# Addresses

Addresses are the locations a parcel is being shipped **from** and **to**. They represent company and residential places. Among other things, you can use address objects to create shipments, calculate shipping rates, and purchase shipping labels.

## List all addresses

 - [GET /addresses](https://docs.goshippo.com/shippoapi/public-api/addresses/listaddresses.md): Returns a list of all address objects that have been created in this account.

## Create a new address

 - [POST /addresses](https://docs.goshippo.com/shippoapi/public-api/addresses/createaddress.md): Creates a new address object. You can use address objects to create new shipments, calculate rates, and to create orders.

## Retrieve an address

 - [GET /addresses/{AddressId}](https://docs.goshippo.com/shippoapi/public-api/addresses/getaddress.md): Returns an existing address using an object ID.

## Validate an address

 - [GET /addresses/{AddressId}/validate](https://docs.goshippo.com/shippoapi/public-api/addresses/validateaddress.md): Validates an existing address using an object ID