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Address Repair

Fixes the shipping address that failed carrier validation, or asks the customer, before a label is bought.

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About

Carriers reject or surcharge addresses that do not resolve. This operator reads each order whose shipping address fails at label time, whether EasyPost returns E.ADDRESS.NOT_FOUND, FedEx returns an address that is unresolved or interpolated, or USPS Addresses 3.0 cannot standardize it. It compares the failed address with the customer's other addresses on the store record, with past deliveries to the same customer, and with the carrier's suggestion where one exists.

When one correction is clearly right, it proposes the corrected address for a person to approve. When the fix is ambiguous, it proposes a short message to the customer asking them to confirm, and a hold on the fulfillment order until they reply. The order carries a note with the failed address, the correction, and who approved it.

This is a reference listing. It documents what Fibric would read from Address Repair and what it could propose, based on the vendor's published interfaces. Fibric builds it under a managed deployment when you request it; selecting it here installs nothing.

Inputs

  • EasyPost Address verification results: the delivery and zip4 checks, error code, field, message, and suggestion, plus the residential flag
  • FedEx Address Validation output: the resolved address, business, residential, or mixed classification, and Delivery Point Valid status
  • Standardized addresses with ZIP + 4 from USPS Addresses 3.0, and Shippo or ShipEngine validation status with matched_address
  • The Shopify order's shippingAddress, the customer's saved addresses, and earlier fulfilled orders to the same customer
  • ShipBob shipments moved to On-Hold for an address issue, and order.shipment.address.updated events
  • Open help desk tickets from the same customer that mention a move or a wrong address

Proposed actions

  • Target capability: propose replacing the order's shippingAddress through Shopify orderUpdate with the carrier's standardized form
  • Target capability: propose a customer message through the help desk asking them to confirm, with the two candidate addresses side by side
  • Target capability: propose a fulfillment hold with reason notes while the customer's answer is pending, and its release when it arrives
  • Target capability: propose a residential or commercial flag correction so the label is rated correctly

Proposed actions are target capabilities. Every action runs propose-first and needs a validated deployment and the appropriate permissions.

What you can build

  • Repair before the label is bought

    When EasyPost verification returns a suggestion for the Shopify order's address, propose the corrected form and hold the label until a person approves.

    With EasyPost, Shopify

  • Ask the customer through the help desk

    When FedEx returns an unresolved address with no single suggestion, propose a Gorgias message with the candidates and a hold on the fulfillment order.

    With FedEx, Gorgias, Shopify

  • Standardize USPS addresses in bulk

    Run Addresses 3.0 on the day's orders before ShipStation prints labels, and propose the ZIP + 4 and formatting fixes in one list for review.

    With USPS, ShipStation

Requirements

  • A validation source at label time: EasyPost, FedEx Address Validation, USPS Addresses 3.0, Shippo, or ShipEngine
  • A store connector with write access to the order's shipping address, such as Shopify with the write_orders scope
  • A help desk connector for the customer query: Gorgias, Kustomer, or Zendesk
  • A rule for which corrections may be proposed without asking the customer, such as ZIP + 4 or unit formatting
Authentication
Authenticates as the store, carrier, and help desk accounts already connected; it carries no credentials of its own.

Limits

  • A valid address is not a deliverable one. FedEx states that it does not deliver to every valid address
  • Outside the United States, ZIP + 4 and residential checks do not apply; the corrections available depend on the carrier's coverage
  • It never changes a street number, city, or state without the customer's confirmation; those always become a query
  • If the label has already been bought, the case belongs to the Ship-To Change operator instead

Access and pricing

Reference listing. Fibric builds the operator under a managed deployment when you request it. Your quote covers the build, capabilities, usage, and support.

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Questions and answers

Which corrections does a person approve?
Every one. Formatting fixes such as ZIP + 4, unit labels, and street suffixes come as a list the reviewer can approve in one pass. Changes to a street number, city, or state are never proposed as fixes; they become a customer query.
What record is left on the order?
A note with the address as entered, the carrier's verdict and suggestion, the address applied, the person who approved, and the time. If the customer confirmed by message, the ticket is linked.
Does it ever buy or void a label?
No. It works before the label exists. It proposes the address, the query, and the hold. Label purchase stays with your shipping tool and its own approvals.
Ask about Address Repair

Ask about the capabilities and requirements in this listing.

For project-specific requirements, contact Fibric.

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