UPS Shipping using RESTful/OAuth API [Support Thread]

[swguy]

This is a weird situation that might be worth documenting on

https://github.com/lat9/upsoauth/wik...-Client-Secret

below "associate an existing account or create a new one"

If a developer is installing this module, and the business does not have an existing account, you will have to choose "create a new account."

It's best to get the storeowner to go through the account creation process, because they will verify your identity with an EIN or Credit Card number (which the developer probably won't have).

(It seems odd to me that someone would not have a shipping account set up, but this has happened to me a few times and it's always a pain. I think the most common explanation is that they just need a price from UPS, and somehow the shipping is being taken care of by someone else or in some other way.)

[njcyx]

The old UPS API had a way to look up tracking numbers based on the order ID that a shipper used:

$tracking = new Ups\Tracking($accessKey, $userId, $password);
$tracking->setShipperNumber($my_shipper_number);
$shipment = $tracking->trackByReference($order_id);

Have you seen anything like this in your travels with the new API? It seems like they expect you to have the tracking number.
(The use case is shipping packages using UPS Worldship and then wanting to pull the tracking numbers into Zen Cart.)

One side note regarding this post, maybe not related.

We are using Shipworks software and we import order details from the website. When we create the shipping labels for new orders, shipworks will automatically put the order number as the reference number to the shipping label. Maybe other shipping softwares have the similar features.

I just tried to search the package via reference number/order number on UPS websites and it worked. I also need to enter ship date range and zipcode info together with the order number.

[swguy]

> We are using Shipworks software and we import order details from the website. When we create the shipping labels for new orders, shipworks will automatically put the order number as the reference number to the shipping label.

This is very useful - thanks for the idea.

> I just tried to search the package via reference number/order number on UPS websites and it worked. I also need to enter ship date range and zipcode info together with the order number.

Yes, the just don't have this capability from the API (although they claim to be working on it).