{"id":5254,"date":"2022-11-12T23:41:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T23:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serviceobjects.wpaladdin.com\/?page_id=5254"},"modified":"2022-12-14T22:08:22","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T22:08:22","slug":"dots-name-validation-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test.serviceobjects.com\/docs\/dots-name-validation-2\/","title":{"rendered":"DOTS Name Validation 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"is-style-bullets-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/test.serviceobjects.com\/docs\/dots-name-validation-2\/#DOTSNameValidation2-Introduction\">Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/test.serviceobjects.com\/docs\/dots-name-validation-2\/#DOTSNameValidation2-DeveloperGuideMap\">Developer Guide Map<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/test.serviceobjects.com\/docs\/dots-name-validation-2\/#DOTSNameValidation2-IntegrationBasics\">Integration Basics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"DOTSNameValidation2-Introduction\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-no-bullets-list\">DOTS Name Validation 2 is an XML and JSON RESTful web service that provides information about a person&#8217;s name. With DOTS Name Validation 2, users can validate names, verify name accuracy, fix unordered names and return gender information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-main-btn\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.serviceobjects.com\/name-validation\/\" style=\"background-color:#084c9c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GET YOUR FREE API TRIAL KEY<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-card-note is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>If you are an existing client and are using the previous version of this service then please click on the following link.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/test.serviceobjects.com\/docs\/legacy\/dots-name-validation\/\">DOTS Name Validation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"DOTSNameValidation2-DeveloperGuideMap\">Developer Guide Map<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-no-bullets-indented-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/test.serviceobjects.com\/docs\/dots-name-validation-2\/nv2-operations\/\">Operations<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This section lists the&nbsp;DOTS Name Validation 2 operations and goes into the details behind the inputs and outputs.&nbsp;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Operations:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/test.serviceobjects.com\/docs\/dots-name-validation-2\/nv2-operations\/nv2-nameinfov2-recommended\/\">NameInfoV2<\/a><mark style=\"color:#339966\" class=\"has-inline-color\">(<strong>Recommended Operation<\/strong>)<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/test.serviceobjects.com\/docs\/dots-name-validation-2\/nv2-operations\/nv2-nameinfo-deprecated\/\">NameInfo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/test.serviceobjects.com\/docs\/dots-name-validation-2\/nv2-options-and-codes\/\">Options and Codes<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This section shows additional supporting data tables returned by&nbsp;DOTS Name Validation 2 operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-no-bullets-indented-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/test.serviceobjects.com\/docs\/dots-name-validation-2\/nv2-errors\/\">Errors<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This section reflects details on the error outputs that can happen with the service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-no-bullets-indented-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/test.serviceobjects.com\/docs\/dots-name-validation-2\/nv2-code-snippets-and-sample-code\/\">Code Snippets and Sample Code<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Here you&#8217;ll find code snippets for various programming languages and frameworks along with links to our sample code page on the web site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-no-bullets-indented-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/test.serviceobjects.com\/docs\/dots-name-validation-2\/nv2-try-the-api\/\">Try The API<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is where you&#8217;ll go to take the API for a spin.&nbsp; There you can test our recommended operation&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/test.serviceobjects.com\/docs\/dots-name-validation-2\/nv2-operations\/nv2-nameinfov2-recommended\/\">NameInfoV2<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-no-bullets-indented-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/test.serviceobjects.com\/docs\/dots-name-validation-2\/nv2-service-reference\/\">Service Reference<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In this section you&#8217;ll find all the different endpoints supported by this service, input and output schema information as well as an opportunity to try the other endpoints as well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-no-bullets-indented-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/test.serviceobjects.com\/docs\/dots-name-validation-2\/nv2-frequently-asked-questions\/\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is a list of some of the questions we hear more often that you can reference and get answers on right away.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"DOTSNameValidation2-IntegrationBasics\">Integration Basics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-no-bullets-indented-list wp-block-list\">\n<li> Integrating NV2 into your application should be easy and straightforward.&nbsp; If you are using a common platform, Service Objects may already have sample code built that you can use:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-no-bullets-indented-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.serviceobjects.com\/developers\/sample-code\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.serviceobjects.com\/developers\/sample-code\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>However, if you are using a common platform that does not already have sample code, you can ask Service Objects to build you an example.&nbsp; Email&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:support@serviceobjects.com\" target=\"_blank\">support@serviceobjects.com<\/a>&nbsp;for more details.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-no-bullets-indented-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Web Service Structure<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-no-bullets-indented-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>Web services are methods that integrate with other applications via the&nbsp;web and encapsulate tricky business logic.&nbsp; Web services are too large of a topic to cover in this document, but Service Objects has developed its web services to be as easy to integrate and as accessible as possible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NV2 is a public XML and JSON web service that supports SOAP, POST and GET operations, using RESTful paradigms or simple HTTP transport calls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-no-bullets-indented-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The host path, or physical location of the web service is here:<\/strong><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/trial.serviceobjects.com\/NV2\/api.svc\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/trial.serviceobjects.com\/NV2\/api.svc<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-no-bullets-indented-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A test page for the web service can be found here:<br><\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/trial.serviceobjects.com\/nv2\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/trial.serviceobjects.com\/nv2\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-no-bullets-indented-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The location of the WSDL, or Web Service Definition Language document, is here<\/strong>&nbsp;(This is also accessible via the &#8220;Service Definition&#8221; 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