UPS Developer Guide & API Credentials

This developer guide shows how to access UPS API via AfterShip Shipping, and UPS web services / XML services. See also the required API credentials / keys for UPS integration.

Get UPS Developer Credentials

Get your UPS shipper account number from UPS local sales team.
Input your account number and shipper address in AfterShip Shipping, make sure the address is exactly the same as your address in the UPS system.
In the UPS Account Authentication section, input your recent invoice info in AfterShip Shipping so that UPS can verify the account number and invoice info to grant AfterShip Shipping permission printing label for your UPS account.

How to find your address
Please login UPS portal and find Addresses as below.

Required UPS API credentials

Account number
Address
Invoice details


UPS account number and address doesn’t support to update after creation. It’s because of when setup the account, UPS must verify the account details including account number, address, phone, email should match the info in UPS system. If you have updated account info in UPS, please re-connect your UPS account with us.

UPS Developer Resources

Read UPS docs

Supported UPS service types and service options

UPS servie code	AfterShip Shipping service_type	AfterShip Shipping service_name
01	ups_express	UPS Express®
01	ups_next_day_air	UPS Next Day Air®
02	ups_2nd_day_air	UPS 2nd Day Air®
02	ups_expedited	UPS Expedited®
03	ups_ground	UPS® Ground
07	ups_express	UPS Express®
07	ups_worldwide_express	UPS Worldwide Express®
08	ups_expedited	UPS Expedited®
08	ups_worldwide_expedited	UPS Worldwide Expedited®
11	ups_standard	UPS® Standard
12	ups_3_day_select	UPS 3 Day Select®
13	ups_express_saver	UPS Express Saver
13	ups_next_day_air_saver	UPS Next Day Air Saver®
14	ups_express_early	UPS Express Early
14	ups_next_day_air_early_am	UPS Next Day Air® Early
17	ups_worldwide_economy_ddu	UPS Worldwide Economy DDU
54	ups_express_early	UPS Express Early
54	ups_express_plus	UPS Express Plus®
54	ups_worldwide_express_plus	UPS Worldwide Express Plus®
59	ups_2nd_day_air_am	UPS 2nd Day Air A.M.®
65	ups_express_saver	UPS Express Saver
65	ups_saver	UPS Worldwide Saver®
70	ups_access_point_economy	UPS Access Point Economy
71	ups_express_freight_midday	UPS Worldwide Express Freight® Midday
72	ups_worldwide_economy_ddp	UPS Worldwide Economy DDP
74	ups_express_1200	UPS Express® 12:00
82	ups_today_standard	UPS Today Standard℠
83	ups_today_dedicated_courier	UPS Today Dedicated Courier℠
85	ups_today_express	UPS Today Express
86	ups_today_express_saver	UPS Today Express Saver
92	ups_surepost	UPS SurePost®
93	ups_surepost	UPS SurePost®
96	ups_worldwide_express_freight	UPS Worldwide Express Freight
M2	ups_first_class_mail	UPS First Class Mail
M3	ups_priority_mail	UPS Priority Mail
M4	ups_expedited_mail_innovations	UPS Expedited Mail Innovations
M5	ups_priority_mail_innovations	UPS Priority Mail Innovations
M6	ups_economy_mail_innovations	UPS Economy Mail Innovations

AfterShip Shipping UPS technical support: support+shipping@aftership.com

Updated on: 04/12/2023