{"id":8549,"date":"2020-10-21T14:30:03","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T21:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/minisoft.com\/support\/?p=8549"},"modified":"2022-08-22T10:15:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T17:15:21","slug":"ship-fx-ups-onboarding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/ship-fx-ups-onboarding\/","title":{"rendered":"Ship\/FX: UPS Onboarding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Consult the following page for more information on APIs and Ship\/FX:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/minisoft.com\/support\/index.php\/api-ssl-configuration-for-ship-fx\/\">API SSL Configuration for Ship\/FX<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> Some carriers have sandboxes which never charge. Some carriers will never charge unless scanned. Some carriers will have customer specific contracts that define \u2018charge on scan\u2019 vs \u2018charge on print\u2019. Some always charge on print.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Required<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>UPS development account<\/li><li>Production and Sandbox API Keys<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>UPS Production and Sandbox API Keys<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will need the following for sandbox and production UPS API testing for Ship\/FX:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Access Key<\/li><li>User ID<\/li><li>Password<\/li><li>Account Number<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><strong>Creating a UPS Developer Account &amp; requesting an API Access Key<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ups-dev-kit-user-guide-2020.pdf\">View the UPS Developer Guide<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fastest way to the UPS Request Access Key is logging into UPS.com and clicking this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ups.com\/upsdeveloperkit?loc=en_US\">https:\/\/www.ups.com\/upsdeveloperkit?loc=en_US<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have difficulty with the UPS developer account request, use the Minisoft UPS developer sandbox until your account has been setup correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOTE: When you register your UPS account to use the UPS APIs, you must specifically request that your negotiated rates be used through the API rather than published rates. Speak to your ups account representative or consult the UPS developer kit noted above.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Requesting a UPS API Access Key<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you selected the fastest way link, please skip to step 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1) Scroll to the bottom of the UPS.com home page and select the \u2018Help and Support Center\u2019 link under \u2018Customer Service.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2) This opens Help and Support Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"403\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS1.png 403w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS1-238x300.png 238w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS1-119x150.png 119w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS1-250x315.png 250w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS1-143x180.png 143w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS1-397x500.png 397w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3) On the Help &amp; Support page, along the right side, click \u2018Technology Support\u2019 under the Explore All Help Topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS2.png 400w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS2-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS2-150x123.png 150w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS2-250x205.png 250w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS2-220x180.png 220w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS2-366x300.png 366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>4) On the Technology Support page, choose the Tools and Resources Tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"590\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS3.png 590w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS3-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS3-150x60.png 150w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS3-250x100.png 250w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS3-550x221.png 550w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS3-448x180.png 448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>5) On the Tools and Resources tab, choose Developer Resource Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"550\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS4.png 550w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS4-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS4-150x83.png 150w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS4-250x138.png 250w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS4-326x180.png 326w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS4-543x300.png 543w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>6) Scroll down in the Developer Resource Center to \u201cStep 3: Developers: Download API\u2019s, and click Access the UPS Developer Kit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"465\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS5.png 465w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS5-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS5-150x70.png 150w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS5-250x116.png 250w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS5-388x180.png 388w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>7) The UPS Developer Kit page contains the link to Request an access key, step 4 of \u2018How to get started\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"371\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS6.png 371w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS6-261x300.png 261w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS6-131x150.png 131w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS6-250x287.png 250w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS6-157x180.png 157w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>8) Login to the UPS Account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9) Choose the Request an access key link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10) Fill out the Primary Contact Information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"464\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS7.png 464w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS7-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS7-150x83.png 150w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS7-250x138.png 250w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS7-325x180.png 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>11) Add secondary Contact Name information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"624\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS8.png 624w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS8-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS8-150x72.png 150w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS8-250x120.png 250w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS8-550x264.png 550w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS8-376x180.png 376w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>12) Enter the UPS Account information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS9.png 480w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS9-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS9-150x120.png 150w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS9-250x200.png 250w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS9-225x180.png 225w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS9-375x300.png 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>13) Click Next provide the authentication information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"624\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS10.png 624w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS10-261x300.png 261w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS10-130x150.png 130w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS10-250x288.png 250w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS10-550x633.png 550w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS10-156x180.png 156w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS10-435x500.png 435w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>14) UPS will provide the Access Key for a test environment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"624\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS11.png 624w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS11-290x300.png 290w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS11-145x150.png 145w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS11-250x258.png 250w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS11-550x569.png 550w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS11-174x180.png 174w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS11-484x500.png 484w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>15) UPS will also send an email:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"615\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS12.png 615w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS12-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS12-150x59.png 150w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS12-250x98.png 250w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS12-550x216.png 550w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS12-457x180.png 457w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>16) The initial API\u2019s are Test Access only, A separate request must be submitted to UPS to switch to a Production Access API.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"624\" height=\"35\" src=\"https:\/\/minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS13.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS13.png 624w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS13-300x17.png 300w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS13-150x8.png 150w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS13-250x14.png 250w, https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UPS13-550x31.png 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alt tag: ShipFX<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consult the following page for more information on APIs and Ship\/FX:\u00a0API SSL Configuration for Ship\/FX NOTE: Some carriers have sandboxes which never charge. Some carriers will never charge unless scanned. Some carriers will have customer specific contracts that define \u2018charge on scan\u2019 vs \u2018charge on print\u2019. Some always charge on print. Required UPS development account [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[581],"tags":[582,650],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8549"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8549"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10422,"href":"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8549\/revisions\/10422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c002.minisoft.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}