PB Shipping API Reference

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About

PB Shipping API - USPS is a browser-based postal solution provided by Pitney Bowes. For more information, visit the PB Shipping API website.

Setup

Setup My System (onboarding wizard) is supported for this carrier. If onboarding manually, alongside the guidance given in Setup PB Shipping API and Set up a carrier, the key detail for this carrier is:

• Requirements:
• Account Number (Developer ID)
• Shipping Key (Merchant ID)
• Payment Account
• Security Credentials Username (Key) and Password (Secret)
• Setup stages (Administration App):
• Enable PB Shipping API (Carriers page), and add Security Credentials (the Identifier field is your Security Credentials Username).
• Add the Account and Carrier Permissions:

HAVE SHIPPING KEY	DON'T HAVE SHIPPING KEY
Add the Account. Click the ADD SHIPPING KEY button, and manually add the Shipping Key detail.	Add the Account, excluding the Shipping Key for the time being. Add Carrier Permissions. Go back to the Account and click the REQUEST SHIPPING KEY button. Once you fill in the form, your Shipping Key details will be added to the account. Go back to Carrier Permissions, and add in the Shipping Key detail.

• Configure address validation settings. See Setup PB Shipping API.
• Set up Outputs. Optionally, set up Expedited Returns Labels. See Setup PB Shipping API.
• Optionally, generate PB Shipping API-specific reports. See Setup PB Shipping API.