DHL credential requirements

Prior to shipping with DHL, you must configure credentials in the Shipium Console. You'll provide values for both production and test mode for your DHL client ID, DHL client secret, DHL client pickup account number, DHL Express key, DHL Express secret, DHL Express account number, and DHL Express key. You'll also need to supply your DHL client distribution center.

Declared value for packages

When shipping with DHL, you may optionally declare a value for the package being shipped. To declare a package value, you'll include the optional fields in the table below as part of the shipmentParameters in your API call.

Reference field	Required/Optional	Field properties	Description
`totalDeclaredValue .declaredValue`	Optional	Number ($float) Ex.: `500`	The value to be passed through as the total monetary amount of the declared value for the package. This is what will be reimbursed if the package is damaged. If the declared value exceeds the carrier's free threshold, there may be a surcharge for passing a declared value.
`totalDeclaredValue .currencyCode`	Optional	String Ex.: `usd`	The currency code for the declared value

A snippet of the JSON request for the API call with the required fields is included. This example is for a single-parcel shipment. A multi-parcel shipment request would include these fields in multiParcelShipmentParameters.

{
"shipmentParameters": {

   "totalDeclaredValue": {
        "declaredValue": 5000,
        "currencyCode": "usd",
 ...
     }
}

Resources

Your Shipium team member is available to help along the way. However, you might find these resources helpful: