US Autocomplete API vs US Extract API

Two free Data Validation APIs compared on access, reliability and developer ratings, using data from our daily health checks.

The verdict

Choose US Autocomplete API if its data fits your use case better; on access and reliability it's level with US Extract API.
Choose US Extract API if you want faster responses.

	US Autocomplete API	US Extract API
What it does	Enter address data quickly with real-time address suggestions.	Extract postal addresses from any text including emails.
Provider	Smarty	smarty.com
API key	Required	Required
HTTPS	Yes	Yes
CORS (browser calls)	Yes	Yes
Status today	Online · 976 ms	Online · 520 ms
Uptime (30 days)	Up	Up
Developer rating	Not rated yet	Not rated yet
Price	Free / free tier	Free / free tier

Enter address data quickly with real-time address suggestions.

Address autocomplete | Use our Autocomplete API to suggest valid addresses in real time as users type. Uses a simple HTTP endpoint.

Strengths

Extract postal addresses from any text including emails.

Extract USPS addresses from any text with our easy-to-use API. Simple HTTP endpoint and SDKs. Try free now.

Strengths

Prototyping or a tutorial? Pick the one that needs no API key (neither does, so compare their free tiers).
Calling from a web page? You need CORS. Otherwise route requests through your own server or a serverless function.
Going to production? Favour HTTPS, a strong uptime record and a provider with clear rate limits and terms. Check each API's docs before you commit.
Still unsure? Both are free to try: send one request to each and compare the data you get back.

Both require authentication (apiKey and apiKey).