Shipping Guide API 2.0
Introduction
A simplified and enhanced version of Mailbox parcel (Pakke i postkassen) was launched on 13.01.2020. From the same date, the Mailbox Packet API was decomissioned, and the revitalized Mailbox parcel service is booked via Booking API like other Bring-services.
Use the following service codes when requesting the new Mailbox parcel products:
- 3584 - Mailbox parcel (no tracking)
- 3570 - Mailbox parcel with tracking
More information on how to book and test-book Mailbox parcel (Pakke i postkassen) through the Booking API can be found here.
The Shipping Guide API 2.0 (Fraktguiden) for provides you with different shipping alternatives for your shipments. If you request applicable shipping alternatives with all relevant details you will receive an object with the following data:
- Prices
- Estimated delivery times
- GUI information
The API returns the recommended way to present these shipping alternatives, meaning that the actual response can easily be shown in a web-shop checkout without any sorting or filtering and with human readable service texts.
The Shipping Guide API 2.0 has both a REST and a SOAP interface. The REST interface only supports single consignments, while the SOAP interface can be used for multiple consignments.
Upgrade from previous version
Shipping Guide API 2.0 is a replacement for the original API that is now deprecated. If needed, can you you still read the documentation for the old version of the Shipping Guid API.
Now that Shipping Guide API 2.0 is out you might be wondering how to upgrade to it. The Upgrade to version 2.0 will help you on your way to version 2.0 of the Shipping Guide API.
Why upgrade?
- Unified request and response model: Due to backward compatibility, existing SOAP API versions had too many ways of requesting to Shipping Guide could be always confusing for clients. This has been simplified in the new version with one unified way of requesting to Shipping Guide.
- Better error handling for both SOAP and REST: The new version of API gives ability to handle error in a much simpler way.
- Ability to fetch agreement prices specific to a service on REST: Now you can specify multiple services and along with multiple customer number in a single REST request. How?
- Some improvements to our service offering are planned for 2018-19. More info about upcoming changes will follow to all our partners. Future services will be supported by this new API-version in addition to other improvements. Note that our old versions of API’s will not support future changes in our service offering.
Getting started
This guide will walk you through getting shipment alternatives for your first consignment using Shipping Guide API. In this example we will be calling the SOAP interface with a HTTP client and query for the service SERVICEPAKKE and PA_DOREN for two packages.
Before you start
Before you can begin using the new API you’ll have to do the following:
- Sign up for a Mybring account if you do not already have one. If you’re already registered in Mybring, head to the settings and API page to get your API key.
- Generate an API key for your user
1. Get your API key from Mybring
To make API requests you will need an API key. Click the link below, which sends you to your “Settings and API” page in Mybring profile administration. Scroll down to the “API key” section. Your generated API key which you will use to authenticate your requests can be found here.
2. Add authentication headers
A description of the headers can be found in Getting Started / Authentication.
3. Add additional headers
Since we’re using the SOAP (1.1) interface we’ll have to add the following header:
Content-type: text/xml
Most SOAP libraries will do this for you.
4. Add the body to the request
In this request we will query prices and expected delivery time for the service SERVICEPAKKE for a single package being sent from the postal code 0015 to 5518 in Norway.
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
xmlns:ns="http://www.bring.no/logistics/shippingguide/2.0">
<soapenv:Header/>
<soapenv:Body>
<ns:ShippingGuideRequest xmlns:ns="http://www.bring.no/logistics/shippingguide/2.0">
<ns:Language>no</ns:Language>
<ns:WithPrice>true</ns:WithPrice>
<ns:WithExpectedDelivery>false</ns:WithExpectedDelivery>
<ns:WithGuiInformation>true</ns:WithGuiInformation>
<ns:NumberOfAlternativeDeliveryDates>0</ns:NumberOfAlternativeDeliveryDates>
<ns:EDI>true</ns:EDI>
<ns:PostingAtPostoffice>true</ns:PostingAtPostoffice>
<ns:Trace>true</ns:Trace>
<ns:Consignments>
<ns:Consignment id="101">
<ns:Products>
<ns:Product>
<ns:Id>SERVICEPAKKE</ns:Id>
</ns:Product>
</ns:Products>
<ns:FromCountryCode>NO</ns:FromCountryCode>
<ns:FromPostalCode>0015</ns:FromPostalCode>
<ns:ToCountryCode>NO</ns:ToCountryCode>
<ns:ToPostalCode>5518</ns:ToPostalCode>
<ns:ShippingDate>
<ns:Year>2016</ns:Year>
<ns:Month>10</ns:Month>
<ns:Day>10</ns:Day>
<ns:Hour>10</ns:Hour>
<ns:Minute>0</ns:Minute>
</ns:ShippingDate>
<ns:AdditionalServices>
<ns:AdditionalService>
<ns:Id>EVARSLING</ns:Id>
</ns:AdditionalService>
<ns:AdditionalService>
<ns:Id>POSTOPPKRAV</ns:Id>
</ns:AdditionalService>
</ns:AdditionalServices>
<ns:Packages>
<ns:Package id="10">
<ns:Height>10</ns:Height>
<ns:Width>10</ns:Width>
<ns:Length>10</ns:Length>
<ns:GrossWeight>50</ns:GrossWeight>
</ns:Package>
<ns:Package id="11">
<ns:Height>10</ns:Height>
<ns:Width>10</ns:Width>
<ns:Length>10</ns:Length>
<ns:GrossWeight>50</ns:GrossWeight>
</ns:Package>
<ns:Package id="12">
<ns:Height>11</ns:Height>
<ns:Width>10</ns:Width>
<ns:Length>10</ns:Length>
<ns:GrossWeight>50</ns:GrossWeight>
</ns:Package>
</ns:Packages>
</ns:Consignment>
</ns:Consignments>
</ns:ShippingGuideRequest>
</soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>
5. Submit the request
Post your request to
https://api.bring.com/shippingguide/api/ws
The response may have changed since it was documented but you will get a response that looks something like this:
<SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<SOAP-ENV:Header/>
<SOAP-ENV:Body>
<ns2:ShippingGuideResponse xmlns:ns2="http://www.bring.no/logistics/shippingguide/2.0">
<ns2:Consignments>
<ns2:Consignment consignmentId="101">
<ns2:Products>
<ns2:Product>
<ns2:Id>SERVICEPAKKE</ns2:Id>
<ns2:ProductionCode>1202</ns2:ProductionCode>
<ns2:GuiInformation>
<ns2:SortOrder>11</ns2:SortOrder>
<ns2:MainDisplayCategory>Pakke</ns2:MainDisplayCategory>
<ns2:SubDisplayCategory>Til private</ns2:SubDisplayCategory>
<ns2:DisplayName>Klimanøytral Servicepakke</ns2:DisplayName>
<ns2:ProductName>Klimanøytral Servicepakke</ns2:ProductName>
<ns2:DescriptionText>Pakken kan spores og utleveres på ditt lokale hentested.</ns2:DescriptionText>
<ns2:HelpText>Klimanøytral Servicepakke leveres til mottakers lokale hentested (postkontor eller Post i Butikk). Mottaker kan velge å hente sendingen på et annet hentested enn sitt lokale. Mottaker varsles om at sendingen er ankommet via SMS, e-post eller hentemelding i postkassen. Sendingen kan spores ved hjelp av sporingsnummeret.</ns2:HelpText>
<ns2:ShortName>Klimanøytral Servicepakke</ns2:ShortName>
<ns2:ProductURL>http://www.bring.no/sende/pakker/private-i-norge/hentes-pa-posten</ns2:ProductURL>
<ns2:DeliveryType>Hentested</ns2:DeliveryType>
<ns2:MaxWeightInKgs>35</ns2:MaxWeightInKgs>
</ns2:GuiInformation>
<ns2:Price>
<ns2:ListPrice currencyCode="NOK">
<ns2:PriceWithoutAdditionalServices>
<ns2:AmountWithoutVAT>239.00</ns2:AmountWithoutVAT>
<ns2:VAT>59.75</ns2:VAT>
<ns2:AmountWithVAT>298.75</ns2:AmountWithVAT>
</ns2:PriceWithoutAdditionalServices>
<ns2:PriceWithAdditionalServices>
<ns2:AmountWithoutVAT>239.00</ns2:AmountWithoutVAT>
<ns2:VAT>59.75</ns2:VAT>
<ns2:AmountWithVAT>298.75</ns2:AmountWithVAT>
</ns2:PriceWithAdditionalServices>
</ns2:ListPrice>
</ns2:Price>
<ns2:ExpectedDelivery>
<ns2:WorkingDays>2</ns2:WorkingDays>
<ns2:UserMessage/>
<ns2:FormattedExpectedDeliveryDate>12.10.2018</ns2:FormattedExpectedDeliveryDate>
<ns2:ExpectedDeliveryDate>
<ns2:Year>2018</ns2:Year>
<ns2:Month>10</ns2:Month>
<ns2:Day>12</ns2:Day>
</ns2:ExpectedDeliveryDate>
<ns2:AlternativeDeliveryDates/>
</ns2:ExpectedDelivery>
</ns2:Product>
<ns2:Product>
<ns2:Id>PA_DOREN</ns2:Id>
<ns2:ProductionCode>1736</ns2:ProductionCode>
<ns2:GuiInformation>
<ns2:SortOrder>41</ns2:SortOrder>
<ns2:MainDisplayCategory>Pakke</ns2:MainDisplayCategory>
<ns2:SubDisplayCategory>Til private</ns2:SubDisplayCategory>
<ns2:DisplayName>På Døren</ns2:DisplayName>
<ns2:ProductName>På Døren</ns2:ProductName>
<ns2:DescriptionText>Pakken kan spores og leveres hjem til deg mellom kl. 17-21. Sjåføren ringer 30-60 min før ankomst.</ns2:DescriptionText>
<ns2:HelpText>På Døren leveres hjem til mottaker mellom kl. 17 og 21. Mottaker varsles i god tid om forventet utleveringsdag via SMS eller e-post, i tillegg til nytt varsel når sendingen er lastet på bil for utkjøring samme kveld. Sjåføren ringer mottaker 30-60 minutter før ankomst. Mottaker kan endre leveringsdag når pakken spores (gjelder ikke lokalpakker). Dersom sendingen ikke kan leveres, blir den sendt til mottakers lokale hentested (postkontor eller Post i Butikk). Sendingen kan spores ved hjelp av sporingsnummeret.</ns2:HelpText>
<ns2:ShortName>På Døren</ns2:ShortName>
<ns2:ProductURL>http://www.bring.no/sende/pakker/private-i-norge/hjemlevering</ns2:ProductURL>
<ns2:DeliveryType>Dør</ns2:DeliveryType>
<ns2:MaxWeightInKgs>35</ns2:MaxWeightInKgs>
</ns2:GuiInformation>
<ns2:Price>
<ns2:ListPrice currencyCode="NOK">
<ns2:PriceWithoutAdditionalServices>
<ns2:AmountWithoutVAT>270.00</ns2:AmountWithoutVAT>
<ns2:VAT>67.50</ns2:VAT>
<ns2:AmountWithVAT>337.50</ns2:AmountWithVAT>
</ns2:PriceWithoutAdditionalServices>
<ns2:PriceWithAdditionalServices>
<ns2:AmountWithoutVAT>270.00</ns2:AmountWithoutVAT>
<ns2:VAT>67.50</ns2:VAT>
<ns2:AmountWithVAT>337.50</ns2:AmountWithVAT>
</ns2:PriceWithAdditionalServices>
</ns2:ListPrice>
</ns2:Price>
<ns2:Warnings>
<ns2:Warning>
<ns2:code>NO_EXPECTED_DELIVERY</ns2:code>
<ns2:description>Expected delivery date is not available</ns2:description>
</ns2:Warning>
</ns2:Warnings>
</ns2:Product>
</ns2:Products>
</ns2:Consignment>
</ns2:Consignments>
</ns2:ShippingGuideResponse>
</SOAP-ENV:Body>
</SOAP-ENV:Envelope>
If you want to know more about the fields you can have a look at the XSD linked from the section Request and response structure
Shipping Guide topics
If you want to know more about corner cases/topics/etc, then Let’s talk about Shipping Guide
Handle API errors
When using the Shipping Guide it is important to handle errors gracefully. Your users should still be able to order even if the Shipping Guide API returns an error or if there is an error establishing a connection to the API.
The Shipping Guide API return two levels of error information:
-
HTTP error codes or SOAP fault with a message in the body
For REST we follow general convention of HTTP status codes. For SOAP we give out detailed error decription along with an error code which can be parsed programmatically.
<SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"> <SOAP-ENV:Header/> <SOAP-ENV:Body> <SOAP-ENV:Fault> <faultcode>SOAP-ENV:Client</faultcode> <faultstring>FG_INPUT_010 Number of alternative delivery dates must be numeric and less than 10 [errorId 2806bbda-1df0-4b1b-b008-1068f5c57f06] </faultstring> <detail> <code>FG_INPUT_010</code> <description>Error number of alternative deliverydates</description> </detail> </SOAP-ENV:Fault> </SOAP-ENV:Body> </SOAP-ENV:Envelope>Possible error codes can be found here
-
An error object in the response that is on service level
When we are not able to process one of the service requested, we will respond with a error on service level. Details of possible error codes are documented in XSD and WDSL itself, making it easier for clients to parse it.
Request and response structure
If you request shipping alternatives via the API your request and response will have to comply with the following schemas:
SOAP
https://api.bring.com/shippingguide/api/ws/shipping-guide-20.xsd
https://api.bring.com/shippingguide/api/ws/shippingguide-20.wsdl
Versioning
The Shipping Guide makes an effort to always be backwards compatible regarding data format for requests and responses. To achieve this, namespace schema versioning is used in the request for webservices, indicating which version the client is on and what data-format the client expects in the result. For REST, versioning is defined as part of endpoint itself.
Important: All clients must accept new (unknown) elements in the response. E.g. unknown elements should be ignored. Also, new error codes and warning codes could be added as well. The client framework used by client must not crash when unknown elements or new code values are are encountered.
When incompatible changes in the schema are made (other than addition of new elements), the namespace versioning will be updated accordingly. The new schema is used at the same endpoint URL as before for webservices. Old schema versions will be shut down some time in the future, so its recommended always updating to the latest version.
Improve performance
To have better performance of the api
- Request can be limited to have only the services needed since the response time of some services can be slow as compared to others
- If the request is only to find the lead time / prices of different service, the flag for withExpectedDelivery / withPrices should be set to true and others can be set to false. In case of REST these are different endpoints.
- For net prices requests should include customer number and correct package details
- Request can include limited number of consignments in each request for quick response.
- New shipments request can be part of separate request
Overview of endpoints
Base URL
https://api.bring.com/shippingguide
Get shipment prices and estimated delivery
Use this endpoint to get expected delivery, service categories and additional information.
URL
GET https://api.bring.com/shippingguide/v2/products
Request params
| Header name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
X-MyBring-API-Uid |
string |
Required. Your Mybring login ID |
X-MyBring-API-Key |
string |
Required. Your user’s API key |
Accept |
string |
Required. Specify request format (application/json, application/xml) |
| Query param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
fromcountry |
string |
Required. Sender country code |
tocountry |
string |
Required. Receiver country code |
frompostalcode |
string |
Required. Sender postal code |
topostalcode |
string |
Required. Receiver postal code |
product |
string |
Required. List of services requested. Multiple services can be requested in a single request. Requested service can also be specified with a customer number separated with delimiter (:). For example CARGO:CARGO-123456 |
date |
date |
Optional. Shipping date Example: 2018-11-18
|
time |
date |
Optional. Shipping time Example: 12:30
|
weight |
integer |
Optional. Package weight in grams |
volumeindm3 |
integer |
Optional. Package volume in dm3 |
loadingmeter |
double |
Optional. Package loading meters |
width |
integer |
Optional. Package width in cm |
length |
integer |
Optional. Package length in cm |
height |
integer |
Optional. Package height in cm |
numberofpallets |
integer |
Optional. Number of pallets. |
nonstackable |
boolean |
Optional. Set to true if you know that pallet would be non-stackable |
edi |
boolean |
Optional. Tells if the parcel will be registered using EDI when being booked. It may affect price and which services are available Default value: true
|
postingatpostoffice |
boolean |
Optional. Tells whether the parcel is delivered at a post office when it is shipped. A surcharge will be applied for SERVICEPAKKE and BPAKKE_DOR-DOR |
additionalservice |
string |
Optional. Additional service. Multiple value added services can be requested by repeating this parameter |
customernumber |
string |
Optional. Lets you specify which customer number to use in the request. If specified and service is not supplied with delimited customer number, then it will be applied on all request services Example: CARGO-123456
|
language |
string |
Optional. Language used for the service texts Default value: no
|
volumeSpecial |
boolean |
Optional. True if the package has a shape that requires special handling |
incoterms |
string |
Optional. Terms of delivery |
unnumber |
integer |
Optional. Code for dangerous goods |
payer |
string |
Optional. Payer type. Possible values are SENDER, RECEIVER or THIRD_PARTY |
numberofdeliverydates |
integer |
Optional. Number of alternative delivery dates to be suggested by API for request |
Responses
HTTP status code 200
A successful response
HTTP status code 400
This can mean that a required field or parameter has not been provided, the value supplied is invalid, or the combination of provided fields is invalid.
HTTP status code 401
A failed response when the request is unauthenticated
Get shipment prices
Use this endpoint to get prices. The request parameters are the same as for Get shipment prices and estimated delivery
URL
GET https://api.bring.com/shippingguide/v2/products/price
Get expected delivery times
Use this endpoint to get expected delivery. The request parameters are the same as for Get shipment prices and estimated delivery
URL
GET https://api.bring.com/shippingguide/v2/products/expectedDelivery
Get shipment prices and estimated delivery
Use this endpoint to get expected delivery, service categories and additional information.
URL
POST https://api.bring.com/shippingguide/api/ws
Request params
| Header name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
X-MyBring-API-Uid |
string |
Required. Your Mybring login ID |
X-MyBring-API-Key |
string |
Required. Your user’s API key |
Accept |
string |
Required. Specify request format (application/json, application/xml) |