For more information visit Fedex Web Services for Shipping.
This version uses the Non-SOAP Web Services so there is no need to download the Fedex WSDL files, note however that you will need to apply for development/production credentials.
Note: Please make sure to test your results.
gem install fedexDefine the shipper:
shipper = { :name => "Sender",
:company => "Company",
:phone_number => "555-555-5555",
:address => "Main Street",
:city => "Harrison",
:state => "AR",
:postal_code => "72601",
:country_code => "US" }Define the recipient:
recipient = { :name => "Recipient",
:company => "Company",
:phone_number => "555-555-5555",
:address => "Main Street",
:city => "Franklin Park",
:state => "IL",
:postal_code => "60131",
:country_code => "US",
:residential => "false" }Define the packages; multiple packages in a single shipment are allowed: Note that all the dimensions must be integers.
packages = []
packages << {
:weight => {:units => "LB", :value => 2},
:dimensions => {:length => 10, :width => 5, :height => 4, :units => "IN" }
}
packages << {
:weight => {:units => "LB", :value => 6},
:dimensions => {:length => 5, :width => 5, :height => 4, :units => "IN" }
}By default packaging type is "YOUR PACKAGING" and the drop off type is "REGULAR PICKUP". If you need something different you can pass an extra hash for shipping options.
shipping_options = {
:packaging_type => "YOUR_PACKAGING",
:drop_off_type => "REGULAR_PICKUP"
}If you pass a non-nil :return_reason as part of the shipping options, you will create
a return shipment. The request to fedex will include the following additional XML.
<SpecialServicesRequested>
<SpecialServiceTypes>RETURN_SHIPMENT</SpecialServiceTypes>
<ReturnShipmentDetail>
<ReturnType>PRINT_RETURN_LABEL</ReturnType>
<Rma>
<Reason>YOUR RETURN REASON HERE</Reason>
</Rma>
</ReturnShipmentDetail>
</SpecialServicesRequested>By default the shipping charges will be assigned to the sender. If you may change this by passing an extra hash of payment options.
payment_options = {
:type => "THIRD_PARTY",
:account_number => "123456789",
:name => "Third Party Payor",
:company => "Company",
:phone_number => "555-555-5555",
:country_code => "US"
}SmartPost can be enabled by passing in a SmartPost HubID
smart_post = {
:hub_id => "5531"
}Create a Fedex::Shipment object using your FedEx credentials; mode should be
either production or development depending on what Fedex environment you want to use.
require 'fedex'
fedex = Fedex::Shipment.new(:key => 'xxx',
:password => 'xxxx',
:account_number => 'xxxx',
:meter => 'xxx',
:mode => 'production')To find a shipping rate:
rate = fedex.rate(:shipper=>shipper,
:recipient => recipient,
:packages => packages,
:service_type => "FEDEX_GROUND",
:shipping_options => shipping_options)Fedex provides multiple total values; total_net_charge is the final amount you are looking for.
$ rate.total_net_charge => "34.03"
# Complete response
$ <Fedex::Rate:0x1019ba5f8
@total_net_charge="34.03",
@total_surcharges="1.93",
@total_billing_weight="8.0 LB",
@total_taxes="0.0",
@rate_type="PAYOR_ACCOUNT_PACKAGE",
@total_base_charge="32.1",
@total_freight_discounts=nil,
@total_net_freight="32.1",
@rate_zone="51">To find all shipping rates, leave out Service Type:
rate = fedex.rate(:shipper=>shipper,
:recipient => recipient,
:packages => packages,
:smart_post => smart_post,
:shipping_options => shipping_options)To find all shipping rates, but for a specific datetime (for examlple, to get around Saturday Pickup Surcharges):
rate = fedex.rate(:ship_timestamp => "2017-05-01T23:59:59-05:00",
:shipper=>shipper,
:recipient => recipient,
:packages => packages,
:smart_post => smart_post,
:shipping_options => shipping_options)ship = fedex.ship(:shipper=>shipper,
:recipient => recipient,
:packages => packages,
:service_type => "FEDEX_GROUND",
:shipping_options => shipping_options)
puts ship[:completed_shipment_detail][:operational_detail][:transit_time]Above code will give you the transit time.
To create a label for a shipment:
label = fedex.label(:filename => "my_dir/example.pdf",
:shipper=>shipper,
:recipient => recipient,
:packages => packages,
:service_type => "FEDEX_GROUND",
:smart_post => smart_post,
:shipping_options => shipping_options)Change the filename extension and pass a label_specification hash. For example:
example_spec = {
:image_type => "EPL2",
:label_stock_type => "STOCK_4X6"
}
label = fedex.label(:filename => "my_dir/example_epl2.pcx",
:shipper=>shipper,
:recipient => recipient,
:packages => packages,
:service_type => "FEDEX_GROUND",
:shipping_options => shipping_options,
:label_specification => example_spec)This is useful when you need to store the labels for later use, and are hosting your application on Heroku as they do not allow writing to the filesystem, save the tmp directory. With Paperclip setup up on a shipment model:
label = fedex.label(:filename => "tmp/example_label.pdf",
:shipper=>shipper,
:recipient => recipient,
:packages => packages,
:service_type => "FEDEX_GROUND",
:shipping_options => shipping_options,
:label_specification => example_spec)Then attach the label to your Paperclip model:
shipment.fedex_label = label.file_name
shipment.save!Documentation for setting up Paperclip with Amazon S3 can be found in the Paperclip README.
Multiple packages for a single pick-up, destination and payer can be combined into a single MPS shipment. The first label will provide a master tracking number which must be used in the subsequent calls for the remaining packages in the shipment.
Parameters for the first label:
label = fedex.label(
:filename => file_name,
:shipper => shipper,
:recipient => recipient,
:packages => packages,
:service_type => service_type,
:shipping_details => shipping_details,
:shipping_charges_payment => shipping_charges_payment,
:customs_clearance_detail => customs_clearance_detail,
:mps => {:package_count => package_count, :total_weight => total_weight, :sequence_number => '1'}
)Parameters for labels 2 through 'n':
fedex.label(
:filename => file_name,
:shipper => shipper,
:recipient => recipient,
:packages => packages,
:service_type => service_type,
:shipping_details => shipping_details,
:shipping_charges_payment => shipping_charges_payment,
:customs_clearance_detail => customs_clearance_detail,
:mps => {
:master_tracking_id => {:tracking_id_type => 'FEDEX', :tracking_number =>tracking_number},
:package_count => package_count,
:total_weight => {
:value => total_weight,
:units => 'KG'
}
:sequence_number => 'n'
}
)To create a Cash On Delivery label for a shipment:
change "commerical_invoice = {:purpose => 'SOLD'}" in customs_clearance_detail
add shipping_options with {:cod => {:currency => "currency", :amount => "amount", :collection_type => 'PAYMENT COLLECTION TYPE'}
PAYMENT COLLECTION TYPE - CASH, CHEQUE, DEMAND DRAFT
use this format commodities_1 .... commodities_N
example
customs_clearance_detail['commodites_1']
customs_clearance_detail['commodites_2']
this allows you hide shipper details on the label
Add customer_specified_detail = {:masked_data_1 => 'SOMETHING', :masked_data_2 => 'SOMETHING'} in :label_specification key
Example
customer_specified_detail = {
:masked_data_1 => "SHIPPER_ACCOUNT_NUMBER",
:masked_data_2 => "TRANSPORTATION_CHARGES_PAYOR_ACCOUNT_NUMBER",
:masked_data_3 => "DUTIES_AND_TAXES_PAYOR_ACCOUNT_NUMBER"
}
If you do not intend to use a label you should delete it. This will notify FedEx that you will not be using the label and they won't charge you.
To delete a shipment:
fedex.delete(:tracking_number => "1234567890123")To track a shipment:
results = fedex.track(:tracking_number => "1234567890123")
# => [#<Fedex::TrackingInformation>]
# Pull the first result from the returned array
#
tracking_info = results.first
tracking_info.tracking_number
# => "1234567890123"
tracking_info.status
# => "Delivered"
tracking_info.events.first.description
# => "On FedEx vehicle for delivery"To verify an address is valid and deliverable:
address = {
:street => "5 Elm Street",
:city => "Norwalk",
:state => "CT",
:postal_code => "06850",
:country => "USA"
}
address_result = fedex.validate_address(:address => address)
address_result.residential
# => true
address_result.score
# => 100
address_result.postal_code
# => "06850-3901"To request a pickup:
pickup = fedex.pickup(:carrier_code => 'FDXE',
:packages => {:weight => {:units => "LB", :value => 10}, :count => 2},
:ready_timestamp => Date.today.to_datetime + 1.375,
:close_time => Date.today.to_time + 60 * 60 * 17)
puts pickup[:pickup_confirmation_number]To check for pickup availability:
dispatch = Date.tomorrow.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
pickup_availability = fedex.pickup_availability(:country_code => 'IN',
:postal_code => '400061',
:request_type => 'FUTURE_DAY',
:dispatch_date => dispatch_date,
:carrier_code => 'FDXE')
puts pickup_availability[:options]To check service availability:
origin = {:postal_code => '400012', :country_code => 'IN'}
destination = { :postal_code => '400020', :country_code => 'IN'}
fedex_service_hash = {:origin => origin, :destination => destination, :ship_date => '2014-06-28', :carrier_code => 'FDXE'}
service = fedex.service_availability(fedex_service_hash)
puts service[:options]For international shipments, documentation can be attached to shipment requests, which are stored electronically on FedEX's servers for easy access during customs processing. To return a Base64 string copy of the requested document, add a non-nil value for :return_copy.
etd_shipping_options = {
:packaging_type => "YOUR_PACKAGING",
:drop_off_type => "REGULAR_PICKUP",
:etd => [
{:type => "COMMERCIAL_INVOICE", :return_copy => true}
]
}The gem contains document specifications for Commercial Invoices, while other documents can be added as hashes through shipping_document_types or defined within the gem in request/document.rb. Document specifications must be passed through with the required customs clearance detail information:
shipping_documents = {
:commercial_invoice => true,
:shipping_document_types => {
# other manually entered document specs
}
}
document = fedex.document(:shipper => shipper,
:recipient => recipient,
:packages => packages,
:service_type => 'INTERNATIONAL_ECONOMY',
:customs_clearance_detail => customs_clearance_detail,
:shipping_options => etd_shipping_options,
:shipping_documents => shipping_documents)
Fedex::Shipment::SERVICE_TYPES
Fedex::Shipment::PACKAGING_TYPES
Fedex::Shipment::DROP_OFF_TYPES
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Copyright 2011 Jazmin Schroeder
This gem is made available under the MIT license.