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titleHow are my credits used?

Each time you validate and/or barcode an address one POSTman Web Service Services credit is used, even if that address could not be validated. Each time the "near matches" facility is used, two additional credits are used.

If you use the integrate POSTman Web Service service Services directly either in your website, or if you use any other application that utilises accesses POSTman Web Service Services one credit will be used each time an address is validated and/or barcoded. If a near matches facility is available, two additional credits will be used each time it is used.

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titleDo my credits expire?

No, all credits that you purchase have an indefinite life, that means you can purchase a quantity of credits at a lower price and use them over a long period of time. The exception to this is any free credits that may be provided when you first sign up; if you do not purchase any credits within the first six (6) months of signing up we may expire these credits at our option. If you make a purchase within that period however we will allow you to retain those five hundred (500) credits. If you make a purchase before the free credits expire any remaining free credits will be retained on your account along with any newly purchased ones.

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titleCan I do a postal pre-sort with POSTman Web ServiceServices?

At the moment none of the POSTman Web Service Services components include postal pre-sort production capabilities but this feature is available in other Posimente products. Please contact us for details.

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titleHow do I purchase more credits?

To purchase more credits email, please email us. Your credits will be applied and an invoice sent to youonce payment is received.

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titleHow do I get started?

Register a new trial account with POSTman Web ServiceServices. You will receive an email with login details and code samples. Once you have used up any free credits you can purchase additional credits as needed.

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titleWhat if I run an operating system other than Microsoft Windows, can I use POSTman Web ServiceServices?

POSTman Web Service Services can be accessed from any internet enabled platform including Mac, UNIX, Linux, Mainframes and mobile phones.

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titleHow many PCs can I link my POSTman Web Service Services account to?

The POSTman Web Service is completely free; you only pay for the credits used on your account. Each PC can be linked to your account by entering the appropriate account PWS credentials when configuring the machine. This means that even if you have a thousand work stations with a range of occasional to heavy users of the POSTman Web Service service Services, they can all share the same account.

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titleI am an application developer and would love to add address validation and barcoding to my software for all my clients to use, can I do this?

Yes, simply add the appropriate integration to your application to implement the address validation and barcoding features of the POSTman Web ServiceServices. When a client purchases your application, they simply sign up for a POSTman Web Service Services account of their own. They do not need to purchase any additional software they need only pay for the credits that they use on the POSTman Web Service.

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titleI need to block someone from using my POSTman Web Service Services account, how do I do this?

Log on to the POSTman Web Service member section PWS Dashboard and change your password. You then get all users of your account to update the password in their account on their device for them to continue using your POSTman Web Service Services account. You will to provide the new password to everyone using the product or they will be effectively locked out of your account.

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titleCan I use multiple POSTman Web Service Services accounts on one machine?

Not automatically, the only way to use multiple POSTman Web Service Services accounts on the one machine is to change the POSTman Web Service Services credentials before each job to ensure they are running against the right account.

Absolutely, contact our support team and we'll email you the details
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titleCan I get code samples and a trial account?
How do I make sure I don’t exceed my usage allowance?

It is a good idea to program your software a check of your current balance on a periodic basis, for example, on every 100th call to the web service. Your application could, for example, send an email to the administrator when the credits remaining drops below a certain value. The administrator should then contact us to top up the credit

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titleHow do I print barcodes?

Most people use POSTman Web Services to validate correct and properly format address data, however POSTman Web Services can also be used to add postal barcodes to your mail pieces. To do this you need a special font which we can provide upon request.