---
title: DeliveryAddressValidationStrategy - Storefront API
description: |
  Defines the types of available validation strategies for delivery addresses.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: storefront
type: enum
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/enums/DeliveryAddressValidationStrategy
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/enums/DeliveryAddressValidationStrategy.md
---

# Delivery​Address​Validation​Strategy

enum

Defines the types of available validation strategies for delivery addresses.

## Valid values

* COUNTRY\_​CODE\_​ONLY

  Only the country code is validated.

* STRICT

  Strict validation is performed, i.e. all fields in the address are validated according to Shopify's checkout rules. If the address fails validation, the cart will not be updated.

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## Fields

* [Cart​Selectable​Address​Input.validationStrategy](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/input-objects/CartSelectableAddressInput#fields-validationStrategy)

  INPUT OBJECT

  The input fields for a selectable delivery address in a cart.

* [Cart​Selectable​Address​Update​Input.validationStrategy](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/input-objects/CartSelectableAddressUpdateInput#fields-validationStrategy)

  INPUT OBJECT

  The input fields to update a line item on a cart.

* [Delivery​Address​Input.deliveryAddressValidationStrategy](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/input-objects/DeliveryAddressInput#fields-deliveryAddressValidationStrategy)

  INPUT OBJECT

  The input fields for delivery address preferences.

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## Map

### Inputs with this enum

* [Cart​Selectable​Address​Input.validationStrategy](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/input-objects/CartSelectableAddressInput#fields-validationStrategy)
* [Cart​Selectable​Address​Update​Input.validationStrategy](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/input-objects/CartSelectableAddressUpdateInput#fields-validationStrategy)
* [Delivery​Address​Input.deliveryAddressValidationStrategy](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/input-objects/DeliveryAddressInput#fields-deliveryAddressValidationStrategy)