, value, and alignment with how our services are delivered.

How to get the best results from the Bulk Address Verification process
How to get the best results from the Bulk Address Verification process

Can you provide a list of New Zealand street types?
A list of all the street types and suffixes in Addressfinder New Zealand address dataset.

Are all possible Australian addresses listed in the Addressfinder database?
Addressfinder is Australia's most comprehensive address database with over 17.5 million official records.

Can you provide a list of Australian street types?
A list of all the street types and suffixes in Addressfinder Australian address dataset.

Canonical addresses vs Alias addresses
Understanding the difference between canonical and alias addresses is critical to ensuring accurate address verification and processes.

Why can't I find my address?
Can't find an address? Here are a few reasons why you might not be able to find it with Addressfinder.

Writing your own autocomplete service
To write your own autocomplete services you will need to follow these steps and leverage Addressfinder API

What is the difference between the 'postal' address and the 'a' address?
Verifying the physical location of the customer is crucial for organisations. Differing business needs affect if you should use 'a' or postal address.

What is a disposable email address?
Disposable email addresses are addresses that can be created with little effort, used for a fixed period of time, and then deleted.

Segment customers based on their location with address metadata
Whether you're managing delivery zones, tailoring services to regional rules or assigning sales to local stores or area managers, segmenting customers is a simple but powerful way to improve outcomes. This article contains examples of how to use address metadata for location based segmentation.