Shipment & LogisticsPurpose
1.2. Ensure real-time, automated, and error-free quotations to customers and logistics teams, improving quote response speed and accuracy.
1.3. Automate the aggregation of multiple shipping partner APIs, dynamically presenting the optimal shipping cost based on order metrics, customer profile, and destination regulations.
1.4. Reduce manual input and eliminate calculation errors by automating the entire shipment and logistics quotation flow, including updates for currency fluctuations and service-level selection.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Automate on direct customer portal quote requests for export shipments.
2.3. Shipment cost recalculation triggered on order edit or address update.
2.4. Automate recurring batch calculations for bulk order uploads.
2.5. Synchronous webhook automation on e-commerce checkout event initiation.
Platform Variants
3.1. FedEx Web Services API
• Feature/Setting: Rate Service API — Configure API key, account number, source/destination, package specs.
3.2. UPS Shipping API
• Feature/Setting: Rating API — Automate endpoint with request payload including weight and destination.
3.3. DHL XML Services
• Feature/Setting: GetQuote endpoint — Automatedly map shipment parameters to XML payload.
3.4. EasyPost API
• Feature/Setting: SmartRate API — Automates best rate calculation on multi-carrier comparison.
3.5. Shippo API
• Feature/Setting: Shipping Rates — Automate lookup with real-time, multi-carrier rate quotes.
3.6. Shopify Plus
• Feature/Setting: CarrierService API — Automate quoting at checkout with dynamic pricing.
3.7. Magento Commerce
• Feature/Setting: Shipping Methods Integration — Automated configuration to trigger API lookups.
3.8. WooCommerce
• Feature/Setting: Shipping Zone Automated API — Configure plugins to request live shipping rates.
3.9. NetSuite ERP
• Feature/Setting: SuiteScript order event automation — Invoke external rate APIs upon order save.
3.10. Zoho Inventory
• Feature/Setting: Workflow to automator — Configure webhook automation to shipping API on transaction creation.
3.11. Microsoft Power Automate
• Feature/Setting: Automated flow — Connect order source to HTTP shipping API call.
3.12. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Process Builder automator — Configure automated outbound messaging for rate retrieval.
3.13. SAP S/4HANA
• Feature/Setting: Automated BAPI integration — Automate transport quotes with shipping service connectors.
3.14. QuickBooks Commerce
• Feature/Setting: Workflow Automator — Webhook out to carrier API on packed order, pulling rate data.
3.15. Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: Apps Script automation — Custom function to fetch and update carrier quotes via API.
3.16. Integromat / Make
• Feature/Setting: Automated scenario — HTTP request modules for chaining multiple rate providers.
3.17. Webflow
• Feature/Setting: E-commerce automation with custom API middleware for shipping cost calculation.
3.18. Odoo ERP
• Feature/Setting: Automated shipping integration — Python-based automation for shipping service API invocation.
3.19. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Automated workflow — Trigger webhook to external API on deal creation.
3.20. Stripe
• Feature/Setting: Checkout Shipping Rates API — Automate dynamic shipping selection at payment.
3.21. Oracle ERP
• Feature/Setting: Integration Cloud — Automated orchestration to invoke shipping rate services on order entry.
3.22. Amazon Seller Central
• Feature/Setting: MWS API — Automated rate info fetched for FBA shipment creation.
Benefits
4.2. Automated aggregation from multiple shippers ensures best rates and automated savings for the business.
4.3. Automation reduces risk of misquoting and manual error, enhancing professional reliability in wholesale export.
4.4. Cost automation allows instant, automatedly updated shipping quotes reflecting live market and carrier changes.
4.5. Free employees from repetitive tasks via automation, allowing focus on higher-value workflow automating activities.