address1
String
Default Value: ""

Street name. In a ship request, this is required to be provided for both sender and recipient. In all other requests, it is required for a valid physical address. For UPS should not exceed 35 characters.

address2
String
Default Value: ""

A specific detail on the address (such as building, suite, apartment, floor number etc.). This is optional. For UPS should not exceed 35 characters.

addressFlags
Int32
Default Value: 0

Various flags that denote information about the address.

city
String
Default Value: ""

Name of city, town, etc. In a ship request, this is required to be provided for both sender and recipient.

countryCode
String
Default Value: "US"

Country code. This identifies a country. In a ship request, this is required to be provided for both sender and recipient. Maximum length: 2.

Here is a list of country names and their codes. Code is the value that has to be provided in all requests sent where country code is to be entered. Note that with USPS you can also specify the full country name here.

* Not supported by USPS

** Has multiple values, the values used for USPS are below

state
String
Default Value: ""

State or province code. This is the identifying abbreviation for US state, Canada province, etc. In a ship request, this is required to be provided for both sender and recipient (where applicable). Format and presence of this field will vary, depending on country.

zipCode
String
Default Value: ""

Postal code. This is identification of a region (usually small) for mail/package delivery. Format and presence of this field will vary, depending on country.

In a ship request, this is required to be provided for both sender and recipient. In all other requests, this element is required if both and are not present.

Valid characters: A-Z; 0-9; a-z. Maximum length: 16.

company
String
Default Value: ""

Identifies the contact person's company name. In a ship request, either and or are required to be provided.

email
String
Default Value: ""

Identifies the contact person's email address. Maximum length: 120.

fax
String
Default Value: ""

Recipient's fax number. The value of this property is optional. No format checking is done on international fax numbers.

firstName
String
Default Value: ""

Sender's first name. The value of this property is required. Values for either and or must be sent.

lastName
String
Default Value: ""

Person's last name. The value of this property is required. Values for either and or must be sent. Maximum length: 45 characters for both names or company name.

middleInitial
String
Default Value: ""

Middle initial. The value of this property is optional.

phone
String
Default Value: ""

Identifies the contact person's phone number. In a ship request, this is required to be provided. Maximum length: 15.

autoDetect
Bool
Default Value: False

This property tells the class whether or not to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available.

firewallType
FirewallTypes
Default Value: 0

This property determines the type of firewall to connect through. The applicable values are as follows:

host
String
Default Value: ""

This property contains the name or IP address of firewall (optional). If a is given, the requested connections will be authenticated through the specified firewall when connecting.

If this property is set to a Domain Name, a DNS request is initiated. Upon successful termination of the request, this property is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, the class .

password
String
Default Value: ""

This property contains a password if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall. If is specified, the and properties are used to connect and authenticate to the given firewall. If the authentication fails, the class .

port
Int32
Default Value: 0

This property contains the transmission control protocol (TCP) port for the firewall . See the description of the property for details.

Note: This property is set automatically when is set to a valid value. See the description of the property for details.

user
String
Default Value: ""

This property contains a user name if authentication is to be used connecting through a firewall. If the is specified, this property and properties are used to connect and authenticate to the given Firewall. If the authentication fails, the class .

aggregate
String
Default Value: ""

This can be used to set the entire aggregate xml for the recipient to be notified. This is only valid for ship requests only when the EmailNotification=0x00000004 is present in the ShipmentSpecialServices.

FedEx

For FedEx, this aggregate should contain descriptive data required for FedEx to provide e-mail notification to the customer regarding the shipment.

The format of this aggregate should be as follows: <EMailNotificationDetail> <PersonalMessage>personal_message</PersonalMessage> <Recipients> (this aggregate can be entered up to six times) <EMailNotificationRecipientType>recipient_type</EMailNotificationRecipientType> <EMailAddress>recipient_email</EMailAddress> <NotifyOnShipment>true_or_false</NotifyOnShipment> <NotifyOnException>true_or_false</NotifyOnException> <NotifyOnDelivery>true_or_false</NotifyOnDelivery> <Format>format_type</Format> <Localization> <LanguageCode>language_code</LanguageCode> </Localization> </Recipients> </EMailNotificationDetail>

In this aggregate, you can specify:

• a message text to be sent in the email notification (via the PersonalMessage element). This is optional.
• the type of the recipient: SHIPPER, RECIPIENT, BROKER, OTHER (via the EMailNotificationRecipientType element). This is optional.
• the recipient's email address (via the EMailAddress element). This is required.
• whether the recipient is to be notified on shipment, exception or delivery (via the NotifyOnShipment, NotifyOnException, NotifyOnDelivery elements). These are required.
• the format of the message: HTML, TEXT, WIRELESS (via the Format element). This is required.
• the language code you want the message to be sent to (via the LanguageCode element). This is optional. If not present, it will default to English (EN).

This setting is optional. If is not set it will be automatically created by the class.

UPS

For UPS, the following JSON format is valid: { "NotificationCode": "6", "EMail": { "EMailAddress": [ "recipient1_email", (up to five recipient emails) "recipient2_email" ], "UndeliverableEMailAddress": "undeliverable_email", "FromEMailAddress": "sender_email", "FromName": "sender_name", "Memo": "message" } }

In this aggregate, you can specify:

• a notification code which describes the notification requested: "6" (Ship Notification), "7" (Exception Notification), "8" (Delivery Notification), or "2" (Return Notification). This is required.
• the recipient's email address (via the EMailAddress element). This is required.
• the undeliverable email address if to specify where an undeliverable email should be sent. This is optional.
• the email address for the reply-to address. The From field of the email will contain pkginfo@ups.com. This should be specified by the FromEMailAddress element.
• an optional from name.
• a message text to be sent in the email notification (via the Memo element). This is optional.

Note that this property does not apply for USPS and CanadaPost.

email
String
Default Value: ""

Email address of the recipient to be notified. This is required to be provided for each recipient.

message
String
Default Value: ""

User defined text that will be included in the email to be sent to . This is optional.

For FedEx, when multiple recipients exist, the message for the first recipient is the only message that will be included in the request. FedEx only allows one message for all of the recipients of the notification email.

This property is not used by USPS or Canada Post.

name
String
Default Value: ""

The name associated with the notification.

For USPS, this name will appear in the text of the Signature Confirmation e-mail message.

This property is not applicable to FedEx, UPS, or Canada Post.

notificationFlags
Int32
Default Value: 0

Identifies the type of notification requested. Valid values are:

For FedEx notifications, the following flags apply:

• On Shipment
• On Exception
• On Delivery
• On Tender
• On Estimated Delivery
• HTML
• Text

For UPS notifications, the following flags apply:

• On Shipment
• On Exception
• On Delivery
• On Return
• In Transit
• ADL
• UAP

For CanadaPost notifications, only the On Shipment, On Exception, and On Delivery apply.

This field is not used by USPS.

recipientType
TRecipientTypes
Default Value: 0

Identifies the set of valid email notification recipient types. Valid values are:

For FedEx, when rtShipper, rtRecipient or rtBroker are set, the email address associated with their definitions will be used and the specified for these types will be ignored.

For USPS, only the rtShipper and rtRecipient are valid.

This property does not apply to UPS or Canada Post notifications.

baseCharge
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""

Actual Base Charge applicable to this package.

For FedEx, this is normally specific to the PayorAccountNumber. It is used in the FedExShip and FedExShipIntl only. When this is used, please note that for MPS the FedEx server provides the rating information in two different ways for domestic and international shipments.

In MPS domestic shipments, the rating information is available on the package level. In this case, the properties that store the rating information: PackagesBaseCharge, PackagesNetCharge, PackagesTotalSurcharges, and PackagesTotalDiscount, indicate the rate for that particular package.

While in MPS international shipments, the rating information is available on shipment level only and it is returned in the last package response. That being said, please note that: for all packages with index=0 to PackageCount - 2, the properties that store the rating information will be set to 'N/A', and in the last package (at index=PackageCount - 1, these properties will contain the rate for the whole shipment.

For UPS, this is the "transportation charge - fuel surcharge" applicable to this package. Upon a successful response, this is returned in the server reply for each package included in the shipment if SubVersion is 1701 or greater.

This is not applicable to USPS.

For Canada Post, upon a successful response, this is returned in the server reply for the package requested.

codAmount
String
Default Value: ""

The COD monetary value for the package.

For FedEx, this is applicable and required for Ground shipments only. If the shipment is using COD special service (i.e., the ShipmentSpecialServices is set to the corresponding value of COD), then the COD amount should be specified on package level for all packages that are going to use COD. If this is set, then the package will be considered as using the COD service.

Since Ground packages do not travel together and may be delivered at different times, you should add the value for the individual packages to be collected. On MPS Ground shipments, a COD return label will be generated for each package that uses COD service (stored in ).

On COD Express shipments, the COD amount should be specified on shipment level and the CODTotalAmount is required instead.

For UPS, if the is set to a value other than "0.00", it indicates that COD special service is requested for that package. The collection type should be specified in the request via the . COD special service is not valid for return service movements. Package level COD is available for shipment from US/PR to US/PR, CA to CA, and CA to US. COD service for shipment from CA to US is not allowed for PackagesPackagingType Letter/Envelope. COD special service is available for shipper's with PickupType 'Daily Pickup' or 'Drop Shipping'. Delivery Confirmation (represented by ) and COD cannot coexist on a single package.

This property is not applicable to USPS packages.

Format: Two explicit decimal positions (e.g. 100.00).

This is not applicable for Canada Post.

codFile
String
Default Value: ""

Filename and location to save the of this package to. This is applicable for package(s) that use the COD service.

When the is set to a valid path and filename, the contents of the are written to disk when either the GetPackageLabel or GetShipmentLabels method is called.

This filename should have the same extension defined by LabelImageType (for example, if LabelImageType is set to PDF, then has to have .pdf extension).

If the filename exists, you can choose to overwrite it or not by setting the Overwrite config setting (which defaults to True).

This property is only applicable to FedEx shipments.

codLabelB
Data (read-only)
Default Value: ""

Image of the COD return label for this package retrieved by FedEx Server upon a successful COD ship request.

This is the decoded binary image file of the COD return label, stored in memory when either the GetPackageLabel or the GetShipmentLabels method is called. The kind of label data returned depends on the label formatting specified in your ship request via LabelImageType. If you requested a PNG label, the data returned will be a PNG file. If you requested a thermal label, it will be a thermal label image. If the is set to a valid path and filename, the label is also saved to disk in a LabelImageType format.

Since MPS Ground packages do not travel together and may be delivered at different times, a return label will be generated for each package that uses COD service.

On MPS Express packages, only one COD label will be generated and this will be returned on the last package of the MPS.

This property is only applicable to FedEx.

codLabel
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""

Image of the COD return label for this package retrieved by FedEx Server upon a successful COD ship request.

This is the decoded binary image file of the COD return label, stored in memory when either the GetPackageLabel or the GetShipmentLabels method is called. The kind of label data returned depends on the label formatting specified in your ship request via LabelImageType. If you requested a PNG label, the data returned will be a PNG file. If you requested a thermal label, it will be a thermal label image. If the is set to a valid path and filename, the label is also saved to disk in a LabelImageType format.

Since MPS Ground packages do not travel together and may be delivered at different times, a return label will be generated for each package that uses COD service.

On MPS Express packages, only one COD label will be generated and this will be returned on the last package of the MPS.

This property is only applicable to FedEx.

codType
TPCODTypes
Default Value: 0

The code that indicates the type of funds that will be used for the COD payment for this package.

This property is only applicable to FedEx and UPS and identifies the type of funds that should be collected upon package delivery. It is required to be provided in the request only if COD is requested for this package (i.e., is set to a value other than "0.00").

Valid values are:

Note: COD special service is not valid for return service movements.

Also note that only codtpAny (0) and codtGuaranteedFunds (2) are valid for UPS. For CanadaPost codtpAny is not valid and any type of check is accepted.

dangerousGoodsAccessible
Bool
Default Value: False

Identifies whether or not the dangerous goods being shipped are required to be accessible during delivery.

This property is only applicable to FedEx shipments, and is required to be specified when the contains the corresponding flag for Dangerous Goods.

There are two types of dangerous goods:

• Accessible, which may be shipped using: FedEx Priority Overnight, FedEx 1Day Freight, FedEx International Priority, FedEx International Priority Freight. The should be set to True.
• Inaccessible, which may be shipped using: FedEx Priority Overnight, FedEx Standard Overnight, FedEx 2Day, FedEx Express Saver, FedEx 1Day Freight, FedEx 2Day Freight, FedEx 3Day Freight, FedEx International Priority, FedEx International Priority Freight. The should be set to False.

Note: To locate FedEx services that allow dangerous goods shipping for your origin/destination pair, use the FedExRates class by requesting rates for all available services.

dangerousGoodsOptions
Int32
Default Value: 0

Contains the collection of options will be used on the package level when using dangerous goods. Valid values are:

Note: This is only valid when using FedEx.

description_
String
Default Value: ""

For FedEx, this is the description that appears in the email to identify this package. This is optional.

For UPS, this is applicable and required for shipments with return service only.

This does not apply for USPS and Canada Post.

girth
Int32
Default Value: 0

Measurement around the widest part of the package, perpendicular to the .

This property is only applicable when requesting rates for USPS packages.

Note: For parcels, is the measurement of the longest dimension and and make up the other two dimensions. is the measurement around the thickest part of the package, perpendicular to the length. It is only required if the package is irregular and the property is set to ptNonRectangular. (In this case and must still be set).

Except for Parcel Post, no mailpiece may measure more than 108 inches in length and girth combined. Parcel Post pieces measuring over 108 inches, but not more than 130 inches in combined length and girth are mailable at the applicable oversized rate.

Note that the , , and are required for Priority Mail packages when the is set to psLarge.

height
Int32
Default Value: 0

The height of the package to be shipped.

For FedEx, the is optional, but recommended, if "Your Packaging" is used as . This is required if and are provided in the request. It is also required if a FedEx Express heavyweight service is selected for the shipment.

For UPS, this is the width of the package used to determine dimensional weight and therefore is recommended for all shipments.

It is required for GB to GB, and Poland to Poland shipments, and for 'Pallete' packaging type. For UPS packaging types: the length, width and height are defaulted.

Length + 2*(Width+Height) must be less than or equal to 130 IN or 330 CM. When is provided in the request, then all other dimensions ( and ) are to be set as well.

For USPS, this only applies to GetRates and is only required if the package is irregular and the property is set to ptNonRectangular. (In this case and must still be set). For parcels, is the measurement of the longest dimension and and make up the other two dimensions. is the measurement around the thickest part of the package, perpendicular to the length.

Except for Parcel Post, no mailpiece may measure more than 108 inches in length and girth combined. Parcel Post pieces measuring over 108 inches, but not more than 130 inches in combined length and girth are mailable at the applicable oversized rate.

Note that the , , and are required for Priority Mail packages when the is set to psLarge.

Note also that this applies to Endicia shipping label requests.

For Canada Post, this field should be set to the Shortest dimension (3.1 digits e.g. 999.9 pattern).

id
String
Default Value: ""

An 8-digit Unique Parcel Identification Number.

Unique number used to identify the package. This property is optional, and only applies to USPS return labels.

insuredValue
String
Default Value: ""

Amount of insurance requested for this package. The value has 2 explicit decimal position and has a maximum of 11 characters including the decimal.

length
Int32
Default Value: 0

The length of the package to be shipped.

For FedEx, the is optional, but recommended, if "Your Packaging" is used as . This is required if and are provided in the request. It is also required if a FedEx Express heavyweight service is selected for the shipment.

For UPS, this is the width of the package used to determine dimensional weight and therefore is recommended for all shipments. Length must be the longest dimension of the container.

It is required for GB to GB, and Poland to Poland shipments, and for 'Pallete' packaging type. For UPS packaging types: the length, width and height are defaulted.

Length + 2*(Width+Height) must be less than or equal to 130 IN or 330 CM. When is provided in the request, then all other dimensions ( and ) are to be set as well.

Valid values are 0 to 108 IN and 0 to 270 CM.

For USPS, this is only required if the package is irregular and the property is set to ptNonRectangular. (In this case and must still be set).

Note: For parcels, the is the measurement of the longest dimension and and make up the other two dimensions. is the measurement around the thickest part of the package, perpendicular to the length.

Except for Parcel Post, no mailpiece may measure more than 108 inches in length and girth combined. Parcel Post pieces measuring over 108 inches, but not more than 130 inches in combined length and girth are mailable at the applicable oversized rate.

Note that the , , and are required for Priority Mail packages when the is set to psLarge.

Note also that this applies to Endicia shipping label requests.

For Canada Post, this field should be set to the longest dimension (3.1 digits e.g. 999.9 pattern).

netCharge
String
Default Value: ""

Actual Net Charge applicable to this package.

For FedEx, this is normally specific to the PayorAccountNumber. It is used in the FedExShip and FedExShipIntl classs only.

When this is used, please note that for MPS the FedEx server provides the rating information in two different ways for domestic and international shipments.

In MPS domestic shipments, the rating information is available on package level. In this case, the properties that store the rating information: PackagesBaseCharge, PackagesNetCharge, PackagesTotalSurcharges, and PackagesTotalDiscount, indicate the rate for that particular package.

While in MPS international shipments, the rating information is available on shipment level only and it is returned in the last package response. That being said, please note that: for all packages with index=0 to PackageCount - 2, the properties that store the rating information will be set to 'N/A', and in last package (at index=PackageCount - 1, these properties will contain the rate for the whole shipment.

For UPS, upon a successful response to GetRates, this is returned in the server reply for each package included in the shipment.

For USPS, this specifies the postage required for mailing a package of the indicated size and weight. If this property is not supplied, it will be calculated and returned in the response.

This will also be set when an Endicia label is returned describing how much postage was charged from the Endicia account for the package.

For Canada Post, upon a successful response, this is returned in the server reply for the package requested.

packagingType
TPackagingTypes
Default Value: 0

The packaging type of the package being rated and/or shipped.

Possible values are:

If this is set to a value that is not applicable to a certain provider, it will automatically be set to ptNone (0).

For FedEx, this is required in a ship request when either the GetPackageLabel or GetShipmentLabels method is called. FedEx only supports one packaging type for the whole shipment, so only the for the first package is used in label requests.

If the is set to 31 (Your Packaging), then the dimensions of the package should be provided in the request by setting the following: PackagesLength, PackagesWidth, and PackagesHeight.

If the ServiceType is set to any of the FedEx Ground services (Ground or Ground Home Delivery), then the will be automatically set to 31 (Your Packaging).

Please note that the types pt10kgBox (13) and pt25kgBox (14) are only meant for international shipments and domestic shipments outside of the United States.

For UPS, please note that when selecting make sure this is valid for all the following: SenderAddressCountryCode, RecipientAddressCountryCode, ServiceType, and all special services requested at both shipment and package level.

Also the following restrictions apply when using UPS Mail Innovations:

For USPS, this is used for getting rates and Endicia labels. For international shipments, the only valid values are: ptRectangular and ptNonRectangular.

For Canada Post, ptLetter (2) is only applicable if theContractId is set.

ratingAggregate
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""

Rating aggregate applicable to this package.

reference
String
Default Value: ""

Indicates the package reference type and value, that associates this package (assigned by the customer).

For FedEx, this is optional to be provided in a ship request. You can enter up to 3 customer references by providing: the type(s) and value(s) in the request.

Valid values for types are:

The type and value pair(s) should be entered as a string in this format: type1:value1; type2:value2; type3:value3;. For example, if the user wants to assign 3 references to this package, the should be set to: CN:123456; IN:123; SN:12;.

Reference information may also be used to track packages by reference.

For UPS, this is also optional to be provided in a ship request and valid if the origin/destination pair is US/US or PR/PR.

You can enter up to two customer references on package level by providing: the type(s) and value(s) in the request.

Valid values for types are:

The type and value pair(s) should be entered as a string in this format: 'type1:value1; type2:value2'. For example, if the user wants to assign 2 references to this package, the should be set to: 'AJ:123456; TN:123'.

You can also chose to bar code the first reference number's value on the shipping label by setting the BarCodeReference to True.

Reference information may also be used to track packages by reference.

For USPS, this is only used by Endicia labels, and is used as a reference value for logs.

This is used in Canada Post to provide user-defined values, such as an internal "orderID".

returnReceiptB
Data (read-only)
Default Value: ""

Image of the receipt for a return shipment.

This is only valid for UPS, and is the decoded binary image file of the receipt, stored in memory upon successful ship response. The receipt is generated in HTML format, and if the is set to a valid path and filename (with .html extension), the receipt is also saved to disk.

returnReceipt
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""

Image of the receipt for a return shipment.

This is only valid for UPS, and is the decoded binary image file of the receipt, stored in memory upon successful ship response. The receipt is generated in HTML format, and if the is set to a valid path and filename (with .html extension), the receipt is also saved to disk.

returnReceiptFile
String
Default Value: ""

Filename and location to save the of this package to. This is applicable only if using UPS.

When the is set to a valid path and filename, the contents of the are written to disk upon successful response (if a return shipment).

The has to have .html extension.

Note: When using UPS, the HTML file references a 'page 2', this is the HTML page containing the return label. You can print this page by using the ShippingLabelHTMLDirectory and PackageShippingLabelFileHTML[i]; configuration settings.

shippingLabelB
Data (read-only)
Default Value: ""

Image of the shipping label for this package returned by the Server upon a successful ship response.

This is the decoded binary image file of the shipping label, stored in memory upon successful ship response. The kind of label data returned depends on the label formatting specified in your ship request via LabelImageType. If you requested a GIF label, the data returned will be a GIF file. If you requested a thermal label, it will be a thermal label image. If the is set to a valid path and filename, the label is also saved to disk in a LabelImageType format.

shippingLabel
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""

Image of the shipping label for this package returned by the Server upon a successful ship response.

This is the decoded binary image file of the shipping label, stored in memory upon successful ship response. The kind of label data returned depends on the label formatting specified in your ship request via LabelImageType. If you requested a GIF label, the data returned will be a GIF file. If you requested a thermal label, it will be a thermal label image. If the is set to a valid path and filename, the label is also saved to disk in a LabelImageType format.

shippingLabelFile
String
Default Value: ""

Filename and location to save the of this package to. When the is set to a valid path and filename, the contents of the are written to disk upon successful response.

This filename should have the same extension defined by LabelImageType (for example, if LabelImageType is set to GIF, then has to have .gif extension).

If the filename exists, you can choose to overwrite it or not by setting the Overwrite config setting (which defaults to True).

shippingLabelPart2B
Data (read-only)
Default Value: ""

Image of the part 2* of the shipping label for this package returned by the Server. This is applicable only if using UPS.

This is the decoded binary image file of the part 2* of the shipping label, stored in memory when either the GetPackageLabel or the GetShipmentLabels method is called. The kind of label data returned depends on the label formatting specified in your ship request via LabelImageType. If you requested a GIF label, the data returned will be a GIF file. If you requested a thermal label, it will be a thermal label image. If the is set to a valid path and filename, the part 2* of the label is also saved to disk in a LabelImageType format.

For instance, if the PackagesShippingLabelFile is "C:\UPSLabel.gif", the part 2* of the label will be created under: "C:\UPSLabel_Part2.gif".

Note: *Mail Innovations (MI) shipments with more than 3 commodities will receive a 2 page combination label. Part 1 of the label can be accessed via PackagesShippingLabel property whereas Part 2 can be accessed via PackagesShippingLabelPart2 property.

shippingLabelPart2
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""

Image of the part 2* of the shipping label for this package returned by the Server. This is applicable only if using UPS.

This is the decoded binary image file of the part 2* of the shipping label, stored in memory when either the GetPackageLabel or the GetShipmentLabels method is called. The kind of label data returned depends on the label formatting specified in your ship request via LabelImageType. If you requested a GIF label, the data returned will be a GIF file. If you requested a thermal label, it will be a thermal label image. If the is set to a valid path and filename, the part 2* of the label is also saved to disk in a LabelImageType format.

For instance, if the PackagesShippingLabelFile is "C:\UPSLabel.gif", the part 2* of the label will be created under: "C:\UPSLabel_Part2.gif".

Note: *Mail Innovations (MI) shipments with more than 3 commodities will receive a 2 page combination label. Part 1 of the label can be accessed via PackagesShippingLabel property whereas Part 2 can be accessed via PackagesShippingLabelPart2 property.

signatureType
TSignatureTypes
Default Value: 0

Specifies one of the Delivery Signature Options requested for this package. Possible values are:

For FedEx Express shipments, the NoSignatureRequired option will not be allowed when the following special services are requested: Alcohol, Hold At Location or Dangerous Goods.

For residential FedEx Ground International shipments from Canada to the U.S., two valid signature options are allowed: NoSignatureRequired and Direct.

The impact of signature options fees may vary depending on your agreement with FedEx. Following are the definitions for FedEx:

• Service Default: In this case, the appropriate signature option will be selected for your shipping service. For example, if the package contains Dangerous Goods, the Direct signature option is chosen for you. The actual signature option applied to this package could be different than the signature option requested if a conflict occurred with other service features in the package. In this case, the value set in the request will be ignored.
• Indirect Signature Required: Indicates that an indirect signature is required upon delivery. This is allowed to residential addresses only. In this case, FedEx obtains a signature in one of three ways: from any person at the delivery address, from a neighbor, building manager, or other person at a neighboring address. The recipient can sign a FedEx door tag authorizing release of the package without anyone present. This might affect the shipping rates and/or service availability.
• Direct Signature Required: Indicates that a direct signature is required upon delivery. In this case, FedEx obtains a signature from any person at the delivery address. If no one is at the address, FedEx will reattempt delivery; Direct Signature Required overrides any recipient release that may be on file for deliveries to nonresidential addresses. This option is not available for Hold at FedEx Location shipments. This might affect the shipping rates and/or service availability.
• Adult Signature Required: Indicates that the adult signature is required upon delivery. In this case, FedEx obtains a signature from any person at least 21 years old (government-issued photo identification required) at the delivery address. If no one is at the address, FedEx will reattempt delivery. Adult Signature Required overrides any recipient release that may be on file for deliveries to nonresidential addresses. This might affect the shipping rates and/or service availability.

Note: In the server reply, this option may differ from that requested value due to other characteristics of the shipment.

For UPS, when delivery confirmation is requested for a package, the should be set to a value other than 0 (stServiceDefault). The availability of this special service depends on the ServiceType. The type stIndirect is not valid for UPS packages.

Also, when using UPS Mail Innovations, delivery confirmation can be requested by setting this to stUSPSDeliveryConfirmation.

Delivery Confirmation and COD cannot coexist on a single package. Also, Delivery Confirmation option cannot be combined with the Return Services option.

For USPS, if this is not set to stServiceDefault or stNoSignatureRequired, the Signature Confirmation service will be used. Also, for Express label shipments, set this to stNoSignatureRequired to waive the signature requirements.

This does not apply for Canada Post.

size
TPackages
Default Value: 0

Size of the package being mailed.

This property is only used by USPS and is required for the GetRates method call.

See below for valid entries:

Note: For parcels, length; is the measurement of the longest dimension and girth is the measurement around the thickest part (perpendicular to the length). Except for Parcel Post, no mailpiece may measure more than 108 inches in length and girth combined. Parcel Post pieces measuring over 108 inches, but not more than 130 inches in combined length and girth are mailable at the applicable oversized rate.

Note: Use the , , and optionally (irregular shaped packages only) properties to specify the dimensions of the package.

Note: only psRegular and psLarge are available when getting rates for international shipments.

specialServices
Int64
Default Value: 0

Contains the collection of special services offered on the package level. Valid values are:

For FedEx, to request any of the special services offered for a particular package in a ship request, you must set the of that package to a set of valid flags.

The meaning and limitations for each special service option are listed below for FedEx:

• Appointment Delivery: Indicates that the appointment delivery special service is requested for this package. This might affect the shipping rates and/or service availability.
• Dangerous Goods: Indicates that this package contains dangerous goods. When the contains this flag, then the is required to be provided in the request as well. For FedEx Express services, these types of shipments are referred to as dangerous goods shipments. For FedEx Ground services, these types of shipments are referred to as hazardous materials (Hazmat) shipments. Hazmat shipments must be single package. FedEx Ground provides reliable delivery of hazardous materials in all U.S. states except Alaska and Hawaii. If you have not shipped hazardous materials with FedEx Ground before, contact your FedEx account executive first. FedEx needs to confirm that you have met government training requirements and can generate the documentation your shipments need. Additional information regarding hazardous materials shipping is provided at fedex.com/ us/services/options under the Hazardous Materials link. The Shipper's Hazardous Materials Certification report (OP-950), prints after a successful Ground close request. Please note that Hazmat shipments must be single package. If you create a multiple package (MPS) hazmat shipment, only one commodity prints on the OP-950. FedEx assesses a surcharge on each package containing dangerous goods/Hazmat materials. This might affect service availability as well.
• Dry Ice: Indicates that this package contains dry ice. FedEx assesses a surcharge on each package containing dry ice. This might affect service availability as well.
• Priority Alert: Indicates whether the priority alert special service is requested for this package. This is applicable to domestic shipments only. A per package surcharge is associated with Priority Alert. This is applicable for FedEx First Overnight and FedEx Priority Overnight. It can be associated with: Saturday Delivery, Hold Saturday, Hold at Location, Dangerous Goods, Dry Ice or Signature Service Option. Please note that Priority Alert requires a service contract. If you are interested in signing up for Priority Alert, contact your FedEx account executive.
• Non Standard Container: Indicates whether this package type is a non standard container. This might affect the shipping rates and/or service availability.
• COD: Indicates that this is a COD package. This service will affect shipping rates and service availability. This is applicable for domestic FedEx Express and Ground services, except FedEx Home Delivery premium. When shipping COD via FedEx Ground, the and must also be provided in the request.

For UPS, to request any of the special services offered for a particular package in a rate or ship request, you must set the of that package to a set of valid flags.

The meaning and limitations for each special service option are listed below:

• Additional Handling: Indicates that additional handling special service is requested for this package. This might affect the shipping rates and/or service availability.
• Non Standard Container: Indicates whether this package type is to be considered a large package (a non standard container). Dimensions must be 130 to 165 inches: Length + (2 x Width) + (2 x Height). This might affect the shipping rates and/or service availability.

Some other special services on package level, such as COD, Delivery Confirmation, Insured Value, are already implemented respectively through the and , , and .

This property is not applicable to USPS or Canada Post.

totalDiscount
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""

Total Actual Discount applicable to this package.

This is normally specific to the FedEx PayorAccountNumber. It is used in the FedExShip and FedExShipIntl classs only.

Please note that for MPS, the FedEx server provides the rating information in two different ways for domestic and international shipments.

In MPS domestic shipments, the rating information is available on package level. In this case, the properties that store the rating information: PackagesBaseCharge, PackagesNetCharge, PackagesTotalSurcharges, and PackagesTotalDiscount, indicate the rate for that particular package.

While in MPS international shipments, the rating information is available on shipment level only and it is returned in the last package response. That being said, please note that: for all packages with index=0 to PackageCount - 2, the properties that store the rating information will be set to 'N/A', and in last package (at index=PackageCount - 1, these properties will contain the rate for the whole shipment.

totalSurcharges
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""

Total Actual Surcharges applicable to this package.

For FedEx, this is normally specific to the PayorAccountNumber. It is used in the FedExShip and FedExShipIntl classs only.

Please note that for MPS, the FedEx server provides the rating information in two different ways for domestic and international shipments.

In MPS domestic shipments, the rating information is available on package level. In this case, the properties that store the rating information: PackagesBaseCharge, PackagesNetCharge, PackagesTotalSurcharges, and PackagesTotalDiscount, indicate the rate for that particular package.

While in MPS international shipments, the rating information is available on shipment level only and it is returned in the last package response. That being said, please note that: for all packages with index=0 to PackageCount - 2, the properties that store the rating information will be set to 'N/A', and in last package (at index=PackageCount - 1, these properties will contain the rate for the whole shipment.

For UPS, upon a successful response, this is returned in the server reply for each package included in the shipment.

This does not apply to USPS packages.

For Canada Post, upon a successful response, this is returned in the server reply for the package requested.

trackingNumber
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""

Tracking number assigned to this package. Upon successful request, this is returned in the server reply for each package included in the shipment.

weight
String
Default Value: "0.0"

Weight of this package.

For FedEx, this is required to be provided in the request. It requires one explicit decimal position in pounds or kilograms, depending on the value of the WeightUnit config, (i.e. N.N formatting).

For UPS, this is required to be provided in the request for each package contained in the shipment if is set to a value other than 0 (UPS Letter). For Ground shipments, if the actual weight is less than 150 pounds, then the billable weight is 150 pounds. Air and 3 Day Select shipments will not be subject to a minimum billable weight. Format: it requires one explicit decimal position in pounds or kilograms, depending on the value of the WeightUnit config, (i.e. N.N formatting).

Note that if the ServiceType stUPSSurePostLessThan1LB or stUPSFirstClassMail is used, or the ServiceType stUPSExpeditedMailInovations is used with the ptMachineables, ptIrregulars, or ptStandardFlat then the weight must be specified in ounces. The WeightUnit config will be set automatically to "OZS" if not set.

For USPS, this must be the weight in pounds and ounces of the package. Package weight cannot exceed 70 pounds. (First-Class Mail cannot exceed 13 ounces. Bound Printed Matter cannot exceed 15 pounds). On international shipments, weight limits vary by country.

The format must be in "N lbs N oz", or as an integer showing the number of ounces. For example, a package with weight 6 lbs, 8 oz can be specified as "6 lbs 8 oz" or as "104".

However, in USPS, if PostageProvider is set to ppEndicia, then the format must be one explicit decimal position in ounces (i.e. N.N formatting).

For Canada Post, the weight of the parcel should be specified in kilograms (e.g. 99.999).

width
Int32
Default Value: 0

The width of the package to be shipped.

For FedEx, the is optional, but recommended, if "Your Packaging" is used as . This is required if and are provided in the request. It is also required if a FedEx Express heavyweight service is selected for the shipment.

For UPS, this is the width of the package used to determine dimensional weight and therefore is recommended for all shipments.

It is required for GB to GB, and Poland to Poland shipments, and for 'Pallete' packaging type. For UPS packaging types: the length, width and height are defaulted.

Length + 2*(Width+Height) must be less than or equal to 130 IN or 330 CM. When is provided in the request, then all other dimensions ( and ) are to be set as well.

For USPS, this is only required if the package is irregular and the property is set to ptNonRectangular. (In this case and must still be set).

Note: For parcels, is the measurement of the longest dimension and and make up the other two dimensions. is the measurement around the thickest part of the package, perpendicular to the length.

Except for Parcel Post, no mailpiece may measure more than 108 inches in length and girth combined. Parcel Post pieces measuring over 108 inches, but not more than 130 inches in combined length and girth are mailable at the applicable oversized rate.

Note that the , , and are required for Priority Mail packages when the is set to psLarge.

Note also that this applies to Endicia shipping label requests.

For Canada Post, this field should be set to the second longest dimension (3.1 digits e.g. 999.9 pattern).

authScheme
ProxyAuthSchemes
Default Value: 0

This property is used to tell the class which type of authorization to perform when connecting to the proxy. This is used only when the and properties are set.

should be set to authNone (3) when no authentication is expected.

By default, is authBasic (0), and if the and properties are set, the component will attempt basic authentication.

If is set to authDigest (1), digest authentication will be attempted instead.

If is set to authProprietary (2), then the authorization token will not be generated by the class. Look at the configuration file for the class being used to find more information about manually setting this token.

If is set to authNtlm (4), NTLM authentication will be used.

For security reasons, setting this property will clear the values of and .

autoDetect
Bool
Default Value: False

This property tells the class whether or not to automatically detect and use proxy system settings, if available. The default value is .

password
String
Default Value: ""

This property contains a password if authentication is to be used for the proxy.

If is set to Basic Authentication, the and are Base64 encoded and the proxy authentication token will be generated in the form Basic [encoded-user-password].

If is set to Digest Authentication, the and properties are used to respond to the Digest Authentication challenge from the server.

If is set to NTLM Authentication, the and properties are used to authenticate through NTLM negotiation.

port
Int32
Default Value: 80

This property contains the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the proxy (default 80). See the description of the property for details.

server
String
Default Value: ""

If a proxy is given, then the HTTP request is sent to the proxy instead of the server otherwise specified.

If the property is set to a domain name, a DNS request is initiated. Upon successful termination of the request, the property is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, an error is returned.

ssl
ProxySSLTypes
Default Value: 0

This property determines when to use a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for the connection to the proxy. The applicable values are as follows:

user
String
Default Value: ""

This property contains a username if authentication is to be used for the proxy.

If is set to Basic Authentication, the and properties are Base64 encoded and the proxy authentication token will be generated in the form Basic [encoded-user-password].

If is set to Digest Authentication, the and properties are used to respond to the Digest Authentication challenge from the server.

If is set to NTLM Authentication, the and properties are used to authenticate through NTLM negotiation.

accountNumber
String
Default Value: ""

The shipper's Endicia account number.

This property is only used when shipping with Endicia and will take a production account number. During testing please set EndiciaTestMode which will automatically use a sandbox account. During testing this property does not need to be set.

password
String
Default Value: ""

Password to use for logging in to the USPS Server.

This password is provided to you by USPS when you register for service. The password is not to be shared with others outside your organization, nor is it to be packaged, distributed, or sold to any other person or entity.

Note, the Password property has been depreciated by USPS, and remains only for backwards compatibility.

When PostageProvider has been set to ppEndicia, this must be the pass phrase associated with your postage account that was supplied to you by Endicia upon registration.

server
String
Default Value: "https://secure.shippingapis.com/ShippingAPI.dll"

URL for the USPS server where the requests are sent.

When PostageProvider has been set to ppEndicia, the live production URL will be set automatically. For testing please set EndiciaTestMode.

When PostageProvider has been set to ppStamps, the live production URL will be set automatically. For testing please set StampsTestMode.

There are two different live and test URLs that have been provided by the US Postal service for use with the Webtools APIs (and these classs). There is one plaintext URL and one SSL-secured URL for both live and testing. These URLs are listed below, along with the classs that use them.

Live Servers:

Test Servers:

These test servers return CANNED RESPONSES. They will only accept a specific set of data, and will only return one pre-formed response. Any transaction that does not contain the exact data they expect will cause an error to be generated. Because of these limitations we strongly recommend you test using a live account.

Note that the label components must use the live server for testing, but with the Certify configuration setting set to True. There is no need to set Certify with Endicia or Stamps.com. Set EndiciaTestMode or StampsTestMode instead.

userId
String
Default Value: ""

User Id for logging in to the USPS WebTools or Stamps.com Server.

This User Id is provided to you by USPS or Stamps.com when you register for service. The UserId is not to be shared with others outside your organization, nor is it to be packaged, distributed, or sold to any other person or entity. During testing set StampsTestMode to use the built-in sandbox account. This field is not used by Endicia.