UPS Developer Guide & API Credentials

This developer guide shows how to access UPS API via Postmen, and UPS web services / XML services. See also the required API credentials / keys for UPS integration.

Get UPS Developer Credentials

1. Register / Login to UPS account. Connect your  existing shipper account under  My UPS > Account Summery. If you do not have a shipper account, please contact UPS local sales team.
2. Click "Request an access key" at  UPS Developer Kit site, make sure you login to your UPS account.

3. Verify or update your contact information, then click Request Access Key

4. Copy your Access Key from the confirmation screen that displays. The key will also be sent to your UPS account email. You can use the same Production credentials for the Test (Sandbox) environment. 

Activate UPS negotiated rates

• Login to ups.com > My UPS tab > Maintain Your UPS Account
• Select your account number > click on Continue 
• Follow steps to authenticate your UPS account by providing your invoice and charge information
• Read UPS Express API docs
• It takes 24-48 hours for UPS to authenticate your account

  Required UPS API credentials

  Credentials	Environment	Description
  access_key	Sandbox / Production	UPS API Developer Kit Access Key
  user_identifier	Sandbox / Production	User ID to login your My UPS account
  password	Sandbox / Production	Password to login your My UPS account
  account_number	Sandbox / Production	Your shipper account number

  UPS Developer Resources

  Read UPS Express API docs   

  Supported UPS Express service types

  Postmen UPS technical support: support@postmen.com