Uber Direct

Ensure you have provided required credentials to ship with Uber Direct.

Uber Direct credential requirements

Prior to shipping with Uber Direct, you must configure credentials in the Shipium Console. You'll provide a client ID, client secret, and customer ID for production and for test mode.

Additional requirements

For single-parcel shipments, the following additional fields should be nested in the shipmentParameters property. For multi-parcel shipments, they should be included in multiParcelShipmentParameters. While a phone number is required for both the shipper and recipient, the other fields are optional.

Required fields

Request field

Details

shipFromAddress.phoneNumber

Type: String
Description: The phone number of the contact for the origin address

destinationAddress.phoneNumber

Type: String
Description: The phone number of the contact for the destination address

Conditional fields

Request field

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pickupWindow.startWindow.hour

Type: Integer (int32)
Condition: Required when including pickupWindow
Description: The start time hour for the pickup timeframe

pickupWindow.startWindow.minute

Type: Integer (int32)
Condition: Required when including pickupWindow
Description: The start time minute for the pickup timeframe

pickupWindow.startWindow.second

Type: Integer (int32)
Condition: Required when including pickupWindow
Description: The start time second for the pickup timeframe

pickupWindow.startWindow.nano

Type: Integer (int32)
Condition: Required when including pickupWindow
Description: The start time nano for the pickup timeframe

pickupWindow.endWindow.hour

Type: Integer (int32)
Condition: Required when including pickupWindow
Description: The end time hour for the pickup timeframe

pickupWindow.endWindow.minute

Type: Integer (int32)
Condition: Required when including pickupWindow
Description: The end time minute for the pickup timeframe

pickupWindow.endWindow.second

Type: Integer (int32)
Condition: Required when including pickupWindow
Description: The end time second for the pickup timeframe

pickupWindow.endWindow.nano

Type: Integer (int32)
Condition: Required when including pickupWindow
Description: The end time nano for the pickup timeframe

Optional fields

Request field

Details

lastMileDeliveryOptions.deliveryInstruction

Type: String (enumeration)
Values: Leave_At_Door or Meet_At_Door
Description: Instructions passed to the carrier on how to handle the last mile of delivery

lastMileDeliveryOptions.undeliverableInstruction

Type: String (enumeration)
Values: Leave_At_Door, Return, Destroy
Description: Instructions passed to the carrier on how to handle packages that go undelivered

lastMileDeliveryOptions.tip.tipType

Type: String (enumeration)
Values: fixed or percentage
Description: The way the tip ought to be applied; the default value is fixed.

lastMileDeliveryOptions.tip.tipValue

Type: Number (float)
Description: The value to be passed through as a tip amount

lastMileDeliveryOptions.tip.currencyCode

Type: String
Example: usd
Description: The 3-character ISO 4217 currency code of the tip

lastMileDeliveryOptions.tipForLabelCreate .tipType

Type: String (enumeration)
Values: fixed or percentage
Description: The way the tip ought to be applied; the default value is fixed.

lastMileDeliveryOptions.tipForLabelCreate .tipValue

Type: Number (float)
Description: The value to be passed through as a tip amount

lastMileDeliveryOptions.tipForLabelCreate .currencyCode

Type: String
Example: usd
Description: The 3-character ISO 4217 currency code of the tip

lastMileDeliveryOptions .deliverableActionForLabelCreate

Type: String (enumeration)
Values: Return, Leave_At_Door, Discard or Meet_At_Door
Description: Instructions passed to the carrier on how to handle a deliverable delivery

lastMileDeliveryOptions .undeliverableActionForLabelCreate

Type: String (enumeration)
Values: Return, Leave_At_Door, Discard or Meet_At_Door
Description: Instructions passed to the carrier on how to handle an undeliverable delivery

pickupWindow.timeZone.id

Type: String
Description: The string ID for the time zone for this delivery window; if no time zone is passed, the time zone will be taken from the destination address.

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.fixedOffset

Type: Boolean
Values: true or false
Description: When true, this indicates that there is a fixed offset for the time zone.

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitions .offsetBefore.totalSeconds

Type: Integer (int32)
Description: The total seconds of the offset before

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitions .offsetBefore.id

Type: String
Description: The string ID of the offset before

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitions .offsetAfter.totalSeconds

Type: Integer (int32)
Description: The total seconds of the offset after

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitions .offsetAfter.id

Type: String
Description: The string ID of the offset after

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitions .duration.seconds

Type: Integer (int64)
Description: The number of seconds of the pickup window's duration

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitions .duration.zero

Type: Boolean
Values: true or false
Description: When true, this indicates that there is a zero-value duration for the pickup window.

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitions .duration.nano

Type: Integer (int32)
Description: The number of nanos of the pickup window's duration

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitions .duration.negative

Type: Boolean
Values: true or false
Description: When true, this indicates that there is a negative duration for the pickup window.

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitions .duration.units.durationEstimated

Type: Boolean
Values: true or false
Description: When true, this indicates that the duration units are estimated.

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitions .duration.units.timeBased

Type: Boolean
Values: true or false
Description: When true, this indicates that the duration units are time based.

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitions .duration.units.dateBased

Type: Boolean
Values: true or false
Description: When true, this indicates that the duration units are date based.

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitions.gap

Type: Boolean
Values: true or false
Description: When true, this indicates that there is a gap in the pickup window.

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitions .dateTimeAfter

Type: String (date-time)
Description: The date-time after the pickup window

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitions .dateTimeBefore

Type: String (date-time)
Description: The date-time before the pickup window

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitions.overlap

Type: Boolean
Values: true or false
Description: When true, this indicates that there is overlap in the pickup window.

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitions.instant

Type: String (date-time)
Description: The date-time instant of the pickup window

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitionRules.month

Type: String (enumeration)
Values: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Description: The month of the transition rule

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitionRules .timeDefinition

Type: String (enumeration)
Values: utc, wall, standard
Description: The time definition of the transition rule

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitionRules .standardOffset.totalSeconds

Type: Integer (int32)
Description: The total seconds of the standard offset

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitionRules .standardOffset.id

Type: String
Description: The string ID for the standard offset

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitionRules .offsetBefore.totalSeconds

Type: Integer (int32)
Description: The total seconds of the offset before

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitionRules .offsetBefore.id

Type: String
Description: The string ID for the offset before

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitionRules .offsetAfter.totalSeconds

Type: Integer (int32)
Description: The total seconds of the offset after

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitionRules .offsetAfter.id

Type: String
Description: The string ID for the offset after

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitionRules .dayOfWeek

Type: String (enumeration)
Values: Monday or Tuesday or Wednesday or Thursday or Friday or Saturday or Sunday
Description: The weekday of the transition rule

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitionRules .dayOfMonthIndicator

Type: Integer (int32)
Description: The number of the day of the month of the transition rule

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitionRules .localTime.hour

Type: Integer (int32)
Description: The hour of the local time that ends the pickup window

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitionRules .localTime.minute

Type: Integer (int32)
Description: The minute of the local time that ends the pickup window

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitionRules .localTime.second

Type: Integer (int32)
Description: The second of the local time that ends the pickup window

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitionRules .localTime.nano

Type: Integer (int32)
Description: The nano of the local time that ends the pickup window

pickupWindow.timeZone.rules.transitionRules .midnightEndOfDay

Type: Boolean
Values: true or false
Description: When true, this indicates that the pickup window ends at midnight.

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

{
"shipmentParameters": {

   "shipFromAddress": {
     "phoneNumber": "8123334545",
     ...
   },
   "destinationAddress": {
     "phoneNumber": "31299163377",
     ...
   },
   "lastMileDeliveryOptions": {
      "deliveryInstruction": "LEAVE_AT_DOOR",
      "undeliverableInstruction": "LEAVE_AT_DOOR",
      "tip": {
        "tipType": "fixed",
        "tipValue": 5,
        "currencyCode": "usd",
        "carrierObjectTip": "string"
      },
      "tipForLabelCreate": {
        "tipType": "fixed",
        "tipValue": 0,
        "currencyCode": "usd",
        "carrierObjectTip": "string"
      },
      "deliverableActionForLabelCreate": "RETURN",
      "undeliverableActionForLabelCreate": "RETURN"
    },
    "pickupWindow": {
      "startWindow": {
        "hour": 0,
        "minute": 0,
        "second": 0,
        "nano": 0
      },
      "endWindow": {
        "hour": 0,
        "minute": 0,
        "second": 0,
        "nano": 0
      },
      "timeZone": {
        "id": "7ea92d86-5522-47f9-b4b3-7684d67399d8",
        "rules": {
          "fixedOffset": true,
          "transitions": [
            {
              "offsetBefore": {
                "totalSeconds": 0,
                "id": "f03c77f3-76a7-491b-9901-a37d7ca188b3"
              },
              "offsetAfter": {
                "totalSeconds": 0,
                "id": "4765e1c5-a9cd-492a-956c-7c997eac119f"
              },
              "duration": {
                "seconds": 0,
                "zero": true,
                "nano": 0,
                "negative": true,
                "units": [
                  {
                    "durationEstimated": true,
                    "timeBased": true,
                    "dateBased": true
                  }
                ]
              },
              "gap": true,
              "dateTimeAfter": "2024-08-02T15:12:30.388Z",
              "dateTimeBefore": "2024-08-02T15:12:30.388Z",
              "overlap": true,
              "instant": "2024-08-02T15:12:30.388Z"
            }
          ],
          "transitionRules": [
            {
              "month": "January",
              "timeDefinition": "utc",
              "standardOffset": {
                "totalSeconds": 0,
                "id": "56c4af6f-d5d4-40dc-919c-e6aa46a1057b"
              },
              "offsetBefore": {
                "totalSeconds": 0,
                "id": "a670c662-4ed6-41db-9855-d83748e25eb0"
              },
              "offsetAfter": {
                "totalSeconds": 0,
                "id": "573c4ee7-326f-4826-a214-4b74d4ba1964"
              },
              "dayOfWeek": "Monday",
              "dayOfMonthIndicator": 0,
              "localTime": {
                "hour": 0,
                "minute": 0,
                "second": 0,
                "nano": 0
              },
              "midnightEndOfDay": true
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
 ...
     }
}

Resources

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