# Basics

Sendbox API are HTTP based [RESTful](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer) APIs. API request and response format are in JSON.  

* All request should be issued using HTTP protocol
* All request requires authentication 
* Content type for responses will always be `application/json` 

## API Request 

To construct an API request the following components are required. 

| Component                          | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ---------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| The HTTP method                    | <p><code>GET</code>. Request  data from resource</p><p><code>POST</code> . Submit data to a resource to process </p><p><code>PUT</code> . Update a resource </p><p><code>DELETE</code> . Deletes a resource  </p> |
| The URL to the staging API service | <https://sandbox.staging.sendbox.co/shipping>                                                                                                                                                                     |
| The URL to the live API service    | [https://live.sendbox.co/shipping/](https://api.sendbox.co/shipping/)                                                                                                                                             |
| HTTP request header                | Includes the `Content-type` header with the value `application/json`                                                                                                                                              |
| A JSON request body                | required for making a request                                                                                                                                                                                     |

{% hint style="info" %}
**You are advised to make all test request on the staging API and ensure there are no errors before you deploy to users using the live API**&#x20;
{% endhint %}

## API response&#x20;

This describes the response format for Sendbox API&#x20;

Sendbox API calls return HTTP status codes in the response headers. API calls also return JSON response bodies that include information about the resource.

Each REST API request returns a success or error HTTP status code.we will talk about errors latter in the docs but for now, we will focus on success.&#x20;

| status code | Description                                                                  |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 200         | A successful `GET` request                                                   |
| 201         | A successful `POST`, `PUT` request means your request is created or updated. |

## Fetching Data

Fetching data means you will like to retrieve data from a resource. Most times, you are required to set header parameters usually the content-type and the authorization key and make a get request to an endpoint. For example, let say we want to get all shipments, we can simply make a get request and a successful request will come back with a 200 status code and return all the shipments in JSON format.

## Fetch Data

<https://sandbox.staging.sendbox.co/shipping>

[`https://live.sendbox.co/shipping/shipments`<br>](<https://api.sendbox.co/shipping/shipments&#xA;>)

In this example, we are making a get request to shipment endpoint to fetch all shipments&#x20;

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Request" %}

## Headers&#x20;

| Name          | Type   | Description       |
| ------------- | ------ | ----------------- |
| Authorization | String | Authorization-key |
| Content-type  | String | application/json  |
| {% endtab %}  |        |                   |

{% tab title="Response" %}
200: OK&#x20;

The response body is always in `JSON` format. It contains all shipments details&#x20;

```
{
    "next_page": "?page=2",
    "prev": null,
    "page_by": {
        "total": 79,
        "pages": 4,
        "next": 2,
        "per_page": 20,
        "prev": null,
        "page": 1
    },
    
     "print_string": "SELECT shipment.id AS shipment_id, shipment.code AS shipment_code, shipment.reference_code AS shipment_reference_code, shipment.notes AS shipment_notes, shipment.barcode AS shipment_barcode, shipment.awb_no AS shipment_awb_no, shipment.awb_endpoint AS shipment_awb_endpoint, shipment.package_type_code AS shipment_package_type_code, shipment.origin_merchant_id AS shipment_origin_merchant_id, shipment.origin_name AS shipment_origin_name, shipment.origin_phone AS shipment_origin_phone, shipment.origin_email AS shipment_origin_email, shipment.origin_street AS shipment_origin_street, shipment.origin_city AS shipment_origin_city, shipment.origin_city_id AS shipment_origin_city_id, shipment.origin_lat AS shipment_origin_lat, shipment.origin_lng AS shipment_origin_lng, shipment.origin_post_code AS shipment_origin_post_code, shipment.origin_state_code AS shipment_origin_state_code, shipment.origin_country_code AS shipment_origin_country_code, shipment.destination_merchant_id AS shipment_destination_merchant_id, shipment.destination_name AS shipment_destination_name, shipment.destination_phone AS shipment_destination_phone, shipment.destination_email AS shipment_destination_email, shipment.destination_street AS shipment_destination_street, shipment.destination_city AS shipment_destination_city, shipment.destination_lat AS shipment_destination_lat, shipment.destination_lng AS shipment_destination_lng, shipment.destination_post_code AS shipment_destination_post_code, shipment.destination_state_code AS shipment_destination_state_code, shipment.destination_country_code AS shipment_destination_country_code, shipment.time_schedule_code AS shipment_time_schedule_code, shipment.accept_value_on_delivery AS shipment_accept_value_on_delivery, shipment.total_value AS shipment_total_value, shipment.amount_to_receive AS shipment_amount_to_receive, shipment.pickup_eta AS shipment_pickup_eta, shipment.last_dispatch_time AS shipment_last_dispatch_time, shipment.accept_custom_fee AS shipment_accept_custom_fee, shipment.rate_fee AS shipment_rate_fee, shipment.custom_fee AS shipment_custom_fee, shipment.discount_fee AS shipment_discount_fee, shipment.fee AS shipment_fee, shipment.fee_balance AS shipment_fee_balance, shipment.paid AS shipment_paid, shipment.priority_pickup_fee AS shipment_priority_pickup_fee, shipment.discount AS shipment_discount, shipment.vat AS shipment_vat, shipment.fee_payment_status_code AS shipment_fee_payment_status_code, shipment.fee_payment_channel_code AS shipment_fee_payment_channel_code, shipment.pay_on_delivery_method_code AS shipment_pay_on_delivery_method_code, shipment.transaction_code AS shipment_transaction_code, shipment.transaction_id AS shipment_transaction_id, shipment.instruction_code AS shipment_instruction_code, shipment.length AS shipment_length, shipment.width AS shipment_width, shipment.height AS shipment_height, shipment.weight AS shipment_weight, shipment.user_weight AS shipment_user_weight, shipment.quantity AS shipment_quantity, shipment.is_fragile AS shipment_is_fragile, shipment.is_spillable AS shipment_is_spillable, shipment.is_confidential AS shipment_is_confidential, shipment.courier_id AS shipment_courier_id, shipment.agent_id AS shipment_agent_id, shipment.client_id AS shipment_client_id, shipment.merchant_id AS shipment_merchant_id, shipment.channel_code AS shipment_channel_code, shipment.pickup_date AS shipment_pickup_date, shipment.incoming_option_code AS shipment_incoming_option_code, shipment.delivery_type_code AS shipment_delivery_type_code, shipment.delivery_priority_code AS shipment_delivery_priority_code, shipment.payment_option_code AS shipment_payment_option_code, shipment.min_quoted_fee AS shipment_min_quoted_fee, shipment.max_quoted_fee AS shipment_max_quoted_fee, shipment.discount_min_quoted_fee AS shipment_discount_min_quoted_fee, shipment.discount_max_quoted_fee AS shipment_discount_max_quoted_fee, shipment.status_code AS shipment_status_code, shipment.delivery_callback AS shipment_delivery_callback, shipment.finance_callback AS shipment_finance_callback, shipment.selected_courier_id AS shipment_selected_courier_id, shipment.courier_ids AS shipment_courier_ids, shipment.cancel_reason AS shipment_cancel_reason, shipment.billing_code AS shipment_billing_code, shipment.platform_id AS shipment_platform_id, shipment.current_connector_code AS shipment_current_connector_code, shipment.current_awb AS shipment_current_awb, shipment.label_image AS shipment_label_image, shipment.invoice_image AS shipment_invoice_image, shipment.transfer_label_image AS shipment_transfer_label_image, shipment.transfer_invoice_image AS shipment_transfer_invoice_image, shipment.delivery_label_image AS shipment_delivery_label_image, shipment.pickup_number AS shipment_pickup_number, shipment.connector_pickup_schedule_id AS shipment_connector_pickup_schedule_id, shipment.account_type AS shipment_account_type, shipment.test AS shipment_test, shipment.is_first_shipment AS shipment_is_first_shipment, shipment.vehicle_type_code AS shipment_vehicle_type_code, shipment.pickup_code AS shipment_pickup_code, shipment.has_waybill_error AS shipment_has_waybill_error, shipment.waybill_error AS shipment_waybill_error, shipment.escalation_opened AS shipment_escalation_opened, shipment.dispute_opened AS shipment_dispute_opened, shipment.same_day AS shipment_same_day, shipment.fee_before_coupon AS shipment_fee_before_coupon, shipment.coupon_code AS shipment_coupon_code, shipment.coupon_id AS shipment_coupon_id, shipment.released_by_name AS shipment_released_by_name, shipment.released_by_phone AS shipment_released_by_phone, shipment.released_by_signature AS shipment_released_by_signature, shipment.requires_escrow AS shipment_requires_escrow, shipment.target AS shipment_target, shipment.amount AS shipment_amount, shipment.currency_code AS shipment_currency_code, shipment.escrow_reference AS shipment_escrow_reference, shipment.applied_credits AS shipment_applied_credits, shipment.applied_reward AS shipment_applied_reward, shipment.reward_value AS shipment_reward_value, shipment.package_courier_id AS shipment_package_courier_id, shipment.package_agent_id AS shipment_package_agent_id, shipment.package_received_by AS shipment_package_received_by, shipment.package_received_by_phone AS shipment_package_received_by_phone, shipment.package_received_by_signature AS shipment_package_received_by_signature, shipment.package_date_created AS shipment_package_date_created, shipment.package_last_updated AS shipment_package_last_updated, shipment.package_date_received AS shipment_package_date_received, shipment.package_rejection_reason AS shipment_package_rejection_reason, shipment.package_delivery_fee AS shipment_package_delivery_fee, shipment.package_delivery_status_code AS shipment_package_delivery_status_code, shipment.package_fulfilment_status_code AS shipment_package_fulfilment_status_code, shipment.package_delivery_date AS shipment_package_delivery_date, shipment.package_delivery_eta AS shipment_package_delivery_eta, shipment.package_delivery_attempt AS shipment_package_delivery_attempt, shipment.package_label_image AS shipment_package_label_image, shipment.package_invoice_image AS shipment_package_invoice_image, shipment.merchant_direction AS shipment_merchant_direction, shipment.drop_off_location_id AS shipment_drop_off_location_id, shipment.selected_drop_off_location_id AS shipment_selected_drop_off_location_id, shipment.customer_drop_off AS shipment_customer_drop_off, shipment.credits_transaction_id AS shipment_credits_transaction_id, shipment.insurance_option_code AS shipment_insurance_option_code, shipment.insurance_fee AS shipment_insurance_fee, shipment.insurance_value AS shipment_insurance_value, shipment.franchise_id AS shipment_franchise_id, shipment.package_connector_tarrif AS shipment_package_connector_tarrif, shipment.package_connector_discount AS shipment_package_connector_discount, shipment.package_connector_vat AS shipment_package_connector_vat, shipment.package_connector_forwaring_charge AS shipment_package_connector_forwaring_charge, shipment.package_connector_amount_due AS shipment_package_connector_amount_due, shipment.package_connector_weight AS shipment_package_connector_weight, shipment.package_connector_dimension_weight AS shipment_package_connector_dimension_weight, shipment.package_connector_billable_weight AS shipment_package_connector_billable_weight, shipment.package_connector_other_charge AS shipment_package_connector_other_charge, shipment.package_connector_other_charge_reason AS shipment_package_connector_other_charge_reason, shipment.last_updated AS shipment_last_updated, shipment.date_created AS shipment_date_created 
FROM shipment 
WHERE shipment.test != true AND shipment.status_code IN (%(status_code_1)s, %(status_code_2)s, %(status_code_3)s) AND shipment.merchant_id = %(merchant_id_1)s ORDER BY shipment.date_created DESC",
       "results": [
        {
            "destination_contact_phone": "08012345678",
            "code": "0006320484",
            "status_code": "drafted",
            "height": 0,
            "time_schedule": {
                "code": "anytime",
                "name": "Anytime"
            },
            "amount": null,
            "is_spillable": false,
            "narration": null,
            "owner": "Sendbox",
            "destination_address": "20 Oregun Ikeja Ikeja Lagos Nigeria",
            "destination_name": "Johnny English",
            "incoming_option": {
                "code": "pickup",
                "name": "Pickup"
            },
            "payment_options": null,
            "origin_city": "Lagos",
            "width": 0,
            "package_delivery_attempt": 0,
            "short_origin_address": "Lagos Lagos Nigeria",
            "origin_phone": "0801234567890",
            "package_received_by": null,
            "destination_city": "Ikeja",
            "package_delivery_status_code": null,
            "recurrent_cards": [],
            "package_label_image": null,
            "origin_state": {
                "code": "LOS",
                "name": "Lagos"
            },
            "has_waybill_error": false,
            "insurance_option_code": null,
            "pk": "894688",
            "package_invoice_image": null,
            "transaction_id": null,
            "merchant": {
                "username": null,
                "email": "Johndoe@gmail.com",
                "id": 10383,
                "phone": "081234567890",
                "name": "John"
            },
            "delivery_priority": {
                "code": "next_day",
                "name": "Next Day"
            },
            "payment_option": {
                "code": null,
                "name": null
            },
            "courier": {
                "name": "Sixth Gear Logistics"
            },
            "total_value": 90,
            "package_fulfilment_status_code": null,
            "origin_address": "20 Old Yaba Road Lagos Lagos Lagos Nigeria",
            "package_agent": {
                "username": null,
                "email": null,
                "id": 0,
                "phone": null,
                "name": null
            },
            "min_quoted_fee": 1015,
            "pickup_attempts": [],
            "origin_state_code": "LOS",
            "package_type_code": null,
            "max_quoted_fee": 1015,
            "tracking": {
                "destination_country": null,
                "status": null,
                "origin_city": null,
                "destination_city": null,
                "origin_name": null,
                "destination_name": null,
                "current_awb": null,
                "origin_country": null
            },
            "client_id": 0,
            "destination_email": "janedoe@gmail.com",
            "origin_contact_phone": "080123456789",
            "package_delivery_fee": 0,
            "origin_post_code": null,
            "coupon_description": null,
            "possible_actions": [
                {
                    "code": "pay",
                    "name": "Pay"
                },
                {
                    "code": "cancel",
                    "name": "Cancel"
                }
            ],
            "notes": null,
            "current_status": {
                "code": "drafted",
                "name": "On Hold"
            },
            "use_selected_rate": null,
            "destination_street": "20 Oregun Ikeja",
            "package_delivery_date": null,
            "reference_code": "74",
            "selected_rate_id": null,
            "pod": "Prepaid",
            "destination_state": {
                "code": "LOS",
                "name": "Lagos"
            },
            "shipment_id": null,
            "origin_city_id": 1175,
            "domain": null,
            "package_type": {
                "code": null,
                "name": null
            },
            "last_updated": "2019-11-15T14:41:06.185519",
            "weight": 0,
            "amount_to_receive": 1263.72,
            "destination_state_code": "LOS",
            "sensitivity": "",
            "package_fulfilment_status": {
                "code": null,
                "name": null
            },
            "package_delivery_eta": null,
            "origin_country": {
                "code": "NG",
                "name": "Nigeria"
            },
            "package_courier_id": null,
            "delivery_priority_code": "next_day",
            "origin_country_code": "NG",
            "package_agent_id": 0,
            "package_date_received": null,
            "package_delivery_status": {
                "code": null,
                "name": null
            },
            "has_waybill": null,
            "delivery_type_code": "last_mile",
            "short_destination_address": "Ikeja Lagos Nigeria",
            "pickup_courier": {
                "status": null,
                "courier_name": null
            },HP
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Posting Data

Posting data is a little different from fetching data. here you are required to make a post request to the endpoint and pass in a body of JSON data you would like to post. For example, let's say you want to get delivery quotes for a shipment. You simply make a post request to the delivery quotes endpoint this returns a status code 201 and quotes of that shipments in JSON format.&#x20;

JSON body sample to make a post request

```
{
"origin_country":"Nigeria",
"origin_country_code":"NG", 
"origin_state" : "Lagos",
"destination_country":"Nigeria",
"destination_country_code":" ",
"destination_state": "Abuja",
"weight" : 3,
"destination_state_code":"ABV",
"origin_state_code": "LOS"
}
```

## Post Data

<https://sandbox.staging.sendbox.co/shipping>/shipment\_delivery\_quote

`https://live.sendbox.co/shipping/shipment_delivery_quote`

In this example, we are making a post request to the shipment\_delivery\_quote endpoint.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Request" %}

### Headers

| Name          | Type   | Description       |
| ------------- | ------ | ----------------- |
| Authorization | String | Authorization-key |
| Content-type  | String | application/json  |

### Body Parameters&#x20;

| Name                       | Type   | Description            |
| -------------------------- | ------ | ---------------------- |
| origin\_country            | String | senders country        |
| origin\_country\_code      | String | senders country code   |
| origin\_state              | String | senders state          |
| origin\_state\_code        | String | senders state code     |
| destination\_country       | String | recipient country      |
| destination\_country\_code | String | recipient country code |
| destination\_state         | String | recipient state        |
| destination\_state\_code   | String | recipient state code   |
| weight                     | float  | weight of package      |
| {% endtab %}               |        |                        |

{% tab title="Response" %}
201: Created&#x20;

```
{
  "credit_amount": null,
  "payment_option": {
    "code": null,
    "name": null
  },
  "weight": 8.1,
  "total_value": 0,
  "destination_state_code": "LOS",
  "min_quoted_fee": 1000,
  "origin_state_code": "LOS",
  "time_schedule_code": "anytime",
  "incoming_option_code": "pickup",
  "max_quoted_fee": 8783.775,
  "delivery_priority_code": "next_day",
  "accept_value_on_delivery": null,
  "selected_rate": {
    "discount": null,
    "courier_id": 0,
    "fee": null,
    "name": null,
    "courier": {
      "name": null
    },
    "return_fee": null,
    "actual_fee": null,
    "fee_with_return": null,
    "id": null
  },
  "origin_country_code": "NG",
  "payment_options": [
    {
      "pk": "book_on_hold",
      "brand": "wallet",
      "code": "book_on_hold",
      "mask": "Book on hold",
      "friendly_brand": "You will be debited from your wallet"
    }
  ],
  "origin_city": "Ketu",
  "total_quantity": 0,
  "delivery_type_code": "last_mile",
  "payment_option_code": null,
  "destination_city": "zone 5",
  "destination_country_code": "NG",
  "recurrent_cards": [
    {
      "pk": "book_on_hold",
      "brand": "wallet",
      "mask": "Book on hold",
      "id": null,
      "friendly_brand": "You will be debited from your wallet"
    }
  ],
  "rates": [
    {
      "discount": null,
      "courier_id": 3,
      "fee": 1000,
      "name": "Sixth Gear Logistics",
      "courier": {
        "name": "Sixth Gear Logistics"
      },
      "return_fee": 50,
      "actual_fee": null,
      "fee_with_return": 1050,
      "id": "3_1000.0"
    },
    {
      "discount": null,
      "courier_id": 19,
      "fee": 2200,
      "name": "Parcel Line Logistics",
      "courier": {
        "name": "Parcel Line Logistics"
      },
      "return_fee": 50,
      "actual_fee": null,
      "fee_with_return": 2250,
      "id": "19_2200.0"
    },
    {
      "discount": null,
      "courier_id": 20,
      "fee": 1800,
      "name": "CRS Logistics",
      "courier": {
        "name": "CRS Logistics"
      },
      "return_fee": 50,
      "actual_fee": null,
      "fee_with_return": 1850,
      "id": "20_1800.0"
    },
    {
      "discount": null,
      "courier_id": 22,
      "fee": 8783.775,
      "name": "DHL",
      "courier": {
        "name": "DHL"
      },
      "return_fee": 0,
      "actual_fee": null,
      "fee_with_return": null,
      "id": "22"
    }
  ],
  "selected_rate_id": null,
  "use_selected_rate": null,
  "vat": null
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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```
GET https://docs.sendbox.co/api/basics.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

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