Accessing the REST service

The endpoints for the centrally hosted services can be obtained from your primary GLS contact and will be given with your credentials for the Service.

If you are connecting to a locally installed GLS ShipIT, you have to adapt the URL to point to the host (and port) in your network where the GLS ShipIT backend is running. E.g. https://10.10.10.10:8443/backend/rs/shipments The web service request/response content is encoded using UTF-8.

All REST service operations within this port are about creating or updating shipments. A shipment is a selection of one or more parcels that are collected at address A and delivered to address B. If several parcels should be sent from address A to address B and those parcels should share the same services, they can be combined to a shipment.

Available REST service operations

Webservices Examples

The pages below contain examples of webservice calls and error responses:

createParcels (F-114)

This operation creates a shipment that contains one or more shipment units. The operation takes an instance of eu.glsgroup.fpcs.datatypes.soap.v1.shipmentprocessing.ShipmentRequestData The input object is split into several sections allowing you to specify Shipper data, Consignee data, Shipment unit data, products and services, Printing options as well as some Custom content like an extra barcode or image that should be printed on the label.

The REST method is available at sub-path / with http request method POST

Parameter	Mandatory	Location in Request	Description
shipmentRequest	TRUE	request body	The eu.glsgroup.fpcs.datatypes.soap.v1.shipmentprocessing.ShipmentRequestData with the shipment parameters.

The parts of the request are explained in the following sections in more detail:

Shipment data

When you are creating a shipment, you can specify several attributes on the shipment level. These are:

ShipmentReference - You can provide one or more identifiers for this shipment.
ShippingDate - Provide a date for the shipment. If no value is provided, the next working day is picked automatically.
IncotermCode - If you ship between different commercial zones, you have to specify the inco term for this shipment.
Identifier - Attribute for storing a person in charge or a work station
Middleware - Attribute for storing Partner ERP System
Product - The product group in which you shipment fits (parcel, express or freight). GLS ShipIT will automatically choose the best product (small parcel or euro business parcel) for your shipment based on the defined group (depending on the parcel weight, pickup and delivery address)
ExpressAltDeliveryAllowed - The user has a possibility to deactivate the alternative delivery for Express shipment.
Consignee data
Shipper data
Shipment unit data
Service - The services that shall be booked for this shipment

{
  "Shipment": {
    "ShipmentReference": ["0363cbed-36ff-4394-b150-5fdffa44b12e"],
    "ShippingDate": "2018-11-16",
    "IncotermCode": "10",
    "Identifier":"userTestId",
    "Middleware":"Primavera",
    "Product": "PARCEL",
    ...
  }
}

Name	Expression in webservices	Field length	Type	Format	Mandatory/Optional	Restrictions	Description
Customer reference number	ShipmentReference	40	alphanumeric		Optional	-	Reference for this consignment of parcels
Shipping date	ShippingDate	10	alphanumeric	YYYY-MM-DD	Optional	-	Date for the shipment
Incoterm	IncotermCode	2	alphanumeric	10, 20, 30, etc.	Optional		Incoterm for this shipment. Represented by 2 digits
Identifier	Identifier	40	alphanumeric		Optional	-	Person who started the parcel creation
Middleware	Middleware	40	alphanumeric		Mandatory	-	Partner ERP System
Product Group	Product	7	alphanumeric		Mandatory	Parcel, Express or Freight	Please select one
Alternative delivery activation	ExpressAltDeliveryAllowed	5	boolean		Optional	true or false	Please select one
Consignee	Consignee				Mandatory	-	see section Consignee data
Shipper	Shipper				Mandatory	-	see section Shipper data
Shipment unit	ShipmentUnit				Mandatory	-	see section Shipment unit data
Services	Services				Optional	-	see section Services

Consignee data

The consignee is the person to which the shipment shall be sent. The consignee ID will be printed on the label if specified. The consignee address has to be specified within the request. The consignee category can be "BUSINESS" or "PRIVATE". If the field consignee category is omitted, the consignee will have no (empty) category.

In case of shipments with return services (pick&return, pick&ship, shopreturn) assigned, the consignee and the shipper data sections will automatically be switched on the return label. That means the consignee address, that you provide within your Webrequest will be used as pickup address on the return label. According to Pick&Ship and Pick&Return Service the following fields are mandatory: ContactPerson and FixedLinePhonenumber.

The consignee address can be specified as follows:

"Address": {
    "Name1": "Max Mustermann",
    "Name2": "Travel and Co",
    "CountryCode": "DE",
    "ZIPCode": "38106",
    "City": "Braunschweig",
    "Street": "Falkenbergstrasse",
    "StreetNumber": "47",
    "eMail": "max.mustermann@email.test",
    "FixedLinePhonenumber": "004953112345",
    "MobilePhoneNumber": "00491791234567"
}

The consignee category can be specified as follows:

"Consignee": {
    "Category": "BUSINESS",
    "Address": {...}
}

To provide an example of a consignee ID that should be printed on the label:

"Consignee": {
    "ConsigneeID": "100",
    "Address": {...}
}

Name	Expression in webservices	Field length	Type	Format	Mandatory/Optional	Restrictions	Description
Consignee identifier	ConsigneeID	80	alphanumeric		Optional	-	Identifier for the recipient of the parcels
Cost Center	CostCenter	80	alphanumeric		Optional	-	Delivery location cost center for Inbound
Consignee Category	Category	8	alphanumeric	CAPS LOCK	Optional	Only PRIVATE or BUSINESS	Classifies consignee as 2B (BUSINESS) or 2C (PRIVATE) recipient
Consignee Address	Address				Mandatory	-	see section Address data for field details

Address data

Name	Expression in webservices	Field length	Type	Format	Mandatory/Optional	Restrictions	Description
Name1	Name1	40	alphanumeric		Mandatory	-	Name of the consignee
Name2	Name2	40	alphanumeric		Optional	-	Additional consignee name information
Name3	Name3	40	alphanumeric		Optional	-	Additional consignee name information
Country code	CountryCode	2	alphanumeric	DE, AT, BE, FR, etc.	Mandatory	-	Destination country of the shipment
Province	Province	40	alphanumeric		Optional	-	Province where the consignee's city is located in
ZIPCode	ZIPCode	10	alphanumeric		Mandatory	-	ZIP code of the consignee's city
City	City	40	alphanumeric		Mandatory	-	City of the consignee
Street	Street	40	alphanumeric		Mandatory	> 3	Street name
Street number	StreetNumber	40	alphanumeric		Optional	-	Street number (if not part of the street)
eMail	eMail	80	alphanumeric		Optional	-	Email address of the consignee
Contact person	ContactPerson	40	alphanumeric		Optional	> 5	Contact person to print on the label
Fixed phonenumber	FixedLinePhonenumber	35	alphanumeric		Optional	> 3	Fixed line phone number of the consignee
Mobile	MobilePhoneNumber	35	alphanumeric		Optional	> 3	Mobile phone number of the consignee

Shipper data

This section fulfills two purposes. It identifies the shipper and as such the address from where the shipment shall be collected. It also offers the possibility to use an alternative shipper address that shall be printed on the labels. As the shipper ID please provide the Contact ID that was provided to you by GLS.

In case of shipments with return services (pick&return, pick&ship, shopreturn) assigned, the shipper data section represents the delivery address on the return label. That is the shipper address, that you provide within your Webrequest and that will be taken as the address on the return label, where the parcel will be delivered to.

"Shipper": {
    "ContactID": "2761234567",
    "Address":{
        "Name1": "GLS IT Services GmbH",
        "CountryCode": "DE",
        "ZIPCode": "65760",
        "City": "Eschborn",
        "Street": "Kölner Straße",
        "StreetNumber": "3"
    },  
    "AlternativeShipperAddress": {
        "Name1": "GLS IT Services GmbH",
        "CountryCode": "DE",
        "ZIPCode": "36286",
        "City": "Neuenstein",
        "Street": "GLS Germany Straße",
        "StreetNumber": "1-7",
        "eMail": "test_logistics@gls-group.com",
        "FixedLinePhonenumber": "004961961234567"
    }
}

Name	Expression in webservices	Field length	Type	Format	Mandatory/Optional	Restrictions	Description
Shipper identifier	ContactID	20	alphanumeric		Mandatory	-	Shipper identifier as given by GLS
Name1	Name1	40	alphanumeric		Mandatory	-	Name of the shipper
Name2	Name2	40	alphanumeric		Optional	-	Additional shipper name information
Name3	Name3	40	alphanumeric		Optional	-	Additional shipper name information
Country code	CountryCode	2	alphanumeric	DE, AT, BE, FR, etc.	Mandatory	-	Origin country of the shipment
Province	Province	40	alphanumeric		Optional	-	Province where the shipper's city is located in
ZIPCode	ZIPCode	10	alphanumeric		Mandatory	-	ZIP code of the shipper's city
City	City	40	alphanumeric		Mandatory	-	City of the shipper
Street	Street	40	alphanumeric		Mandatory	> 3	Street name
Street number	StreetNumber	40	alphanumeric		Optional	-	Street number (if not part of the street)
Alternative address	AlternativeShipperAddress	-	Address		Optional	-	see section Address data

Shipment unit data

Within this section of the request you specify each shipment unit of your shipment.

A shipment unit can contain the following elements:

ReferenceNumber - You can provide one or more identifiers for this shipment unit.
Weight - The weight of the parcel
Service - Zero to many Services
Volume - Dimension of a parcel (for network partners only) Volume

Name	Expression in webservices	Field length	Type	Mandatory/Optional	Restrictions	Description
Parcel reference	ShipmentUnitReference	40	alphanumeric	Optional	-	Reference to be given to the parcel
Parcel Weight	Weight	10	decimal	Mandatory	> 0	Each minimum weight is specified by Shipper
Parcel note1	Note1	50	alphanumeric	Optional	-	Notes added to the parcel (line 1)
Parcel note2	Note2	50	alphanumeric	Optional	-	Notes added to the parcel (line 2)
Parcel services	Service	-		Optional	-	see section Services for detailed fields
Track identifier	TrackID	40	alphanumeric	Optional	-	Identifier for the parcel. Used for a cancelShipment request
1D barcode number	ParcelNumber	-	alphanumeric	Optional	-	1D barcode printed in the label
Volumetric parcel data	Volume	-		Optional	-	see section Volume for detailed fields

Services

You can define services that should apply to your shipment. For further information on the services currently available in your country please go to https://gls-group.eu and check the page of the desired country.

The following services can be assigned on the shipment unit level:

Cash
"ShipmentUnit": [{
...
"Service": [{
"Cash": {
"ServiceName": "service_cash",
"Reason": "Your order 4711",
"Amount": "12.09",
"Currency": "EUR"
}
}
]
}
]
AddonLiability
"ShipmentUnit": [{
...
"Service": [{
"AddonLiability": {
"ServiceName": "service_addonliability",
"Amount": "5000",
"Currency": "EUR"
}
}
]
}
]
HazardousGoods
"ShipmentUnit": [{
...
"Service": [{
"HazardousGoods": {
"ServiceName": "service_hazardousgoods",
"HazardousGood": [{
"GLSHazNo": "7000004",
"Weight": 1.2
}
]
}
}
]
}
]
ExWorks
"ShipmentUnit": [{
...
"Service": [{
"ExWorks": {
"ServiceName": "service_exworks"
}
}
]
}
]

Those services may have different attributes for each shipment unit.

Services inside shipment unit can be combined like this:

Cash and AddonLiability
"ShipmentUnit": [{
...
"Service": [{
"Cash": {
"ServiceName": "service_cash",
"Reason": "Bill is due",
"Amount": "0.01",
"Currency": "EUR"
},
"AddonLiability": {
"ServiceName": "service_addonliability",
"Amount": "5000",
"Currency": "EUR",
"ParcelContent": "some very good stuff"
}
}
]
}
]

Name	Expression in webservices	Field length	Type	Format	Mandatory/Optional	Restrictions	Level	Description
Cash service	Cash
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_cash	Mandatory	Parcel	Shipment unit	Must use this fixed value for service name
Cash reason	Reason	160	alphanumeric		Mandatory	-		Reason why the cash service was added to the parcel
Cash amount	Amount	-	decimal		Mandatory	-		Cash amount (numeric value)
Cash currency	Currency	3	alphanumeric	EUR	Mandatory	-		Cash currency code (ISO4217 -> 3 digits)
AddonLiability service	AddonLiability
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_addonliability	Mandatory	Parcel	Shipment unit	Must use this fixed value for service name
AddonLiability amount	Amount	-	decimal		Mandatory	-		Liability amount might differ per country, please liaise with your sales contact
AddonLiability currency	Currency	3	alphanumeric	EUR	Mandatory	-		AddonLiability currency code (ISO4217 -> 3 digits)
Parcel description	ParcelContent	255	alphanumeric		Optional	-		Specify the parcel content
HazardousGoods service	HazardousGoods
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_hazardousgoods	Mandatory	Parcel	Shipment unit	Must use this fixed value for service name
HazardousGoods	HazardousGoods					-		Hazardous good item attributes
Hazardous goods number	GLSHazNo	8	alphanumeric		Mandatory	-		Identifier for the hazardous goods type
HazardousGoods Weight	Weight	-	decimal		Mandatory	> 0		Weight for the hazardous good shipped (numeric)
ExWorks service	ExWorks
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_exworks	Mandatory	Parcel	Shipment unit	Must use this fixed value for service name

The following services can be assigned on the shipment level:

ShopDelivery
"Shipment": {
...
"Service": [{
"ShopDelivery": {
"ServiceName": "service_shopdelivery",
"ParcelShopID": "GLS_DE-2760238818"
}
}
]
}
ShopReturn
"Shipment": {
...
"Service": [{
"ShopReturn": {
"ServiceName": "service_shopreturn",
"NumberOfLabels": 10
}
}
]
}
Intercompany
"Shipment": {
...
"Service": [{
"Intercompany": {
"ServiceName": "service_intercompany",
"Address": {
"Name1": "Hansi Meier",
"CountryCode": "DE",
"ZIPCode": "65760",
"City": "Eschborn",
"Street": "Helfmannpark 5"
},
"NumberOfLabels": 15
}
}
]
}
Exchange
"Shipment": {
...
"Service": [{
"Exchange": {
"ServiceName": "service_exchange",
"Address": {
"Name1": "Hansi Meier",
"CountryCode": "DE",
"ZIPCode": "65760",
"City": "Eschborn",
"Street": "Helfmannpark 5"
}
}
}
]
}
DeliveryAtWork
"Shipment": {
...
"Service": [{
"DeliveryAtWork": {
"ServiceName": "service_deliveryatwork",
"RecipientName": "Hansi Meier",
"AlternateRecipientName": "Hilde Schmidt",
"Building": "Haus A",
"Floor": "2. Stock",
"Room": "D234.22",
"Phonenumber": "+49 800 111 0 333"
}
}
]
}
Deposit
"Shipment": {
...
"Service": [{
"Deposit": {
"ServiceName": "service_deposit",
"PlaceOfDeposit": "Under the doormat"
}
}
]
}
Letterbox
"Shipment": {
...
"Service": [{
"Deposit": {
"ServiceName": "service_deposit",
"PlaceOfDeposit" : "Letterbox"
}
}
]
}
IdentPin
"Shipment": {
...
"Service": [{
"IdentPin": {
"ServiceName": "service_identpin",
"PIN": "2342",
"Birthdate": "1970-02-03"
}
}
]
}
Ident
"Shipment": {
...
"Service": [{
"Ident": {
"ServiceName": "service_ident",
"Birthdate": "1980-01-02",
"Firstname": "Hansi Herbert",
"Lastname": "Maier",
"Nationality": {
"CountryCode": "DE"
}
}
}
]
}
PickAndShip
The consignee data must contain values for ContactPerson and FixedLinePhonenumber when this service is used.
"Shipment": {
...
"Service": [{
"PickAndShip": {
"ServiceName": "service_pickandship",
"PickupDate": "2017-07-31"
}
}
]
}
PickAndReturn
The consignee data must contain values for ContactPerson and FixedLinePhonenumber when this service is used.
"Shipment": {
...
"Service": [{
"PickAndReturn": {
"ServiceName": "service_pickandreturn",
"PickupDate": "2017-07-31"
}
}
]
}
InboundLogistics
In this case, please enter the supplier data in the shipper fields and the delivery address in the consignee fields.
A reference number for a delivery location can be defined in the cost-center field.
"Shipment": {
...
"Consignee": {
"ConsigneeID":"DE00",
"CostCenter":"123456789",
"Address": {
...
"Service": [{
"Service": {
"ServiceName": "service_inbound"
}
}
]
}
TyreService
"Shipment": {
...
"Service": [{
"Service": {
"ServiceName": "service_tyre"
}
}]
}

All other services do not require specific attributes and can be assigned on the shipment level. If you e.g. want to have more possibilities to customise parcel delivery, you can book the FlexDeliveryService as follows:

"Shipment": {
    ...
    "Service": [{
            "Service": {
                "ServiceName": "service_flexdelivery"
            }
        }
    ]
}

The same applies to Express shipments - these services do not require further information and can be added like stated underneath. Please note that parcels targeted to be delivered by the end of the business day do not need a dedicated service attached.

"Shipment": {
    ...
    "Product": "EXPRESS",
    ...
    "Service": [{
            "Service": {
                "ServiceName": "service_1000"
            }
        }
    ]
}

Name	Expression in webservices	Field length	Type	Format	Mandatory/Optional	Restrictions	Level	Description
Other service	Service
Name of the service	ServiceName	-	alphanumeric		service_name			Must use the service name defined in DB
ShopDelivery service	ShopDelivery
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_shopdelivery	Mandatory	Parcel	Shipment	Must use this fixed value for service name
Parcel shop identifier	ParcelShopID	50	alphanumeric	{partnerID}-{local id}	Mandatory	-		Specify parcel shop
ShopReturn service	ShopReturn
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_shopreturn	Mandatory	Parcel	Shipment	Must use this fixed value for service name
Amount of labels	NumberOfLabels		numeric		Mandatory	> 0		Specify amount of labels to print
Intercompany service	Intercompany
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_intercompany	Mandatory	Parcel	Shipment	Must use this fixed value for service name
Intercompany address	Address				Mandatory			see section Address data
Amount of labels	NumberOfLabels		numeric		Mandatory	> 0		Specify amount of labels to print
Expected Weight	ExpectedWeight	-	decimal		Optional	> 0		Expected weight of the returned shipment
Exchange service	Exchange
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_exchange	Mandatory	Parcel	Shipment	Must use this fixed value for service name
Exchange address	Address				Mandatory	-		see section Address data
Expected Weight	ExpectedWeight	-	decimal		Optional	> 0		Expected weight of the returned shipment
DeliveryAtWork service	DeliveryAtWork							Add an expected weight of the returned shipment
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_deliveryatwork	Mandatory	Parcel	Shipment	Must use this fixed value for service name
Name of the Recipient	RecipientName	40	alphanumeric		Mandatory	-		Person who is allowed to receive the parcel
AlternateRecipientName	AlternateRecipientName	40	alphanumeric		Optional	-		Alternative person who is allowed to receive the parcel
Building	Building	40	decimal		Mandatory	-		Building number
Floor	Floor	40	decimal		Mandatory	-		Floor number
Room	Room	40	decimal		Optional	-		Room number
Phonenumber	Phonenumber	35	decimal		Optional	-		Phone number of the contact person
Deposit service	Deposit
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_deposit	Mandatory	Parcel	Shipment	Must use this fixed value for service name
Place of deposit	PlaceOfDeposit	121			Mandatory	-		Place where the driver can drop the parcel
Letterbox service	Deposit
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_deposit	Mandatory	Parcel	Shipment	Must use this fixed value for service name
Place of deposit	PlaceOfDeposit	121		Letterbox/ Briefkasten/ etc.	Mandatory	-		Expression for letterbox in the destination's language
IdentPin service	IdentPin
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_identpin	Mandatory	Parcel	Shipment	Must use this fixed value for service name
PIN	PIN	4	alphanumeric		Mandatory			4-digit PIN code that the consignee needs to enter
Birthdate	Birthdate	10	date	YYYY-MM-DD	Mandatory	< today		Birthdate of the consignee
Ident service	Ident
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_ident	Mandatory	Parcel	Shipment	Must use this fixed value for service name
Birthdate	Birthdate	10	date	YYYY-MM-DD	Mandatory	< today		Birthdate of the consignee
Firstname	Firstname	40	alphanumeric		Mandatory	-		First name of the consignee
Lastname	Lastname	40	alphanumeric		Mandatory	-		Last name of the consignee
Nationality	Nationality	2	alphanumeric		Mandatory	CountryCode		Nationality of the consignee
PickAndShip service	PickAndShip
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_pickandship	Mandatory	Parcel	Shipment	Must use this fixed value
PickupDate	PickupDate	10	date	YYYY-MM-DD	Mandatory	> today		Date when parcel should be picked up at shipper
PickAndReturn service	PickAndReturn
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_pickandreturn	Mandatory	Parcel	Shipment	Must use this fixed value
PickupDate	PickupDate	10	date	YYYY-MM-DD	Mandatory	> today		Date when parcel should be picked up at shipper
Inbound Logistics	InboundLogistics
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_inbound	Mandatory	Parcel	Shipment	Must use this fixed value for service name
Document Return Service	DocumentReturnService
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_documentreturn	Mandatory	Parcel	Shipment (w/o attributes)	Must use this fixed value for service name
Flex Delivery Service	FlexDeliveryService
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_flexdelivery	Mandatory	Parcel	Shipment (w/o attributes)	Must use this fixed value for service name
Guaranteed24 Service	Guaranteed24Service
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_guaranteed24	Mandatory	Parcel	Shipment (w/o attributes)	Must use this fixed value for service name
AddresseeOnly Service	AddresseeOnlyService
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_addresseeonly	Mandatory	Parcel	Shipment (w/o attributes)	Must use this fixed value for service name
Tyre service	TyreService
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_tyre	Mandatory	Parcel/Express	Shipment (w/o attributes)	Must use this fixed value for service name
0800 Service	0800Service
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_0800	Mandatory	Express	Shipment	Must use this fixed value for service name
0900 Service	0900Service
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_0900	Mandatory	Express	Shipment	Must use this fixed value for service name
1000 Service	1000Service
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_1000	Mandatory	Express	Shipment	Must use this fixed value for service name
1200 Service	1200Service
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_1200	Mandatory	Express	Shipment	Must use this fixed value for service name
Saturday 1000 Service	Saturday1000Service
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_saturday_1000	Mandatory	Express	Shipment	Must use this fixed value for service name
Saturday 1200 Service	Saturday1200Service
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_saturday_1200	Mandatory	Express	Shipment	Must use this fixed value for service name
Saturday Service	SaturdayService
Name of the service	ServiceName	80	alphanumeric	service_Saturday	Mandatory	Express (Euro)	Shipment	Must use this fixed value for service name
	Delivery next working day (EOB)
Name of the service	ServiceName					Express		No service needs to be added

If you want to send a shipment containing two shipment units (parcels) with FlexDeliveryService and CashService, you could use something like the following:

"Shipment": {
    ...
    "ShipmentUnit": [{
            "ShipmentUnitReference": ["Ref-Unit-0815"],
            "Weight": 5.00,
            "Service": [{
                    "Cash": {
                        "ServiceName": "service_cash",
                        "Reason": "Your order 4711",
                        "Amount": "230.81",
                        "Currency": "EUR"
                    }
                }
            ]
        }, {
            "ShipmentUnitReference": ["Ref-Unit-0816"],
            "Weight": 1.00,
            "Service": [{
                    "Cash": {
                        "ServiceName": "service_cash",
                        "Reason": "Your order 4711",
                        "Amount": "12.09",
                        "Currency": "EUR"
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "Service": [{
            "Service": {
                "ServiceName": "service_flexdelivery"
            }
        }
    ]
}

Not all of these services are available in all countries and not all of those services may be combined with each other. Please check online which services are available for your region on your local GLS website.

Volume

IMPORTANT: This function is only available for GLS network partners. Volumetric data will only be transmitted if none or one of the following services is added:

ShopDeliveryService
FlexDeliveryService
ShopReturnService
CashService
Pick&ShipService
Pick&ReturnService

Combinations with and solely used other services than these will not be persisted. With the following ShipIT versions, the list of services will be enriched further and further.

Volume section can have the following fields displayed in this example:

"Volume": {
   "Width": "800",
   "Height": "600",
   "Length": "2000",
   "ScannerStation": "A1",
   "VolumetricType": "NON_CALIBRATED"
 }

Name	Expression in webservices	Field length	Type	Format	Mandatory/Optional	Restrictions	Description
Parcel width	Width	6	numeric		Optional*	>0	The width of a parcel in millimetres.
Parcel height	Height	6	numeric		Optional*	>0	The height of a parcel in millimetres.
Parcel length	Length	6	numeric		Optional*	>0	The length of a parcel in millimetres.
Volume scanner station	ScannerStation	20	alphanumeric		Optional*	-	Defines the station / device of volumetric scanner - freetext.
Type of volume	VolumetricType	20	alphanumeric	CALIBRATED/NON_CALIBRATED	Optional*		Defines if the volume is calibrated or not.To be defined with your GLS contact.

Volume data is optional but when one of these fields is given, the others need to be given as well.

Products

Finding the right product for your shipment will be determined by GLS ShipIT. The only information you have to give: if you want to send a standard parcel or wish to speed up by using express. Depending on the country-relation (where to send your parcel) and the weight the respective shipment product will be calculated.

1) Parcels sent within a country are considered as BusinessParcel or ExpressParcel - dependent on the product type chosen.
Small, light products with a given size and weight will get a "Small" - BusinessSmallParcel

You can create a Request BusinessParcel like the following example:

POST https://localhost:8443/backend/rs/shipments
POST data:
{
    "Shipment": {
        "Product": "PARCEL",
         "Consignee": {
            "ConsigneeID": "276001",
            "Address": {
                "Name1": "Max",
                "CountryCode": "DE",
                "ZIPCode": "65760",
                "City": "Friedrichsdorf",
                "Street": "Ringstrasse"
            }
        },
        "Shipper": {
            "ContactID": "2769943e0E"
        },
        "ShipmentUnit": [
            {
                "Weight": 23.2
            }
        ]
    },
    "PrintingOptions": {
        "UseDefault" : "Default"
    }
}

You can create a Request ExpressParcel like the following example:

POST https://localhost:8443/backend/rs/shipments
POST data:
{
    "Shipment": {
        "Product": "EXPRESS",
        "Consignee": {
            "Address": {
                "Name1": "Max",
                "CountryCode": "DE",
                "ZIPCode": "65760",
                "City": "Friedrichsdorf",
                "Street": "Ringstrasse",
                "StreetNumber" : "66"
            }
        },
        "Shipper": {
            "ContactID": "2769978j0E"
        },
        "ShipmentUnit": [{
            "Weight": 23.2
        }],
        "Service": [{
             "Service": {
                 "ServiceName": "service_1200"
             }}]
    },
    "PrintingOptions": {
        "UseDefault" : "Default"
    }
}

2) Parcels that are sent cross-border to other European countries will be either EuroBusinessParcels or EuroExpressParcels.
For EuroBusinessParcel there is as well the option to send them as EuroBusinessSmallParcel.
Don't forget to add incoterm information to your request, sending to customs areas like Switzerland.

Request EuroBusinessParcel

POST https://localhost:8443/backend/rs/shipments
POST data:
{
   "Shipment": {
          "Product": "PARCEL",
          "IncotermCode": "10",
          "Consignee": {
              "Address": {
                  "Name1": "Franz Holmes",
                  "CountryCode": "CH",
                  "ZIPCode": "3963",
                  "City": "Crans-Montana",
                  "Street": "Route du Petit Signal",
                  "StreetNumber" : "5"
              }
          },
          "Shipper": {
              "ContactID": "27699ju76E"
          },
          "ShipmentUnit": [{
              "Weight": 23.2
          }]
      },
      "PrintingOptions": {
          "UseDefault" : "Default"
      }
}

Request EuroExpressParcel

POST https://localhost:8443/backend/rs/shipments
POST data:
{
    "Shipment": {
        "Product": "EXPRESS",
        "Consignee": {
            "ConsigneeID": "040001",
            "Address": {
                "Name1": "Franz Huber",
                "CountryCode": "AT",
                "ZIPCode": "8970",
                "City": "Schlagming",
                "Street": "Schiliftgasse",
                "StreetNumber" : "66"
            }
        },
        "Shipper": {
            "ContactID": "276b5r5N0E"
        },
        "ShipmentUnit": [{
            "Weight": 23.2
        }],
        "Service": [{
             "Service": {
                 "ServiceName": "service_1200"
             }
        }]
    },
    "PrintingOptions": {
        "UseDefault" : "Default"
    }
}

3) International parcels are marked with a leading "Global" - so either GlobalBusinessParcel or GlobalExpressParcel.

Request GlobalBusinessParcel

POST https://localhost:8443/backend/rs/shipments
POST data:
{
    "Shipment": {
        "Product": "PARCEL",
        "IncotermCode": "10",
        "Consignee": {
            "Address": {
                "Name1": "Franz Holmes",
                "CountryCode": "UY",
                "ZIPCode": "37006",
                "City": "Tupambaé",
                "Street": "Treinta y Tres",
                "StreetNumber" : "5"
            }
        },
        "Shipper": {
            "ContactID": "276999ki2E"
        },
        "ShipmentUnit": [{
            "Weight": 23.2
        }]
    },
    "PrintingOptions": {
        "UseDefault" : "Default"
    }
}

Request GlobalExpressParcel

POST https://localhost:8443/backend/rs/shipments
POST data:
{
    "Shipment": {
        "Product": "EXPRESS",
        "IncotermCode": "10",
        "Consignee": {
            "Address": {
                "Name1": "Franz Holmes",
                "CountryCode": "UY",
                "ZIPCode": "37006",
                "City": "Tupambaé",
                "Street": "Treinta y Tres",
                "StreetNumber" : "5"
            }
        },
        "Shipper": {
            "ContactID": "276999ju7E"
        },
        "ShipmentUnit": [{
            "Weight": 23.2
        }]
    },
    "PrintingOptions": {
        "UseDefault" : "Default"
    }
}

Printing options

The printing options give you several ways of dealing with the labels that you need to place on your parcels. In general you can choose between GLS ShipIT handling the printing (this option is not available if you are using GLS ShipIT hosted at GLS premises) or for GLS ShipIT to return the created labels. If you choose to retrieve the labels from GLS ShipIT, you can choose the format of the labels to match your printers. Thus when issuing the request, you have to define one of the following printing options:

UseDefault
DefinePrinter
ReturnLabels

The PrintingOptions section is mandatory for all types of shipment creation webservice requests. This also includes services like Pick&Ship and Pick&Return, where no label data is returned.

If your are connecting to a centrally hosted GLS ShipIT, you can only use the option "ReturnLabels" as there will not be any printer installed within the centrally hosted GLS ShipIT (and you won't be able to retrieve the labels).

If you plan to use GLS ShipIT for printing your labels, please check the chapter "Druckerverwaltung" of the manual for information on how to configure printers in GLS ShipIT.

The option "UseDefault" should be considered when you are using GLS ShipIT with the Client or when you already configured your printers within your GLS ShipIT installation. By choosing that option, all documents are sent to the printers that are configured within GLS ShipIT. As the REST requests are being executed on the GLS ShipIT backend, only the configured backend printers are valid printers for this printing option.

The option "DefinePrinter" should be considered when you have printers configured within GLS ShipIT, but you want to print to different printers then the configured default printers of GLS ShipIT (e.g. you want to use a different printer when using the REST interface as when a user is creating parcels using the GLS ShipIT client application). With this option you have to provide the name of the printers that should be used for printing the labels and the accompanying documents. As the REST requests are being executed on the GLS ShipIT backend, only the configured backend printers are valid printers for this printing option.

The option "ReturnLabels" should be used when you cannot configure your printers in GLS ShipIT (e.g. the printer cannot be reached from the host which runs the GLS ShipIT backend). For this option you have to specify which type of printer you have. GLS ShipIT will return the labels for the desired type of printer. All other documents (e.g. additional documents for addon liability or ident service) will be returned as PDF document. If you do not have any of the supported label printers (or if your label printer is capable of printing PDF), you can specify PDF as the desired label format.

Here are some samples of the printing options you can use in your requests:

If you are working on our GLS-provided central webbackends, the options "UseDefault" and "DefinePrinter" are obsolete - please use "ReturnLabels" instead.

If you want to use GLS ShipIT for printing labels and documents:

"PrintingOptions": {
    "UseDefault": "Default"
}

If you want to use dedicated printers configured in GLS ShipIT (but not the default printers):

"PrintingOptions": {
    "DefinePrinter": {
        "LabelPrinter": "ThermoI34",
        "DocumentPrinter": "\\\\Logistics\\Laser"
    }
}

If you want to print the labels on your thermal printer (in this case a ZEBRA with ZPL_200):

"PrintingOptions": {
    "ReturnLabels": {
        "TemplateSet": "ZPL_200",
        "LabelFormat": "ZEBRA"
    }
}

If you want to retrieve the labels as PDF documents:

"PrintingOptions": {
    "ReturnLabels": {
        "TemplateSet": "NONE",
        "LabelFormat": "PDF"
    }
}

If you want to retrieve the labels as PNG documents:

"PrintingOptions": {
    "ReturnLabels": {
        "TemplateSet": "NONE",
        "LabelFormat": "PNG"
    }
}

To reduce the amount of data in the response you can use the two options:

"ReturnOptions": {
    "ReturnPrintData": "true",
    "ReturnRoutingInfo": "false"
}

If you are working on our GLS-provided central webbackends, the options "UseDefault" and "DefinePrinter" are obsolete - please use "ReturnLabels" instead.

Name	Expression in webservices	Field length	Type	Format	Mandatory/Optional	Restrictions	Description
Use default printer	UseDefault	7	alphanumeric	Default	Optional	Default fixed value	Uses the preset standard printer
Define printer	DefinePrinter						Define configured printers for printing labels and shipment documents
Label printer	LabelPrinter	255	alphanumeric		Optional	-	Please define name of the label printer
Document printer	DocumentPrinter	255	alphanumeric		Optional	-	Please define name of the document printer
Define printer for return labels	ReturnLabels						Defines the data output formats.
Template name	TemplateSet	7	alphanumeric		Optional	Must use one of the defined set	NONE, ZPL_200, ZPL_300
Printer label format	LabelFormat	8	alphanumeric		Optional	Must use one of the defined set	PDF, PNG, ZEBRA
Define returned data	ReturnOptions						Reduce the amount of data in response
Print Data	ReturnPrintData	5	boolean		Optional	true or false	Removes the printing information and data from response. Default:true
Routing Data	ReturnRoutingInfo	5	boolean		Optional	true or false	Removes all routing information. Default:true

Custom content

This section of the request contains several optional attributes when printing as PDF or PNG that can be found in the vertical area of the label. You do not need to fill any of them. If you however have the need of adding your own barcode or logo to the labels or if you want to suppress the shipper address on the labels, you can use this request section to steer this behaviour.

If you want to have a custom logo / image on the labels, fill the content of the element "CustomerLogo" with the binary data of the logo. The data must be Base64 encoded. The image formats jpg, gif and png are supported. Hint: The available character set of selected barcode type needs to be observed.

To print your logo on the label, use something like this:

"CustomContent":{
    "CustomerLogo": "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"
}

If you need an own barcode on the label there are two elements to support this. In the element "Barcode" you specify the data that should be printed as a barcode. In the element "BarcodeType" you can specify the barcode format that should be used. You can choose between the following barcode formats:

EAN_128
CODE_39

If you want to print a Code39 barcode on the label, you can define the elements like this:

"CustomContent": {
    "Barcode": "0123456789",
    "BarcodeType": "CODE_39"
}

If you want to hide the shipper address on the label you can define the elements like this:

"CustomContent": {
    "HideShipperAddress": "true"
}

Name	Expression in webservices	Field length	Type	Mandatory/Optional	Restrictions	Description
Customer logo	CustomerLogo	255	base64Binary	Optional	-	Custom content provided for label generation (f.e. customer logo)
Barcode	Barcode	255	alphanumeric	Optional	-	Barcode to create in the label
Barcode type	BarcodeType	7	alphanumeric	Optional	EAN_128 or CODE_39	The type of barcode to create in the label
Hide shipper address	HideShipperAddress	5	boolean	Optional	true or false	Specify if the shipper address must be removed from the label

Input validation

The referenced shipper must exist and must be accessible for the user issuing the request
The referenced product group must be available to the shipper that is referenced within the request
If services are listed, those services must exist and be available to the referenced shipper
If an incoterm is provided, this incoterm must be available
The shipment must be valid (no defined validation rule may be violated)

Response

The REST response is an instance of eu.glsgroup.fpcs.datatypes.soap.v1.shipmentprocessing.CreatedShipment or one of the following faults:

eu.gls_group.fpcs.v1.shipmentprocessing.InvalidFieldValueMessage
eu.gls_group.fpcs.v1.shipmentprocessing.MandatoryFieldMissingMessage
eu.glsgroup.fpcs.dto.error.FPCSServiceException

Depending of multiple conditions the response can have different content/information:

ShipmentReference - The given ShipmentReference from the request.
ParcelData
PrintData - If requested, the print data (content) with the corresponding format (PDF, ZEBRA, etc.).
CustomerID - The ID of the customer to whom the specified shipper belongs.
PickupLocation - The location where the shipment has to be picked up.
GDPR - Information about our Group data protection web site.
Nemonico - Information about Spanish routing.

ParcelData

TrackID - Each parcel has its own unique ID.
ExchangeParcelID - The TrackID of an exchange parcel.
ShipmentUnitReference - The given ShipmentUnitReference from the request.
Barcodes
RoutingInfo
ServiceArea
ExpressData
ExpressArea
NDIArea
HandlingInformation

Barcodes

The Barcodes section varies. The informations (as the NDI numbers or UniShip for example) are filled depending of origin, destination and used services:

"Barcodes": {
    "Primary2D": "ADE 777DE 777abcdefghij2761234567YZ8YO127AA          3esa081538106  00560001001                                            ",
    "Secondary2D": "A|Max Mustermann|Falkenbergstrasse 47|Braunschweig||       Ref-Unit-0815|       Ref-Ship-4711|                   ",
    "Primary1D": "200010110396",
    "Primary1DPrint": true
}

RoutingInfo

The routing informations are returned in section RoutingInfo:

"RoutingInfo": {
    "Tour": "0815",
    "InboundSortingFlag": "003",
    "FinalLocationCode": "DE 777",
    "HubLocation": "esa",
    "LastRoutingDate": "2017-07-03"
}

In some countries, different routings may apply as you can see for the German example below:

"RoutingInfo": {
    "GeoTour":"1829",
    "LoadingArea":"7",
    "DispositionFlag":"c"
    "InboundSortingFlag": "003",
    "FinalLocationCode": "DE 777",
    "HubLocation": "esa",
    "LastRoutingDate": "2017-07-03"
}

ServiceArea

When using a service, the REST response will list all used services with their service attributes:

"ServiceArea": {
    "Service": [{
            "Header": "DepositService",
            "Information": [{
                    "Name": "Deposit Place",
                    "Value": "Under the doormat"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

For product EXPRESS there is also a serviceArea entry:

"ServiceArea": {
    "Service": [{
            "Header": "ExpressParcel",
            "Information": []
        }
    ]
}

ExpressData

In case of Express product the response contains additional express delivery/routing informations:

"ExpressData": {
    "AlternateDelivery": true,
    "ImportStation": "1118",
    "TourNumber": "2228",
    "CourierParcelNumber": "820510120162"
}

ExpressArea

If the parcel is a Der Kurier parcel the Kurier1D, KurierTourNumber and KurierImportStation are given in the ExpressArea:

"ExpressArea": {
    "Kurier1D": "820510120162",
    "KurierTourNumber": "2228",
    "KurierImportStation": "1118"
}

NDIArea

For some destination countries there are NDI informations (NDI1D) returned. Parcels to Great Britain (GB) and to Switzerland (CH) have additional informations.

For parcels to Great Britain (GB) the GBProductIdentifier is filled with fixed value 24. The GB information GBPostOffice1D contains the zipcode (if longer than 4, the first 4 chars/digits only) surrounded by two asterisk (*):

"NDIArea": {
    "NDI1D": "EH936454348GB",
    "GBProductIdentifier": "24",
    "GBPostOffice1D": "*NN15*"
}

For parcels to Switzerland (CH) the CHParcelNumber is filled with readable NDI number. The CH information CHPRI1D contains the fixed value 0509.

"NDIArea": {
    "NDI1D": "994010486057566095",
    "CHParcelNumber": "99.40.104860.57566095",
    "CHPRI1D": "0509",
}

HandlingInformation

There are some pre-defined shorthand symbols which are returned in HandlingInformation:

Express product: T
Small (weight): S
Heavy (weight): X

There are more shorthand symbols for various services which are returned if such a service is used. If there are more than one symbol for a parcel, those symbols are concatenated (separated by spaces).

Sample request

POST https://localhost:8443/backend/rs/shipments
POST data:
{
    "Shipment": {
        "ShippingDate":"2016-04-01",
        "Product": "PARCEL",
        "Consignee": {
            "ConsigneeID":"DE00",
            "Address": {
                "Name1": "Max",
                "CountryCode": "DE",
                "ZIPCode": "38106",
                "City": "Braunschweig",
                "Street": "Ringstrasse"
            }
        },
        "Shipper": {
            "ContactID": "2761234567"
        },
        "ShipmentUnit": [{
                "Weight": 23.2
            }
        ],
        "Service": [
            {
                "Service": {
                    "ServiceName": "service_flexdelivery"
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "PrintingOptions": {
        "UseDefault": "Default"
    }
}

Sample response

If the request was successful:

{
    "CreatedShipment": {
        "ShipmentReference": [],
        "ParcelData": [{
                "TrackID": "YZ8YO12S",
                "Barcodes": {
                    "Primary2D": "ADE 777DE 777abcdefghij2761234567YZ8YO12SAAz         3esa081538106  02320001001                                            ",
                    "Secondary2D": "A|Max|Ringstrasse|Braunschweig||                    |                    |                                       ",
                    "Primary1D": "200010110600",
                    "Primary1DPrint": true
                },
                "RoutingInfo": {
                    "Tour": "0815",
                    "InboundSortingFlag": "003",
                    "FinalLocationCode": "DE 777",
                    "HubLocation": "esa",
                    "LastRoutingDate": "2017-06-27"
                },
                "ServiceArea": {
                    "Service": [{
                            "Header": "FlexDeliveryService",
                            "Information": []
                        }
                    ]
                }
            }
        ],
        "CustomerID": "abcdefghij",
        "PickupLocation": "DE 777",
        "GDPR":["Informationen zum Datenschutz in der GLS-Gruppe finden Sie unter","gls-group.eu/dataprotection"]
    }
}

If the request was syntactically correct, but there where validation issues:

Response headers:
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
message: Invalid field shipper.email. Value ADDRESS_VALID_EMAIL is not a valid value. Shipment validation failed
error: INVALID_FIELD_VALUE
Content-Length: 0
args: ["shipper.email","ADDRESS_VALID_EMAIL","Shipment validation failed"]

If you specified an invalid service (or a service that is not available to the shipper used in the request):

Response headers:
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
message: Invalid field Shipment.Service.ServiceName. Value service_iamnotvalid is not a valid value. Article does not exist or is not available for shipper
error: INVALID_FIELD_VALUE
Content-Length: 0
args: ["Shipment.Service.ServiceName","service_iamnotvalid","Article does not exist or is not available for shipper"]

If a mandatory attribute was not set:

Response headers:
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
message: The Mandatory parameter PrintingOptions is not set
error: MANDATORY_PARAMETER_NOT_SET
Content-Length: 0
args: ["PrintingOptions"]

cancelParcelById (F-116)

This operation tries to cancel a previously created parcel. This operation is not guaranteed to succeed. If the parcel is already being processed, it cannot be cancelled anymore. The cancel operation itself is handled asynchronously in most cases. If the system is not connected to the central systems of GLS at the time of the issuing of the request, it will be retried at a later time. The REST service will not wait for the request to be executed, it will return after the request has been scheduled successfully. Return parcels can only be cancelled through your responsible depot. A webservice can be called but this does not have any operational impact.

The REST method is available at sub-path /cancel/{trackID} with http request method POST

Parameter	Mandatory	Location in Request	Description
trackID	TRUE	path param	The track ID of the parcel that should be canceled.

Input validation

A parcel with the given ID must exist
The parcel must belong to a shipper to which the user issuing the request has access to

The REST response is an instance of eu.glsgroup.fpcs.datatypes.soap.v1.shipmentprocessing.CancelParcelResponse or one of the following faults:

Sample request

POST https://localhost:8443/backend/rs/shipments/cancel/YZ8YPH2Q
POST data:

If the cancellation was successful:

{
    "TrackID": "YZ8YPH2Q",
    "result": "CANCELLED"
}

If the cancellation was successfully scheduled:

{
    "TrackID": "YZ8YPH2Q",
    "result": "CANCELLATION_PENDING"
}

Sample response

If the request was successful, but the parcel cannot be cancelled:

{
    "TrackID": "YZ8YPH2Q",
    "result": "SCANNED"
}

If a wrong TrackID has been transmitted:

Response headers:
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
message: Invalid field TrackID. Value zzZZzzZZ is not a valid value. A parcel with the given ID does not exist
error: INVALID_FIELD_VALUE
Content-Length: 0
args: ["TrackID","zzZZzzZZ","A parcel with the given ID does not exist"]

If a mandatory attribute was not provided (e.g. the TrackID):

Response headers:
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
message: The Mandatory parameter TrackID is not set
error: MANDATORY_PARAMETER_NOT_SET
Content-Length: 0
args: ["TrackID","Mandatory field is not set"]

If a shipper shall be used to which the user does not have access:

Response headers:
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
message: Customer 2760001154 - Auth-User user: access to shipper denied
error: ACCESS_TO_SHIPPER_DENIED
Content-Length: 0
args: ["012345678912","user","access to shipper denied"]

getAllowedServices (F-117)

This REST service operation returns a list of services (product/articles) that can be used for a shipment from a specific source address to a specific destination address.

The operation takes an instance of eu.glsgroup.fpcs.datatypes.soap.v1.shipmentprocessing.AllowedServicesRequestParameter

The REST method is available at sub-path /allowedservices with http request method POST

Parameter	Mandatory	Location in Request	Description
allowedServicesRequestParameter	TRUE	request body	The eu.glsgroup.fpcs.datatypes.soap.v1.shipmentprocessing.AllowedServicesRequestParameter with the request parameters.

Input validation

No special input validation is being done. The zip code should comply with zip code rules of the respective country.

The REST response is an instance of eu.glsgroup.fpcs.datatypes.soap.v1.shipmentprocessing.AllowedServicesResponse or one of the following faults:

Sample request

POST https://localhost:8443/backend/rs/shipments/allowedservices
POST data:
{
        "Source":{
            "CountryCode":"DE",
            "ZIPCode":"38106"
        },
        "Destination":{
            "CountryCode":"DE",
            "ZIPCode":"65779"
        }
}

It is possible to add a specific shipper as an optional parameter to the request above, in order to get the allowed services for that shipper only:

POST data:
{
        "Source":{
            ...
        },
        "Destination":{
            ...
        },
        "ContactID":"1234567890"
}

Sample response

If the request was successful:

{
    "AllowedServices": [{
            "ProductName": "PARCEL"
        }, {
            "ProductName": "EXPRESS"
        }, {
            "ProductName": "FREIGHT"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_cash"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_pickandship"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_pickandreturn"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_addonliability"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_deliveryatwork"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_deposit"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_hazardousgoods"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_exchange"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_saturday_1000"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_guaranteed24"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_shopreturn"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_0800"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_0900"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_1000"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_1200"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_intercompany"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_directshop"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_smsservice"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_ident"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_identpin"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_shopdelivery"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_preadvice"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_saturday_1200"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_Saturday"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_exworks"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_z"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_flexdelivery"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_pickpack"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_documentreturn"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_1300"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_addresseeonly"
        }, {
            "ServiceName": "service_tyre"
        }
    ]
}

If the request was syntactically incorrect:

Response headers:
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
message: The Mandatory parameter source.ZIPCode is not set
error: MANDATORY_PARAMETER_NOT_SET
Content-Length: 0
args: ["source.ZIPCode","Mandatory field is not set"]

If an attribute had a wrong value (e.g. a invalid country code):

Response headers:
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
message: Invalid field source.countryCode. Value XY is not a valid value. Mandatory field is not set or invalid
error: INVALID_FIELD_VALUE
Content-Length: 0
args: ["source.countryCode","XY","Mandatory field is not set or invalid"]

getEndOfDayReport (F-118)

Executes the end of day procedure for the given day and returns all shipments that where affected by the end of day procedure.

The REST method is available at sub-path /endofday with http request method POST

Parameter	Mandatory	Location in Request	Description
date	TRUE	query param	Shipping or pick up day for which the end of day procedure should be executed

The end of day procedure does the following things:

Ensure that all shipment units that undergo the procedure are transmitted to GLS. That is, each unit that was not yet transmitted, will be transmitted before the procedure can finish.
All shipment units that undergo the procedure are set to CLOSED.

The shipment units for which end of day will be performed is limited by the shipments to which the user issuing the request has access to. This means, it affects all shippers to which the user has access based on the roles assigned to him.

If you are connecting to a local installation of GLS ShipIT on your premises, you can configure the following actions to be done during end of day:

Reports can be generated and printed during end of day (please check the chapter shipment settings in your ShipIT manual on how to configure this).
E-Mails can be send either when shipments are transmitted or during end of day (please check the chapter E-Mail Settings in your ShipIT manual).
Old shipments might be deleted during the end of day procedure (please check the chapter my settings in you ShipIT manual).

The operation takes a date as an input parameter.

Input validation

No input validation is to be done.

The REST response is an instance of eu.glsgroup.fpcs.datatypes.soap.v1.shipmentprocessing.EndOfDayResponse or one of the following faults:

eu.gls_group.fpcs.v1.shipmentprocessing.CouldNotTransmitShipmentsMessage

Sample request

POST https://localhost:8443/backend/rs/shipments/endofday?date=2017-06-28
POST data:

Sample response

{
    "Shipments": [{
            "ShippingDate": "2017-06-28",
            "Product": "PARCEL",
            "Consignee": {
                "Address": {
                    "Name1": "Max",
                    "CountryCode": "DE",
                    "ZIPCode": "38106",
                    "City": "Braunschweig",
                    "Street": "Ringstrasse",
                    "eMail": null
                }
            },
            "Shipper": {
                "ContactID": "2761234567",
                "AlternativeShipperAddress": {
                    "Name1": "Logistics and More",
                    "CountryCode": "DE",
                    "ZIPCode": "65760",
                    "City": "Eschborn",
                    "Street": "Elly-Beinhorn-Strasse",
                    "StreetNumber": "1a",
                    "eMail": "logistics@more.test",
                    "FixedLinePhonenumber": "004961961234567"
                }
            },
            "ShipmentUnit": [{
                    "Weight": "23.2",
                    "TrackID":"YZDLDM5I",
                    "ParcelNumber":"20281021030"                
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

If shipments still need to be transmitted, but could not be transmitted:

Response headers:
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
message: Transmission of one or more of the following shipment units not successful: XYZ00012
error: COULD_NOT_TRANSMIT
Content-Length: 0
args: ["Transmission of one or more of the following shipment units not successful","XYZ00012"]

updateParcelWeight (F-119)

Updates the weight of a shipment unit. The shipment unit will be searched by its trackID.

changes are only applied if the weight change is >0.2 kg.

The REST method is available at sub-path /updateparcelweight with http request method POST

Parameter	Mandatory	Location in Request	Description
updateParcelWeightRequestParameter	TRUE	request body	The eu.glsgroup.fpcs.datatypes.soap.v1.shipmentprocessing.UpdateParcelWeightRequestParameter with the request parameters.

The search is restricted to the shippers to which the user issuing the request has access to.

Input validation

The trackID must identify a shipment unit. If none or more than one unit is found, a fault is returned.

The REST response is an instance of eu.glsgroup.fpcs.datatypes.soap.v1.shipmentprocessing.UpdateParcelWeightResponse or one of the following faults:

Sample request

POST https://localhost:8443/backend/rs/shipments/updateparcelweight
POST data:
{
    "TrackID": "ZDF8DOSZ",
    "Weight": "17.0"
}

Sample response

If the request was successful:

{
    "UpdatedWeight": "17.0"
}

If the request points to more than one shipment unit:

Response headers:
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
message: Invalid shipment unit number unitref47: Shipment unit could not be identified. IDs are not unique (shipment reference number: 47110815, shipment unit reference number: unitref47)
error: INVALID_SHIPMENT_ID
Content-Length: 0
args: ["unitref47","Shipment unit could not be identified. IDs are not unique (shipment reference number: 47110815, shipment unit reference number: unitref47)"]

If the shipment unit cannot be found by the provided reference numbers:

Response headers:
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
message: Invalid shipment unit number unitref47: No shipment unit found for shipment reference number 47110815 and shipment unit reference number unitref47
error: INVALID_SHIPMENT_ID
Content-Length: 0
args: ["unitref47","No shipment unit found for shipment reference number 47110815 and shipment unit reference number unitref47"]

If the shipment unit cannot be found by the provided reference number on shipment unit level (no shipment reference number passed to the service):

Response headers:
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
message: Invalid shipment unit number unitref48: No shipment unit found for shipment reference number null and shipment unit reference number unitref48
error: INVALID_SHIPMENT_ID
Content-Length: 0
args: ["unitref48","No shipment unit found for shipment reference number null and shipment unit reference number unitref48"]

If a mandatory parameter is not provided:

Response headers:
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
message: The Mandatory parameter ShipmentUnitNumber is not set
error: MANDATORY_PARAMETER_NOT_SET
Content-Length: 0
args: ["ShipmentUnitNumber"]

If an invalid value is provided (e.g. a too high weight):

Response headers:
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
message: Invalid field Weight. Value 40.0 is not a valid value. Invalid field Weight. Value 40.0 is not a valid value. Max value is 25.0
error: INVALID_FIELD_VALUE
Content-Length: 0
args: ["Weight","40.0","Invalid field Weight. Value 40.0 is not a valid value. Max value is 25.0"]

Table of Contents

Accessing the REST service

Available REST service operations

Webservices Examples

createParcels (F-114)

Shipment data

Consignee data

Address data

Shipper data

Shipment unit data

Services

Volume

Products

Printing options

Custom content

Input validation

Response

ParcelData

Barcodes

RoutingInfo

ServiceArea

ExpressData

ExpressArea

NDIArea

HandlingInformation

Sample request

Sample response

cancelParcelById (F-116)

Input validation

Sample request

Sample response

getAllowedServices (F-117)

Input validation

Sample request

Sample response

getEndOfDayReport (F-118)

Input validation

Sample request

Sample response

updateParcelWeight (F-119)

Input validation

Sample request

Sample response