# Bulk Address Parser & Normalizer (US / CA) (`jungle_synthesizer/address-parser-normalizer-bulk`) Actor Free-form addresses in, parsed {street, city, state, zip, country} out. 16 patterns cover US, Canada, Cayman. PO Box / unit / suffix detection. Optional OpenStreetMap geocode adds lat/lon. Optional phone normaliser. Built for sales-ops, CRM cleaning, lead enrichment, dataset normalisation. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/address-parser-normalizer-bulk.md - **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 1 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Bulk Address Parser & Normalizer (US / CA / Cayman) Parse free-form address strings into structured `{street, city, state, zip, country}` records. Sixteen parse patterns cover US, Canadian, and Cayman addresses, with optional Nominatim geocode and embedded phone normalisation. --- ### Address Parser Features - Sixteen parse patterns — US standard, no-comma, multi-location, state-name, state-code, PO Box, unit prefix / suffix, suite, directional, Canadian standard, Canadian postal, Cayman, flex-zip, and a regex fallback. - State helpers — full name to two-letter code to URL slug, both directions. - PO Box, unit, suite, and directional detection out of the box. - Optional OpenStreetMap Nominatim geocode adds `{lat, lon, displayName}`. Self-host the endpoint when you need more than 1 req/sec. - Optional phone normaliser detects an embedded phone number and emits it in canonical form. - Pure CPU on the parse path. Geocoded rows trigger a separate premium event so you only pay for what you geocode. --- ### Who Uses Address Parser Data? - **CRM / sales-ops teams** — normalise free-form addresses before deduping. Catches the records that look identical until you read them carefully. - **Lead enrichment pipelines** — promote text into typed fields: `state`, `stateName`, lat/lon, normalised phone. - **Dataset prep engineers** — turn scraped seller, agent, or vendor blobs into clean structured rows for warehouse loads. - **Form validation backends** — run user-typed addresses through real-world parser logic instead of a regex you'll regret. - **Real estate and logistics** — normalise property addresses across MLS exports, county records, and broker CSVs. --- ### How Address Parser Works 1. Pass in a list of free-form address strings. Country defaults to US; pass `defaultCountry` for CA or KY. 2. Each string runs through the AddressManager pattern ladder. The first pattern that matches wins; the matched label lands in `patternMatched`. 3. If `includePhone` is on, the actor also scans the raw blob for a phone-shaped substring and normalises it. 4. If `geocode` is on and the parse succeeded, the actor hits Nominatim (1 req/sec by default) and adds `lat`, `lon`, and `displayName`. --- ### Input ```json { "addresses": [ "123 Main St, Springfield, IL 62701", "500 University Ave, Toronto, ON M5G 1V7", "PO Box 1234, George Town, KY1-1107" ], "defaultCountry": "US", "geocode": false, "returnUnparseable": true, "includePhone": false, "maxItems": 15 } ```` | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | `addresses` | array | required | Free-form address strings to parse and normalise. | | `defaultCountry` | enum | `US` | Country fallback when the parser cannot detect from input. `US`, `CA`, or `KY`. | | `geocode` | boolean | false | Enable Nominatim lookup. Adds 1 req/sec rate limit. Premium event when a hit lands. | | `returnUnparseable` | boolean | true | Include rows that failed to parse. When false, only `valid=true` rows are emitted. | | `includePhone` | boolean | false | Detect and normalise embedded phone numbers, emit `phoneNormalized`. | | `nominatimEndpoint` | string | OSM default | BYO Nominatim host. Required when geocode=true and you need more than 1 req/sec. | | `maxItems` | integer | 15 | Hard cap on addresses processed per run. | #### Geocode + phone example ```json { "addresses": ["Acme Corp, 123 Main St, Suite 100, Springfield, IL 62701, (415) 555-1234"], "defaultCountry": "US", "geocode": true, "includePhone": true, "maxItems": 10 } ``` *** ### Address Parser Output Fields ```json { "raw": "123 Main St, Suite 100, Springfield, IL 62701", "parsed": { "street": "123 Main St Suite 100", "city": "Springfield", "state": "IL", "stateName": "Illinois", "zip": "62701", "country": "US" }, "valid": true, "patternMatched": "us-multi-location", "geo": "{\"lat\":39.7817,\"lon\":-89.6501,\"displayName\":\"Springfield, ...\"}", "phoneNormalized": null, "country": "US", "normalizedAt": "2026-04-30T12:00:00Z", "status": "success", "errorMsg": null } ``` | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `raw` | string | The original input address string. | | `parsed` | object | `{street, city, state, stateName, zip, country}`. Null when valid=false. | | `valid` | boolean | True when the minimum required fields (city, state, zip) were parsed. | | `patternMatched` | string | Which AddressManager pattern fired (e.g. `us-standard`, `canadian-postal`, `fallback`). | | `geo` | string | JSON string `{lat, lon, displayName}` when geocode=true; null otherwise. | | `phoneNormalized` | string | Normalised phone (when includePhone=true and a number is present). | | `country` | string | ISO2 country code (US, CA, KY). | | `normalizedAt` | string | ISO timestamp when the row was processed. | | `status` | string | `success`, `unparseable`, or `error`. | | `errorMsg` | string | Error message when status=error; null on success. | *** ### Pricing Two events. Pure-CPU parses are cheap. Geocoded rows trigger a separate premium event because Nominatim adds an HTTP round-trip per record. | Event | Price | |-------|-------| | Actor start | $0.10 | | Per parsed address | $0.0005 | | Per geocoded address | $0.001 | | Volume | No geocode | Geocoded | |--------|-----------|----------| | 100 addresses | $0.15 | $0.20 | | 1,000 addresses | $0.60 | $1.10 | | 10,000 addresses | $5.10 | $10.10 | *** ### Limits - `maxItems` caps the number of addresses processed per run. Override the schema default of 15 for production batches. - The Apify console tester has a 5-minute timeout — pure-CPU parses are well clear of that, but geocode mode is rate-limited. - Nominatim's public endpoint enforces 1 req/sec. Geocode mode therefore caps at roughly 3,500 addresses per 1-hour run on the default endpoint. Self-host or BYO via `nominatimEndpoint` for higher throughput. - Country detection covers US, Canada, and Cayman. Other ISO regions fall through to the regex fallback and may emit `valid=false`. - Phone normaliser is best-effort — it expects North American formats. Numbers that don't match the regex are silently skipped. *** ### Related Actors - **DNS Domain Audit** — pair with address parser when enriching contact records that include both addresses and email domains. - **Structured Data Validator Pro** — for parsing addresses out of HTML before normalising them. - **SSL & Security Headers Checker** — same utility-actor shape for site-health workflows. *** ### Need More Features? Need extra countries, alternate state-helper outputs, or a different geocode backend? [File an issue](https://console.apify.com/actors/issues) or get in touch. ### Why Use Address Parser? - **Cheap on the hot path** — $0.0005 per parsed row. Cleaning a million-record CRM costs less than the meeting where you'd discuss it. - **Sixteen patterns, one row out** — the parser handles the realistic mess of US / Canadian / Cayman addresses and tells you which pattern fired, so unparseable rows are easy to triage. - **Geocode is opt-in and pay-per-hit** — Nominatim only fires when you ask for it, and only successful geocodes bill at the premium rate. *** Built by [OrbTop](https://orbtop.com). # Actor input Schema ## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`): Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler. ## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`): Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements. ## `sp_contact` (type: `string`): Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you. ## `addresses` (type: `array`): List of free-form address strings to parse + normalise. ## `defaultCountry` (type: `string`): Default country when parser cannot detect from input. US | CA | KY supported. ## `geocode` (type: `boolean`): Look up lat/lon via OpenStreetMap Nominatim. Adds 1 req/sec rate limit. Charged at the premium rate per geocoded record. ## `returnUnparseable` (type: `boolean`): Include rows that failed to parse. If false, only emit valid=true rows. ## `includePhone` (type: `boolean`): When the address blob contains a phone number, normalise and emit phoneNormalized. ## `nominatimEndpoint` (type: `string`): BYO Nominatim host. Defaults to https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search. Required if geocode=true and you need higher throughput than 1 req/sec. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Hard cap on number of addresses processed per run. ## Actor input object example ```json { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "defaultCountry": "US", "geocode": false, "returnUnparseable": true, "includePhone": false, "maxItems": 15 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "defaultCountry": "US", "geocode": false, "returnUnparseable": true, "includePhone": false, "maxItems": 15 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/address-parser-normalizer-bulk").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "defaultCountry": "US", "geocode": False, "returnUnparseable": True, "includePhone": False, "maxItems": 15, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/address-parser-normalizer-bulk").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "defaultCountry": "US", "geocode": false, "returnUnparseable": true, "includePhone": false, "maxItems": 15 }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/address-parser-normalizer-bulk --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/address-parser-normalizer-bulk", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Bulk Address Parser & Normalizer (US / CA)", "description": "Free-form addresses in, parsed {street, city, state, zip, country} out. 16 patterns cover US, Canada, Cayman. PO Box / unit / suffix detection. Optional OpenStreetMap geocode adds lat/lon. Optional phone normaliser. Built for sales-ops, CRM cleaning, lead enrichment, dataset normalisation.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "hGd0cKwBdAsXXLgc6" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~address-parser-normalizer-bulk/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jungle_synthesizer-address-parser-normalizer-bulk", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~address-parser-normalizer-bulk/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jungle_synthesizer-address-parser-normalizer-bulk", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~address-parser-normalizer-bulk/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jungle_synthesizer-address-parser-normalizer-bulk", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "sp_intended_usage", "sp_improvement_suggestions", "addresses", "maxItems" ], "properties": { "sp_intended_usage": { "title": "What is the intended usage of this data?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler." }, "sp_improvement_suggestions": { "title": "How can we improve this crawler for you?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements." }, "sp_contact": { "title": "Contact Email", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you." }, "addresses": { "title": "Addresses", "type": "array", "description": "List of free-form address strings to parse + normalise.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "defaultCountry": { "title": "Default Country (ISO2)", "enum": [ "US", "CA", "KY" ], "type": "string", "description": "Default country when parser cannot detect from input. US | CA | KY supported.", "default": "US" }, "geocode": { "title": "Geocode (Nominatim)", "type": "boolean", "description": "Look up lat/lon via OpenStreetMap Nominatim. Adds 1 req/sec rate limit. Charged at the premium rate per geocoded record.", "default": false }, "returnUnparseable": { "title": "Return Unparseable Rows", "type": "boolean", "description": "Include rows that failed to parse. If false, only emit valid=true rows.", "default": true }, "includePhone": { "title": "Detect & Normalise Phone", "type": "boolean", "description": "When the address blob contains a phone number, normalise and emit phoneNormalized.", "default": false }, "nominatimEndpoint": { "title": "Nominatim Endpoint (Optional)", "type": "string", "description": "BYO Nominatim host. Defaults to https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search. Required if geocode=true and you need higher throughput than 1 req/sec." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "type": "integer", "description": "Hard cap on number of addresses processed per run.", "default": 15 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```