Shipping Methods

The following shipping methods are supported by the API where a “shipping_method” parameter is used. Some services may not be available on your account or in your area but all services are listed for completeness.

FedEx Services

Code	Description
fedex_FIRST_OVERNIGHT	FedEx First Overnight®
fedex_PRIORITY_OVERNIGHT	FedEx Priority Overnight®
fedex_STANDARD_OVERNIGHT	FedEx Standard Overnight®
fedex_FEDEX_2_DAY_AM	FedEx 2Day® A.M.
fedex_FEDEX_2_DAY	FedEx 2Day®
fedex_FEDEX_EXPRESS_SAVER	FedEx Express Saver®
fedex_FEDEX_GROUND	FedEx Ground®
fedex_GROUND_HOME_DELIVERY	FedEx Home Delivery®
fedex_SMART_POST	FedEx SmartPost®
fedex_INTERNATIONAL_FIRST	FedEx International First®
fedex_INTERNATIONAL_PRIORITY	FedEx International Priority®
fedex_INTERNATIONAL_ECONOMY	FedEx International Economy®
fedex_INTERNATIONAL_GROUND	FedEx International Ground®

UPS Services

Code	Description
ups_01	UPS Next Day Air
ups_14	UPS Next Day Air Early
ups_13	UPS Next Day Air Saver
ups_02	UPS 2nd Day Air
ups_59	UPS 2nd Day Air A.M.
ups_12	UPS 3 Day Select
ups_03	UPS Ground
ups_11	UPS Standard
ups_08	UPS Worldwide Expedited
ups_07	UPS Worldwide Express
ups_54	UPS Worldwide Express Plus
ups_65	UPS Worldwide Saver
ups_72	UPS Worldwide Economy DDP
ups_17	UPS Worldwide Economy DDU
ups_SP	UPS SurePost
ups_M2	UPS First Class Mail Innovations
ups_M3	UPS Priority Mail Innovations
ups_M4	UPS Parcel Select Mail Innovations
ups_M5	UPS Priority Mail Innovations International
ups_M6	UPS Economy Mail Innovations International
ups_70	UPS Access Point™ Economy

USPS Methods

Code	Description
usps_US-FC	USPS First-Class
usps_US-FCI	USPS First-Class International
usps_US-LM	USPS Library Mail
usps_US-MM	USPS Media Mail
usps_US-PS	USPS Ground Advantage
usps_US-PM	USPS Priority Mail
usps_US-PMI	USPS Priority Mail International
usps_US-XM	USPS Priority Mail Express
usps_US-EMI	USPS Priority Mail Express International

Amazon Merchant Fulfillment

Code	Description
amazon_ANY	Amazon Merchant Fulfillment
amazon_Standard	Amazon Standard Delivery
amazon_FreeEconomy	Amazon Free Economy
amazon_SecondDay	Amazon Two-Day Delivery
amazon_NextDay	Amazon One-Day Delivery
amazon_Expedited	Amazon Expedited Delivery

OnTrac Services

Code	Description
ontrac_S	OnTrac Sunrise
ontrac_C	OnTrac Ground
ontrac_DC	OnTrac Same Day

LaserShip Services

Code	Description
lasership_NextDay	LaserShip NextDay

GLS Services

Code	Description
gls_Ground	GLS Ground
gls_PriorityOvernight	GLS Priority Overnight
gls_EarlyPriorityOvernight	GLS Early Priority Overnight
gls_EarlySaturday	GLS Early Saturday
gls_SaturdayDelivery	GLS Saturday Delivery

”Cheapest” Methods

Code	Description
cheapest_ALL	Cheapest method overall
cheapest_GROUND	Cheapest ground shipping method
cheapest_POSTAL	Cheapest USPS or USPS last-mile shipping method
cheapest_THREE_DAY	Cheapest 3-day shipping method
cheapest_TWO_DAY	Cheapest 2-day shippng method
cheapest_OVERNIGHT	Cheapest overnight shipping method
cheapest_ON_TIME	Cheapest shipping method to arrive on-time. This requires valid “desired_delivery_date” as well.

Other

The External Shipping Methods are user defined whithin ShipStream. This list is not exhaustive, but instead exemplifies how all External Shipping Method codes are prefixed with external_ . For External Shipping Method codes used by your 3PL please contact your represintative.

Code	Description
external_ltl	LTL
external_ltl_thirdparty	LTL - Third Party

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FedEx Services

UPS Services

USPS Methods

Amazon Merchant Fulfillment

OnTrac Services

LaserShip Services

GLS Services

”Cheapest” Methods

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