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How to do it in Address Verification, one step at a time.
Last updated 11 Oct 2026
Optional. Most orgs leave these options as they are.
The options on the Authentication and Options tabs change how Address Verification works for the whole org. The options of one address sit in its entry on the Data Mapping tab.
After a change on the Authentication tab, click Save All Settings. After a change on the Options tab, click Save Settings.
On the Options tab and in the entry windows, a tick shows an option that is on. A + shows an option that is off. Click the box to change it.
Country and state picklists
Three options do not work with State and Country/Territory Picklists. If your org uses these picklists, keep the options off: Use 3 Character Country Codes, Use Long Country Names and Use Long State Names. Salesforce rejects values that are not in its picklists.
Options on the Authentication tab
The first three options sit in the Address Verification Default section. The others sit under Optional Settings.
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Fixed Name for USA Verifications | The value to write in Country for a US address, for example USA, US or United States. When it is empty, Address Verification leaves Country as it is. |
| Use IANA Time Zones | Writes the time zone from the IANA time zone list, for example America/Los_Angeles. |
| Use Standard (not IANA) Names | With Use IANA Time Zones only. Writes the regular name, for example Pacific Standard Time. |
| Admin Emails | The addresses that get the error emails, with commas between them. When it is empty, the last three admins who logged in get them. |
| Default Autocomplete Country Name | The country that autocomplete uses first. Type USA unless you have an International Autocomplete plan. With State and Country/Territory Picklists, type the two-letter code, US. |
| Default Autocomplete Country Name Recordtypes | The IDs of the record types that show the default country. Leave out the record type for foreign addresses. |
| (pro only) Autocomplete Filters | Autocomplete Pro only. Limits the suggestions, for example to one state or a range of ZIP Codes. |
| Ignore User ID | The 15- or 18-character ID of one user to skip, for example a site guest user or an integration user. The background checks and the Flow checks skip this user. A click on Verify still works. |
| Name Of Named Credential | The name of the Named Credential for autocomplete. Fill it in only when autocomplete asks for it. See Set up the Named Credential for autocomplete. |
Options on the Options tab
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Allow 1 LineAddress Verifications | Checks an address with no ZIP Code, city or state, for example when the whole address sits in Street. This can use many lookups. |
| Chain Apex Jobs | For orgs with many background checks. Helps to stay under the Salesforce limit for Apex jobs. |
| Copy Account Contact Verifications | Copies the result of an Account Billing check to Contacts with the same address, and the other way round. |
| Do Not Verify After AutoComplete | Skips the second check after an autocomplete pick. It saves lookups, but fills fewer fields, for example no Zip Plus 4 or County. |
| Log Responses | Saves each call to Smarty in the √ Verification Log object. Without it, only errors are saved. The object can grow very large. See Keep a log of each check. |
| Restrict Reverifications | Ignores small changes to an address, so the record stays verified. Useful when another system updates the addresses. |
| Stop at Duplicate Alerts | Stops the save when a duplicate rule with Alert on blocks it. Without it, Address Verification saves past the duplicate rule. |
| Turn OFF All Triggers | Turns off all the background checks and the change tracking of the Automation tab. Flows are not affected. |
| Use 3 Character Country Codes | Writes the three-letter country code. Not with State and Country/Territory Picklists. |
| Use Auto Complete Pro | Uses the Autocomplete Pro service in the autocomplete windows. It needs an Autocomplete Pro plan, an add-on from TAF. Leave it off without one. |
| Use Enhanced Matching for US Addresses | Only TAF support can change it. When it is on, also tick Less Strict Verifications/Enhanced Data in each address entry. |
| Use Google Search | Searches Google for an address that Smarty cannot verify. Leave it off for now. A change on Google's side stops it from working, and TAF is working on a fix. See Improve checks with Google Search and Verify fails with Unexpected character. |
| Use Long Country Names | Writes the full English country name. Not with State and Country/Territory Picklists. |
| Use Long State Names | Writes the full English state name. Not with State and Country/Territory Picklists. |
| Verify International | Checks addresses outside the US. It needs an international plan. See International addresses. |
International addresses
With Verify International off, Address Verification skips every address whose Country is not empty and is not a form of USA.
With it on, Address Verification checks those addresses with the international service of Smarty. This needs an international plan. To buy one, email [email protected]. Turn the option on only after the plan is active. Without the plan, every international address shows an error.
If the international plan has its own Auth ID and Auth Token, paste them in Address Verification International on the Authentication tab. Then click Save All Settings.
The same section holds four more options for international addresses. Click the section to open it.
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| International License | The license of your international plan. |
| Only use states in these countries (use for country/state picklists only) | With State and Country/Territory Picklists. The two-letter codes of the countries whose states you keep in the picklists, with commas between them, for example US, GB, FR. Salesforce rejects a state that is not in its picklist. |
| Countries with Basic Package | Seldom used. Only for a special agreement on some countries. |
| Verification Premise Minimum | International checks only. Confirms an address only when Smarty finds the house or building number. |
| Treat US Territories as USA (not their own country) | Writes USA as the country of an address in a US territory, for example Puerto Rico. |
Turn on Verify International on the Options tab. Then click Save Settings.
Applies to
Address Verification 7.3.x. These steps come from the tested Address Verification implementation guide, where they sit with the steps before and after them.
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