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UPS Shipping API

Shipment creation and label generation

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

UPS Shipping API is one of 8 APIs that UPS publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Shipping. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and a getting-started guide.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 8 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version v1.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://onlinetools.ups.com/api, https://wwwcie.ups.com/api.

2 operations 2 paths 8 schemas 1 DELETE1 POST

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
v1
Base URL
https://onlinetools.ups.com/api
Authentication
OAuth 2.0, HTTP Bearer
Contact
UPS Developer Support
Terms of Service
View terms
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

UPS Shipping API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the clientCredentials flow. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (BearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • BearerAuth — OAuth 2.0 bearer token from /security/v1/oauth/token

Paths & Operations 2

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

Shipping 2

Shipment creation and label generation

POST
/shipments/v1/ship
Create Shipment
createShipment body → 200400401
DELETE
/shipments/v1/void/cancel/{shipmentIdentificationNumber}
Void Shipment
voidShipment 1 param → 200400401404

Schemas 8

The contract defines 8 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Address (6 properties), ShipperInfo (5 properties), PackageInfo (3 properties), ServiceCode (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ShipmentResponse
object
1 property
ShipmentRequest
object
1 property 1 required
Address
object
6 properties
VoidResponse
object
1 property
ErrorResponse
object
1 property
ShipperInfo
object
5 properties 3 required
PackageInfo
object
3 properties
ServiceCode
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

ups-shipping-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs UPS publishes across the network.

UPS Address Validation API
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UPS OAuth API
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UPS Paperless Documents API
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UPS Pickup API
AE Profile APIs.io
UPS Rating API
AE Profile APIs.io
UPS Time In Transit API
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UPS Tracking API
AE Profile APIs.io
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API Details
ID
ups:ups-shipping-api
Base URL
https://onlinetools.ups.com/api
Docs
https://developer.ups.com/
Provider
UPS
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