Create a Manifest for PMOD Shipments¶

HTTP Request¶

POST /v1/manifests

Summary¶

This operation creates a PS Form 3152 to list PMOD shipments. The shipments must be requested by the same shipper on the same day and inducted at the same ZIP code or origin entry facility.

Considerations¶

All shipments with rates.serviceId field set to PMOD are eligible for inclusion in the manifest. Such shipments are considered to have the ADD_TO_MANIFEST shipment option enabled, no matter how the option is explicitly set. Setting the option to false has no effect. The API still considers the option to be enabled.
A shipment is eligible for inclusion both on and before its shipment date.
If an eligible shipment is not included in a manifest request within 24 hours of the specified shipment date, it is automatically manifested.
Up to 7000 shipments can be included in a single manifest request.
Shipments, once manifested, cannot be re-manifested.
When creating the manifest, set the MANIFEST_TYPE to PMOD, as shown in the sample request, below.
You can add shipments to the manifest by specifying Shipper ID, tracking numbers, or both:
- If you specify Shipper ID, the form will include all eligible shipments created with that Shipper ID. To specify Shipper ID, add the SHIPPER_ID parameter to the parameters array.
- If you specify tracking numbers, the form will include all eligible shipments with those tracking numbers. Specify tracking numbers in the parcelTrackingNumbers array.
Note: If you specify both Shipper ID and tracking numbers, ensure the tracking numbers belong to the Shipper ID or the API will return an error.
You can filter further by specifying an inductionPostalCode. When specified, the inductionPostalCode value in the manifest request must match the rates.inductionPostalCode value of the shipment. If a shipment has no rates.inductionPostalCode, the value in the manifest request must match the shipment’s fromAddress.postalCode.
If a manifest request contains shipments with different inductionPostalCode values, then a multi-page manifest is created, with one inductionPostalCode value per page. The pages are accessed via a single PDF.

For example, the operation will create multiple forms if the list of matching PMOD labels spans multiple induction ZIP codes or multiple origin entry facilities.
The following address fields are required in the fromAddress object:
- addressLines
- postalCode
- countryCode
Manifest documents retrieved through URLs are available for 24 hours after creation.

Request URLs¶

Sandbox: https://shipping-api-sandbox.pitneybowes.com/shippingservices/v1/manifests
Production: https://shipping-api.pitneybowes.com/shippingservices/v1/manifests

Request Headers¶

Name	Description
Authorization	Required. OAuth token generated using the Generate an OAuth Token API.
Content-Type	Required. The media type of the request entity. Set this to `application/json`.
X-PB-TransactionId	Required. A unique identifier for the transaction, up to 25 characters. The following characters are allowed: letters, numbers, hyphens (`-`), and underscores (`_`). Important: Ensure this is a unique ID.
X-PB-UnifiedErrorStructure	Recommended. Set this to `true` to use the standard error object if an error occurs.

Request / Response Elements¶

The API call sends and receives a Manifest Object. The following table describes all possible fields in a Manifest Object.

Important

Some fields in the Manifest Object might not apply to your operation and are marked accordingly.

Name	Data Type	Description
carrier	String	Required. The carrier to which the manifest applies. For some operations, this field is not present in the response. Valid values: `USPS`: PB Expedited or PMOD `PBCS`: PB Standard `PBPresort`: PB Presort
submissionDate	String	Required. The date the shipments are to be tendered to the carrier, entered as `YYYY-MM-DD`.
fromAddress	Address Object	Conditional. The shipment origin address. Required for: Pitney Bowes Manifest (Expedited Only) PMOD Manifest
inductionPostalCode	String	Conditional. Postal code where the shipments are tendered to the carrier. This field does not apply to PB Standard manifests.
parcelTrackingNumbers	Array[String]	Identifies shipments by their tracking numbers. List one or more tracking numbers, separated by commas. Enter each tracking number as a separate String. If the `carrier` field is set to `PBCS`, use the long version of the tracking number.
parameters	Array[Object]	Conditional. Each object in the array defines a different manifest parameter. This field is used only in the request and is not returned in the response. Required for PB Standard Manifests (Closeouts).
parameters.name	String	The name of the manifest parameter.
parameters.value	String	The value of the manifest parameter.
manifestId	String	RESPONSE ONLY. The unique manifest ID. This field is not returned for APAC Services. This field is not returned for APAC Services.
manifestTrackingNumber	String	RESPONSE ONLY. The manifest tracking number. This is returned only if `carrier` has a value of `USPS`.
documents	Array[Documents Object]	RESPONSE ONLY. The manifest. This field is not returned for a PB Standard manifest.

Sample Request¶

curl -X POST .../v1/manifests \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <oauth_token>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PB-TransactionId: <unique_transaction_id>" \
-H "X-PB-UnifiedErrorStructure: true" \
-d '
{
    "carrier": "USPS",
    "submissionDate": "2020-08-14",
    "fromAddress": {
        "company": "Supplies",
        "name": "John Smith",
        "phone": "203-555-0000",
        "email": "john@example.com",
        "residential": "false",
        "addressLines": [
            "27 Waterview Dr"
        ],
        "cityTown": "Shelton",
        "stateProvince": "CT",
        "postalCode": "06484",
        "countryCode": "US"
    },
    "parameters": [ {
        "name": "SHIPPER_ID",
        "value": "9024324564"
    },{
        "name": "MANIFEST_TYPE",
        "value": "PMOD"
    } ]
}'

Error Codes¶

For a list of all error codes returned by the Ecommerce APIs, please see Error Codes.