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How to integrate with eCommerce delivery and shipment carriers: DHL, FedEx, UK Royal Mail, UPS, USPS, Canada Post, Amazon

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Global delivery and logistics providers like DHL, FedEx, UPS, USPS, and more have free integrated solutions (except for Amazon, which we’ll cover later) to help online stores automate the shipping process domestically and internationally. We’ve talked about this and other connectivity methods in transportation in a separate article.

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Shipping APIs: How to Connect Your Business System to Transportation and Delivery Providers

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Previously, we’ve discussed the main connectivity options in transportation and how to connect to the key carriers and service providers. USPS is the cheapest and is usually the carrier of choice for small businesses that handle lightweight shipments. Their APIs require two-factor authentication for security.

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Integrating Shipment Tracking: Shipping APIs and EDIs from Major Carriers and Aggregators

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To be on the safe side, AfterShip advise authenticating users to keep limits outside the reach for each of them. Type of transportation (rail, air, sea, truck). a list of shipment route legs (transportation connection points). There are ocean prices , and rates for inland transportation. Conditions. API connection.

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