Prerequisites
You have created a Packfleet account (either in the production or test environment)
You have obtained an active API key
Create a collection location
The first step is to create a collection location so we know where to pick the shipment up from and to enable us to provide accurate rates. To do this using the Packfleet dashboard:
Click "Manage locations" and then "New location"
Enter your location details and click "Save location"
Once the location has been created click on the new location item
Extract the collection location ID from the URL. For example:
https://app.packfleet.com/locations/cloc_YOUR_ID_HERE/edit
Alternatively you can create a collection location using the API, for more information see here). You can also optionally set up a recurring collection or create a one-off collection now.
Creating a shipment
Using the Bulk create endpoint create one or more shipments. Make sure that:
You use your newly created collection location ID
If you have not created a collection then leave the
collectionIdfield blankYou are only using
brandIdif you want to override the sender details (for example if you are acting on behalf of other brands) and you have previously created a brand
This endpoint will include the shipment IDs that you will need when generating your labels, they will have the ship_ prefix. The response will not contain the label PDF, this must be done using the process described in the next step.
Printing labels
Now that you have created one or more shipments you can generate the labels. This is done using the generate labels endpoint. You can choose to generate the labels as PDF, PNG or raw HTML files. Packfleet currently supported the rect (4” x 6”) and square (4” x 4”) formats.