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 #### SmartyStreets (`:smarty_streets`)
 
-* **API key**: required
+* **API key**: requires auth_id and auth_token (set `Geocoder.configure(:api_key => [id, token])`)
 * **Quota**: 10,000 free, 250/month then purchase at sliding scale.
 * **Region**: US
 * **SSL support**: yes