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Aftership

AfterShip Rates API

The Rates API from AfterShip — 2 operation(s) for rates.

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This API exposes 3 operations across 2 paths, and defines 12 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://sandbox-api.aftership.com/postmen/v3, https://api.aftership.com/postmen/v3.

3 operations 2 paths 12 schemas 2 GET1 POST

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.aftership.com/postmen/v3
Authentication
API Key
Contact
AfterShip Support
Terms of Service
View terms
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

AfterShip Rates API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as as-api-key (as-api-key). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 3

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 2 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Rates 3
GET
/rates
Get rates
get-rates 6 params → 200
POST
/rates
Calculate rates
post-rates 1 param body → 200
GET
/rates/{id}
Get a rate
get-rate 2 params → 200

Schemas 12

The contract defines 12 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Address.v3 (19 properties), Item.v3 (14 properties), Rate.v3 (12 properties), Shipment.v3 (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Rate.v3
object
Rate object: the description of rate information
12 properties 3 required
Regulatory_data_item.v3
A CPSC regulatory data entry associated with an item. The shape varies by fillmode. Supported carriers: UPS, FedEx.
Meta.v3
object
Meta data object.
4 properties 2 required
Item.v3
object
Item object: the description of item information
14 properties 2 required
Weight.v3
object
Weight object: unit weight of the item
2 properties 2 required
Dimension.v3
object
Dimension object: the description of width/height/depth information
4 properties 4 required
Parcel.v3
object
Parcel object: the description of parcel information
5 properties 3 required
Rate_record.v3
object
RateRecord object: the description of rates information
5 properties
Shipment.v3
object
Shipment object: the description of shipment information refer to [shipment](../model/resource/label.v3.json) object.
7 properties 3 required
Address.v3
object
Address object: the description of address information
19 properties 3 required
Money.v3
object
The money object is used to represent the currency amount.
2 properties
Error.v3
object
Each error object contains a "path" key and an "info" key. The "path" is the JSON path of the request object to indicate the error location. The "info" is a hu…
2 properties

Specification

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Source

aftership-rates-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
#Shipping#Labels#Rates#Carriers
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API Details
ID
aftership:aftership-rates-api
Base URL
https://api.aftership.com/postmen/v3
Docs
https://www.aftership.com/docs/shipping/quickstart/api-quick-start
Provider
Aftership
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