Request a quote
Below is all the information you need to use our API to request pricing for a booking across the metro areas of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide, and Perth.
NOTE:
- Interstate options are currently only available through the customer login portal here.
- Quotes can only be generated for one parcel at a time. For deliveries with multiple parcel types, please use the customer login portal here.
Request
Endpoint
Method | Endpoint | Notes |
---|---|---|
POST | https://api.zoom2u.com/api/v1/delivery/quote | Requires delivery, pickup, and drop off information to be provided. |
Request Headers
{ "Authorization" : "Bearer your-token-goes-here", "Content-Type" : "application/json" }
You will need to retrieve the bearer token by logging into your customer account and navigating to the “My Account” section.
There is a short guide here on how to access that information!
Note: This is a secret key and links to your account. For your own security, please do not share it or expose the key publicly.
Body
The body of a submission needs to include 3 main things;
- Information about the service itself,
- Pickup information,
- Drop off information.
Do note that if you wish you see multiple quote options in the same response, leaving the deliverySpeed
entry blank will return an array of all the available options at the same time.
An example will be attached below.
Name | Mandatory | Type | Description |
---|---|---|---|
PurchaseOrderNumber | No | String | Used to add your own reference code, PO Number, or other reference number to the booking details! |
ReadyDateTime | No | DateTime | Used to specify when the package is ready for pick up. Must be in UTC time, in ISO8601 format.eg. YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ Default if left blank is the current (local) system time. |
DeliverySpeed | No | String | Used to specify the service level of the delivery; how quickly the delivery needs to be completed - Same day Only available if the ReadyDateTime is earlier than 12:30pm, and allows delivery any time before 8:30pm. - 3 hour Only available if the ReadyDateTime is earlier than 5:00pm, and requires the delivery is completed within 3hrs of the ReadyDateTime. - VIP The booking will be created with the highest priority and delivered as soon as possible. Available all times of the day though no guarantee is made for deliveries ready after 9pm |
VehicleType | No | String | The vehicle that is required to complete the delivery. - Bike Short deliveries, cheap, but small capacity. - Car Medium cost, medium capacity. - Van Can facilitate large deliveries. Default if unspecified is Car |
PackageType | No | String | Used to categorise the items being delivered. - Documents Can be delivered by Bikes, Cars, and Vans. - Bag Can be delivered by Bikes, Cars, and Vans. - Box Can be delivered by Cars and Vans only. - Flowers Can be delivered by Cars and Vans only, and only with the "3 hour" and "VIP" delivery speeds. - Custom All other deliveries Default if unspecified is Custom and will generate a generic price. |
PackageDescription | No | String | A short, generic, notes field. |
Pickup | No* | Object | Contains the pickup information (name, contact details, address, notes) * If not provided, the default pickup location in the address book of the account is used as the pickup location. The address of the account is used if neither of the above are provided, and an error occurs of none of the 3 are available at all. |
Dropoff | Always | Object | Contains the drop off location information (name, contact details, address, notes) |
‘Pickup’ and ‘Dropoff’ location object details
Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
---|---|---|---|
ContactName | String | No | Name of the contact at the pick up or delivery location. It is best to add a business name if applicable too. eg. "Jane Smith (ACME Company)" |
Email | String | No | An email address for the contact at the pick up or delivery location. If a driver is unable to locate an address, they will be able to access this information to assist them. This field can be blank if not applicable (eg. ""), but the field cannot be omitted. |
Phone | String | No | A contact phone number for the pick up or delivery location. If a driver is unable to locate an address, they will be able to access this information to assist them. This field can be blank if not applicable (eg. ""), but the field cannot be omitted. |
Notes | String | No | Free text notes field relating to the pick up or drop off location specifically. eg. "See security" or "Ring doorbell" |
UnitNumber | String | Yes* | Should be the unit number of an apartment, or the suite number of an office building. This field can be removed if it is replaced by the FullAddress field.See notes below for more information. |
StreetNumber | String | Yes* | Street number This field can be removed if it is replaced by the FullAddress field.See notes below for more information. |
Street | String | Yes* | Name of the street This field can be removed if it is replaced by the FullAddress field.See notes below for more information. |
Suburb | String | Yes* | eg. "Sydney This field can be removed if it is replaced by the FullAddress field.See notes below for more information. |
Postcode | String | Yes* | eg. "2000" if the postcode is "Sydney" This field can be removed if it is replaced by the FullAddress field.See notes below for more information. |
State | String | Yes* | State in either short, 3 character, form or full form. eg. "NSW" or "New South Wales" This field can be removed if it is replaced by the FullAddress field.See notes below for more information. |
Country | String | Yes* | eg. Australia This field can be removed if it is replaced by the FullAddress field.See notes below for more information. |
Example:
{ "PurchaseOrderNumber":"ABCD1234", "PackageDescription": "1 box with some cakes", "ReadyDateTime": "2020-12-24T10:20:00.06Z", "VehicleType": "Car", "PackageType": "Box", "Pickup": { "ContactName": "John Smith", "Email": "test@test.com", "Phone": "0000 0000", "UnitNumber": "", "StreetNumber": "123", "Street": "Main St", "Suburb": "North Sydney", "State": "NSW", "Postcode": "2000", "Country": "Australia", "Notes" : "" }, "Dropoff": { "ContactName": "Jane Smith", "Email": "test@test.com", "Phone": "0000 0000", "UnitNumber": "ACME Co.", "StreetNumber": "123", "Street": "Main St", "Suburb": "North Sydney", "State": "NSW", "Postcode": "2000", "Country": "Australia", "Notes" : "" } }
Alternatively, for your convenience, you can choose to submit a full, concatenated, address instead of the individualised components.
When a full street address is submitted, the FullAddress
field MUST include the following elements;
- Street Number
- Street Name
- Suburb
- Postcode
A booking cannot be completed if it is missing any of the above components.
Eg.
- This is acceptable:
"FullAddress": "123 Main St, North Sydney, 2060, NSW",
- This is not acceptable:
"FullAddress": "20 Main St, NSW",
The other components of the pickup or drop off location must still be submitted. The submission, in total, would then contain these 6 strings;
ContactName
Phone
Email
Notes
FullAddress
Example (With FullAddress
address substitution):
{ "PurchaseOrderNumber":"ABCD1234", "PackageDescription": "1 box with some cakes", "ReadyDateTime": "2020-12-24T10:20:00.06Z", "VehicleType": "Car", "PackageType": "Box", "Pickup": { "ContactName": "John Smith", "Email": "test@test.com", "Phone": "0000 0000", "UnitNumber": "ACME Company", "FullAddress": "610 Appleby St, Sydney, 2000, NSW", "Notes" : "" }, "Dropoff": { "ContactName": "Jane Smith", "Email": "test@test.com", "Phone": "0000 0000", "UnitNumber": "Unit 609", "FullAddress": "123 Main St, North Sydney, NSW, 2000, NSW", "Notes" : "" } }
Response
There are 5 possible responses when creating a booking;
- Successful requests will return a confirmation of the delivery speed, a price, and a delivery time SLA.
- If the
deliveryspeed
has been submitted asVIP
, the response will additionally include two additional fields, on top of the regular data returned. - If the
deliveryspeed
has been submitted as""
, the response will contain a collection of replies, with each deliveryspeed option listed with its associated price and delivery time SLA. - If mandatory information is missing from the request, the response will indicate which fields need to be filled in.
- If there are issues unrelated to the submitted data
Success
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
deliverySpeed | String | Confirmation of the deliverySpeed |
price | Decimal | Dollar value of the booking (local currency) |
deliveredBy | DateTime | Date and time the booking will be completed by. This information is conveyed to the customer and the recipient upon booking creation as well. Note: Will be returned in UTC time, in ISO8601 format. eg. YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ |
earliestPickupEta * | DateTime | Date and time the booking is expected to be collected, based on the average closest driver accepting the booking and driving directly to the collection location. Note: - Will be returned in UTC time, in ISO8601 format. eg. YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ * - Will only be returned if the deliverySpeed is set to VIP |
earliestDropEta * | DateTime | Date and time the booking is expected to be delivered, based on the average closest driver accepting the booking and driving directly to the collection location then directly to the delivery location. Note: - Will be returned in UTC time, in ISO8601 format. eg. YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ * - Will only be returned if the deliverySpeed is set to VIP |
Example of deliveryspeed
submitted as Same day
or 3 hour
:
{ "deliverySpeed": "Same day", "price": 42.0, "deliveredBy": "2020-12-24T11:20:00Z", }
Example of deliveryspeed
submitted as VIP
:
{ "deliverySpeed": "VIP", "price": 42.0, "deliveredBy": "2020-12-24T11:20:00Z", "earliestPickupEta": "2020-12-24T11:20:00Z", "earliestDropEta": "2020-12-24T11:20:00Z" }
Example of deliveryspeed
submitted as ""
:
[ { "deliverySpeed": "Same day", "price": 68, "deliveredBy": "2020-12-25T06:00:00Z" }, { "deliverySpeed": "Same day", "price": 68, "deliveredBy": "2020-12-25T09:30:00Z" }, { "deliverySpeed": "3 hour", "price": 86, "deliveredBy": "2020-12-25T01:00:00Z" }, { "deliverySpeed": "VIP", "price": 159, "deliveredBy": "2020-12-24T11:20:00Z" } ]
If information is missing from the request
Name | Location | Type | Description |
---|---|---|---|
message | Body | String | Short error message |
modelState | Body | Object / Array | Collection of erroneous fields |
getQuoteRequest | modelState | String | Specific field that is missing. Note: There can be multiple entries if multiple fields are missing. |
Example:
{ "message": "The request is invalid.", "modelState": { "getQuoteRequest.Pickup.Suburb": [ "The Suburb field is required." ], "getQuoteRequest.Pickup.Postcode": [ "The Postcode field is required." ], } }
Other issues
HTTP Status Code | Meaning | Description | Troubleshooting |
---|---|---|---|
400 | Bad Request | The server cannot or will not process the request due to something that is perceived to be a client error (e.g., malformed request syntax, invalid request message framing, or deceptive request routing). | - Check the request syntax! |
401 | Unauthorised | The request has not been applied because it lacks valid authentication credentials for the target resource. | - Check the bearer token is valid and has been submitted correctly. - Check the url is correct |
403 | Forbidden | The server understood the request but refuses to authorize it. | |
404 | Not found | The origin server did not find a current representation for the target resource or is not willing to disclose that one exists. | - Check the endpoint URL to make sure it is correct. |
415 | Unsupported media Type | The origin server is refusing to service the request because the payload is in a format not supported by this method on the target resource. | - Check the Content-Type field has been correctly assigned- Check the syntax of the body data is correct, and is of the same language as the Content-Type tag |