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This feature allows you to configure a direct integration to FedEx's new Comprehensive Rates and Transit Times API.  The Comprehensive Rates and Transit Time API is meant to replace FedEx's previously available webservices based Rates and Transit Times API.  The provided mapping opportunities supported with the Comprehensive Rate and Transit Times API integration have been extended to support more options for package mapping, special handling, special services and accessorials.

Features provided included:

  • Smart Post
  • Special Services
  • International Shipping 

This feature provides you with direct access to FedEx's Comprehensive Rates and Transit Times API - allowing you to query for your account specific rates without the need for any third-party parcel integrator software.

Steps to Enable

There are a number of steps required to properly configure the request and response from the FedEx Comprehensive Rates and Transit Times API - all of the steps - both required and optional - are covered in detail in the How to Set Up FedEx Rating Engine Online help.

At a basic level you must configure and setup your FedEx account information to work with the FedEx Server.

Additionally - depending on the services you need to take advantage of like alcohol delivery, the shipping of batteries, the shipping of dangerous goods, you may need additional configurations to support these special services.

Key Resources

  • For information about how to configure the FedEx Comprehensive Rates and Transit Time API see the How To section How to Set Up the FedEx Rating Engine.