DHL offers a wide range of developer tools and services to help you build DHL functionality into your own shipping systems. Building your own solutions gives you the flexibility to control development time and effort. It also lets you decide on the exact functionality, automation and performance delivered to your warehouse or user. You can create international shipping labels, manifest from your own system and transmit daily shipment information to DHL. This solution is best suited for medium to high volume shippers with unique shipment processing requirements.
DHL developer tools and documentation available to help customers develop their own DHL shipping functionality include:
Shipment Automation Specifications (SAS) requirements manual. SAS includes latest DHL specifications for rating and routing, label printing, and manifesting shipments.
DHL EasyShip Enterprise server (hardware and software). It can be used to provide waybill ranges, rate and route information for customer-generated labels, or manifesting services.
XML programming interfaces. These advanced programming interfaces provide rate and service estimates, generate labels in multiple formats, supply tracking numbers, register locations for international shipping with DHL - all from DHL servers over the internet in real time. Learn more
EDI formats for processing shipments, tracking or billing.
DHL developer services include high quality, limited support to your developers.
You have the leading project responsibility with help from DHL technical
resources.
DHL Technical Specialists will:
Recommend the right tools to meet your needs
Coordinate deployment of DHL resources
Provide assistance during development, testing and certification
Provide ongoing support after implementation
How to Order:
If you are interested in an XML solution, get started at our XML website or contact your local DHL Sales Representative. Get started
If you are interested in EDI, please contact your local DHL Sales Representative or email EDIRequests@dhl.com.
For all other inquiries, please contact your local DHL Sales Representative.
Requirements:
Dedicated programming resources experienced with HTTP and XML may be needed to
effectively utilize certain DHL developer tools.
