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Colis Privé delivers domestic parcels within 24 to 48 hours to residences and pick-up/drop-off stations in France. ShipEngine's integration with Colis Privé also supports international delivery to Belgium only. Contact Colis Privé to set up an account.

For information about Colis Privé Store from ShipStation API, please see ShipStation API Carriers France.

Colis Privé Integration Requirements

Connection Requirements:

  • An active account with Colis Privé

  • Your Colis Privé account credentials

    You can use either a Home Colis Privé account or a PUDO Colis Privé account.

Connect Colis Privé to ShipEngine

To connect your Colis Privé account in the ShipEngine dashboard:

  1. Select Carriers under the Set-up section.

    Dashboard. Carriers section selected under ShipEngine Setup

  2. Click Connect my accounts under the My Carrier Accounts section.

    Carriers Setup screen with Connect My Own Accounts button shown

  3. Select your Ship From country for this carrier.

    Country selector shown in Connect Carrier Account popup

  4. Select the Colis Privé tile from the Available Carriers pop-up window.

    Colis Prive logo on square tile button that reads, "Connect"

  5. Enter the account details relevant to your account (Home, PUDO, or both) and if needed, the SFTP fields for tracking.

  6. Click the Connect button.

Available Features for Colis Privé

ShipStation API's integration with Colis Privé supports the following standard features:

Key: Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes. = Supported; Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No. = Not Supported; Grey dash icon. Not applicable. = Does Not Apply

Feature

Supported?

Domestic Shipping

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

International Shipping

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Electronic Customs Submission

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Return Labels

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Estimated Rates

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Carrier Insurance

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Tracking

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

End of Day (Electronic)*

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

End of Day (PDF)

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Label Branding

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Label Messages

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Multiple Accounts

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Third-Party Billing

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Available Services & Package Types

Colis Privé Domestic Services

  • Home Delivery

  • PUDO (Pick-up/Drop-off) Delivery

Colis Privé International Services

  • International

Colis Privé Package Types

  • Standard

The carrier can be used to create domestic shipping labels.

The carrier can be used to create international shipping labels.

ShipStation API will submit international customs declarations electronically to the carrier.

The carrier 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.

Shipment insurance, provided by the shipment's selected carrier, can be added to the shipment in ShipStation API. This insurance would be in addition to any default coverage already provided by that carrier.

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.

You can connect this carrier to ShipStation API multiple times using different accounts and choose which account will be used to create each shipment.

Colis Privé Integration Notes

  • ShipStation API's integration with Colis Privé does not support third-party billing.

  • Manifests are not required, but you may create up to five manifests per day if needed.

  • You cannot void Colis Privé labels in ShipStation API.

  • Colis Privé does support printing Unicode characters (Kanji, Cyrillic, etc) on labels.

The carrier can be used to create domestic shipping labels.

The carrier can be used to create international shipping labels.

ShipStation API will submit international customs declarations electronically to the carrier.

The carrier 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.

Shipment insurance, provided by the shipment's selected carrier, can be added to the shipment in ShipStation API. This insurance would be in addition to any default coverage already provided by that carrier.

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.

You can connect this carrier to ShipStation API multiple times using different accounts and choose which account will be used to create each shipment.

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