Create a Bill of Materials¶

HTTP Request¶

POST /v1/bill-of-materials

Summary¶

This operation creates a bill of materials.

Request URLs¶

Sandbox: https://shipping-api-sandbox.pitneybowes.com/shippingservices/fulfillment/v1/bill-of-materials
Production: https://shipping-api.pitneybowes.com/shippingservices/fulfillment/v1/bill-of-materials

Request Headers¶

Name

Description

Authorization

Required. OAuth token generated using the Generate an OAuth Token API.

X-PB-TransactionId

Required. A unique identifier for the request, up to 25 characters. The following characters are allowed: letters, numbers, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).

Important: Ensure this is a unique ID.

Request Elements¶

Required fields are marked Required. All other fields are optional.

Name	Data Type	Description
clientId	String	Required. The client ID assigned by Pitney Bowes.
brand	String	The manufacturer’s brand name for the item. Maximum length: 30 characters
description	String	Required. Description of the bill of materials. Maximum length: 30 characters
node	String	The ID for the Pitney Bowes Fulfillment Center where the kitting takes place.
active	Boolean	If `true`, the product is active. Default: `true`
createDate	String	The date and time the bill of materials was created in the client system, specified in the ISO 8601 format: `YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ`
updateDate	String	The date and time the bill of materials was updated in the client system, specified in the ISO 8601 format: `YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ`
sku	String	Required. The SKU for the produced kit. The kit must be part of the master catalog. Maximum length: 30 characters
billOfMaterialDetails	Array[BOM Details Object]	Required. The bill of materials. Each object in the array is a different bill of materials.
notes	Array[String]	Notes associated with the bill of materials. Maximum length: 50 characters
instructions	Array[Object]	Reserved for future use.
instructions.instruction	String	Reserved for future use.
instructions.active	Boolean	Reserved for future use.
instructions.image	Image Object	Reserved for future use.

Response Elements¶

Name	Data Type	Description
clientId	String	The client ID assigned by Pitney Bowes.
brand	String	The manufacturer’s brand name for the item, up to 30 characters.
description	String	Description of the bill of materials, up to 30 characters.
node	String	The ID for the Pitney Bowes Fulfillment Center where the kitting takes place.
active	Boolean	If `true`, the product is active.
createDate	String	The date and time the bill of materials was created in the client system, specified in the ISO 8601 format: `YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ`
updateDate	String	The date and time the bill of materials was updated in the client system, specified in the ISO 8601 format: `YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ`
pbCreateDate	String	The date and time the bill of materials was created in the Pitney Bowes system, specified in the ISO 8601 format: `YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ`
pbUpdateDate	String	The date and time the bill of materials was updated in the Pitney Bowes system, specified in the ISO 8601 format: `YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ`
billofMaterialId	String	The ID assigned to the bill of materials by Pitney Bowes.
sku	String	The SKU for the produced kit. The kit must be part of the master catalog, up to 30 characters.
billOfMaterialDetails	Array[BOM Details Object]	The bill of materials. Each object in the array is a different bill of materials.
notes	Array[String]	Notes associated with the bill of materials, up to 50 characters.
instructions	Array[Object]	Reserved for future use.

BOM Details Object¶

Name	Data Type	Description
childSku	String	Required. The SKU of the child product from the master catalog. Maximum length: 30 characters
quantity	Number	Required. The quantity of the child product.
sequence	Array[String]	Reserved for future use.
instructions	Array[Object]	Reserved for future use.
instructions.instruction	String	Reserved for future use.
instructions.active	Boolean	Reserved for future use.
instructions.image	Image Object	Reserved for future use.

BOM Image Object¶

Name	Data Type	Description
imageURL	String	The URL that links to an image of the product. Maximum length: 300 characters
imageContent	String	The image, entered as a Base64-encoded string.
fileName	String	The filename of image. Maximum length: 255 characters
fileFormat	String	The file format for the image. Possible values: `PDF` `JPEG` `GIF` `PNG`

Sample Request¶

curl -X POST ".../v1/bill-of-materials" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <oauth_token>" \
-H "X-PB-TransactionId: <unique_identifier>" \
-d '
{
    "clientId": "1234",
    "description": "Welcome Kit",
    "node": "160",
    "active": true,
    "createDate": "2022-04-05T14:35:55Z",
    "sku": "12345678",
    "billOfMaterialDetails": [ {
        "childSku": "12345abcd",
        "quantity": 2,
        "sequence": [],
        "instructions": []
    },
    ...
    ]
}'

Sample Response¶

{
    "clientId": "1234",
    "description": "Welcome Kit",
    "node": "160",
    "active": true,
    "createDate": "2022-04-05T14:35:55Z",
    "pbCreateDate": "2022-04-05T14:35:55Z",
    "billOfMaterialId": "BM123456781234567812345678US",
    "sku": "12345678",
    "billOfMaterialDetails": [ {
        "childSku": "12345abcd",
        "quantity": 2,
    },
    ...
    ]
}

Error Codes¶

For lists of error codes returned by the Fulfillment APIs, please see 80-Prefix Error Codes (Fulfillment APIs).