4 Ways to Improve Post-Purchase Experience

addressValidation.js

const shippo = require('shippo')('YOUR_SHIPPO_API_KEY');

let addressObject = {
  name: "Shawn Ippotle",
  company: "Shippo",
  street1: "218 Claytona St.",
  city: "San Francisco",
  state: "CA",
  zip: "94117",
  country: "US",
  phone: "+1 555 341 9393",
  email: "shippotle@goshippo.com",
  validate: true
};

shippo.address
  .create(addressObject)
  .then((response)=>{
    // Do actions with the validated address
    console.log(JSON.stringify(response, null, 2));
});

realtimeRates.js

const shippo = require('shippo')('YOUR_SHIPPO_API_KEY');

let addressTo = {
  name: "Shawn Ippotle",
  company: "Shippo",
  street1: "218 Claytona St.",
  city: "San Francisco",
  state: "CA",
  zip: "94117",
  country: "US",
  phone: "+1 555 341 9393",
  email: "shippotle@goshippo.com"
}

let addressFrom = {
  name: "Mrs Hippo",
  street1: "1092 Indian Summer Ct",
  city: "San Jose",
  state: "CA",
  zip: "95122",
  country: "US",
  phone: "4159876543",
  email: "mrshippo@goshippo.com"
}

let parcels = [
  {
    length: "5",
    width: "5",
    height: "5",
    distance_unit: "in",
    weight: "2",
    mass_unit: "lb"
  }
]

let shipmentObject = {
  address_from: addressFrom,
  address_to: addressTo,
  parcels: parcels,
  async: false
};

shippo.shipment
  .create(shipmentObject)
  .then((response)=>{
    // You now have an array of all your rates available for that shipment.
    let rates = response.rates;
    // You can send those to the front-end to display, filter them, or even
    // adjust a small inflation on that rate before returning it to the user
    // to account for handling fees or other costs you might incure from
    // shipping
    console.log(JSON.stringify(rates, null, 2));
});

realtimeTracking.js

const shippo = require('shippo')('YOUR_SHIPPO_API_KEY');

var webhookData = {
  carrier: "usps",
  tracking_number: "1122334455667788",
  metadata: "test order"
}

shippo.track
  .create(webhookData)
  .then((response)=>{
    // You'll be returned back the initial status of your shipment
    console.log(JSON.stringify(response,null ,2));
});

returns.js

const shippo = require('shippo')('YOUR_SHIPPO_API_KEY');

let addressTo = {
  name: "Shawn Ippotle",
  company: "Shippo",
  street1: "218 Clayton St.",
  city: "San Francisco",
  state: "CA",
  zip: "94117",
  country: "US",
  phone: "+1 555 341 9393",
  email: "shippotle@goshippo.com"
}

let addressFrom = {
  name: "Shippo Returns Dept",
  company: "Shippo Returns",
  street1: "965 Mission Street",
  street2: "Suite 480",
  city: "San Francisco",
  state: "CA",
  zip: "94103",
  country: "US",
  phone: "+1 555 341 9393",
  email: "returns@goshippo.com"
}

let parcels = [
  {
    length: "5",
    width: "5",
    height: "5",
    distance_unit: "in",
    weight: "2",
    mass_unit: "lb"
  }
]

let shipmentObject = {
  address_from: addressFrom,
  address_to: addressTo,
  parcels: parcels,
  extra: {
    is_return: true
  },
  async: false
};

shippo.shipment
  .create(shipmentObject)
  .then((response)=>{
    console.log(JSON.stringify(response, null, 2));
}, (err)=>{
  console.error(err);
})