Overview
In Sellercloud you can configure shipping API for different shipping partners.
Configure Shipping API
When manually creating an order, Sellercloud can use a shipping carrier’s API to obtain available shipping rates from the carrier and show them in the Rates window. To do that:
- Go to Settings > Companies > Manage Companies > Open a company.
- Go to Toolbox > Shipping API > Edit.
- Enter the API credentials for each carrier.
- Obtain credentials for each carrier:
- Obtain UPS API credentials
- Obtain FedEx API credentials
- Obtain USPS API credentials. If you have Endicia credentials, you can enter those at the bottom for the API.
- Go to Enable Shipping Rates Using panel > Check the box for the desired shipping carrier.
- Fill in the credentials in the desired panels > Save.
Test Credentials
Once you have populated the desired fields for the shipping carrier of your choice, you can test if the connection is established:
- For UPS and USPS:
- Go to Action Menu > Generate Request/Response Access XMLs.
Note: Again, this is only necessary if you do not have permanent credentials from the carrier. - Click Test UPS Rate Estimate to test the rate estimate or Test UPS Address Validation to check the address.
- Go to Action Menu > Generate Request/Response Access XMLs.
- For USPS: Click Test USPS Credentials.
- For FedEx: Click Test Fedex Rate & Shipping Credentials to test the rate and shipping you entered > TestFedExCredentials Note: If you are getting an error, enable the checkbox for “Use Parent Credentials”. This is required if you registered your credentials through Shipbridge..
- For Endicia: Click Test Endicia Credentials.
Shipping API Settings Explained
You can configure the following settings on the Shipping API page:
| SETTING | DESCRIPTION |
| ENABLE SHIPPING RATES USING | |
| UPS | Enable shipping rates for UPS. |
| USPS | Enable shipping rates for USPS. |
| FedEx | Enable shipping rates for FedEx. |
| ENDICIA SHIPPING API | |
| Account ID | Provided by Endicia. |
| Pass Phrase | |
| Web Password | |
| Test Mode | Enable Test Mode. |
| CANADA SHIPPING API | |
| Username | Provided by your Canada Shipping account. |
| Password | |
| Customer Number | |
| Address Verification Using | FedEx or UPS. |
| UPS API | |
| License Number | Obtained from your UPS account. |
| Shipper Number | |
| User Name | |
| Password | |
| Confirm Password | |
| USPS API | |
| API User ID | Enter the user ID. |
| Use For Tracking | Use the API for tracking. |
| Prefer For Rates | Use the API for calculating rates. |
| FEDEX RATE & SHIPPING API | |
| FedEx Shipping Key | Provided by FedEx |
| FedEx Shipping Password | |
| FedEx Shipping Account Number | |
| FedEx Shipping Meter Number | |
| FedEx SmartPost Hub | |
| Use Parent Credentials | Enable this to use parent credentials. |
| Enable Test Mode | Enable for Test Mode. |
When manually creating an order, Sellercloud can use a shipping carrier’s API to obtain available shipping rates from the carrier and show them in a Rates window:
- Go to Company Settings > Toolbox > Shipping API.
- Enter the API credentials for each carrier.
- If you do not have credentials:
- Obtain UPS API credentials
- Obtain FedEx API credentials
- Obtain USPS API credentials. If you have Endicia credentials, you can enter those at the bottom for the API.
For UPS and USPS:
- Generate Request/Response Access XML files from the Action Menu. Again, this is only necessary if you do not have permanent credentials from the carrier.
- For UPS, select the Address Validation radio button and Use Customer Integration Environment (CIE) URL.
- Download the files and email them to the carriers.