matchMetadata Bundle

For calls to the Match Endpoint, the matchMetadata bundle returns information about the components that were used to obtain the match.

See the table below for information on the metadata elements returned.

Data Element	Type	Description	Example or Valid Values
matchComponents	array of strings	Components that contributed to the match.	name\|streetAddress\|zipCode\|businessName\|phoneNumber\|emailAddress
distinctMatch	boolean	When distinctMatch equals true this flag indicates that a single highest score match was found. Note: The distinct match flag for person and place documents is only equal to true when there is only one distinct AbiliTec ID for a given match cascade step. For entity documents, the distinct match flag is only equal to true when there is only one unique ConsumerLink for that entity.**	true
matchConfidence	string	Indicates the confidence in the match. Corresponds directly to the step in which it matched in the cascade (see matchComponents).
nameMatchIntegrity	string	Indicates whether part or all of the major name components were used to obtain the match.	• partial • complete

**The distinctMatch flag is only valid on requests where limit is not set, or limit=1.

Example

Sample matchMetadata bundle in JSON format.

{
  "matchMetadata": {
      "matchComponents" : [ "name", "zipCode" ],
      "distinctMatch" : false,
      "matchConfidence" : "8",
      "nameMatchIntegrity" : "complete"
  }
}