shipcloud Shipment Quotes API

The Shipment Quotes API from shipcloud — 1 operation(s) for shipment quotes.

Operations 1

POST /shipment_quotes Create shipment quotes #

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OpenAPI Specification

shipcloud-shipment-quotes-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Shipcloud Shipment Quotes API
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Developer Support
    email: developers@shipcloud.io
  termsOfService: https://www.shipcloud.io/en/terms-and-conditions
  description: 'Operations tagged Shipment Quotes across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: shipcloud_v1_oai3.json, shipcloud-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.shipcloud.io/v1
security:
- basic_auth: []
tags:
- name: Shipment Quotes
paths:
  /shipment_quotes:
    post:
      description: Find out how much we will charge you for a specific shipment when using shipcloud carrier contracts.
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                carrier:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/carrier_shipping'
                service:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/service'
                to:
                  oneOf:
                  - allOf:
                    - $ref: '#/components/schemas/address'
                    - description: the receivers address
                  - type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: string
                        description: id of a receivers address
                    required:
                    - id
                from:
                  oneOf:
                  - allOf:
                    - $ref: '#/components/schemas/address'
                    - description: the senders address
                  - type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: string
                        description: id of a senders address
                    required:
                    - id
                packages:
                  type: array
                  description: array of minimal packages
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/package_minimal'
              required:
              - carrier
              - service
              - to
              - package
            examples:
              Shipment quote request:
                $ref: '#/components/examples/shipment_quote_request_example'
              Shipment quote request with multiple packages:
                $ref: '#/components/examples/shipment_quote_request_with_multiple_packages_example'
              Shipment quote request using address IDs:
                $ref: '#/components/examples/shipment_quote_with_address_id_request_example'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Shipment quote for a single shipment
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  shipment_quote:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      price:
                        type: number
                        description: Price that shipcloud is going to charge you (exl. VAT)
                    required:
                    - price
                required:
                - shipment_quote
              examples:
                Shipment quote response:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/shipment_quote_response_example'
          headers:
            RateLimit-Limit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Limit'
            RateLimit-Interval:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Interval'
            RateLimit-Remaining:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Remaining'
            RateLimit-Reset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Reset'
            X-Request-ID:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/shicloud-Request-ID'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/400'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/401'
        '402':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/402'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/403'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/422'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/500'
      tags:
      - Shipment Quotes
      summary: Create shipment quotes
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postShipmentQuotes
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    servers:
    - url: https://api.shipcloud.io/v1
components:
  headers:
    RateLimit-Reset:
      description: The number of seconds that shows when the request rate limit resets (e.g. 42)
      schema:
        type: integer
    RateLimit-Interval:
      description: The number of seconds the interval for this user is long (e.g. 60)
      schema:
        type: integer
    RateLimit-Remaining:
      description: Remaining number of request in the current interval (e.g. 111)
      schema:
        type: integer
    shicloud-Request-ID:
      description: An internal identifier that we generate for every request. If you encounter a problem with your request, please send us this id when opening a support case.
      schema:
        type: string
    RateLimit-Limit:
      description: A number that shows the overall limit of requests this user can send (e.g. 120)
      schema:
        type: integer
  responses:
    '422':
      description: Your request was well-formed but couldn't be followed due to semantic errors. Please see the response body for more detailed information. A possible problem could be that you are not sending all the data that is required or data that is not necessary for this call.
      headers:
        RateLimit-Limit:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Limit'
        RateLimit-Interval:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Interval'
        RateLimit-Remaining:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Remaining'
        RateLimit-Reset:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Reset'
        X-Request-ID:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/shicloud-Request-ID'
    '401':
      description: Something has gone wrong when authorizing with our API. Please check e.g. if you're trying to use your sandbox api key with an operation that can only be used with a live API key.
      headers:
        RateLimit-Limit:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Limit'
        RateLimit-Interval:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Interval'
        RateLimit-Remaining:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Remaining'
        RateLimit-Reset:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Reset'
        X-Request-ID:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/shicloud-Request-ID'
    '403':
      description: You are not allowed to talk to this endpoint. This can either be due to a wrong authentication or when you're trying to reach an endpoint that your account isn't allowed to access.
      headers:
        RateLimit-Limit:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Limit'
        RateLimit-Interval:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Interval'
        RateLimit-Remaining:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Remaining'
        RateLimit-Reset:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Reset'
        X-Request-ID:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/shicloud-Request-ID'
    '500':
      description: Something has seriously gone wrong. Don't worry, we'll have a look at it. If the error persists, please don't hesitate to contact us by sending us an email containing the `X-Request-ID` header we've returned.
      headers:
        RateLimit-Limit:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Limit'
        RateLimit-Interval:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Interval'
        RateLimit-Remaining:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Remaining'
        RateLimit-Reset:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Reset'
        X-Request-ID:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/shicloud-Request-ID'
    '400':
      description: Your request was not correct. Please see the response body for more detailed information.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              errors:
                type: array
                items:
                  description: Strings that describe, what has gone wrong. We're tunnelling error responses from the carriers. When this is the case, we try to prefix an error with 'The carrier {xyz} returned the following error:'
                  type: string
          examples:
            Single error:
              value:
                errors:
                - simple error message
            Multiple errors:
              value:
                errors:
                - simple error message
                - another error message
      headers:
        RateLimit-Limit:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Limit'
        RateLimit-Interval:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Interval'
        RateLimit-Remaining:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Remaining'
        RateLimit-Reset:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Reset'
        X-Request-ID:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/shicloud-Request-ID'
    '402':
      description: You've reached a maximum that is defined in your current plan. Please upgrade to a higher plan.
      headers:
        RateLimit-Limit:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Limit'
        RateLimit-Interval:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Interval'
        RateLimit-Remaining:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Remaining'
        RateLimit-Reset:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Reset'
        X-Request-ID:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/shicloud-Request-ID'
  examples:
    shipment_quote_request_with_multiple_packages_example:
      value:
        carrier: ups
        service: standard
        to:
          street: Beispielstrasse
          street_no: '42'
          zip_code: '22100'
          city: Hamburg
          country: DE
        from:
          street: Musterstrasse
          street_no: '23'
          zip_code: '20148'
          city: Hamburg
          country: DE
        packages:
        - weight: 1.5
          length: 20
          width: 20
          height: 20
          type: parcel
        - weight: 3
          length: 30
          width: 30
          height: 30
          type: parcel
    shipment_quote_response_example:
      value:
        shipment_quote:
          price: 42.12
    shipment_quote_request_example:
      value:
        carrier: dhl
        service: standard
        to:
          street: Beispielstrasse
          street_no: '42'
          zip_code: '22100'
          city: Hamburg
          country: DE
        from:
          street: Musterstrasse
          street_no: '23'
          zip_code: '20148'
          city: Hamburg
          country: DE
        packages:
        - weight: 1.5
          length: 20
          width: 20
          height: 20
    shipment_quote_with_address_id_request_example:
      value:
        carrier: dhl
        service: standard
        to:
          id: 522a7cb1-d6c8-418c-ac26-011127ab5bbe
        from:
          street: Musterstrasse
          street_no: '23'
          zip_code: '20148'
          city: Hamburg
          country: DE
        packages:
        - weight: 1.5
          length: 20
          width: 20
          height: 20
  schemas:
    address:
      type: object
      properties:
        care_of:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: Additional care of field
        city:
          type: string
          description: Name of the city
        country:
          type: string
          description: Country as uppercase ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code
        first_name:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: A persons first name
        state:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The state the address is in
        street:
          type: string
          description: Name of the street. Can hold the house number
        street_no:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: House number of the address (when a carrier requires it separately)
        zip_code:
          type: string
          description: Zipcode of the address
        phone:
          type: string
          description: 'Telephone number (mandatory when using UPS and the following terms apply: service is `one_day` or `one_day_early` or ship to country is different than ship from country)'
        email:
          type: string
          description: Email address for this person. Some carrier are using the email address to send notifications
      required:
      - street
      - city
      - zip_code
      - country
    carrier_shipping:
      type: string
      enum:
      - angel_de
      - asendia
      - cargo_international
      - dhl
      - dhl_express
      - dpag
      - dpd
      - gls
      - go
      - hermes
      - iloxx
      - parcel_one
      - ups
      description: acronym of the carrier
    package_minimal:
      type: object
      properties:
        height:
          type: number
          description: Height of the parcel in cm
        length:
          type: number
          description: Length of the parcel in cm
        weight:
          type: number
          description: Weight of the parcel in kg
        width:
          type: number
          description: Width of the parcel in cm
      required:
      - width
      - height
      - length
      - weight
      description: defines package attributes
    service:
      type: string
      enum:
      - standard
      - one_day
      - one_day_early
      - returns
      - asendia_epaq_standard_economy
      - asendia_epaq_standard_priority
      - cargo_international_express
      - dhl_europaket
      - dhl_prio
      - dhl_warenpost
      - dpag_warenpost
      - dpag_warenpost_signature
      - dpag_warenpost_untracked
      - gls_express_0800
      - gls_express_0900
      - gls_express_1000
      - gls_express_1200
      - ups_express_1200
      default: standard
      description: The service that should be used for the shipment.
  securitySchemes:
    basic_auth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
externalDocs:
  description: Find more info at the shipcloud developer portal
  url: https://developers.shipcloud.io
x-refined-from:
- shipcloud_v1_oai3.json
- shipcloud-openapi.yml