Is anyone familiar enough with the FedEx API to get Dry Ice to work?
The FedEx documentation for Dry Ice is here: https://www.fedex.com/us/developer/WebHelp/ws/2014/dvg/WS_DVG_WebHelp/index.htm#25_2_Dry_Ice_Coding_Details.htm
This doesn't seem to really match their WSDL however. No matter what I've tried I'm always getting back a schema validation error.
Is anyone able to provide a sample request including dry ice with a successful response?
I cannot find any information on where the correct place to put the RequestedPackages element is. I put it on the same level as RequestedShipment as well as several other places and got nowhere.
If I put only the RequestedShipment fields in place and not the package info I get:
8616 (Dry Ice cannot be entered at the shipment level.)
Sample Request
This Sample request feels the closest I've gotten. FedEx does not like the position of the RequestedPackages element though. I've taken out a lot of the unnecessary fields like address information below:
<ns:ProcessShipmentRequest xmlns:ns="http://fedex.com/ws/ship/v15" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://fedex.com/ws/ship/v15 ShipService v15.xsd">
<ns:WebAuthenticationDetail>
<ns:UserCredential>
</ns:UserCredential>
</ns:WebAuthenticationDetail>
<ns:ClientDetail>
</ns:ClientDetail>
<ns:TransactionDetail>
<ns:CustomerTransactionId>CreatePendingRequest</ns:CustomerTransactionId>
</ns:TransactionDetail>
<ns:Version>
<ns:ServiceId>ship</ns:ServiceId>
<ns:Major>15</ns:Major>
<ns:Intermediate>0</ns:Intermediate>
<ns:Minor>0</ns:Minor>
</ns:Version>
<ns:RequestedShipment>
<ns:ShipTimestamp>2016-10-21T10:17:09-07:00</ns:ShipTimestamp>
<ns:DropoffType>REGULAR_PICKUP</ns:DropoffType>
<ns:ServiceType>PRIORITY_OVERNIGHT</ns:ServiceType>
<ns:PackagingType>YOUR_PACKAGING</ns:PackagingType>
<ns:SpecialServicesRequested>
<ns:SpecialServiceTypes>DRY_ICE</ns:SpecialServiceTypes>
<ns:ShipmentDryIceDetail>
<ns:PackageCount>1</ns:PackageCount>
<ns:TotalWeight>
<ns:Units>KG</ns:Units>
<ns:Value>2.5</ns:Value>
</ns:TotalWeight>
</ns:ShipmentDryIceDetail>
</ns:SpecialServicesRequested>
<ns:LabelSpecification>
<ns:LabelFormatType>COMMON2D</ns:LabelFormatType>
<ns:ImageType>ZPLII</ns:ImageType>
<ns:LabelStockType>STOCK_4X6</ns:LabelStockType>
<ns:LabelPrintingOrientation>TOP_EDGE_OF_TEXT_FIRST</ns:LabelPrintingOrientation>
</ns:LabelSpecification>
<ns:RateRequestTypes>LIST</ns:RateRequestTypes>
<ns:PackageCount>1</ns:PackageCount>
<ns:RequestedPackageLineItems>
<ns:SequenceNumber>1</ns:SequenceNumber>
<ns:Weight>
<ns:Units>LB</ns:Units>
<ns:Value>8</ns:Value>
</ns:Weight>
<ns:Dimensions>
</ns:Dimensions>
<ns:SpecialServicesRequested>
<ns:SpecialServiceTypes>SIGNATURE_OPTION</ns:SpecialServiceTypes>
<ns:SignatureOptionDetail>
<ns:OptionType>SERVICE_DEFAULT</ns:OptionType>
</ns:SignatureOptionDetail>
</ns:SpecialServicesRequested>
</ns:RequestedPackageLineItems>
</ns:RequestedShipment>
<ns:RequestedPackages>
<ns:SpecialServicesRequested>
<ns:SpecialServiceTypes>DRY_ICE</ns:SpecialServiceTypes>
<ns:DryIceWeight>
<ns:Units>KG</ns:Units>
<ns:Value>2.5</ns:Value>
</ns:DryIceWeight>
</ns:SpecialServicesRequested>
</ns:RequestedPackages>
</ns:ProcessShipmentRequest>
FedEx Response:
Element not allowed: RequestedPackages@http://fedex.com/ws/ship/v15 in element ProcessShipmentRequest@http://fedex.com/ws/ship/v15
I've also tried putting the package level dry ice info in the RequestedPackageLineItems/SpecialServicesRequested section, but got the following response:
Expected elements \'PieceCountVerificationBoxCount@http://fedex.com/ws/ship/v15 PriorityAlertDetail@http://fedex.com/ws/ship/v15 AlcoholDetail@http://fedex.com/ws/ship/v15\' instead of \'DryIceWeight@http://fedex.com/ws/ship/v15\' here in element SpecialServicesRequested@http://fedex.com/ws/ship/v15
Below is a sample FedEx Label Request with Dry Ice which works. Credentials and address information have been removed.
Dry ice info goes in RequestedShipment/RequestedPackageLineItems/SpecialServicesRequested
While the Documentation also says to put it in RequestedShipment/SpecialServicesRequested I found that doing so would always lead to the following error
8616 (Dry Ice cannot be entered at the shipment level.)
Also note that this package also has SIGNATURE_OPTION enabled. The ordering of these and any other SpecialServiceTypes is extremely important. If you are using other Package level Special Services and are getting a Schema validation failed for request error, you may need to re-order the fields or contact FedEx support for help in the ordering. DRY_ICE must always be the first Special Service Type and the DryIceWeight element must come after the list of special services, but before any of the extra elements those Services require.
Sample Dry Ice shipment request:
<ns:ProcessShipmentRequest xmlns:ns="http://fedex.com/ws/ship/v15" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://fedex.com/ws/ship/v15 ShipService v15.xsd">
<ns:WebAuthenticationDetail>
<ns:UserCredential>
<ns:Key></ns:Key>
<ns:Password></ns:Password>
</ns:UserCredential>
</ns:WebAuthenticationDetail>
<ns:ClientDetail>
<ns:AccountNumber></ns:AccountNumber>
<ns:MeterNumber></ns:MeterNumber>
</ns:ClientDetail>
<ns:TransactionDetail>
<ns:CustomerTransactionId>CreatePendingRequest</ns:CustomerTransactionId>
</ns:TransactionDetail>
<ns:Version>
<ns:ServiceId>ship</ns:ServiceId>
<ns:Major>15</ns:Major>
<ns:Intermediate>0</ns:Intermediate>
<ns:Minor>0</ns:Minor>
</ns:Version>
<ns:RequestedShipment>
<ns:ShipTimestamp>2016-10-25T11:03:40-07:00</ns:ShipTimestamp>
<ns:DropoffType>REGULAR_PICKUP</ns:DropoffType>
<ns:ServiceType>PRIORITY_OVERNIGHT</ns:ServiceType>
<ns:PackagingType>YOUR_PACKAGING</ns:PackagingType>
<ns:Shipper>
<ns:Contact>
<ns:CompanyName>Name</ns:CompanyName>
<ns:PhoneNumber>Phone</ns:PhoneNumber>
</ns:Contact>
<ns:Address>
<ns:StreetLines>Street</ns:StreetLines>
<ns:StreetLines>Street</ns:StreetLines>
<ns:City>City</ns:City>
<ns:StateOrProvinceCode>CA</ns:StateOrProvinceCode>
<ns:PostalCode>ZIP</ns:PostalCode>
<ns:CountryCode>US</ns:CountryCode>
</ns:Address>
</ns:Shipper>
<ns:Recipient>
<ns:Contact>
<ns:PersonName>Name</ns:PersonName>
<ns:PhoneNumber>Phone</ns:PhoneNumber>
</ns:Contact>
<ns:Address>
<ns:StreetLines>123 MAIN STREET</ns:StreetLines>
<ns:StreetLines>MAIL SLOT 45</ns:StreetLines>
<ns:City>City</ns:City>
<ns:StateOrProvinceCode>CA</ns:StateOrProvinceCode>
<ns:PostalCode>Xip</ns:PostalCode>
<ns:CountryCode>US</ns:CountryCode>
</ns:Address>
</ns:Recipient>
<ns:ShippingChargesPayment>
<ns:PaymentType>SENDER</ns:PaymentType>
<ns:Payor>
<ns:ResponsibleParty>
<ns:AccountNumber></ns:AccountNumber>
<ns:Contact>
<ns:CompanyName>Name</ns:CompanyName>
</ns:Contact>
<ns:Address>
<ns:CountryCode>US</ns:CountryCode>
</ns:Address>
</ns:ResponsibleParty>
</ns:Payor>
</ns:ShippingChargesPayment>
<ns:SpecialServicesRequested>
</ns:SpecialServicesRequested>
<ns:LabelSpecification>
<ns:LabelFormatType>COMMON2D</ns:LabelFormatType>
<ns:ImageType>ZPLII</ns:ImageType>
<ns:LabelStockType>STOCK_4X6</ns:LabelStockType>
<ns:LabelPrintingOrientation>TOP_EDGE_OF_TEXT_FIRST</ns:LabelPrintingOrientation>
<ns:PrintedLabelOrigin>
<ns:Contact>
<ns:CompanyName>Company</ns:CompanyName>
<ns:PhoneNumber>Phone</ns:PhoneNumber>
</ns:Contact>
<ns:Address>
<ns:StreetLines>Street</ns:StreetLines>
<ns:City>City</ns:City>
<ns:StateOrProvinceCode>CA</ns:StateOrProvinceCode>
<ns:PostalCode>Zip</ns:PostalCode>
<ns:CountryCode>US</ns:CountryCode>
</ns:Address>
</ns:PrintedLabelOrigin>
</ns:LabelSpecification>
<ns:RateRequestTypes>LIST</ns:RateRequestTypes>
<ns:PackageCount>1</ns:PackageCount>
<ns:RequestedPackageLineItems>
<ns:SequenceNumber>1</ns:SequenceNumber>
<ns:Weight>
<ns:Units>LB</ns:Units>
<ns:Value>8</ns:Value>
</ns:Weight>
<ns:Dimensions>
<ns:Length>5</ns:Length>
<ns:Width>5</ns:Width>
<ns:Height>4</ns:Height>
<ns:Units>IN</ns:Units>
</ns:Dimensions>
<ns:CustomerReferences>
<ns:CustomerReferenceType>CUSTOMER_REFERENCE</ns:CustomerReferenceType>
<ns:Value>CD0000002199</ns:Value>
</ns:CustomerReferences>
<ns:CustomerReferences>
<ns:CustomerReferenceType>P_O_NUMBER</ns:CustomerReferenceType>
<ns:Value>0000497600</ns:Value>
</ns:CustomerReferences>
<ns:SpecialServicesRequested>
<ns:SpecialServiceTypes>DRY_ICE</ns:SpecialServiceTypes>
<ns:SpecialServiceTypes>SIGNATURE_OPTION</ns:SpecialServiceTypes>
<ns:DryIceWeight>
<ns:Units>KG</ns:Units>
<ns:Value>2.5</ns:Value>
</ns:DryIceWeight>
<ns:SignatureOptionDetail>
<ns:OptionType>DIRECT</ns:OptionType>
</ns:SignatureOptionDetail>
</ns:SpecialServicesRequested>
</ns:RequestedPackageLineItems>
</ns:RequestedShipment>
</ns:ProcessShipmentRequest>