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Shipping Accounts

Add Account

Add a shipping account for The Delivery Group and link it with an existing shipping location. <br />Ensure to have required carrier details ready like The Delivery Group account name (client name allocated by The Delivery Group), username and password so that you can use the account for shipping with The Delivery Group.

post/v4/shippingAccounts/tdg

Request body

AccountNamestring required

Carrier Account Name <br />The account name given by the carrier, matching The Delivery Group Client Name.

AccountType'Sandbox' | 'Production' required

Indicates whether the account is set up as a "sandbox" or "production" account. A Sandbox account is for testing and development, while a Production account is used for live shipments and transactions.

AccountAliasstring required

A unique, user-defined name for the shipping account, providing a convenient way to reference the account in a more memorable manner.

ContactNamestring required

The name of the primary contact person for the shipping account, facilitating communication regarding shipping and account-related matters. <br /> <br />Note: If the shipper address is not provided in the Create Shipment request, this information is used as the shipper's contact name, if provided.

ContactNumberstring tel required

The phone number associated with the shipping account's primary contact person, facilitating communication regarding shipping inquiries, account management, and issue resolution. <br /> <br />Note: If the shipper address is not provided in the Create Shipment request, this information is used as the shipper's contact phone number, if provided. Characters like +, /, -, or space are supported.

Usernamestring required

Username provided by The Delivery Group

Passwordstring required

Password provided by The Delivery Group

Example request

{
  "AccountName": "ClientName",
  "AccountAlias": "RM-99112347707",
  "ContactName": "John Smith",
  "ContactNumber": "0123456789",
  "Username": "tdg_user_123",
  "Password": "password123",
  "ShippingLocations": [
    {
      "ShippingLocationId": "D94E8CFD-604B-4B87-83E9-3F20CAF02837",
      "ShippingLocation": {
        "LocationAlias": "Main Warehouse",
        "Address": {
          "AddressId": "John Brown Default",
          "Line1": "Brown Cottage",
          "Line2": "10 Sky Lane",
          "Line3": "Hills End",
          "Town": "Christchurch",
          "Postcode": "TW20 0HJ",
          "County": "Surrey",
          "CountryCode": "GB",
          "What3Words": "brick.space.employ",
          "ContactPhone": "07123887422"
        },
        "Timezone": "Europe/London"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Response

The shipping account was added successfully.

ShippingAccountIdstring uuid

A unique identifier for the shipping account assigned by the system, allowing for efficient reference and management of individual accounts within the system.

ShippingLocationIdstring uuid nullable

A unique identifier assigned to the new shipping location by the system. This ID is used to distinguish between different shipping locations within the system, facilitating, referencing and operations, such as updates, deletions, or specific queries related to that location. <br /> <br />Note: This field is only populated if the details of a new location were provided in the request.