Canada Post AuthReturnService Virtual Sandbox

Virtual endpoint for Canada Post Authorized Return service operations.

The AuthReturnService provides a SOAP-based interface for managing authorized returns within the Canada Post ecosystem. This virtual service allows developers to simulate the CreateAuthorizedReturn operation, enabling the validation of XML request structures, return authorization workflows, and service response handling without hitting live production systems.

Use this hosted sandbox to simulate Canada Post AuthReturnService APIs without authentication, API keys, or extra dependencies. Point your code or SDK to the Beeceptor base URL, preferably through an environment variable or feature flag, and switch back to the production API when ready. This keeps your integration code consistent across local development, QA, demos, and production.

Use cases:

Use this sandbox to validate return authorization requests, verify XML payload structures, test error handling for invalid return parameters, and simulate successful return label generation workflows.

Canada Post AuthReturnService virtual sandbox is up and running!

Use this sandbox URL as the API base in your code to simulate Canada Post AuthReturnService responses instantly.

`https://canada-authreturn.mock.beeceptor.com`

Operations:(1)

CreateAuthorizedReturn

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Request Envelope

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"><soap:Body><create-authorized-return-request xmlns="http://www.canadapost.ca/ws/soap/authreturn/v2"><mailed-by>{{faker 'string.numeric' '{"length":8}'}}</mailed-by><mobo>{{faker 'string.numeric' '{"length":3}'}}</mobo><locale>{{oneOf 'eN' 'fR'}}</locale><platform-id>{{faker 'number.int' '{"min":10,"max":99}'}}</platform-id><authorized-return><create-public-key>{{oneOf 'true' 'false'}}</create-public-key><retail-only>{{oneOf 'true' 'false'}}</retail-only><create-qr-code>{{oneOf 'true' 'false'}}</create-qr-code><box-free>{{oneOf 'true' 'false'}}</box-free><customer-barcode>{{faker 'string.alphanumeric' '{"length":10}'}}</customer-barcode><customer-barcode-type>{{oneOf 'LINEAR' 'PDF417'}}</customer-barcode-type><service-code>{{faker 'string.alphanumeric' '{"length":4}'}}</service-code><returner><name>{{faker 'person.fullName'}}</name><company>{{faker 'company.name'}}</company><domestic-address><address-line-1>{{faker 'location.streetAddress'}}</address-line-1><address-line-2>{{faker 'location.city'}}</address-line-2><city>{{faker 'location.city'}}</city><province>{{faker 'location.state' '{"abbreviated":true}'}}</province><postal-code>{{faker 'string.alphanumeric' '{"length":6}'}}</postal-code></domestic-address></returner><receiver><name>{{faker 'person.fullName'}}</name><company>{{faker 'company.name'}}</company><email>{{faker 'internet.email'}}</email><receiver-voice-number>{{faker 'phone.number' '{"style":"national"}'}}</receiver-voice-number><domestic-address><address-line-1>{{faker 'location.streetAddress'}}</address-line-1><address-line-2>{{faker 'location.city'}}</address-line-2><city>{{faker 'location.city'}}</city><province>{{faker 'location.state' '{"abbreviated":true}'}}</province><postal-code>{{faker 'string.alphanumeric' '{"length":6}'}}</postal-code></domestic-address></receiver><parcel-characteristics><weight>{{faker 'number.int' '{"min":1,"max":500}'}}</weight></parcel-characteristics><print-preferences><output-format>{{oneOf '8.5x11' '4x6'}}</output-format><encoding>{{oneOf 'PDF' 'ZPL'}}</encoding><show-packing-instructions>{{oneOf 'true' 'false'}}</show-packing-instructions></print-preferences><settlement-info><paid-by-customer>{{faker 'string.numeric' '{"length":10}'}}</paid-by-customer><contract-id>{{faker 'string.numeric' '{"length":7}'}}</contract-id></settlement-info><references><customer-ref-1>{{faker 'string.alphanumeric' '{"length":10}'}}</customer-ref-1><customer-ref-2>{{faker 'string.alphanumeric' '{"length":10}'}}</customer-ref-2></references><notifications><email-subject>{{faker 'commerce.productName'}}</email-subject></notifications></authorized-return></create-authorized-return-request></soap:Body></soap:Envelope>

Response Envelope

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"><soap:Body><create-authorized-return-response xmlns="http://www.canadapost.ca/ws/soap/authreturn/v2"><authorized-return-info><tracking-pin>{{faker 'string.numeric' '{"length":16}'}}</tracking-pin><public-key-info><expiry-date>{{now '{days:30}' 'iso'}}</expiry-date><url>{{faker 'internet.url'}}</url><qr-code>{{faker 'string.alphanumeric' '{"length":20}'}}</qr-code></public-key-info><customer-barcode>{{faker 'string.alphanumeric' '{"length":10}'}}</customer-barcode><artifacts>{{#repeat (faker 'number.int' '{"min":1,"max":2}') comma=false}}<artifact type="returnLabel"><artifact-id>{{faker 'string.numeric' '{"length":5}'}}</artifact-id></artifact>{{/repeat}}</artifacts></authorized-return-info></create-authorized-return-response></soap:Body></soap:Envelope>

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