Delivery Confirmation
Carriers allow you to set the confirmation level of a package, these vary from carrier to carrier. The majority of carriers support at least the following delivery confirmations.
Common Confirmation Types
Confirmation Type | Description |
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none | No confirmation requested. |
delivery | Delivery confirmation is requested. |
signature | Signature is required for the shipment to be delivered; this signature may be a neighbor, building manager, or the recipient can authorize the release of the package (without being present). |
adult_signature | An adult signature is required for the shipment to be delivered. |
direct_signature | A signature of somebody at the address is required. This confirmation is only supported by FedEx. |
delivery_mailed | Receive a delivery confirmation via mail. Currently only supported for UPS. There's a $2 charge for this service. |
The confirmation
property can be set while creating a label, or while requesting shipping rates.
Examples
POST /v1/labels
In the examples below, we've set the `confirmation` field to `signature`