Pitney Bowes Presort Service¶
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Overview¶
The Ecommerce APIs integrate with the PB Presort service through the API operations listed on this page. PB Presort provides presort services for domestic shipment of flats and letters. Presort labels are post-paid labels. No postage is charged at the time of print.
Onboard a Merchant to Print PB Presort Labels¶
A merchant must be enrolled with a PB Presort facility to use the service. To enroll a merchant, contact your Pitney Bowes account representative. Pitney Bowes will provide the following information for the merchant:
Mailer ID |
The Mailer ID (MID) identifies the merchant as validated for PB Presort. When creating a label, specify the MID value in the |
Job number |
This identifies the agreement between the merchant and PB Presort for a committed volume of parcels and specific class of service at an agreed-upon rate. A merchant can be assigned multiple job numbers. When creating a label, specify the job number in the |
Date and time of pickup |
The regularly scheduled time for parcel pickup. |
Rate charts |
The rates for PB Presort shipments. To determine a rate for a PB Presort shipment, use the rate charts. Do not use the Rates API. |
API Operations for Shipping with PB Presort¶
Important
To rate a PB Presort shipment, use the rate charts. Do not use the Rates API.
Operation |
Method |
Resource Path |
|---|---|---|
POST |
/v1/shipments |
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GET |
/v1/shipments/{shipmentId}?carrier=PBPresort |
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GET |
/v1/shipments?originalTransactionId={transaction_id}&carrier=PBPresort |
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GET |
/v1/tracking/{trackingNumber}?packageIdentifierType=TrackingNumber |
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PB Presort Services and Parcels¶
PB Presort supports the following combinations of service and parcel type:
Service ID |
Service |
Supported Parcel Type |
Parcel Dimensions |
Weight Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BPM |
Bound Printed Matter |
PKG (Package)
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Max Length: 27.0 in
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Max Weight: 240.0 oz
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STANDARD |
Standard Mail |
PKG (Package)
LGENV (Large Envelope) |
Max Length: 27.0 in
Max Length: 15.0 in Max Width: 0.75 in Max Height: 12.0 in Min Length: 6.0 in Min Width: 0.009 in Min Height: 4.0 in |
Max Weight: 15.99 oz
Max Weight: 16.0 oz Min Weight: 0.01 oz |
FCM |
First-Class Mail |
LETTER |
Max Length: 11.5 in
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Max Weight: 3.5 oz
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FCM |
First-Class Mail |
FLAT |
Max Length: 15.0 in
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Max Weight: 13 oz
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PB Presort Special Service¶
The following special service is supported for PB Presort.
Important: Do not include a special service unless you intend to apply it.
ID |
Special Service |
Service |
Input Parameter |
|---|---|---|---|
DelCon |
Delivery Confirmation |
STANDARD |
Input parameters are not required for DelCon. To use DelCon, add the following to the { "specialServiceId": "DelCon" }
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PB Presort Labels¶
Please read the following considerations before printing labels:
Label size values use an uppercase
X. Do not use a lowercase x.If you choose to retrieve the label through a URL, the URL is available for 24 hours after the shipment is created.
By default, the APIs print ZPL2 labels using the Unicode character set. If you have an older printer that does not support Unicode, see this troubleshooting topic.
Advise shippers on correct label placement. Please see What is the correct placement for a shipping label?
The following table describes the options for each parcel type and label size.
Label Size |
Supported Parcel Type |
Label Barcode |
Label Format |
Content Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DOC_4X6 |
PKG |
IMpB |
ZPL2 |
URL BASE64 |
DOC_6X4 |
LGENV |
IMB |
ZPL2 |
URL BASE64 |
DOC_6X4 |
LETTER |
IMB |
ZPL2 |
URL BASE64 |
DOC_6X4 |
FLAT |
IMB |
ZPL2 |
URL BASE64 |