API stands for Application Programming Interface. But what does that mean? Basically, APIs are a way for applications to communicate with each other across the web through specific inputs and outputs....
The question of ”how long does it take for someone to integrate your API?’ has come up a lot lately in various situations. In this article, I wanted to paint a better picture of what that looks like....
Today I am writing about the ways to integrate with Service Objects APIs. This will be different from our other discussions where we talk about running batches and hooking up our APIs in code. Here I am...
When Service Objects talks about address validation, we tend to focus on our US and International products, while our Canadian address validation product tends to get less attention. So I thought it was...
What is DOTS IP Address Validation? First, it helps to understand what an IP address is. IP addresses are like a mailing address, but for devices on the internet. It is a 32-bit number that uniquely...
Wouldn’t it be great if there were a service where you could enter an email address, and it would be validated and automatically corrected when an error was found? The good news is that this service...
One of the features of our DOTS Address Validation - US 3 service is Delivery Point Validation, or DPV for short. DPV codes help you determine whether an address is recognized as deliverable by the USPS....
Now that you have your free trial key, what should you do with it? First, you’re going to want to try it out right away. If you’re like the rest of us, when you get something new you want to see how...
Sometimes things go wrong. Sometimes it is our fault, and sometimes it is, dare I say it, something the client did wrong. We are all human, and as long as humans have any part in controlling anything,...
Accurate address autocomplete At Service Objects, our mission is to ensure contact data is ‘genuine, accurate and up-to-date.’ This can be challenging when it comes to our clients wanting to use an...
Below is a full transcript of the video Tutorial: Address Suggestor using Google's Places API & Service Objects' Address Validation API. Today we are going to be building out an address suggestion...
As with many of our services, DOTS Lead Validation - International fits in our main company objective to reduce fraud, increase conversions, and enhance incoming leads, Web orders, and customer lists. One...
DOTS Lead Validation – International has been available for almost a year, and we have received great feedback from our customers on how they are using it. Using this feedback, we have compiled some...
I have a superpower that most people don’t have. In my position here at Service Objects, I have had the privilege of being a fly on the wall with many companies while helping them create clean and...
Data gets stale over time. You rely on us to keep this data fresh, and we in turn rely on a host of others – including you! The information we serve you is the product of partnerships at many levels, and...
“Can’t you just add that feature today!?” “Can you add a simple update for this!?” “It’s obvious, it really shouldn’t take very long to implement!” Software developers hear...
We are back now with the fourth blog in our Salesforce Data Quality Tools Integration Series. In previous blogs, we covered various topics like; creating a plug-in that could be dropped on a flow, a...
“Nobody is perfect. And my company wasn’t even talking about things like data quality ten years ago. So, what is the big deal if there are a few problems with my contact data? That’s life, isn’t...
In an ideal world, data entry would always be perfect. Sadly, it isn’t – human errors happen to end users and call center employees alike. And while we make a good living cleaning existing bad data...
Welcome to our third installment in our Salesforce Data Quality Tools Integration Series. In the first two parts, we covered creating a plug-in that could be dropped on a flow and a trigger. Today, we are...
Many developers come to Service Objects because they recognize their company has a need for a data quality solution. Maybe you were tasked by a manager to help find a solution, perhaps someone in Marketing...
Welcome back to our blog series where we demonstrate the various ways you can achieve high data quality in Salesforce through the use of Service Objects’ validation tools. In the first part of this...
With Salesforce being the dominant platform in the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) universe, we are excited to demonstrate how our tools can benefit the data quality of your contact data in this...
If you are using an Address Validation service for shipping labels, then you may occasionally run into character count limitations with the Address1 field. Whether you are using UPS, FedEx, ShipStation or...
More times than not, you have to buy something to really try it. At Service Objects, we think it makes more sense to try before you buy. We are confident that our service will exceed expectations and...
So many reports focus on spitting out data that they often overlook the importance of being able to quickly digest the information and present a clear action plan. At Service Objects, we want you spending...
API stands for Application Program Interface. It is a way for software to communicate with each other based on specific inputs and outputs. API’s are everywhere, nearly any application in existence can...
In a world where millions of customer and contact records are commonly stolen, how do you keep your data safe? First, lock the door to your office. Now you’re good, right? Oh wait, you are still...
In this demonstration I am going to show you how to implement our DOTS Address Validation 3 web service with JavaScript and no Asp.Net markup tags using Visual Studio. We are going to create a form for...
You’ve found Service Objects, you’ve read about our services so now you want to test drive. Well, there are several ways to do just that and as I go through the options you will also get a pretty good...
There are several issues that come into play when putting sensitive data in your Javascript, such as losing SEO value or racking up development and testing costs, but the real danger is managing the...
The word "webhook" sounds really cool, and it is, but what exactly is it? What does a webhook do and how is it different from an API? What do webhooks have to do with Service Objects' APIs? What is an...
