Royal Mail

Royal Mail API Shipping V2 (REST)

A fully RESTful service enabling account customers to create domestic and international shipments, produce shipping labels, print customs documents, manifest shipments, pre-allocate tracking numbers, and request offline barcode ranges. Requires an Online Business Account (OBA).

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: Royal Mail API Shipping V2 (REST)
description: A fully RESTful service enabling account customers to create domestic and international shipments,
  produce shipping labels, print customs documents, manifest shipments, pre-allocate tracking numbers,
  and request offline barcode ranges. Requires an Online Business Account (OBA).
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://developer.royalmail.net/taxonomy/term/91
baseURL: https://api.royalmail.net/shipping/v2
tags:
- Shipping
- Labels
- Manifests
- Barcodes
- International
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.royalmail.net/taxonomy/term/91
- type: Authentication
  url: https://developer.royalmail.net/start
contact:
- FN: Royal Mail API Support
  url: https://developer.royalmail.net/help
  email: ''
overlays: []
aid: royal-mail:royal-mail-api-shipping-v2-rest