Q: What shipping and logistics functions are available?
The customers' addresses can be validated during checkout, giving them the opportunity to make any necessary corrections before completing the order. Validating addresses up front during the order process improves delivery accuracy, reducing possible delays and potentially saving both you and your customers frustration, time and money.
Q: What other benefits are there?
The UPS Developer Kit can offer you greater convenience and control over your customers’ experience and your shipping logistics. For example, order information can be integrated directly with the UPS Shipping API to produce shipping labels. Plus, you can find out in advance if there are restrictions on shipments to destination countries using UPS TradeAbility®.
Q: Where can I see the APIs in action?
There are many great examples at a familiar website, ups.com. The tools you access on our site – such as calculate time and cost and address verification – are included in the UPS Developer Kit.
Q: How easy is it to implement Developer Kit APIs?
The implementation of these solutions requires expertise. You will need a technical resource proficient in XML/Web service coding. You have two choices: to build or to buy. The implementation implications of each of these options are explained below.
Build: If you don’t have an in-house development team with expertise to integrate the APIs, you should seek out a third-party integrator to integrate the APIs. Request references before contracting with a third-party integrator. Developers will receive technical support directly from UPS, including assistance with registration and certification of the APIs.
Buy: You should consider contracting one of our UPS Ready® providers. These companies have been approved and certified by UPS to integrate UPS APIs directly into your software. The UPS Ready provider can make its software available for purchase to UPS customers. You must evaluate the quality of the software, determine whether the product meets your business needs and evaluate the technical support provided by the UPS Ready provider. You will receive technical support directly from the UPS Ready provider. The provider's solution will automatically register and certify the UPS customer who implements the technology.
Learn more about integrating UPS Developer Kit APIs.
Q: For those businesses already using the UPS Developer Kit, what’s included with the 2012 version?
First, technical support response time from the UPS Developer Resource Center will be reduced to just four hours or less. This significant improvement will allow your developers to quickly resolve integration issues. This is a new benchmark in the industry – the typical turnaround is 24 hours.
Second, we’ve established the UPS Developer Kit Community. Developers working with other UPS customers can share information, including sample code and best practices. Learn more about the UPS Developer Kit Community at the UPS Developer Resource Center.
Learn more about the UPS Developer Kit today.
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