Easypost is a 3rd party provider of shipping rates and shipping labels. NucomWebHosting.com offers Easypost integration as a service for a monthly fee. The first part of this page explains how to setup your account.

How to setup your Easypost account

REGISTER AT EASYPOST

Go to Easypost.com signup page

1. Go to Easypost.com and sign-up for service.
2. You'll need to add a credit card for billing.
3. Go to Account > API.
   
4. Copy your production API key.
   

REGISTER ON NUCOMWEBHOSTING.COM

1. Go to Nucomwebhosting.com  and purchase the Easypost Service.
2. After you complete the purchase, login to your 'My Account' area.
3. Go to View my Memberships
   
4. Enter the the URL of your CFWebstore and click 'Generate New Keys'
   
5. You will now see all the completed fields. Leave this screen open and return to your CFWebstore.
   

EASYPOST SETTINGS

1. On your store, go to Admin > Shipping > Easypost Settings.
   
2. Fields

• API Key - Enter in the production API from Easypost (from above)
• Easypost Call URL - The current URL is 'https://api.easypost.com/v2/'
• Name - Email - Enter in your current name and address.
• Customes Signer - This name appears on your customs documents for international shipments. 

1. Nucom Keys
   
2. Nucom Services URL - Is currenty 'https://www.nucomwebhosting.com'
3. Nucom Client Key: Copy from your Nucomwebhosting.com account
4. Nucom Client Secret: Copy from your Nucomwebhosting.com account
5. Nucom API Key: Copy from your Nucomwebhosting.com account
6. CFWebstore - this is the URL of your website. Must be exactly the same as the URL you entered.
   

ADDITIONAL SETTINGS

• Non Delivery Option: Options are 'return'
• Ship Box: Shippers needs to know the dimensions of your shipping boxes in order to charge DIM weight or oversize rates. You can choose where Easypost gets those dimensions.
  • Use Shipper Defined Package - You choose form a list of pre-defined shipper's package. IE: USPS Small Flat Rate Box or UPS Tube. The dimensions of the package are automatically calculated and added to the label. 
  • Use Merchant Custom Package - You can either enter your own predefined box sizes or just enter dimensions manually. You can enter your own package sizes under admin > Easypost > Shipping Box Sizes.
• Rate to Show: Easypost returns three rates - rate, list rate, retail. You can choose which is shown to the customer.
  • Rate - Actual rate that you pay for the label.
  • List Rate - Published non-discounted rate that anyone with an account will recieve. This is the rate your customer sees in the shopping cart.
  • Retail Rate - The amount a customer would get at the post office or on the shipper's website.
• Show Delivery Date: The estimated delivery date appears beside the shipping option. The estimated date is the shipper's delivery date + default prep days + product prep days + weekends + holidays (entered under admin > Settings > Federal Holidays).
• Default Prep Days: Add a set number of days to the delivery date. Ex: If you always ship the day after the order is received, add one day.
• Use Address Verfication: This applies to front-end only. Address is always checkout when printing labels. NOTE: Verification tells the customer their address is invalid, it does not prevent them from using an invalid address. 
  
• Email Customers: Send an email to the customer with their tracking number when the label is generated. Includes a link that returns them to the website to track their package tracking page. Sends a second email when the package is delivered.
  Requirement: Use must setup webhooks on the Easypost website for the customer to get the delivery email.
• SMS(text) Customers: Send a text when the package label is generated and when their package is delivered. Customer ops-in during checkout.
  Requirement: Use must setup webhooks on the Easypost website for the customer to get the delivery email.