PostNL

PostNL Shipment API v4

The future-proof (v4) PostNL Shipment API: create barcodes, labels, label-and-confirm shipments, confirm shipments, generate return shipments, and look up delivery timeframes and pickup locations under /shipment/delivery/v4.

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Logistics Operations Management BC-520.50

Operations 10

POST /shipment/delivery/v4/barcode Create barcodes #
POST /shipment/delivery/v4/confirm Confirm shipment #
POST /shipment/delivery/v4/label Create label #
POST /shipment/delivery/v4/locations/near-coordinates Get available locations #
POST /shipment/delivery/v4/locations/lookup Get location status and details #
POST /shipment/delivery/v4/locations/near-address Get available locations #
POST /shipment/delivery/v4/return/generate Create return shipment #
POST /shipment/delivery/v4/labelconfirm Create shipment #
POST /shipment/delivery/v4/timeframe/multipleservices Get available delivery dates and time windows for multiple services #
POST /shipment/delivery/v4/timeframe/singleservice Get available delivery dates and time windows #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.postnl.nl/integration-with-postnl/api-overview/shipment-v4/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/postnl/openapi/postnl-shipment-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postnl/json-schema/postnl-shipment-request-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postnl/json-schema/postnl-create-barcodes-request-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postnl/json-schema/postnl-confirm-shipment-request-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postnl/json-schema/postnl-pickup-near-coordinates-request-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postnl/json-schema/postnl-services-delivery-date-request-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/postnl/json-schema/postnl-pickup-near-address-request-schema.json

Other Resources

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APIsJSON
https://artifacts.apis.io/postnl/apis.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

postnl-shipment-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: PostNL Barcode Shipment API
  description: The PostNL Barcode API is a RESTful API that generates 3S-barcodes for domestic and European parcel flows. Additional barcode domestic types may be added in future versions. Barcodes for non-european and mailpackets are generated automatically during Shipment v4 creation and cannot not be requested via this endpoint.
  termsOfService: https://www.postnl.nl/en/terms-and-conditions/business/
  contact:
    name: PostNL
    url: https://developer.postnl.nl/support/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
  version: v4
servers:
- url: https://api-sandbox.postnl.nl
  description: Non-Production server
- url: https://api.postnl.nl
  description: Production server
security:
- apikey: []
tags:


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# Full source: https://artifacts.apis.io/postnl/openapi/postnl-shipment-api-openapi.yml