Get Credentials to Access Royal Mail Shipping API
Overview
AfterShip Shipping is the best multi-carrier shipping software and API that enables you to automate shipping processes across USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL, and 100+ other couriers. Get the required credentials and access Royal Mail shipping API via AfterShip Shipping in just a few steps.
Prerequisites
Before you can set up a shipping account, you must ensure you have enabled the label integration with Royal Mail.
Royal Mail shipping feature is available for allowed customers only, please contact your AfterShip Shipping Account Executive for more details.
Make sure you have obtained the correct information from Royal Mail and input the same in AfterShip Shipping, otherwise your account will be probably rejected.
Get Royal Mail Developer Credentials
Please talk with your Account Executive to enable the Royal Mail shipping feature for you. It usually takes 1 to 2 business days to enable it.
Make sure you have below information from Royal Mail, and input the details in your AfterShip Shipping carrier account.
| Shipping field | Royal Mail field | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Account Number | Royal Mail Account Number | This must be a ten digit number. If your account number is shorter than this, you will need to add the required amount of zero's at the beginning of the number to ensure it is ten digits long. |
| Posting Location Code | Posting Location Code | This is a Royal Mail specific code given for each location you are despatching shipments from. This will be a 10 digit number and will always start with 9000. For example 9000257150. |
| Name | Contact Name | Contact name |
| Company name (optional) | Company Name | As known to Royal Mail Group |
| Phone number | Contact Phone Number | Contact phone number |
| OBA Email Address | This is the email that was used to register the Royal Mail Online Business Account . More information on this can be found here . | |
| Address line 1 | Company Address | Company address |
| Address line 2 (optional) | Company Address | Company address |
| Address line 3 (optional) | Company Address | Company address |
| City | Company Town | Company town |
| Country/Region | Company Country | Company country |
| State (optional) | Company County | Company county |
| Postal code | Company Postal Code | Company postal code |
| Type (optional) | Company Address Type | The type of address |
| Tax id (optional) | - | Tax ID |
Click Save. AfterShip Shipping team will send your provided data to the Royal Mail team for a 2-step verification:
Step 1 : Verify the input information matches your registered information in the Royal Mail system. If yes, you can save the carrier account in AfterShip system successfully.
Step 2 : Royal Mail team needs another 3-5 business days to enable you to use AfterShip to create your shipping labels.
Once the verification is finished, your AfterShip Account Executive will notify you that the account is ready to use.
Setup multiple posting locations with your Royal Mail account
If you have multiple Posting Locations with your Royal Mail account, please setup multiple Carrier accounts in AfterShip Shipping, and make sure you use the correct Posting Location Code for each account.
When you ship your parcel, make sure you use the correct account setup for the location. It's recommend that you also name your carrier account with the corresponding Posting Location Code.
Additional resources
Read Royal Mail docs
Supported Royal Mail service types and service options
AfterShip Shipping Royal Mail technical support: support+shipping@aftership.com
Updated on: 05/11/2024
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