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Pickup Request API
Overview

This API allows you to schedule a courier to pick up a shipment, cancel a pickup request or check for pickup availability. Running a pickup transaction is not required if you already have a regularly scheduled pickup.

Supported Services: 

Package shipments (FedEx Express®, FedEx Ground and FedEx Ground® Economy).
Refer to LTL Freight API to manage Less-Than-Truckload Freight shipments (FedEx Freight®).

This API allows you to schedule a courier to pick up a shipment, cancel a pickup request or check for pickup availability. Running a pickup transaction is not required if you already have a regularly scheduled pickup.

Supported Services: 

Package shipments (FedEx Express®, FedEx Ground and FedEx Ground® Economy).
Refer to LTL Freight API to manage Less-Than-Truckload Freight shipments (FedEx Freight®).


Key Features

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Determine availabilities

Request pickup availabilities for supported services.

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Schedule a pickup

Save time and effort by scheduling a FedEx courier to pick up shipments from your location or from another location at an extra charge.

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Cancel pickups

Delete a scheduled pickup request any time before the requested package ready time.

August 18, 2025 Change Log:

New notifications are triggered to registered email id for the following use cases:

  • Create and Modify pickup Confirmation
  • Day-Before Pickup Reminder
  • Morning-of Pickup Reminder
  • Successful Pickup Confirmation
  • Unsuccessful pickup Confirmation

Feb 19, 2022 Change Log:

Added validation for element locale:

The element pickupNotificationDetail\emailDetails\locale accepts only valid locale values and returns error for any incorrect locale values.