APC Overnight

APC Overnight offers domestic and international shipping solutions, and for shipments within the United Kingdom and Channel Islands (Guernsey and Jersey), ShipStation API supports the carrier's timed delivery services. If you are a UK-based merchant who ships secure, fragile, and liquid items, APC Overnight specialises in these delivery services. Contact APC Overnight today to set up an account!

This guide provides developers with the details needed to build APC Overnight shipping capabilities into your ShipStation API workflows.

Requirements

Connect Account

You can connect an APC Overnight account using the POST method to the /v1/connections/carriers/ endpoint, or via the ShipStation API Dashboard.

Connect via Endpoint

carrier_name: apc_overnight

POST /v1/connections/carriers/:carrier_name

Sample request:

Copy

HTTPcURLJavaScriptNodeJSPHPPythonRubyC#JavaGoSwiftObjective-CPowerShell

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
POST /v1/connections/carriers/apc_overnight HTTP/1.1
Host: api.shipengine.com
API-Key: __YOUR_API_KEY_HERE__
Content-Type: application/json
{
  "nickname": "my apc account",
  "username": "usernameapc",
  "password": "pa55word"
}

A successful connection will return a response with the carrier_id, which you'll use for any requests for this account going forward.

Rates

APC Overnight does not send estimated rates to ShipStation API. Your APC Overnight account contact can provide you with the details about your contracted rates.

Service Details

APC offers both domestic and international services. Available CarrierName services are provided below. Please note that carriers may update their available services at any time. To ensure you are always using valid services, you can use the list carrier services endpoint at any time.

Domestic Services

International Services

Shipping to Northern Ireland

APC Overnight will require additional details for B2C and B2B movement types when shipping from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, in accordance with the Windsor Framework.

For B2C Shipments to Northern Ireland, APC Overnight will require you to provide data in the following information:

For B2B shipments to Northern Ireland:

These date points will be required starting the 1 May 2025. If the required data is not provided, the label will not be generated.

Return Services

APC Overnight supports creating return labels for their domestic services.

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

Packages

The following carrier package types are available for APC Overnight services:

Adding Shipment Insurance

APC Overnight does not support adding carrier insurance.

Label Support

Label Reference Fields

APC Overnight supports adding custom label messages.

Multi-Package Labels

APC Overnight supports creating multi-package shipments with certain services.

Label Branding

APC Overnight does not support label branding.

Voiding Labels

APC Overnight supports voiding labels via with ShipStation API.

Paperless Labels

APC Overnight does not support paperless labels with ShipStation API.

Customs Declarations

Customs information for international shipments will print on a commercial invoice document separate from the shipping label. To learn more about this feature, see our International Shipping article.

Delivery Confirmation

The only valid delivery confirmation type for APC Overnight is none.

See our Delivery Confirmation page for more details about using the confirmation property.

Advanced Options

APC Overnight does not currently support any advanced options.

Manifests

APC Overnight does not require manifesting your shipments.

Scheduling Pickups

APC Overnight does not support scheduling a carrier pickup using ShipStation API.

Service Points (PUDO)

APC Overnight does not support shipping to service points.

Tracking

ShipStation API's integration with APC Overnight supports receiving tracking updates. Review our ​Track a Package guides​​ for details on tracking with the ShipStation API.

Disconnecting Your APC Overnight Account

See the Disconnect section in our Delete a Carrier page for the process of deleting or disconnecting a carrier from ShipStation API.