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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 fieldRoyal Mail fieldDescription
Account NumberRoyal Mail Account NumberThis 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 CodePosting Location CodeThis 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.
NameContact NameContact name
Company name (optional)Company NameAs known to Royal Mail Group
Phone numberContact Phone NumberContact phone number
EmailOBA Email AddressThis is the email that was used to register the Royal Mail Online Business Account . More information on this can be found here .
Address line 1Company AddressCompany address
Address line 2 (optional)Company AddressCompany address
Address line 3 (optional)Company AddressCompany address
CityCompany TownCompany town
Country/RegionCompany CountryCompany country
State (optional)Company CountyCompany county
Postal codeCompany Postal CodeCompany postal code
Type (optional)Company Address TypeThe 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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