Address Types

Address types

Stable exposes two types of address:

Virtual address (CMRA address): a real street address used to receive routine business mail.
Registered Agent address: a registered agent service in a single state. Stable can act as registered agent for your business entity and receives official notices at this address.

Both address types are created via Create a location. See Location codes to understand how to create each type of location.

	Virtual address (`cmra`)	Registered agent address (`registeredAgent`)
Use case	You or your customers receive business mail at a real street address.	A business entity that needs a registered agent service in a single state. Should not be used for routine business mail.
Mail (USPS 1583) authorization	Required before Stable opens and scans mail.	Not used.
Linked business entity	Not used.	Required (`companyId`)
Scanning behavior	`autoScan` can be set on the Locations, or scans can be programmatically requested.	`autoScan` must be set to `true` when the Locations are created.

After creation, you can distinguish a CMRA location from a registered agent location by reading the type field on the returned Location object:

type: "cmra": a CMRA location, created via a CMRA code (e.g. SFO1).
type: "registeredAgent": a registered agent location, created via a state code (e.g. WY).