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  • AuctionInc Shipping API 

    API Appendix

    Error Codes
    Service Classes
    Carrier Codes
    Carrier Service Codes
    Carrier Entry Points
    Country Codes

    A. Error Codes

    Code

    Severity

    Description

    111

    Critical

    Inadequate destination address information for rating

    500

    Critical

    Invalid or expired Account Id or Integrator Id

    501

    Critical

    Unsupported HTTP method used, only POST is supported

    502

    Critical

    Invalid URL specified in request

    505

    Critical

    Unexpected Error

    510

    Critical

    Missing, malformed or invalid XML data provided

    511

    Critical

    Unknown Web Service Method Specified

    512

    Critical

    Unsupported Compatibility Level specified for method

    550

    Critical

    Service is down for maintenance

    560

    Critical

    Invalid Account Id

    561

    Critical

    Inactive Account Id

    710

    Notice

    Item or Package exceeds carrier service maximum weight

    B. Service Classes

    The ServiceClass element is used to restrict shipping rates to a particular class of service (future enhancement).

    Service Class

    Description

    1

    Next Day Air service

    2

    2nd Day Air service

    3

    3 Day services

    4

    Air Standard

    5

    Surface Standard

    G

    Ground



    C. Carrier Codes

    Code

    Carrier Name

    DHL

    DHL

    FEDEX

    Federal Express

    UPS

    United Parcel Service

    USPS

    United States Postal Service

    PU

    Pickup at Seller's Location (ShipRate Response only, SS calls)

    DELV

    Local Delivery (ShipRate Response only, SS calls)

    FF

    Fixed Fee (ShipRate Response only)

    FS

    Free Shipping (ShipRate Response only, SS calls)

    MF

    Mixed Fee (ShipRate Response only)



    D. Carrier Service Codes

    Carrier Code

    Service Code

    Service Name

    Service Class

    DHL

    International


    DHLWPE

    Worldwide Priority Express 

    3

    FEDEX

    FDX2D

    2 Day

    2


    FDXES

    Express Saver

    3


    FDXFO

    First Overnight

    1


    FDXPO

    Priority Overnight

    1


    FDXPOS

    Priority Overnight Saturday Delivery

    1


    FDXSO

    Standard Overnight

    1


    FDXGND

    Ground

    G


    FDXHD

    Home Delivery

    G


    International



    FDXIGND

    International Ground

    5


    FDXIE

    International Economy

    4


    FDXIF

    International First

    2


    FDXIP

    International Priority

    3

    UPS

    UPSNDA

    Next Day Air

    1


    UPSNDE

    Next Day Air Early AM

    1


    UPSNDAS

    Next Day Air Saturday Delivery

    1


    UPSNDS

    Next Day Air Saver

    1


    UPS2DE

    2 Day Air AM
    (commercial destinations only)

    2


    UPS2ND

    2nd Day Air

    2


    UPS3DS

    3 Day Select

    3


    UPSGND

    Ground

    G


    International



    UPSCAN

    Canada Standard

    5


    UPSWEX

    Worldwide Express

    2


    UPSWSV

    Worldwide Saver

    3


    UPSWEP

    Worldwide Expedited

    4

    USPS

    USPFC

    First-Class Mail

    G


    USPEXP

    Express Mail

    1


    USPBPM

    Bound/Printed

    G


    USPLIB

    Library

    G


    USPMM

    Media Mail

    G


    USPPM

    Priority Mail

    2


    USPPP

    Parcel Post

    G


    International



    USPFCI

    First Class International

    5


    USPPMI

    Priority Mail International

    3


    USPEMI

    Express Mail International

    2


    USPGXG

    Global Express Guaranteed

    1


    USPALP

    Airmail Letter Post- Deprecated
    (will return First Class International)



    USPAPP

    Airmail Parcel Post- Deprecated
    (will return Priority Mail International)



    USPELP

    Economy Letter Post- Deprecated
    (will return First Class International)



    USPEPP

    Economy Parcel Post- Deprecated
    will return Priority Mail International)



    USPGE

    Global Express Mail- Deprecated
    (will return Express Mail International)



    USPGPM

    Global Priority Mail- Deprecated
    (will return Priority Mail International)
     


    PU

    PU

    Pickup at Seller's Location
    (ShipRate Response only, SS calls) 


    DELV

    DELV

    Local Delivery
    (ShipRate Response only, SS calls) 


    FF

    FIXEDFEE

    Fixed Fee
    (ShipRate Response only) 


    FS

    FS

    Free Shipping
    (ShipRate Response only, SS calls) 


    MF

    MIXED

    Mixed Service Rate
    (ShipRate Response only) 



     

    E. Carrier Entry Point Codes

    The Carrier Entry Points indicate the method that packages are received by the carriers. Carriers charge various fees
    based on the method and certain carrier rates fluctuate as well. Using the proper Entry Point is critical to determining
    the correct shipping rates.

    Carrier Code

    Entry Point Code

    Description

    DHL

    D

    Drop Off

    P

    Daily Pickup

    T1

    One Time Pickup / Web

    T2

    One Time Pickup /  Phone

    FEDEX

    B

    Business Service Center

    C

    Request Courier

    D

    Drop Box

    R

    Regular Pickup

    S

    Station

    UPS

    D

    Drop-off

    O1

    On Call/Pickup Phone Same Day

    O2

    On Call/Pickup Phone Future

    O3

    On Call/Pickup Web Same Day

    O4

    On Call/Pickup Web Future

    P

    Daily Pickup

    R

    Retail Location

    USPS


    Not Required

     

    F. Country Codes

    The two character country codes are based on the two character ISO 3166 Code List .

    Country Name

    Code

    Afghanistan AF
    Albania AL
    Algeria DZ
    American Samoa AS
    andorra AD
    Angola AO
    Anguilla AI
    Antarctica AQ
    Antigua and Barbuda AG
    Argentina AR
    Armenia AM
    Aruba AW
    Australia AU
    Austria AT
    Azerbaijan AZ
    Bahamas BS
    Bahrain BH
    Bangladesh BD
    Barbados BB
    Belarus BY
    Belgium BE
    Belize BZ
    Benin BJ
    Bermuda BM
    Bhutan BT
    Bolivia BO
    Bosnia-Herzegowina BA
    Botswana BW
    Bouvet Island BV
    Brazil BR
    British Indian Ocean Territory IO
    Brunei Darussalam BN
    Bulgaria BG
    Burkina Faso BF
    Burundi BI
    Cambodia KH
    Cameroon CM
    Canada CA
    Cape Verde CV
    Cayman Islands KY
    Central African Republic CF
    Chad TD
    Chile CL
    China CN
    Christmas Island (Australia) CX
    Cocos Island CC
    Colombia CO
    Comoros KM
    Democratic Republic of the Congo CG
    Cook Islands CK
    Costa Rica CR
    Cote D'ivoire CI
    Croatia HR
    Cuba CU
    Cyprus CY
    Czech Republic CZ
    Denmark DK
    Djibouti DJ
    Dominica DM
    Dominican Republic DO
    East Timor TP
    Ecuador EC
    Egypt EG
    El Salvador SV
    Equatorial Guinea GQ
    Eritrea ER
    Estonia EE
    Ethiopia ET
    Falkland Islands FK
    Faroe Islands FO
    Fiji FJ
    Finland FI
    France FR
    French Guiana GF
    French Polynesia PF
    French Territory of the Afars and Issas (Djibouti) TF
    Gabon GA
    Gambia GM
    Georgia, Republic of GE
    Germany DE
    Ghana GH
    Gibraltar GI
    Great Britain & Northern Ireland GB
    Greece GR
    Greenland GL
    Grenada GD
    Guadeloupe GP
    Guam GU
    Guatemala GT
    Guinea GN
    Guinea-bissau GW
    Guyana GY
    Haiti HT
    Heard and Mc Donald Islands HM
    Honduras HN
    Hong Kong HK
    Hungary HU
    Iceland IS
    India IN
    Indonesia ID
    Iran IR
    Iraq IQ
    Ireland IE
    Israel IL
    Italy IT
    Jamaica JM
    Japan JP
    Jordan JO
    Kazakhstan KZ
    Kenya KE
    Kiribati KI
    Korea, Democratic Peoples Republic of (North Korea) KP
    Korea, Republic of (South Korea) KR
    Kuwait KW
    Kyrgyzstan KG
    Lao People's Democratic Republic LA
    Latvia LV
    Lebanon LB
    Lesotho LS
    Liberia LR
    Libya LY
    Liechtenstein LI
    Lithuania LT
    Luxembourg LU
    Macau MO
    Macedonia, Republic of MK
    Madagascar MG
    Malawi MW
    Malaysia MY
    Maldives MV
    Mali ML
    Malta MT
    Marshall Islands MH
    Martinique MQ
    Mauritania MR
    Mauritius MU
    Mayotte YT
    Mexico MX
    Micronesia, Federated States Of FM
    Moldova MD
    Monaco MC
    Mongolia MN
    Montserrat MS
    Morocco MA
    Mozambique MZ
    Myanmar MM
    Namibia NA
    Nauru NR
    Nepal NP
    Netherlands NL
    Netherlands Antilles AN
    New Caledonia NC
    New Zealand NZ
    Nicaragua NI
    Niger NE
    Nigeria NG
    Niue NU
    Norfolk Island NF
    Northern Mariana Islands MP
    Norway NO
    Oman OM
    Pakistan PK
    Palau PW
    Panama PA
    Papua New Guinea PG
    Paraguay PY
    Peru PE
    Philippines PH
    Pitcairn Island PN
    Poland PL
    Portugal PT
    Puerto Rico PR
    Qatar QA
    Reunion RE
    Romania RO
    Russia RU
    Rwanda RW
    Saint Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis KN
    Saint Lucia LC
    Saint Vincent and The Grenadines VC
    Samoa WS
    San Marino SM
    Sao Tome and Principe ST
    Saudi Arabia SA
    Senegal SN
    Seychelles SC
    Sierra Leone SL
    Singapore SG
    Slovak Republic SK
    Slovenia SI
    Solomon Islands SB
    Somalia SO
    South Africa ZA
    South Georgia GS
    Spain ES
    Sri Lanka LK
    Saint Helena SH
    Saint Pierre and Miquelon PM
    Sudan SD
    Suriname SR
    Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands SJ
    Swaziland SZ
    Sweden SE
    Switzerland CH
    Syrian Arab Republic SY
    Taiwan TW
    Tajikistan TJ
    Tanzania TZ
    Thailand TH
    Togo TG
    Tokelau Group TK
    Tonga TO
    Trinidad and Tobago TT
    Tunisia TN
    Turkey TR
    Turkmenistan TM
    Turks and Caicos Islands TC
    Tuvalu TV
    Uganda UG
    Ukraine UA
    United Arab Emirates AE
    United States US
    United States Minor Outlying Islands UM
    Uruguay UY
    Uzbekistan UZ
    Vanuatu VU
    Vatican City VA
    Venezuela VE
    Vietnam VN
    Virgin Islands (british) VG
    Virgin Islands (u.s.) VI
    Wallis and Futuna Islands WF
    Western Sahara EH
    Yemen YE
    Zaire (Congo Dem Rep) ZR
    Zambia ZM
    Zimbabwe ZW



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