APG eCommerce Guide

APG eCommerce is one of the leading suppliers of cross-border ecommerce delivery solutions with an established presence in Asia, Europe, and the US.

This guide provides developers an overview of shipping services that APG eCommerce offers and the service codes that you will use to create APG eCommerce shipments.

Connect Your Account

ShipEngine API allows you to connect your APG eCommerce accounts programmatically without logging in to the ShipEngine API dashboard. This is useful if you have wrapped a custom UI around the ShipEngine API toolset and want to add or disconnect existing carrier accounts without exposing your end users to the API dashboard.

These APIs can be used in parallel with the ShipEngine Partner APIs to programmatically create new ShipEngine users, and then connect existing APG eCommerce accounts all via the API without logging into a dashboard. Together these APIs empower you to completely white-label the ShipEngine experience for your end users.

Continue below for instructions on how to programatically connect APG eCommerce using the ShipEngine API. For instructions to connect an APG eCommerce account via the ShipEngine dashboard, review our APG eCommerce help article.

APG eCommerce Account Information Model

Property	Description	Type	Required?
`username`	APG account username	string	required
`password`	APG account password	string	required
`sender_code`	APG Sender Code	string

Example Request

POST /v1/connections/carriers/APG eCommerce

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POST /v1/connections/carriers/carrierName HTTP/1.1
Host: api.shipengine.com
API-Key: __YOUR_API_KEY_HERE__
Content-Type: application/json
{
  "username": "YourUserName"
  "password": "123456789",
  "sender_code": "not required",
}

Example Response

Your account will now appear in your carriers list with an assigned carrier_id that you will specify when creating APG eCommerce shipments.

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{
  "carrier-id": "se-1234567"
}

APG eCommerce Service Details

APG offers several expedited and parcel delivery services. Click to view all services supported by ShipEngine.

Service	Service API Codes	Supported Ship From Countries
ePacket	`epacket`	US, NL, HK, GB
ePacket Plus	`epacket_plus`	US, NL, HK, GB
eParcel Premium	`eparcel_premium`	US, NL, HK, GB
eParcel Expedited	`eparcel_expedited`	US, NL, HK, GB
eParcel Express	`eparcel_express`	US, NL, HK, GB
eParcel Premium PUDO	`eparcel_premium_pudo`	US, NL, HK, GB
eParcel Expedited PUDO	`eparcel_expedited_pudo`	US, NL, HK, GB
eReturn Drop Off	`ereturn_drop_off`	US, NL, HK, GB
eReturn Drop Off Intl	`ereturn_drop_off_intl`	US, NL, HK, GB
eReturn Pick up	`ereturn_pick_up`	US, NL, HK, GB, AE, SA
eReturn Pick up Intl	`ereturn_pick_up_intl`	US, NL, HK, GB, AE, SA

Packages

Name	API Code	Package Attributes
Package	`apg_ecommerce_package`	International

Confirmation Types

APG eCommerce includes the following Confirmation Types:

none
signature

Return Services

Return services are supported for this carrier.

Review the Return Shipping Labels page for details on creating return labels with ShipEngine.

Adding Shipment Insurance

Adding shipment insurance is supported with APG. Please contact APG eCommerce for specific details on the insurance coverage available for each service.

Review the Parcel Insurance page for details on adding shipment insurance with ShipEngine.

Advanced Options

APG eCommerce supports the following advanced options:

additional_handling
collect_on_delivery
dangerous_goods

To ensure you always have the most up-to-date information, use the List Carrier Advanced Options call.

Additional Carrier Details

Void labels is not supported.
Label messages are not supported.
All APG eCommerce services support multi-package shipments.

You are now ready to create shipments using APG eCommerce via ShipEngine!