How to Add a Saia REST Baseline Account [Guide]

Modified on Wed, 29 Apr at 7:37 AM

This guide explains how to add and configure a Saia REST Baseline Account.

A Baseline Carrier Account defines the default configuration required for the platform to communicate with the carrier and generate shipping labels. This setup is required before adding Client (Billing) Accounts and enabling shipping operations for this carrier.

For a complete overview of supported carriers and related setup guides, refer to techSHIP supported Carriers - Master List [Guides List].

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Prerequisites
Carrier-Specific Instructions
- Carrier Tab
- Labels Tab
Finalizing the Setup

Prerequisites

Before adding the Baseline Account, ensure the following prerequisites are completed:

Saia REST Onboarding Requirements and Configuration Guides [Information].
Follow the configuration steps as described in How to Add a Carrier Baseline Account [Step-by-Step guide] using the values provided below.

Carrier-Specific Instructions

Carrier Tab

The Carrier tab contains the Baseline configuration used to identify the Carrier account and define its operational behavior. Fields in this view are grouped visually to distinguish mandatory (red-highlighted items) and optional (blue-highlighted items) carrier-specific settings.

Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key: Enter the subscription key provided for Saia REST API access. This field is required to authenticate the baseline connection.

RQ Key: Enter the RQ Key provided for Saia REST. This key is required for rating API usage.

User Id: Use this optional credential when your Saia REST setup requires rating access through a user-level login.

Password: Use this optional credential together with User Id when the Saia REST configuration requires rating login credentials.

Origin Account code: Enter the Saia REST account number used by the Baseline Account. This value is included for shipments using Prepaid payment terms.

Label format: This field is optional. If left blank, Saia REST defaults to Letter for generated labels.

Address 1: Enter the first line of the sender address for the baseline origin location used by Saia REST.

Address 2 / Address 3: Use these optional fields only when the sender location requires additional address lines.

City: Enter the sender city for the origin address used by the baseline account.

State / Province: Enter the sender state or province for the origin address.

Zip: Enter the postal code for the sender origin address.

Country: Select the country for the sender origin address used by the baseline account.

Labels Tab

No additional carrier-specific settings are required in this tab for Saia REST.

To enable settings —and before continuing—, press Save.

Finalizing the Setup

Once the Baseline Account has been created, validated, and saved, proceed to configure the Client (Billing) Account: How to Add and Set Up a Saia REST Client (Billing) Account [Guide].