Reference Guide - Melissa Data

Reference Guide
Request Details
If set to on, determines whether the domain name is out of date and updates it.
DatabaseLookup:(on, off)
Default value is on.
If set to on, verification of domain names will be attempted using a database of valid domains.
StandardizeCasing:(on, off)
Default value is on.
If set to on, changes all letters in the Email field to lower case before any checking occurs.
Check (Name)
US and Canada only. Check (FullName) will only be processed if the FullName or FirstName input has
a value.
Options
If any name object option has multiple available codes and more than one are set, the first code is used.
CorrectFirstName:(on, off)
Default value is on.
If set to on, allows common spelling corrections for the FirstName field.
StandardizeCompany:(on, off)
Default value is on.
If set to on, the CompanyName field will be returned with standard abbreviation, capitalization, and
punctuation rules applied.
NameHint:
(Varying, DefinitelyFull, VeryLikelyFull, ProbablyFull, ProbablyInverse, VeryLikelyInverse, DefinitelyInverse,
MixedFirstName, MixedLastName)
Default value is Varying.
• DefinitelyFull: Name will always be treated as normal name order, regardless of formatting or
punctuation.
• VeryLikelyFull: Name will be treated as normal name order unless inverse order is clearly indicated
by formatting or punctuation.
• ProbablyFull: If necessary, statistical logic will be employed to determine name order, with a bias
toward normal name order.
• Varying: If necessary, statistical logic will be employed to determine name order, with no bias toward
either name order.
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