# AddressCreateRequest Address represents the address as retrieved from the database ## Fields | Field | Type | Required | Description | Example | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `country` | *str* | :heavy_check_mark: | Example: `US` or `DE`. All accepted values can be found on the
Official ISO Website.
Sending a country is always required. | US | | `name` | *Optional[str]* | :heavy_minus_sign: | **required for purchase**

First and Last Name of the addressee | Shwan Ippotle | | `company` | *Optional[str]* | :heavy_minus_sign: | Company Name | Shippo | | `street1` | *Optional[str]* | :heavy_minus_sign: | **required for purchase**

First street line, 35 character limit. Usually street number and street name (except for DHL Germany, see street_no). | 215 Clayton St. | | `street2` | *Optional[str]* | :heavy_minus_sign: | Second street line, 35 character limit. | | | `street3` | *Optional[str]* | :heavy_minus_sign: | Third street line, 35 character limit.
Only accepted for USPS international shipments, UPS domestic and UPS international shipments. | | | `street_no` | *Optional[str]* | :heavy_minus_sign: | Street number of the addressed building.
This field can be included in street1 for all carriers except for DHL Germany. | | | `city` | *Optional[str]* | :heavy_minus_sign: | **required for purchase**

Name of a city. When creating a Quote Address, sending a city is optional but will yield more accurate Rates.
Please bear in mind that city names may be ambiguous (there are 34 Springfields in the US). Pass in a state
or a ZIP code (see below), if known, it will yield more accurate results. | San Francisco | | `state` | *Optional[str]* | :heavy_minus_sign: | **required for purchase for some countries**

State/Province values are required for shipments from/to the US, AU, and CA. UPS requires province for some
countries (i.e Ireland). To receive more accurate quotes, passing this field is recommended. Most carriers
only accept two or three character state abbreviations. | CA | | `zip` | *Optional[str]* | :heavy_minus_sign: | **required for purchase**

Postal code of an Address. When creating a Quote Addresses, sending a ZIP is optional but will yield more
accurate Rates. | 94117 | | `phone` | *Optional[str]* | :heavy_minus_sign: | Addresses containing a phone number allow carriers to call the recipient when delivering the Parcel. This
increases the probability of delivery and helps to avoid accessorial charges after a Parcel has been shipped. | +1 555 341 9393 | | `email` | *Optional[str]* | :heavy_minus_sign: | E-mail address of the contact person, RFC3696/5321-compliant. | shippotle@shippo.com | | `is_residential` | *Optional[bool]* | :heavy_minus_sign: | N/A | true | | `metadata` | *Optional[str]* | :heavy_minus_sign: | A string of up to 100 characters that can be filled with any additional information you want
to attach to the object. | Customer ID 123456 | | `latitude` | *Optional[float]* | :heavy_minus_sign: | Latitude of address | | | `longitude` | *Optional[float]* | :heavy_minus_sign: | Longitude of address | | | `validate` | *Optional[bool]* | :heavy_minus_sign: | Set to true to validate Address object. | true |