AfterShip Shipping API library for Java

This library allows you to quickly and easily use the AfterShip Shipping API via Java.

For updates to this library, see our GitHub release page.

If you need support using AfterShip products, please contact support@aftership.com.

Before you begin

Before you begin to integrate:

Quick Start

Installation

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.aftership</groupId>
    <artifactId>shipping-sdk</artifactId>
    <version>2.0.0</version>
</dependency>

Constructor

Create AfterShip instance with options

Name	Type	Required	Description
api_key	string	✔	Your AfterShip API key
auth_type	enum		Default value: `AuthType.API_KEY` AES authentication: `AuthType.AES` RSA authentication: `AuthType.RSA`
api_secret	string		Required if the authentication type is `AuthType.AES` or `AuthType.RSA`
domain	string		AfterShip API domain. Default value: https://sandbox-api.aftership.com
user_agent	string		User-defined user-agent string, please follow RFC9110 format standard.
proxy	string		HTTP proxy URL to use for requests. Default value: `null` Example: `http://192.168.0.100:8888`
max_retry	number		Number of retries for each request. Default value: 2. Min is 0, Max is 10.
timeout	number		Timeout for each request in milliseconds.

Example

import com.aftership.AfterShip;
import com.aftership.model.PostLabelsRequest;
import com.aftership.model.PostLabelsResponse;
import com.aftership.labels.LabelsResource;

public class App {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            AfterShip.init(
                    "YOUR_API_KEY"
            );
            PostLabelsRequest request = new PostLabelsRequest();
            PostLabelsResponse response = LabelsResource.postLabels()
                .setPostLabelsRequest(request)
                .create();
            System.out.println(response.getData());
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

Rate Limiter

See the Rate Limit to understand the AfterShip rate limit policy.

Error Handling

The SDK will return an error object when there is any error during the request, with the following specification:

Name	Type	Description
message	string	Detail message of the error
code	enum	Error code enum for API Error.
meta_code	number	API response meta code.
status_code	number	HTTP status code.
response_body	string	API response body.
response_header	object	API response header.

Error List

code	meta_code	status_code	message
OK	200	200	OK
UNAUTHORIZED	401	401	Invalid API key.
TOO_MANY_REQUESTS	429	429	You have exceeded the API call rate limit. Please check the header field 'X-RateLimit-Reset' for time left until the limit release.
INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR	500	500	Something went wrong on AfterShip Shipping's end.
BAD_GATEWAY	502	502	Something went wrong on AfterShip Shipping's end.
SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE	503	503	Something went wrong on AfterShip Shipping's end.
GATEWAY_TIMEOUT	504	504	Something went wrong on AfterShip Shipping's end.
PENDING	3001	200	The request has been accepted for processing, but the processing has not been completed.
INTERNAL_ERROR	4100	200	Internal Error.
INTERNAL_ERROR_RETRY	4101	200	Internal Error, please try again.
BAD_REQUEST	4104	200	The request was invalid or cannot be otherwise served.
INVALID_JSON	4109	200	Invalid JSON.
SHIPPER_ACCOUNT_NOT_FOUND	4140	200	Shipper account not found.
RECORD_NOT_FOUND	4153	200	Item does not exist.
SHIPPER_ACCOUNT_LOCKED	4155	200	Access to shipper_account locked during manifest/cancel-label operation.
RATE_NOT_FOUND	4157	200	Rate is not found
PREPAID_ACCOUNT_DISABLED	4159	200	The prepaid account is currently deactivated, please try again later.
PAYMENT_CARD_ERROR	4161	200	Your card is declined by payment gateway.
PAYMENT_API_ERROR	4162	200	There is an error when connecting to payment gateway.
PAYMENT_INVALID_REQUEST_AMOUNT_ERROR	4163	200	The amount of given transaction is invalid.
PAYMENT_INVALID_REQUEST_ERROR	4164	200	The payment request is invalid.
OPERATION_NOT_ALLOWED_COURIER	4171	200	Operation is not allowed on this courier.
TOO_MANY_CUSTOM_REQUESTS	4172	200	You have exceeded the limit on number of requests, please try again later
RESPONSE_ERROR	4703	200	The courier seems to be currently unavailable, please try again later.
NO_RESPONSE	4705	200	No response was returned.
RATE_REQUEST_FAILED	4713	200	All or partial failed in rate request.
COURIER_ERROR	4715	200	The request is invalid or cannot be served by courier.
ADDRESS_TOO_LONG	4716	200	The address length is too long.
ALREADY_CANCELED	4722	200	The tracking number is already canceled, it can not be canceled again.
DOES_NOT_EXIST	4723	200	The tracking number does not exist, can not not be canceled.
ALREADY_MANIFESTED	4724	200	The tracking number is manifested, so can not be canceled.
NO_SHIPMENTS_MANIFEST	4725	200	There is no shipments to manifest.
NO_AVAILABLE_NUMBER	4730	200	No more pre-assigned tracking numbers available in this shipper account. Please input the new tracking numbers in your shipper account setting page.
CREDENTIALS_ERROR	4732	200	The credential error, please check your shipper account.
PAYLOAD_ERROR	4733	200	The request is invalid or cannot be served by AfterShip Shipping.
DUPLICATE_ORDER_NUMBER	4801	200	Duplicate order_number, please specify a different order_number and try again.
UNAVAILABLE_SERVICE_TYPE	4802	200	The service_type is not available for this shipment.
UNAVAILABLE_SERVICE_TYPE_SERVICE_OPTION	4803	200	The service_type and service_option are not available for this shipment.
MAX_WEIGHT	4804	200	The weight is not available for this shipment.

Endpoints

The AfterShip SDK has the following resource which are exactly the same as the API endpoints:

CouriersResource
- Get all couriers
LocationsResource
- Get locations
ManifestsResource
- Get manifests
- Create a manifest
- Get a manifest
ShipperAccountsResource
- Get shipper accounts
- Create a shipper account
- Get a shipper account
- Delete a shipper account
- Update a shipper account's information
- Update a shipper account's credentials
- Update a shipper account's settings
LabelsResource
- Get labels
- Create a label
- Get a label
CancelLabelsResource
- Get the cancelled labels
- Cancel a label
- Get a cancelled label
AddressValidationsBetaResource
- Create an address validation
RatesResource
- Get rates
- Calculate rates
- Get a rate
PickupsResource
- Get pickups
- Create a pickup
- Get a pickup
CancelPickupsResource
- Get the cancelled pickups
- Cancel a pickup
- Get a cancelled pickup

/couriers

GET /couriers

    GetCouriersResponse response = CouriersResource.getCouriers()
        .fetch();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

/locations

GET /locations

    GetLocationsResponse response = LocationsResource.getLocations()
        .fetch();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

/manifests

GET /manifests

    GetManifestsResponse response = ManifestsResource.getManifests()
        .fetch();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

POST /manifests

    PostManifestsRequest request = new PostManifestsRequest();
    PostManifestsResponse response = ManifestsResource.postManifests()
        .setPostManifestsRequest(request)
        .create();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

GET /manifests/{id}

    GetManifestResponse response = ManifestsResource.getManifest()
        .setId("valid_value")
        .fetch();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

/shipper-accounts

GET /shipper-accounts

    GetShipperAccountsResponse response = ShipperAccountsResource.getShipperAccounts()
        .fetch();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

POST /shipper-accounts

    PostShipperAccountsRequest request = new PostShipperAccountsRequest();
    PostShipperAccountsResponse response = ShipperAccountsResource.postShipperAccounts()
        .setPostShipperAccountsRequest(request)
        .create();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

GET /shipper-accounts/{id}

    GetShipperAccountsIdResponse response = ShipperAccountsResource.getShipperAccountsId()
        .setId("valid_value")
        .fetch();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

DELETE /shipper-accounts/{id}

    DeleteShipperAccountsIdResponse response = ShipperAccountsResource.deleteShipperAccountsId()
        .setId("valid_value")
        .delete();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

PUT /shipper-accounts/{id}/info

    PutShipperAccountsIdInfoRequest request = new PutShipperAccountsIdInfoRequest();
    PutShipperAccountsIdInfoResponse response = ShipperAccountsResource.putShipperAccountsIdInfo()
        .setId("valid_value")
        .setPutShipperAccountsIdInfoRequest(request)
        .update();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

PATCH /shipper-accounts/{id}/credentials

    PatchShipperAccountsIdCredentialsRequest request = new PatchShipperAccountsIdCredentialsRequest();
    PatchShipperAccountsIdCredentialsResponse response = ShipperAccountsResource.patchShipperAccountsIdCredentials()
        .setId("valid_value")
        .setPatchShipperAccountsIdCredentialsRequest(request)
        .update();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

PATCH /shipper-accounts/{id}/settings

    PatchShipperAccountsIdSettingsRequest request = new PatchShipperAccountsIdSettingsRequest();
    PatchShipperAccountsIdSettingsResponse response = ShipperAccountsResource.patchShipperAccountsIdSettings()
        .setId("valid_value")
        .setPatchShipperAccountsIdSettingsRequest(request)
        .update();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

/labels

GET /labels

    GetLabelsResponse response = LabelsResource.getLabels()
        .fetch();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

POST /labels

    PostLabelsRequest request = new PostLabelsRequest();
    PostLabelsResponse response = LabelsResource.postLabels()
        .setPostLabelsRequest(request)
        .create();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

GET /labels/{id}

    GetLabelResponse response = LabelsResource.getLabel()
        .setId("valid_value")
        .fetch();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

/cancel-labels

GET /cancel-labels

    GetCancelLabelsResponse response = CancelLabelsResource.getCancelLabels()
        .fetch();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

POST /cancel-labels

    PostCancelLabelsRequest request = new PostCancelLabelsRequest();
    PostCancelLabelsResponse response = CancelLabelsResource.postCancelLabels()
        .setPostCancelLabelsRequest(request)
        .create();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

GET /cancel-labels/{id}

    GetCancelLabelResponse response = CancelLabelsResource.getCancelLabel()
        .setId("valid_value")
        .fetch();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

/address-validations

POST /address-validations

    PostAddressValidationsRequest request = new PostAddressValidationsRequest();
    PostAddressValidationsResponse response = AddressValidationsBetaResource.postAddressValidations()
        .setPostAddressValidationsRequest(request)
        .create();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

/rates

GET /rates

    GetRatesResponse response = RatesResource.getRates()
        .fetch();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

POST /rates

    PostRatesRequest request = new PostRatesRequest();
    PostRatesResponse response = RatesResource.postRates()
        .setPostRatesRequest(request)
        .create();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

GET /rates/{id}

    GetRateResponse response = RatesResource.getRate()
        .setId("valid_value")
        .fetch();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

/pickups

GET /pickups

    GetPickupsResponse response = PickupsResource.getPickups()
        .fetch();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

POST /pickups

    PostPickupsRequest request = new PostPickupsRequest();
    request.setPickupStartTime("valid_value");
    request.setPickupEndTime("valid_value");
    AddressV3 pickupFrom = new AddressV3();
    request.setPickupFrom(pickupFrom);
    PostPickupsResponse response = PickupsResource.postPickups()
        .setPostPickupsRequest(request)
        .create();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

GET /pickups/{id}

    GetPickupResponse response = PickupsResource.getPickup()
        .setId("valid_value")
        .fetch();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

/cancel-pickups

GET /cancel-pickups

    GetCancelPickupsResponse response = CancelPickupsResource.getCancelPickups()
        .fetch();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

POST /cancel-pickups

    PostCancelPickupsRequest request = new PostCancelPickupsRequest();
    PostCancelPickupsRequestPickup pickup = new PostCancelPickupsRequestPickup();
    request.setPickup(pickup);
    PostCancelPickupsResponse response = CancelPickupsResource.postCancelPickups()
        .setPostCancelPickupsRequest(request)
        .create();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

GET /cancel-pickups/{id}

    GetCancelPickupResponse response = CancelPickupsResource.getCancelPickup()
        .setId("valid_value")
        .fetch();
    System.out.println(response.getData());

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License

Licensed under the MIT license.

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