Suggested Carrier Rating API

Modified on Mon, 24 May, 2021 at 9:04 AM

Occasionally we receive requests asking for examples of a rating API. This document provides an example of an API request and response based on an international shipment.

Sample Request

This example of a rate request for an international shipment. The domestic shipment will be very similar in nature.

A couple of comments -

There could be multiple parcels in one request.

{
  "shipment": {
    "account_reference": "TEST REF",
    "to_location": {
      "company": "TEST COMPANY",
      "attention": "JOHN SMITH",
      "address1": "12345 MAIN STREET",
      "city": "MYCITY",
      "state": "MI",
      "country": "US",
      "postal_code": "49348"
    },
    "from_location": {
      "company": "SHIPPER CO",
      "attention": "JANE SMITH",
      "address1": "54321 SMALL STREET",
      "city": "SHIPCITY",
      "state": "ON",
      "country": "CA",
      "postal_code": "A2A2A2"
    },
    "parcels": [
      {
        "length": 6.0,
        "width": 6.0,
        "height": 6.0,
        "weight": 80.0,
        "parcel_items": [
          {
            "sku": "SKU1",
            "description": "TEST DESCRIPTION",
            "quantity": 3.0,
            "price": 100,
            "hs_tariff_code": "6703000000",
      "country_of_origin": "US"
          },
          {
            "sku": "SKU2",
            "description": "TEST DESCRIPTION 2",
            "quantity": 1.0,
            "price": 200,
            "hs_tariff_code": "6703000000",
      "country_of_origin": "CA"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
  "service_options": {
    "delivery_confirmation": "SIGNATURE_REQUIRED",
    "priority_handling": "SERVICE_DEFAULT"
  }
  },
  "show_all_services": true
}

Sample Response

This is an example of a response to the above request. One response will include all the services available for the specific delivery. If a specific service is not available we do not need to receive it in the list.

A couple of comments -

When possible include Price, Taxes, Published Price, Fuel Price
When possible provide back the billable weight (actual or dimensional)
Estimated date and time of delivery.

{
    "service_rates": [{
            "service": "Express",
            "service_id": 161,
            "service_code": "express",
      "net_rate": 37.75,
      "tax": 5.00,
            "rate": 42.75,
            "retail_net_rate": 43.45,
            "retail_rate": 49.45,
      "retail_tax": 6.00,
            "delivery_days": 2,
            "delivery_date": "2021-05-26",
            "billable_weight": 100,
            "delivery_guaranteed": false
        }, {
            "service": "Priority",
            "service_id": 158,
            "service_code": "priority",
      "net_rate": 44.00,
      "tax": 6.00,
            "rate": 50.00,
            "retail_rate": 54.00,
            "retail_rate": 60.00,
      "retail_tax": 6.00,
            "delivery_days": 2,
            "delivery_date": "2021-05-26",
            "delivery_guaranteed": false,
            "billable_weight": 100
        }
    ],
    "warnings": []
}