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No payment details needed - No catches, no automatic subscription", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "vendor_description", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/", "excerpt": "Real-Time Address-Validator - Eliminate Costly Errors.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "supported_regions", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/api.html", "excerpt": "Geographic Coverage: 240+ countries and territories", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "webhooks_supported", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/api.html", "excerpt": "NotifyURL: HTTP callback URL for bulk completion ... HTTP GET request to NotifyURL with taskid parameter", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "sandbox_available", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/api.html", "excerpt": "No dedicated sandbox mentioned. A free trial offering 100 free Address-Validator credits is available without credit card requirements.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "mcp_server_available", "url": "https://github.com/byteplant-dev/byteplant-mcp", "excerpt": "Byteplant's Email Validator, Phone Validator and Address Validator MCP Server", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "has_published_pricing", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/pricing.html", "excerpt": "Region 1 (US/Territories): 1.0 credit per address ... Region 2 (EU/Canada/Australia): 2.5 credits per address ... Region 3 (All other countries): 5.0 credits per address", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "free_tier_available", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/free-trial-registration.html", "excerpt": "100 free address checks & corrections ... No payment details needed - No catches, no automatic subscription", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "enterprise_plan_available", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/pricing.html", "excerpt": "If you are processing more than 100,000 addresses per year, please contact our sales team", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "gdpr", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/", "excerpt": "Operates under EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG)", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "pci_dss", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/privacy.html", "excerpt": "No PCI DSS certification or compliance statement found on privacy or terms pages", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "sla_published", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/api.html", "excerpt": "We guarantee an availability of 99.9%.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "sdk_languages", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/api.html", "excerpt": "SDK/Code Examples Provided: JavaScript (jQuery), PHP, Java, C# (.NET 4.5), VB.NET (.NET 4.5)", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "self_serve_signup", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/free-trial-registration.html", "excerpt": "No payment details needed - No catches, no automatic subscription.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "known_restrictions", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/api.html", "excerpt": "Bulk Verification: up to 100,000 addresses in a single asynchronous request", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "api_style", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/api.html", "excerpt": "The Address Validation API uses REST-based HTTP GET or POST requests.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "rate_limit_requests", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/api.html", "excerpt": "the default API rate limit allows 100 API requests in 300s", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "rate_limit_window", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/api.html", "excerpt": "the default API rate limit allows 100 API requests in 300s", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "free_tier_limit", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/free-trial-registration.html", "excerpt": "No payment details needed - No catches, no automatic subscription. 100 free address checks & corrections.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "sdk_packages (Node.js)", "url": "https://github.com/byteplant/address-validator-net", "excerpt": "NodeJS wrapper for the address-validator.net API. npm install address-validator-net", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "mcp_url", "url": "https://github.com/byteplant-dev/byteplant-mcp", "excerpt": "Byteplant's Email Validator, Phone Validator and Address Validator MCP Server. pip install byteplant-mcp", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "launched_at", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/", "excerpt": "Established in 2003; Germany-based company.", "confidence": "medium" }, { "field": "starting_price_usd", "url": "https://www.capterra.com/p/237592/Address-Validator/", "excerpt": "Starting Price: $18 USD (one-time, usage-based)", "confidence": "low" }, { "field": "price_basis", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/pricing.html", "excerpt": "Credits do never expire and unused credits roll over monthly. Monthly subscriptions offer automatic credit renewal.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "sla_url", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/faq.html", "excerpt": "99.9% uptime guarantee, supported by robust hosting across three global locations to ensure continuous service. API requests will typically be answered within 125ms.", "confidence": "medium" }, { "field": "mcp_server_available", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/mcp.html", "excerpt": "Byteplant's MCP server enables AI applications to integrate data quality services without requiring custom connectors or complex setup.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "pricing_model", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/pricing.html", "excerpt": "Pay As You Go - One-time payments with no monthly commitments ... Monthly Subscription - Fixed monthly cost with automatic credit allocation", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "has_published_pricing", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/pricing.html", "excerpt": "The pricing page describes two billing models but does not display specific USD or EUR prices — amounts require using an interactive pricing calculator.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "free_tier_available", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/api.html", "excerpt": "100 free Address-Validator credits is available without credit card requirements — one-time trial grant, not a recurring free allowance", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "gdpr", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/", "excerpt": "We process and store your data only for the purpose of validation and delete all personally identifiable end-user information within 14 days after the data has been made available to us.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "hipaa", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/privacy.html", "excerpt": "No HIPAA certification or compliance statement found; GDPR/BDSG are the stated regulatory frameworks", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "sla_published", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/faq.html", "excerpt": "99.9% uptime guarantee, supported by robust hosting across three global locations to ensure continuous service. API requests will typically be answered within 125ms.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "documented_rate_limits", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/api.html", "excerpt": "the default API rate limit allows 100 API requests in 300s", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "sdk_languages", "url": "https://github.com/byteplant-dev/byteplant-mcp", "excerpt": "pip install byteplant-mcp ... Python 100.0%", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "known_restrictions", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/pricing.html", "excerpt": "Region 1 (US): 1.0 credit per address ... Region 2 (Europe/Canada/Australia): 2.5 credits per address ... Region 3 (All others): 5.0 credits per address", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "auth_methods", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/api.html", "excerpt": "APIKey (string) - Your address validator API key. Required parameter for each request.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "base_url", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/api.html", "excerpt": "URL: https://api.address-validator.net/api/verify (GET or POST)", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "rate_limit_requests", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/api.html", "excerpt": "ratelimit_remain (int): The remaining number of API requests before the threshold is reached. ratelimit_seconds (int): The remaining seconds of the current rate limit interval.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "error_format", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/api.html", "excerpt": "DELAYED, NO_COUNTRY, RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED, API_KEY_INVALID_OR_DEPLETED, RESTRICTED, INTERNAL_ERROR", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "requires_verification", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/free-trial-registration.html", "excerpt": "No payment details needed - No catches, no automatic subscription.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "sdk_packages (jQuery)", "url": "https://github.com/byteplant/jquery-address-validator-net", "excerpt": "A small library providing a wrapper for api.address-validator.net for jQuery", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "notable_customers", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/", "excerpt": "Alibaba, Toyota, Sonova, EWE, AnyDesk, DocMorris (customer logo display)", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "data_retention_policy_url", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/terms.html", "excerpt": "delete all personally identifiable end-user information within 14 days after the data has been made available to us", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "starting_price_usd", "url": "https://prospeo.io/s/byteplant-pricing-reviews-pros-and-cons", "excerpt": "You can start validating addresses for only 16 USD", "confidence": "low" }, { "field": "stability", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/api.html", "excerpt": "Address Verification API with endpoints at https://api.address-validator.net/api/verify, /bulk-verify, /search, /fetch — actively documented with no deprecation notice.", "confidence": "high" }, { "field": "versioning_scheme", "url": "https://www.byteplant.com/address-validator/api.html", "excerpt": "No version number appears in API endpoint URLs (https://api.address-validator.net/api/verify) and no versioning scheme is documented.", "confidence": "high" } ], "fields_not_found": [ "Canada Post SERP/AMAS certification", "Royal Mail PAF certification", "Australia Post AMAS certification", "DPV (Delivery Point Validation) certification output", "CMRA flag", "SOC2 certification", "ISO 27001 certification", "exact dollar prices per plan (pricing calculator is dynamic, not static)", "api_version", "deprecation_policy_url", "ga_date", "sla_url (dedicated page)", "webhook_events_url", "idempotency_supported", "webhook_signing", "starting_price_usd (exact - inferred from third-party sources)" ], "source_confidence": "high", "last_verified_at": "2026-06-14T00:00:00.000Z", "contribute": { "note": "This data is crowd-editable. 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