Google Address Validation API

Best for: Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call; Regulated or enterprise workloads - compliance attestations and an enterprise plan; AI agents and automation - an agent-ready surface (MCP / llms.txt)

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  50 / 100
  Agent friendliness
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  100 / 100
  Pricing transparency
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  85 / 100
  Setup speed
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  35 / 100
  Docs quality
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  100 / 100
  Procurement ease
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  75 / 100
  Trust readiness

Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fields (pricing, compliance, capabilities, docs and developer-surface signals) - not from reviews or paid placement. Each axis is 0-100; an unknown signal scores 0 for that axis. Procurement ease is the inverse of buying friction (higher = easier to adopt).

Pricing model

Hybrid (base + usage) [2]developers.google.com/maps/documentation/address-validation/usage-and-billing“The Address Validation API is billed on a pay-as-you-go basis, charging per request according to the pricing table.”developers.google.com/maps/billing-and-pricing/subscriptions“your flat monthly subscription fee, plus any additional usage charged at standard pay-as-you-go prices”

Published pricing

✓ Yes [3]developers.google.com/maps/billing-and-pricing/pricing“Address Validation Pro (SKU: A2E0-53FF-0BE3): 5,001–100,000: $17.00; 100,001–500,000: $13.60; 500,001–1,000,000: $10.20; 1,000,001–5,000,000: $5.10; 5,000,001+: $1.28”developers.google.com/maps/billing-and-pricing/pricing“Address Validation Enterprise (SKU: 10F3-119A-C6EC): 1,001–100,000: $25.00; 100,001–500,000: $20.00; 500,001–1,000,000: $15.00; 1,000,001–5,000,000: $7.50; 5,000,001+: $2.28”

Free tier

✓ Yes [4]developers.google.com/maps/billing-and-pricing/pricing“Pro Tier — Free monthly cap: 5,000 requests. Enterprise Tier — Free monthly cap: 1,000 requests.”

Free tier details

Address Validation Pro SKU: 5,000 free requests per month. Address Validation Enterprise SKU: 1,000 free requests per month. These are recurring monthly free allowances per SKU.

Self-serve signup

✓ Yes

Requires sales call

✗ No

Enterprise plan

✓ Yes [5]mapsplatform.google.com/pricing/“Enterprise Plan: Custom pricing with custom monthly calls”

• USPS CASS certified
• International coverage

Supported actions

validateAddress, provideValidationFeedback [6]developers.google.com/maps/documentation/address-validation/reference/rest“validateAddress — Validates an address. provideValidationFeedback — Feedback about the outcome of the sequence of validation attempts”

Regions

Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, Colombia, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Mexico, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, United States, India (preview), Japan (preview), USPS CASS Certified for US and Puerto Rico addresses [7]developers.google.com/maps/documentation/address-validation/coverage“Generally Available (GA): Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, Colombia, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Mexico, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, United States”developers.google.com/maps/documentation/address-validation/coverage“Data quality can vary by country”

Input types

free-form address string via addressLines array, structured address components (regionCode, postalCode, administrativeArea, locality, sublocality, addressLines), partial address, PostalAddress object

Output types

standardized/formatted address, address component-level confirmation status, validity and deliverability verdict (possibleNextAction: ACCEPT/CONFIRM/FIX), geocode (LatLng coordinates, Place ID, Plus Code, viewport bounds), address metadata (residential/business/PO Box flags), USPS data for US/PR addresses (DPV/CASS fields), granularity levels (SUB_PREMISE, PREMISE, PREMISE_PROXIMITY, BLOCK, ROUTE, OTHER), inferred/spell-corrected/replaced component flags, JSON response

Webhooks

✗ No

Sandbox / test mode

✗ No

SDK languages

Java, Go, Node.js, Python, .NET/C# [8]developers.google.com/maps/documentation/address-validation/client_libraries“Java, Go, Node.js (@googlemaps/addressvalidation), Python (google-maps-addressvalidation), .NET (Google.Maps.AddressValidation.V1)”

MCP server

✓ Yes [9]github.com/googlemaps/platform-ai“Address Validation API”github.com/googlemaps/platform-ai“Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enhances the responses from large language models (LLMs) used for developing applications with the Google Maps Platform”

SOC 2

SOC 2 Type II [10]mapsplatform.google.com/resources/blog/new-iso-27001-and-soc-security-certifications-google-maps-platform“We now have ISO 27001, SOC 2 and SOC 3 security certifications for 25 Google Maps Platform products.”

HIPAA

✗ No [11]developers.google.com/maps/security/compliance/security-compliance“Google Maps Platform regularly undergoes independent verification of its security, compliance and quality controls”cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms/aup“Google Maps Platform Acceptable Use Policy prohibits customers from using the service to transmit, store, or process health information subject to United States HIPAA regulations”

GDPR

✓ Yes [12]developers.google.com/maps/security/compliance/security-compliance“Google Maps Platform complies with various security and privacy standards like ISO 27001, SOC 2, and GDPR”

ISO 27001

✓ Yes [13]developers.google.com/maps/security/compliance/security-compliance“ISO / IEC 27001 (Information Security Management)”mapsplatform.google.com/resources/blog/new-iso-27001-and-soc-security-certifications-google-maps-platform“We now have ISO 27001, SOC 2 and SOC 3 security certifications for 25 Google Maps Platform products.”

PCI DSS

– Unknown

Published SLA

✓ Yes [14]cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms/sla“Google Maps Platform provides a Monthly Uptime Percentage of at least 99.9% for each Covered Service.”

Rate limits

6,000 queries per minute (QPM) for validation methods; 6,000 QPM for feedback methods [15]developers.google.com/maps/documentation/address-validation/faq“Address Validation API has a default rate limit of 6000 Queries Per Minute (QPM).”developers.google.com/maps/documentation/address-validation/usage-and-billing“Maximum request limit of 6,000 queries per minute for the validation methods and another 6,000 QPM limit for feedback methods.”

Known restrictions

Content pre-fetching, caching, or storage is generally restricted; Place ID is exempt and may be stored indefinitely, Address validation response elements may be cached a maximum of 30 consecutive calendar days and must be deleted after 30 days, Cached response data must be associated against a user account (email address or other primary ID), USPS CASS processing (enableUspsCass) limited to US and Puerto Rico addresses only, Recipients and organization fields in PostalAddress are ignored and discarded, Address total field length must not exceed 280 characters, EEA customers subject to separate Terms of Service effective 8 July 2025, Session tokens for billing integration only work with Autocomplete (New) API, not legacy Autocomplete, India and Japan are preview (pre-GA) regions with potential limitations and changes, Mandatory Google Maps attribution required when displaying API results, Use to transmit, store, or process health information subject to US HIPAA is explicitly prohibited by the Acceptable Use Policy, Address Validation Pro only available in Essentials ($275/mo) and Pro ($1,200/mo) subscription plans; not in Starter plan [16]developers.google.com/maps/documentation/address-validation/policies“The Place ID, used to uniquely identify a place, is exempt from the caching restriction. You can therefore store Place ID values indefinitely.”developers.google.com/maps/architecture/high-volume-address-validation“The specific response elements can be stored for a maximum of 30 consecutive calendar days. All of these response elements MUST be deleted after the 30 day mark.”cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms/aup“Google Maps Platform Acceptable Use Policy prohibits customers from using the service to transmit, store, or process health information subject to United States HIPAA regulations”

• Docs
• API reference

Docs rendering: static

API style

rest

Base URL

https://addressvalidation.googleapis.com/v1

Version

v1

Versioning

url

Stability

ga

Auth methods

api_key, oauth2

Error format

vendor-specific

Rate limit

6000 / minute

SDKs

• Java google-cloud-java (maps-addressvalidation) · repo
• Go cloud.google.com/go/maps/addressvalidation/apiv1 · repo
• Node.js @googlemaps/addressvalidation · repo
• Python google-maps-addressvalidation · repo
• .NET/C# Google.Maps.AddressValidation.V1 · repo

• Auth docs
• Quickstart
• Deprecation policy

Launched

2022-11-09

GA

2022-11-09

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  Hybrid · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

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  "Global address verification that ensures you reach your customers, every time."

  Usage · public pricing · self-serve

• PostGrid Address Verification

  "Autocomplete, Verify, Validate, and Standardize addresses across 250+ countries & territories to local postal standards"

  Hybrid · public pricing · self-serve

• Melissa

  Global data quality and enhancement solutions to profile, verify, clean, update, match, and integrate People data.

  Hybrid · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• Smarty (US & International Address Verification)

  "Address data on easy mode"

  Subscription · public pricing · self-serve

• Service Objects DOTS Address Validation

  "Maximize Address Accuracy and Deliverability"

  Sales-led · self-serve

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1. ↑Description: mapsplatform.google.com
2. ↑Pricing model: developers.google.com · developers.google.com
3. ↑Published pricing: developers.google.com · developers.google.com
4. ↑Free tier: developers.google.com
5. ↑Enterprise plan: mapsplatform.google.com
6. ↑Supported actions: developers.google.com
7. ↑Regions: developers.google.com · developers.google.com
8. ↑SDK languages: developers.google.com
9. ↑MCP server: github.com · github.com
10. ↑SOC 2: mapsplatform.google.com
11. ↑HIPAA: developers.google.com · cloud.google.com
12. ↑GDPR: developers.google.com
13. ↑ISO 27001: developers.google.com · mapsplatform.google.com
14. ↑Published SLA: cloud.google.com
15. ↑Rate limits: developers.google.com · developers.google.com
16. ↑Known restrictions: developers.google.com · developers.google.com · cloud.google.com

Every field change, who made it, and when - from our audited data pipeline and editors.

1. 2026-06-15 Score Docs Quality: 15 → 35
2. 2026-06-15 Score Agent Friendliness: 30 → 50
3. 2026-06-14 Robots Allows Agents: (none) → Yes
4. 2026-06-14 Has Structured Data: (none) → Yes
5. 2026-06-14 API Reference URL: (none) → https://developers.google.com/workspace/docs/api/how-tos/overview
6. 2026-06-14 Capabilities: {} → {"international":true,"cass_certified":true}
7. 2026-06-14 Summary Md: (none) → Google Address Validation API validates and corrects postal addresses using Goo…
8. 2026-06-14 Scoring Methodology: (none) → Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi…
9. 2026-06-14 Score Trust Readiness: (none) → 75
10. 2026-06-14 Score Agent Friendliness: (none) → 30
11. 2026-06-14 Score Pricing Transparency: (none) → 100
12. 2026-06-14 Score Setup Speed: (none) → 85
13. 2026-06-14 Score Docs Quality: (none) → 15
14. 2026-06-14 Score Procurement Friction: (none) → 100
15. 2026-06-14 Best For: (none) → Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call, Regulated or enter…
16. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt Present: (none) → No
17. 2026-06-14 Docs URL: (none) → https://developers.google.com/docs
18. 2026-06-14 Rendering: (none) → static
19. 2026-06-14 Pricing Model: set to hybrid
20. 2026-06-14 Has Published Pricing: set to Yes
21. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Available: set to Yes
22. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Details: set to Address Validation Pro SKU: 5,000 free requests per month. Address Validation E…
23. 2026-06-14 Self Serve Signup: set to Yes
24. 2026-06-14 Requires Sales Call: set to No
25. 2026-06-14 Enterprise Plan Available: set to Yes
26. 2026-06-14 SOC 2: set to type_2
27. 2026-06-14 HIPAA: set to No
28. 2026-06-14 GDPR: set to Yes
29. 2026-06-14 ISO 27001: set to Yes
30. 2026-06-14 SLA Published: set to Yes
31. 2026-06-14 SLA URL: set to https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms/sla
32. 2026-06-14 Data Retention Policy URL: set to https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/address-validation/policies
33. 2026-06-14 Documented Rate Limits: set to 6,000 queries per minute (QPM) for validation methods; 6,000 QPM for feedback m…
34. 2026-06-14 Rate Limit Requests: set to 6000
35. 2026-06-14 Rate Limit Window: set to minute
36. 2026-06-14 Known Restrictions: set to Content pre-fetching, caching, or storage is generally restricted; Place ID is …
37. 2026-06-14 Auth Methods: set to api_key, oauth2
38. 2026-06-14 Auth Docs URL: set to https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/address-validation/cloud-setup
39. 2026-06-14 API Style: set to rest
40. 2026-06-14 Base URL: set to https://addressvalidation.googleapis.com/v1
41. 2026-06-14 API Version: set to v1
42. 2026-06-14 Versioning Scheme: set to url
43. 2026-06-14 Stability: set to ga
44. 2026-06-14 Deprecation Policy URL: set to https://developers.google.com/maps/deprecations
45. 2026-06-14 Quickstart URL: set to https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/address-validation/cloud-setup
46. 2026-06-14 Error Format: set to vendor-specific
47. 2026-06-14 Slug: set to google-address-validation
48. 2026-06-14 Starting Price Usd: set to 17
49. 2026-06-14 Price Basis: set to 1,000 requests
50. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Limit: set to 5,000 requests/month (Pro SKU)

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