Logistics API Integration – Connect with Top Carriers

Q: What are the advantages of carrier API integrations?

The advantages of logistics carrier API integration include streamlined shipping processes through automation of tasks like tracking and label creation, leading to increased operational efficiency. It also provides real-time updates, enhancing customer satisfaction with better visibility and faster service.

Q: Can you create a custom integration with a carrier of my choice?

Sure! Our software development team will write a new API from scratch exclusively for your business.

What is API integration?

If your business deals with logistics and delivery in one way or another, you definitely think about integrating your workflows with top-tier carriers to improve your operations, speed up shipment, and satisfy your customers. The TwinCore team knows how to do this to serve the best interests of your business.

Application programming interface (API) integration with logistics carriers connects a business's systems with shipping companies' systems to enable real-time data exchange. This facilitates automated tasks like tracking, shipping label creation, and rate calculation, thereby optimizing shipping processes and improving efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Common carrier API integrations

Here’s the list of the most common carrier API integrations, but it’s not exhaustive as we can write any API from scratch for a specific carrier if you need to:

DHL eCommerce

This DHL integration focuses on e-commerce operations, so you can connect it to your online store or order management system for order fulfillment, labeling, and tracking.

DHL Express

This API offers a convenient tool for document creation alongside basic shipping service features.

FedEx

It’s a software interface you can use for calculating shipping rates, creating labels, and tracking your orders delivered by FedEx.

FirstMile

With this API, you’ll be able to optimize your shipments by picking the most convenient routes and transportation offered by dozens of carriers available.

Royal Mail

If you use Royal Mail as your carrier, tracking orders and their labeling as well as integration with your online shop will be nothing but a smooth experience.

UPS

You’ll get a complete integration with all relatable shipping services and relatable features such as tracking, labeling, and price calculations.

USPS

In addition to standard features like tracking and labeling, this API includes inventory management for packages shipped across the United States.

CS Logistics

The company offers an in-depth data solution that can help you improve your company’s customer experience.

Deliver-IT

This carrier provides an API that will let you track and label orders, and even help your customers claim returns hassle-free.

Swyft

The Sway technology developed by this company provides you with a network of warehouses and vehicle fleets you need for next-day shipping or middle-mile/last-mile delivery.

What advantages you’ll gain

There are several major benefit your business can achieve after integrating with logistics carriers:

Real-time monitoring

You’ll always have important data such as shipping rates, tracking, and inventory levels at your fingertips to make quick yet well-informed decisions.

Processes automation

The amounts of repetitive and manual tasks will decrease, letting your teams focus on more important tasks.

Inventory management

Your company will never face over or understocking risks as you’ll always know how many items you have in your stock at the moment.

Improved order fulfillment

Whichever order you have to deliver, the integration will offer you the best route and transportation method for the most optimal price.

Compliance and procurement management

You’ll be able to create documents for compliance and reporting in a couple of clicks and error-free.

Cost reduction

Once you save time and effort as well as pick the most optimal routes, you’ll save much of your operational expenses.

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TwinCore will help you build any integration you need

Being integrated with a major logistics carrier or just with a small company you partner with is a good amplifier of your business operations, delivery time, and customer experience. Whether you need to integrate with a big carrier or write a brand-new API for integration with your partner company, you can always count on TwinCore.

Our team has more than 13 years of experience in custom logistics software development, and we have successfully finished more than 100 successful projects. Even if you don’t know where to start and what integrations you need, you can still get in touch with us. Our team of experts will answer all your questions and provide you with a detailed roadmap of how we can help you advance your business processes.