How to capture delivery date when using UPS Rate API in php? - php

Question

I'm using this endpoint to request for estimated rate
https://wwwcie.ups.com/webservices/Rate
I noticed that the XML response doesn't contain any delivery date. I do see BusinessDaysInTransit though. However, I'm not sure if it's our responsible to do the manual coding of figuring out what the delivery date is. I couldn't find anything in their api documentation.

Answer 1

You have to use the Time In Transit API instead. The Rate API does not provide the estimated delivery date.

Answer 2

I know this is old but to get this in the rate call you need to change the RequestOption to "RateTimeInTransit" add the DeliveryTimeInformation container to the request:
{
"UPSSecurity":{
"UsernameToken":{
"Username":"removed",
"Password":"removed"
},
"ServiceAccessToken":{
"AccessLicenseNumber":"removed"
}
},
"RateRequest":{
"Request":{
"RequestOption":"RateTimeInTransit",
"TransactionReference":{
"CustomerContext":"ORDER123"
}
},
"Shipment":{
"Shipper":{
"Name":"ShipperName",
"ShipperNumber":"removed",
"Address":{
"AddressLine":[
"123 Sesame St"
],
"City":"Nibley",
"StateProvinceCode":"UT",
"PostalCode":"84321",
"CountryCode":"US"
}
},
"ShipTo":{
"Name":null,
"AttentionName":"Ship to Name",
"Address":{
"AddressLine":[
"123 RealAddress ST"
],
"City":"Hyrum",
"StateProvinceCode":"UT",
"PostalCode":"84319",
"CountryCode":"US",
"ResidentialAddressIndicator":"Y"
}
},
"ShipFrom":{
"Name":"Ima Shipper",
"Address":{
"AddressLine":[
"123 Sesame St"
],
"City":"Nibley",
"StateProvinceCode":"UT",
"PostalCode":"84321",
"CountryCode":"US"
}
},
"Service":{
"Code":"03"
},
"Package":{
"PackagingType":{
"Code":"02"
},
"Dimensions":{
"UnitOfMeasurement":{
"Code":"IN",
"Description":"inches"
},
"Length":"5",
"Width":"4",
"Height":"3"
},
"PackageWeight":{
"UnitOfMeasurement":{
"Code":"Lbs",
"Description":"pounds"
},
"Weight":"1"
}
},
"ShipmentRatingOptions":{
"NegotiatedRatesIndicator":"Y",
"RateChartIndicator":"Y"
},
"DeliveryTimeInformation":{
"PackageBillType": "03",
"Pickup":{
"Date":"20191224"
}
}
}
}
If using the UPS JSON Developer Guide you will need to combine info from WebServices guide to know which containers you are missing since the JSON documentation is poor.