DigitalShipper DS Lite
The DigitalShipper API for developers.
Rate, ship, label, and track with every major carrier through one REST endpoint. SOAP also available for legacy integrations.
Sample request
Rate-shop in one call.
// POST /api/v1/rate
{
"from": { "zip": "55110" },
"to": { "zip": "30303" },
"weight": {
"value": 5.2,
"unit": "lb"
},
"dimensions": {
"length": 12,
"width": 8,
"height": 4
},
"rateShopGroup": "default"
}// 200 OK
{
"rates": [
{ "carrier": "UPS", "service": "Ground", "amount": 14.23 },
{ "carrier": "FedEx", "service": "Ground", "amount": 13.87 },
{ "carrier": "USPS", "service": "Priority", "amount": 11.45 }
],
"cheapest": {
"carrier": "USPS",
"service": "Priority",
"amount": 11.45
}
}Capabilities
Everything DigitalShipper does, through HTTP.
Rate shopping
Label generation
Tracking
Returns
Address validation
Manifesting
Hazmat
International
LTL
Why DS Lite
The differences that matter.
Real negotiated rates
Not published rates. Your carrier discount applies automatically.
Full LTL support
Most shipping APIs are parcel-only. DS Lite handles parcel and LTL on the same endpoint.
Hazmat support
Compliant labels and required documentation for hazmat shipments.
Generic carrier support
Add your own LTL/TL carriers, local couriers, internal trucks.
Enterprise reliability
Sub-200ms p95 latency. 99.95% uptime SLA available.
DSFlow
Building in .NET? Skip the boilerplate.
DSFlow gives you a typed C# client (DSFlow.Core), a REST wrapper (DSFlow.Api), and a WPF Explorer for testing rate requests interactively.
Build shipping into your application.
A 30 minute API walkthrough with a real engineer.