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DHL Parcel

ConFlowIO books directly on your DHL business customer account, internationally with customs data and the customs document as a file, optionally validated only at first. Labels come back as PDF or ZPL files.

Lockers and post offices, pickups, return labels and the end-of-day closing have building blocks of their own. Domestically, DHL adds a return label on request, and its number goes straight on to OTTO Market.

Demo on your own data

If DHL accepts only some of the packages of a shipment, the shipment is cancelled again rather than half sent.

  1. DHL ParcelShipping
  2. ConFlowIOintegration platformRun active
  3. OTTO Market
  4. Kaufland
  5. Xentral
  • 8ready-made building blocks
  • 7data models in the Shipping Bundle

Building blocks

Eight building blocks for DHL Parcel

  • Create shipmentsWrite

    Books shipments on the business account, several packages with one parcel and label each, internationally with customs data and the customs document as a file, optionally validated only at first. Labels as PDF or ZPL, domestically with a return label on request.

  • TrackingRead

    Reads the state of a shipment at DHL, with the delivery forecast and the time of delivery where DHL provides them, and, where available, who accepted the parcel.

  • Find lockers and post officesRead

    Finds lockers and post offices near an address as uniform records — to offer them at checkout, for instance. A shipment can be addressed there; if the details do not match, it is rejected rather than sent to the home address.

  • CancelWrite

    Cancels a booked shipment.

  • End-of-day closingWrite

    Runs the end-of-day closing at DHL.

  • Book pickupWrite

    Books a pickup with DHL; one already booked for that day and address is recognised.

  • Return labelWrite

    Creates a standalone return label with DHL, without an outbound shipment.

  • Free request

    For anything without a ready-made building block: a request to the API, using the stored credentials.

In practice

Two workflows with DHL Parcel

  1. Shipping label for an order

    One mapping for every carrier, instead of one per carrier.

    1. Readorders from shop, marketplace or ERP
    2. Maporder onto a shipment with its packages in the Shipping Bundle
    3. Createone parcel with label per package at DHL
    4. Storethe labels as files

    If DHL accepts only some of the parcels, the shipment is cancelled again rather than half sent.

  2. Return tracking number for OTTO Market

    OTTO expects the return tracking number with the shipment report.

    1. Readorders ready to ship from OTTO Market
    2. Createshipment at DHL, with a return label
    3. Reportshipment with tracking and return tracking number to OTTO

    The return tracking number comes straight from the return label — nobody types it in.

Good to know

What to know about DHL Parcel

  • PrerequisiteA contract on your side.
    • A business customer contract with DHL
    • DHL's approval for API access
  • Shipping BundleA Shipping Bundle of its own describes shipments, packages, parcels, service points, shipping rates and pickups uniformly, the same for every carrier.
    • One mapping turns an order into a shipment
    • Which carrier creates the label is decided by the last building block
    • Several packages are created with one parcel and label per package
    • Changing carrier leaves the mapping untouched
  • DurabilityApplies to this integration as to every workflow in ConFlowIO.
    • Failed steps retry themselves
    • Large reads are processed page by page, each page a step of its own
    • A failed run is continued rather than started over
    • Live logs per step, with credentials removed

Works well with

What works with DHL Parcel

Where the orders come from

One mapping for the shipment, whichever carrier.

Contact

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