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Get Credentials to Access Deutsche Post DHL Shipping API


Overview


AfterShip Shipping is a multi-carrier shipping software and API that enables you to automate shipping processes across USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL, and 100+ other carriers. Get the required credentials and access the Deutsche Post DHL shipping API via AfterShip Shipping in just a few steps.


Get Deutsche Post DHL Developer Credentials


  1. Create a Deutsche Post DHL account.
  2. Go to the **Release & operation **section under the **APIs **tab and create a new application under the **APIs **section - Release & operation.
  3. Enter the required details
  4. Enable operations that you’d be using. To successfully print/cancel labels from AfterShip Shipping, enable the below-mentioned operations under Geschäftskundenversand/Business customer shipment.


  • createShipmentOrder
  • deleteShipmentOrder
  • doManifest
  • getLabel
  • getManifest



  1. Save changes and note down the application ID
  2. Click the “Request approval” button, read the conditions, and check the “Approval conditions read and satisfied” checkbox. Click “Complete approval request”.

  1. Click the “Create token” button to generate a token and note it down



Required Deutsche Post DHL API credentials


(You can display or generate these after the release of your application for live use under My Applications)


Field

Description

Account number

Account number

Username

ApplicationID

Password

Application token



Optional Deutsche Post DHL API credentials


Receiver ID: Required for Retoure service. If you have multiple receiver ID for different countries, can fill in all of them in one shipper account with the format:

{3-letter country code1}:{$receiver_id1}, {3-letter country code2}:{$receiver_id2}[etc.]


**For example: **


case 1: DEU:deu,FRA:fra

case 2: DEU:YourReceiverId (In this case, your receiver ID in DHL is: Your Receiver Id)


Please note the values are case sensitive and not allow space.


If you want to use Retoure service but don't fill up the receiver ID, it will throw error as: "Error: Receiver ID is required for shipment from DEU"


Check your country code ** here **


Deutsche Post DHL developer resources



Updated on: 12/11/2024