Sendle specializes in door-to-door domestic deliveries and cost-effective international shipping.
Connection Requirements:
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An active account with Sendle
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Your Sendle Account ID and API Key
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You must enter your billing details into your Sendle account before it can be successfully connected to ShipEngine.
Fuel Surcharge
Sendle is enforcing a fuel surcharge starting 18 July 2022. It will be a variable rate that can increase or decrease at any time. See Sendle's Fuel Surcharge page for up-to-date information and rates.
To connect your Sendle account to ShipEngine, you must first obtain your Sendle ID and API Key.
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Log in to your Sendle account.
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Go to Account Settings.
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Select the Sender Details tab and accept the Dangerous Goods Terms and Conditions.
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Select the Integrations tab, enter your Website and Parcel Estimate, then agree to terms and conditions. Click Claim access.
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Copy your Sendle ID and API Key provided on the next page.
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Open a new tab or browser window and log in to your ShipEngine account.
To connect your Sendle account in the ShipEngine dashboard:
ShipEngine's integration with Sendle supports the following standard features:
ShipEngine's integration with Sendle allows for the following additional features:
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Scheduled pickups |
Creating a Sendle label will automatically schedule a pickup based on the scheduled Ship Date. See Sendle's page on Parcel pickups Parcel pickupsfor more information and restrictions. |
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GST included in rates |
Sendle rates include Goods and Services Tax (GST). |
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Contract rates |
If you have contract rates available for your Sendle account, those rates will automatically be displayed whenever you get rates for your ShipEngine shipments. |
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Door-to-door delivery |
Sendle picks up all shipments based on the scheduled Ship Date and the origin address of the Ship From location in ShipEngine |
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Insurance |
Sendle includes coverage for loss on all eligible domestic and international parcels at no extra charge. Please review Sendle's Cover Policy outline Sendle's Cover Policy outlinefor more details. You can file insurance claims through Sendle directlyfile insurance claims through Sendle directly. |
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International shipping |
When the destination is outside of Australia, ShipEngine will print a CN22 customs form on a 4 x 6 inch label. See Sendle's International Pickup article for more information on shipping international parcels. |
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Label Messages |
Label messages correspond to:
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Billing for Labels |
Sendle generally bills users on Monday for the previous week’s shipping. |
The carrier integration can be used to create domestic shipping labels.
The carrier integration can be used to create international shipping labels.
ShipEngine will submit international customs information electronically to the carrier.
The carrier integration can be used to create domestic return labels.
When an API call is made to the Rates endpoint, ShipEngine will return estimated shipping rates for the carrier based on the connected account information and shipment details.
Additional carrier insurance can be purchased through ShipEngine.
Shipping labels created for this carrier will include a tracking number that can be used to view the shipment status on the carrier's tracking website. Tracking may not be available for all shipping services.
Shipment manifests and End of Day documents are submitted electronically to the carrier by ShipEngine.
Shipment manifests and End of Day documents are generated as PDF files that can be printed along with shipping labels. Because these documents are not electronically submitted, physical copies must be provided to the carrier.
ShipEngine can print your brand logo on shipping labels from carriers that support this feature. Add your logo in the ShipEngine Dashboard.
ShipEngine can include additional information on a shipping label that is specified in the label request, if supported by the carrier.
The carrier integration can be used to create multi-package shipments, where multiple individual packages are linked together into a single shipment record with a master tracking number.
You can connect this carrier integration to ShipEngine multiple times using different account information, and choose which account will be used to create each shipment.
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ShipEngine will not create Sendle labels with a scheduled Ship Date of the current date. To allow for the pickup request to be sent to Sendle, all shipments will default to one business day ahead of the current date.
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Sendle will return rates when you make a request to the ShipEngine Rates endpoints, but Sendle Rate Estimates are not supported.
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There may be a slight delay in label creation. It can take 5-10 seconds for Sendle to return a label file.
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Sendle includes up to $100 in insurance coverage with each shipment on Premium plans and $300 for all Pro plans. Additional insurance from Sendle cannot be added.
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Sendle includes up to $150 in insurance coverage with each shipment. Additional insurance from Sendle cannot be added.
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International Pickups require you to show your ID for the first three pickups. See Sendle's International Parcel Pickups Explained for more details.
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Sendle shipments created in ShipEngine must follow Sendle's shipment policies. See their What Can't I Sendle? article See their What Can't I Sendle? articlefor more information on restricted items.
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See Sendle's Coronavirus Update blog for up-to-date information on domestic and international delivery timelines impacted by COVID-19.
Here are some common issues, potential causes, and troubleshooting tips.
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Issue |
How to troubleshoot or resolve |
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Error: Invalid Sendle ID or API Key When trying to connect a Sendle account to ShipEngine |
This error message is typically caused by one of two things:
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Error: An Error Has Occurred Shipments <= 500g and with a Cubic Meter Volume <= .002m must be shipped with the Satchel package type |
What it means: If your parcel weight is more than 500 g, your dimensions also have to be over .002 cubic meters. What to do: Update your dimensions and use Parcel as the package type for these shipments. |
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Error: Sendle: Shipments > 500g or with a Cubic Meter Volume > .002m must be shipped with the Parcel package type. |
What it means: If your parcel weight is under 500 g, your dimensions also need to be under .002 cubic meters. What to do: Update your dimensions and use Satchel as the package type for these shipments. |
The carrier integration can be used to create domestic shipping labels.
The carrier integration can be used to create international shipping labels.
ShipEngine will submit international customs information electronically to the carrier.
The carrier integration can be used to create domestic return labels.
When an API call is made to the Rates endpoint, ShipEngine will return estimated shipping rates for the carrier based on the connected account information and shipment details.
Additional carrier insurance can be purchased through ShipEngine.
Shipping labels created for this carrier will include a tracking number that can be used to view the shipment status on the carrier's tracking website. Tracking may not be available for all shipping services.
Shipment manifests and End of Day documents are submitted electronically to the carrier by ShipEngine.
Shipment manifests and End of Day documents are generated as PDF files that can be printed along with shipping labels. Because these documents are not electronically submitted, physical copies must be provided to the carrier.
ShipEngine can print your brand logo on shipping labels from carriers that support this feature. Add your logo in the ShipEngine Dashboard.
ShipEngine can include additional information on a shipping label that is specified in the label request, if supported by the carrier.
The carrier integration can be used to create multi-package shipments, where multiple individual packages are linked together into a single shipment record with a master tracking number.
You can connect this carrier integration to ShipEngine multiple times using different account information, and choose which account will be used to create each shipment.
