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Integration via API - /consolidated shipments

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Malene Tidemann
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Create, print and follow-up consolidated shipments.


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/consolidated-shipments

Consolidated-shipments is how you print continuously while holding the EDI-message. 

Availability of consolidated shipment may vary by carrier and service. Please refer to Help > Code lists > "Services (ERP-connection XML)".

 

The REST API endpoints are only accessible via HTTPS and are located at api.unifaun.com.

https://api.unifaun.com/rs-extapi/v1

Before getting started you need to know your developer ID and create an API key.

 

Create a consolidated shipment

POST /consolidated-shipments

Creates an open consolidated shipment.

The shipment data in the request body must fulfill the specific requirements of the shipment's service. The request body must contain an option object with id 'consolidate'. PDF or ZPL documents will be created according to the provided print configuration. By default, the documents are returned as a URL. As an option the documents can be inline in the print.data object in the result. The print.data object is encoded in base64. The generated documents will only be available for one (1) hour.

 

Query parameters

returnFile

boolean

'true' if the PDF/ZPL file should be returned inline.

Optional

 

Body example

{
    "printConfig": {
        "target1Media": "thermo-190",
        "target1Type": "zpl",
        "target1Options": [
            {
                "key": "mode",
                "value": "DT"
            }
        ],
        "target2Media": "laser-a4",
        "target2Type": "pdf"
    },
    "shipment": {
        "sender": {
            "quickId": "SE",
            "name": "nShift AB",
            "address1": "Skeppsbron 5-6",
            "zipcode": "41121",
            "city": "GÖTEBORG",
           "country": "SE",
            "phone": "+46317253500",
            "contact": "Contact person",
            "mobile": "+46700000000",
            "email": "contact.person@unifaun.com"
        },
        "receiver": {
            "quickId": "RECV1",
            "name": "Receiver One",
            "address1": "Tegnérgatan 39",
            "zipcode": "11359",
            "city": "STOCKHOLM",
            "country": "SE",
            "phone": "031-7253501",
            "contact": "Receiver contact person",
            "mobile": "+46733000011",
            "email": "test@test.com"
        },
        "service": {
            "id": "FREEG"
        },
        "orderNo": "ORD-001",
        "senderReference": "REF-001",
        "options": [
            {
                "id": "CONSOLIDATE",
                "key": "CONS-001"
            }
        ],
        "parcels": [
            {
                "volume": 0.1,
                "copies": 1,
                "weight": 1,
                "valuePerParcel": true,
                "contents": "Stuff",
                "packageCode": "SH"
            }
        ]
    }
}

 

Response example

[
    {
        "href": "https://api.unifaun.com/rs-extapi/v1/consolidated-shipments/8477599",
        "id": "8477599",
        "status": "PRINTED",
        "shipmentNo": "4382218446",
        "orderNo": "ORD-001",
        "route": null,
        "routingCode": null,
        "reference": "REF-001",
        "serviceId": "FREEG",
        "parcelCount": 1,
        "sndName": "nShift AB",
        "sndZipcode": "41121",
        "sndCity": "GÖTEBORG",
        "sndCountry": "SE",
        "sndQuickId": "SE",
        "rcvName": "Receiver One",
        "rcvZipcode": "11359",
        "rcvCity": "STOCKHOLM",
        "rcvCountry": "SE",
        "rcvQuickId": "RECV1",
        "created": "2021-02-04T08:50:31.000+0000",
        "changed": "2021-02-04T08:50:31.496+0000",
        "shipDate": "2021-02-04T08:50:31.000+0000",
        "returnShipment": false,
        "normalShipment": true,
        "consolidated": true,
        "deliveryCode": null,
        "profileGroup": "Grundprofilgrupp",
        "parcels": [
            {
                "parcelNo": "373325382776640316",
                "returnParcelNo": null,
                "reference": null,
                "partOrderNo": null
            }
        ],
        "pdfs": [],
        "previousPdfs": null,
        "prints": [
            {
                "href": "https://api.unifaun.com/rs-extapi/v1/consolidated-shipments/8477599/prints/192481387",
                "id": "192481387",
                "description": "Label",
                "data": null,
                "media": "thermo-190",
                "type": "zpl"
            }
        ],
        "previousPrints": [],
        "addons": []
    }
]

 

 

Fetch consolidated shipments

GET /consolidated-shipments

Fetch a list of open consolidated shipments.

Use the query parameters to filter out which consolidated shipments will be returned in the list. Max. 50 consolidated shipments are returned per call.

 

Query parameters

dateFrom

string

The lower limit of a date interval.

ISO-8601 date format, for example, 2020-01-01T01:00:00+00:00

Optional

Must be used together with dateTo and dateType.

dateTo

string

The upper limit of a date interval.

ISO-8601 date format, for example, 2020-02-01T01:00:00+00:00

Optional

Must be used together with dateFrom and dateType.

dateType

string

The type of date.

Valid values: created | ship

Optional

Must be used in combination with dateFrom and dateTo.

searchField

  

The field to search in.

Valid values: orderNo | reference | shipmentNo

Optional

searchOp

  

The operator used on the field.

Valid values: equals | contains | startsWith |endsWith

Optional

searchValue

string

The value to search for.

Optional

status

  

Shipment status

Valid values: ready | invalid | failed | warned

Optional

 

Response example

[
    {
        "href": "https://api.unifaun.com/rs-extapi/v1/consolidated-shipments/8477599",
        "id": "8477599",
        "status": "OPEN",
        "shipmentNo": "4382218446",
        "orderNo": "ORD-001",
        "route": null,
        "routingCode": null,
        "reference": "REF-001",
        "serviceId": "FREEG",
        "parcelCount": 2,
        "sndName": "nShift AB",
        "sndZipcode": "41121",
        "sndCity": "GÖTEBORG",
        "sndCountry": "SE",
        "sndQuickId": "SE",
        "rcvName": "Receiver One",
        "rcvZipcode": "11359",
        "rcvCity": "STOCKHOLM",
        "rcvCountry": "SE",
        "rcvQuickId": "RECV1",
        "created": "2021-02-04T08:50:31.000+0000",
        "changed": "2021-02-04T08:51:01.976+0000",
        "shipDate": "2021-02-04T08:51:01.000+0000",
        "returnShipment": false,
        "normalShipment": true,
        "consolidated": true,
        "deliveryCode": null,
        "profileGroup": null,
        "parcels": null,
        "pdfs": [
            {
                "href": "https://api.unifaun.com/rs-extapi/v1/consolidated-shipments/8477599/pdfs/192481387",
                "id": "192481387",
                "description": "Label",
                "pdf": null,
                "media": "thermo-190"
            },
            {
                "href": "https://api.unifaun.com/rs-extapi/v1/consolidated-shipments/8477599/pdfs/192481569",
                "id": "192481569",
                "description": "Label",
                "pdf": null,
                "media": "thermo-190"
            }
        ],
        "previousPdfs": null,
        "prints": null,
        "previousPrints": null,
        "addons": null
    },
    {
        "href": "https://api.unifaun.com/rs-extapi/v1/consolidated-shipments/8477608",
        "id": "8477608",
        "status": "OPEN",
        "shipmentNo": "4382221358",
        "orderNo": "ORD-002",
        "route": null,
        "routingCode": null,
        "reference": "REF-002",
        "serviceId": "FREEG",
        "parcelCount": 1,
        "sndName": "nShift AB",
        "sndZipcode": "41121",
        "sndCity": "GÖTEBORG",
        "sndCountry": "SE",
        "sndQuickId": "SE",
        "rcvName": "Receiver One",
        "rcvZipcode": "11359",
        "rcvCity": "STOCKHOLM",
        "rcvCountry": "SE",
        "rcvQuickId": "RECV1",
        "created": "2021-02-04T08:51:36.000+0000",
        "changed": "2021-02-04T08:51:36.224+0000",
        "shipDate": "2021-02-04T08:51:36.000+0000",
        "returnShipment": false,
        "normalShipment": true,
        "consolidated": true,
        "deliveryCode": null,
        "profileGroup": null,
        "parcels": null,
        "pdfs": [
            {
                "href": "https://api.unifaun.com/rs-extapi/v1/consolidated-shipments/8477608/pdfs/192481835",
                "id": "192481835",
                "description": "Label",
                "pdf": null,
                "media": "thermo-190"
            }
        ],
        "previousPdfs": null,
        "prints": null,
        "previousPrints": null,
        "addons": null
    }
]

 

 

Delete a parcel group from a consolidated shipment

DELETE /consolidate-shipments/{consolidatedId}/parcel/{partOrderNo}

Deletes a parcel group from the consolidated shipment.

No response body is returned when a parcel group is successfully deleted.

 

URI parameters

Consolidated Shipment ID

string

Identifies the consolidated shipment

Required

Part Order No

string

The parcel group order number

Required

 

 

Delete a consolidated shipment

DELETE /consolidated-shipments/{consolidatedId}

Deletes a consolidated shipment.

No response body is returned when a consolidated shipment is successfully deleted. A canceled consolidated shipment will be added to the shipment history to represent the previously printed documents related to the consolidated shipment.

 

URI parameters

Consolidated Shipment ID

string

Identifies the consolidated shipment

Required

 

 

Fetch a list of consolidated shipment documents

GET /consolidated-shipments/{consolidatedId}/prints

Fetch a list of all PDF or ZPL documents for a consolidated shipment.

By default, the documents are returned as a URL. As an option, the documents can be inline in the prints.data object in the result. The prints.data object is encoded in base64. Charset options are set in the target1Options array in the printConfig object. Generated documents are only available for one (1) hour.

 

URI parameters

Consolidated Shipment ID

string

Identifies the consolidated shipment

Required

 

Query parameters

returnFile

boolean

'true' if the PDF/ZPL file should be returned inline.

Optional

 

Response example

[
    {
        "href": "https://api.unifaun.com/rs-extapi/v1/consolidated-shipments/8477608/prints/192481835",
        "id": "192481835",
        "description": "Label",
        "data": null,
        "media": "thermo-190",
        "type": "zpl"
    },
   {
        "href": "https://api.unifaun.com/rs-extapi/v1/consolidated-shipments/8477608/prints/192482796",
        "id": "192482796",
        "description": "Label",
        "data": null,
        "media": "thermo-190",
        "type": "zpl"
    }
]

 

 

Fetch a document for a consolidated shipment

GET /consolidated-shipments/{consolidatedId}/prints/{printId}

Fetch a PDF or ZPL document for a consolidated shipment.

The document is returned as a raw binary stream from this endpoint. Make sure the request has the Accept header set to application/pdf for PDF documents or application/octet-stream for ZPL documents. Charset options are set in the target1Options array in the printConfig object.

 

URI parameters

Consolidated Shipment ID

string

Identifies the consolidated shipment

Required

Print ID

string

Identifies the PDF or ZPL document

Required

 

 

Close a consolidated shipment and create shipment documents

POST /consolidated-shipments/{consolidatedId}/shipments

Closes an open consolidated shipment and creates PDF or ZPL shipment documents.

By default the documents are returned as a URL. As an option the documents can be inline in the print.data object in the result. The print.data object is encoded in base64. The generated documents will only be available for one (1) hour.

 

URI parameters

Consolidated Shipment ID

string

Identifies the consolidated shipment

Required

 

Query parameters

returnFile

boolean

'true' if the PDF/ZPL file should be returned inline.

Optional

 

Body example

{
    "target1Media": "thermo-190",
    "target1Type": "zpl",
    "target1Options": [
        {
            "key": "mode",
            "value": "DT"
        }
    ],
    "target2Media": "laser-a4",
    "target2Type": "pdf"
}

 

Response example

[
    {
        "href": "https://api.unifaun.com/rs-extapi/v1/shipments/10254169",
        "id": "10254169",
        "status": "PRINTED",
        "shipmentNo": "4382221358",
        "orderNo": "ORD-002",
        "route": null,
        "routingCode": null,
        "reference": "REF-002",
        "serviceId": "FREEG",
        "parcelCount": 1,
        "sndName": "nShift AB",
        "sndZipcode": "41121",
        "sndCity": "GÖTEBORG",
        "sndCountry": "SE",
        "sndQuickId": "SE",
        "rcvName": "Receiver One",
        "rcvZipcode": "11359",
        "rcvCity": "STOCKHOLM",
        "rcvCountry": "SE",
        "rcvQuickId": "RECV1",
        "created": "2021-02-04T09:06:27.052+0000",
        "changed": "2021-02-04T09:06:27.052+0000",
        "shipDate": "2021-02-04T08:53:45.000+0000",
        "returnShipment": false,
        "normalShipment": true,
        "consolidated": false,
        "deliveryCode": null,
        "profileGroup": "Grundprofilgrupp",
        "parcels": [
            {
                "parcelNo": "373325382776645236",
                "returnParcelNo": null,
                "reference": null,
                "partOrderNo": null
            }
        ],
        "pdfs": [],
        "previousPdfs": null,
        "prints": [
            {
                "href": "https://api.unifaun.com/rs-extapi/v1/shipments/10254169/prints/192488957",
                "id": "192488957",
                "description": "Doc",
                "data": null,
                "media": "laser-a4",
                "type": "pdf"
            }
        ],
        "previousPrints": null,
        "addons": []
    }
]

 

 

Close a consolidated shipment and create shipment documents and exclude shipments

POST /consolidated-shipments/{consolidatedId}/shipments/manifest

Closes an open consolidated shipment and creates PDF or ZPL shipment documents for the shipments identified by their part order number.

By default the documents are returned as a URL. As an option the documents can be inline in the print.data object in the result. The print.data object is encoded in base64. The generated documents will only be available for one (1) hour.

 

URI parameters

{
    "printConfig": {
        "target1Media": "thermo-190",
        "target1Type": "zpl",
        "target1Options": [
            {
                "key": "mode",
                "value": "DT"
            }
        ],
        "target2Media": "laser-a4",
        "target2Type": "pdf"
    },
    "partOrderNos": [
        "PART-001",
        "PART-002"
    ]
}

 

Response example

[
    {
        "href": "https://api.unifaun.com/rs-extapi/v1/consolidated-shipments/shipments/10254386",
        "id": "10254386",
        "status": "PRINTED",
        "shipmentNo": "4382312199",
        "orderNo": "ORD-001",
        "route": null,
        "routingCode": null,
        "reference": "REF-001",
        "serviceId": "FREEG",
        "parcelCount": 2,
        "sndName": "nShift AB",
        "sndZipcode": "41121",
        "sndCity": "GÖTEBORG",
        "sndCountry": "SE",
        "sndQuickId": "SE",
        "rcvName": "Receiver One",
        "rcvZipcode": "11359",
        "rcvCity": "STOCKHOLM",
        "rcvCountry": "SE",
        "rcvQuickId": "RECV1",
        "created": "2021-02-04T09:30:31.356+0000",
        "changed": "2021-02-04T09:30:31.356+0000",
        "shipDate": "2021-02-04T09:29:55.000+0000",
        "returnShipment": false,
        "normalShipment": true,
        "consolidated": false,
        "deliveryCode": null,
        "profileGroup": "Grundprofilgrupp",
        "parcels": [
            {
                "parcelNo": "373325382776804800",
                "returnParcelNo": null,
                "reference": null,
                "partOrderNo": "PART-001"
            },
            {
                "parcelNo": "373325382776804916",
                "returnParcelNo": null,
                "reference": null,
                "partOrderNo": "PART-002"
            }
        ],
        "pdfs": [],
        "previousPdfs": null,
        "prints": [
            {
                "href": "https://api.unifaun.com/rs-extapi/v1/consolidated-shipments/shipments/10254386/prints/192500888",
                "id": "192500888",
                "description": "Doc",
                "data": null,
                "media": "laser-a4",
                "type": "pdf"
            }
        ],
        "previousPrints": null,
        "addons": []
    }
]

 

For schema and testing, please refer to https://api.unifaun.com/rs-docs/.

For a description of properties, please see the Property reference guide.

For information about some crucial objects, please refer to REST API Objects.

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