DHL Shipping Profile Configuration

Configuring the DHL Shipping REST API in ILS, you need to create a custom app in DHL Developer portal.

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Field	Required	Description
API Profile Name		Unique name for the Shipping API profile.
Carrier		Select carrier as DHL
Customer		Select the Customer. By default, user logged in customer account is selected.
Account Number		Get Account Number, as mentioned in Get the API credentials for a custom app
Access Key		Get Client Id, as mentioned in Get the API credentials for a custom app
Password		Get Client Secret, as mentioned in Get the API credentials for a custom app
Name		The contact name to validate the rates and labels APIs.
Company Name		The company to validate the rates and labels APIs.
Address Line 1		The combination of number, street name. etc of warehouse address.
Address Line 2		Street address line 2 of warehouse address.
City		The name of city, town, etc of warehouse address.
State		The State or Province codes. The Format and presence of this field may vary depending on the country.
Country		Specify the ISO Alpha2 code of the country.
Zip Code		The Postal Code which is an identification code of a region (usually small) for easier and accurate mail/package delivery. The format and presence of this field may vary depending on the country.
Length		The length value to use for label and rate validation in inches.
Width		The width value to use for label and rate validation in inches.
Height		The height value to use for label and rate validation in inches.
Weight		The weight value to use for label and rate validation in pounds.
Carrier Service		Choose the carrier service to use for label validation.
Address Type		Select address type to use for address validation, rates and labels APIs validation.
Address Line 1		The combination of number, street name. etc of warehouse address.
Address Line 2		Street address line 2 of warehouse address.
City		The name of city, town, etc of warehouse address.
State		The State or Province codes. The Format and presence of this field may vary depending on the country.
Country		Specify the ISO Alpha2 code of the country.
Zip Code		The Postal Code which is an identification code of a region (usually small) for easier and accurate mail/package delivery. The format and presence of this field may vary depending on the country.
Is Production		Choose whether this is production or test profile.
Is Active		Choose whether this profile is active.
Is Company		Choose whether this profile is company profile.
Is Default		Choose whether this profile is default profile.
Is Rest API		Check this for DHL REST.
Save Logs		Choose whether to save request and response for debugging.
Skip Rate Shopping		Check if this profile doesn't support rate shopping.

Create the app

1. Navigate to DHL Developer Portal.
2. Click My Apps.
3. Click Create App.
4. Select the usage and shipping account number to associate with the app.

5. Click Next.

   

6. Fill the contact information.

   

7. Add App Details and select the Required APIs from Add Products.

   • App Name                        : ILS API
   • Callback URL                   : https://ils.live/ups/auth/callback
   • Billing Account Number : Choose the Billing Account Number from the dropdown.
   • Products Included           :
     • Authorization (OAuth)
     • Address Validation
     • Rating
     • Shipping
     • Tracking

   

Modify API Products

After you create a custom app, you can modify the products linked to it. You need to select at least one API product for the app.

1. Click the App you wish to modify.
2. Click Add Products link to modify the API Selections.
3. Click Save.

Get the API credentials for a custom app

You can check the the API key, and the API secret for a custom app from the app's API credentials page.

1. Navigate to UPS Developer Portal.
2. Click My Apps.
3. Click the name of the app that you want the credentials for.
4. In the App Info/Credentials page copy the client id and client secret by clicking icon.