DPD UK Guide

DPD is one of the UK's leading parcel delivery companies offering domestic and international shipping solutions for shipments originating in the UK.

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

Connect Your Account

ShipEngine API allows you to connect your DPD 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 DPD 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 DPD using the ShipEngine API.

For instructions on connecting DPD via the ShipEngine dashboard, go to our DPD help article.

DPD Account Information Model

Example POST Call

POST /v1/connections/carriers/DPD

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POST /v1/connections/carriers/DPD HTTP/1.1
Host: api.shipengine.com
API-Key: __YOUR_API_KEY_HERE__
Content-Type: application/json
{
  "nickname": "My DPD Account"
  "account_number": "123456789",
  "Password": "pa55word",
}

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

DPD Service Details

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

Carrier insurance is not supported by our DPD integration, but you can cover your DPD shipments with our third-party insurance partner.

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

Advanced Options

DPD supports the following advanced options:

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

DPD Services and IOSS

Some DPD services require an Import One-Stop Shop (IOSS) number when shipping to specific countries. You must include your IOSS number in the Tax Identifiers Object of your Create Label requests when using the below services.

You are now ready to create shipments using DPD via ShipEngine!