UPS Virtual API Sandboxes

The UPS Chargeback Protection API allows developers to verify order details and receive risk scores to mitigate chargeback fraud. It provides a secure interface for integrating UPS commerce guard services into checkout workflows to validate transactions before fulfillment.

The UPS Customs Detail API provides up-to-date compliance requirements for data fields required for international shipments. It allows developers to validate field values and manage collection settings, ensuring that shipment data meets evolving country-specific regulations without requiring frequent code changes.

The UPS Dangerous Goods API provides tools to determine if specific materials can be shipped via UPS. It includes endpoints for Chemical Reference Data and Acceptance Audit Precheck, allowing developers to perform compliance checks and validate shipping requirements for hazardous materials before finalizing logistics workflows.

The UPS Delivery Intercept API allows shippers to cancel or reroute shipments already in transit. It provides endpoints to check eligibility, request address changes, reschedule deliveries, or initiate returns, helping businesses automate post-shipment logistics and reduce manual customer service intervention.

The UPS DeliveryDefense API enables businesses to assess the risk and confidence level of delivery addresses. By analyzing historical data, it provides a score that helps shippers make informed decisions regarding package delivery, reducing potential issues and improving logistics efficiency.

The Export Assure API provides businesses with tools to manage shipping compliance, including commodity description guidance, Power of Attorney requirements, UPS prohibited goods checks, and advanced commodity compliance guidance to prevent customs delays and fines.

The UPS Forwarding API links the UPS Forwarding Hub to backend applications, enabling the management of ocean and air freight shipments. It provides near real-time rate quotes, booking capabilities, and shipment tracking tools to streamline logistics operations and improve visibility.

The UPS Guaranteed Quote API provides a Global Landed Cost (GLC) service, allowing shippers to calculate accurate duty and tax rates for international cross-border shipments. This tool simplifies the international shipping process by providing transparent cost estimates before the point of sale.

The Interactive Commodity Description API assists international shippers by providing a series of multiple-choice questions to improve commodity descriptions. This process helps map items to destination-specific Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) codes, facilitating smoother customs clearance, reducing holds, and ensuring accurate assessment of duties and taxes.

The Landed Cost Quote API provides all-inclusive cost estimates for international shipments. It calculates duties, VAT, taxes, and brokerage fees based on commodity details, origin, and destination, helping businesses improve operational efficiency and customer transparency.

The UPS Locator API allows you to find UPS locations, including drop-off points, retail stores, and UPS Access Point locations. Developers can search by location, services offered, and program types, as well as retrieve operational hours and specific service details for each location.

The UPS OAuth Authorization Code API enables secure integration of UPS services into business applications. It supports standard Authorization Code and PKCE-enhanced flows, allowing applications to obtain access and refresh tokens without exposing user credentials. This ensures secure, long-term access to protected UPS resources while maintaining operational efficiency through token management.

The UPS OAuth Authorization Code API enables secure integration of UPS services into your applications. It supports standard Authorization Code and PKCE-enhanced flows, allowing your customers to grant access to their UPS credentials without exposing them to your application. This ensures enhanced transaction security and operational efficiency through the use of access and refresh tokens.

The PIN Management System API provides a secure framework for Verified Delivery. It allows shippers to generate and manage secure PINs required to release packages to intended recipients, ensuring an extra layer of security for high-value or sensitive shipments.

The UPS Paperless Documents API enables the digital submission of trade documents such as commercial invoices, certificates of origin, and export licenses. It supports uploading document files and images, as well as deleting previously uploaded records to streamline international shipping workflows.

The UPS Pickup API allows developers to programmatically schedule package pickups, retrieve details of previously scheduled pickups, and manage cancellations. It supports various pickup types and service center location lookups to streamline logistics workflows.

The UPS Pickup Notification Preferences API allows developers to programmatically configure and retrieve notification settings at the account level. This service ensures that pickup-related alerts are correctly routed and managed according to user-defined preferences.

The UPS PreNotification API allows customer applications to inform UPS operations of Dangerous Goods shipments as they are processed and before manifest information is uploaded at the end of the day. This service helps streamline the handling of hazardous materials within the UPS transportation network.

UPS Quantum View provides a suite of services that gives you and your customers granular details regarding UPS shipments. It allows developers to integrate shipment tracking, status updates, and event notifications into their own applications to improve supply chain transparency.

The UPS Rating API allows developers to retrieve shipping rates and service options for packages. It supports various request options for rating and shopping shipments, providing essential data for logistics and e-commerce integration.

The UPS Shipping API provides developers with tools to manage the end-to-end shipment lifecycle. It supports creating shipping requests, generating labels, and handling shipment cancellations or voids. This service is essential for integrating logistics, tracking, and fulfillment workflows into e-commerce and supply chain applications.

The Time In Transit API provides estimated delivery times for various UPS shipping services. It enables businesses to provide accurate delivery estimates to customers and aids in logistics planning by calculating transit times for different service levels.

The UPS Track API provides current status information for small packages, freight, and mail innovations. Developers can retrieve detailed tracking data including activity history, destination access point information, and expected delivery windows using inquiry or reference numbers. This service supports tracking for shipments within the standard 120-day retention period.

The TradeDirect Shipments API facilitates the management of external trade shipments within the TradeDirect system. It provides robust endpoints for creating, managing, and finalizing international and domestic shipments, including master, small package, and LTL shipments, as well as closing out master shipments.