This API provides the flexibility to create and enter information for a shipment as it is received throughout the day, rather than entering all the shipping information only when the shipment is ready to be processed. The shipment remains open for a five-day period and accepts package additions, deletions or edits during that time. At the end of the fifth day, the shipment must be confirmed, or it will be purged. Open shipping is limited to 40 packages/shipment for synchronous mode, 300 packages/shipment for asynchronous mode and 999 packages/shipment for international commodities.
This API provides the flexibility to create and enter information for a shipment as it is received throughout the day, rather than entering all the shipping information only when the shipment is ready to be processed. The shipment remains open for a five-day period and accepts package additions, deletions or edits during that time. At the end of the fifth day, the shipment must be confirmed, or it will be purged. Open shipping is limited to 40 packages/shipment for synchronous mode, 300 packages/shipment for asynchronous mode and 999 packages/shipment for international commodities.
Key Features
Add packages on your time
Once a master Open Ship shipment is created, you can add pieces to the open shipment throughout the day for up to five days.
Email your return label
You can email return labels for FedEx Express®, FedEx Ground, FedEx Ground® Economy and FedEx Freight® packages to your customers. The email will contain a link to view and print the label along with a QR code that can be scanned at certain FedEx locations, allowing FedEx to print the label for the customer.
This section represents a log of all technical updates associated with this API and its endpoints. All the changes made are grouped by date. The date mentioned denotes when these changes were loaded into the production.
To know more about the features, we recommend you visit the API documentation page for this API.
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July 15, 2024 Change Log:
- A new service FedEx International Deferred Freight (FDF) is introduced. This new global air freight shipping service provides shipping of international air freight shipments at a cost-effective solution with extended delivery/transit times at economical rates. This service is only available for selected lanes that also support FedEx International Economy Freight (IEF).
- 300 DPI label resolution support is added in addition to existing 203 DPI resolution for thermal printers. No change in label format is required to accommodate the new 300 DPI resolution labels.
- The Dangerous Goods (DG) by Road special services allow shippers to ship their dangerous goods via road within key European markets. New standaloneBatteryDetails element is introduced as part of the DG by Road initiative under packageSpecialServices object. Under the DG by road initiative in Europe, below new package level special service options are introduced:
- Standalone Lithium battery shipments
- Fully Regulated DG by Road
- Limited Quantity Shipments by Road
- Genetically Modified (Micro) Organisms
- Biological Substances Category B
- Excepted Quantities
- Radioactive Materials
Oct 16, 2023 Change Log:
New FedEx Express Domestic services are introduced for EU region. The individual shipments are facilitated with the following service types:
- FedEx® First
- FedEx® Priority Express
- FedEx® Priority
- FedEx® Priority Express Freight
- FedEx® Priority Freight
July 17, 2023 Change Log:
The Collect on Delivery (C.O.D) and Electronic Collect on Delivery (E.C.O.D) options are removed for FedEx Express and FedEx Ground services for the U.S. destination shipments. This will be effective from 31st of July, 2023.
The C.O.D and E.C.O.D services remain unaffected for:
- Intra-Canada shipments
- FedEx Ground U.S. to Canada shipments
- Other regions that support C.O.D and E.C.O.D services
May 22, 2022 Change Log:
Two new label stock types are added as Enumeration values for thermal labels in the labelStockType object:
- STOCK_4X85_TRAILING_DOC_TAB
- STOCK_4X105_TRAILING_DOC_TAB
April 22, 2022 Change Log:
New element cargoAircraftOnly is added –
The element cargoAircraftOnly value when set boolean True, specifies cargo aircraft as the mode of shipment transportation for Dangerous Goods. The default value of this element is set to False.
Note: An identifier DGD-CAO is added in AWB for cargo aircraft shipments.
Feb 19, 2022 Change Log:
- New object soldTo is added to the request:
The soldTo object will indicate the party responsible for purchasing the goods shipped from the shipper to the recipient. The Sold to party is not necessarily the recipient or the importer of record. The Sold to party is relevant when the purchaser, rather than the recipient determines when certain customs regulations apply. - In shipper/contacts object now either personName or companyName is required and not the both. An error will be returned if both personName and CompanyName are blank or not provided in the request.
