Configure EasyPost as a Custom Service
Portal → Admin → All Companies → Select Company → Settings and Tools → Custom Services
To configure EasyPost as a custom service:
From the Custom Services homepage, select Add Custom Service. See Add Custom Service for additional information.
From New Service - General, enter the following for each field:
Field Name
Value
Service Name
Shipment
Type
Custom
From New Service - Custom Fields, select Add New Section, add two new sections (Configuration and Environment), and create the following custom fields:
Section
Type
Label
Encrypted
Parameter Key
Configuration
Text Entry
Service Type
No
service_type
Text Entry
Provider
No
provider
Environment
Text Entry
Data URL
No
data_url
Text Entry
API Key
Yes
api_key
Note
Placeholder Text is a required field but does not required specific text be entered for the EasyPost setup.
Navigate to Portal → Admin → Settings and Tools → Company Settings.
From Companies, select Services.
From Services, find Shipment and select the 3-dot menu and select Edit.
From Edit Shipment - General, select the Enabled toggle to Yes.
From Edit Shipment - Configuration, add the following values:
Field Name
Value
Service Type
Shipping
Provider
easy_post
From Edit Shipment - Environment, add the following values:
Field Name
Value
Data URL
Contact our technical support for the correct URL
API Key
Contact our technical support for information on generating the API Key for EasyPost
Navigate to Portal → Admin → Sites.
From Sites, select the 3-dot menu of the site and select Edit.
From the site page, select Services.
From Services, select Add Service.
From the Add Services popup, select Shipment and select Add Service.
From Services, select the 3-dot menu for Shipment and select Edit.
From Edit Shipment - General, select the Active toggle to Yes.
From Edit Shipment - General, select Use Company Settings for Environment.
Note
Custom can be used to create different site settings from the Company Settings.
From the upper-right corner of Services, select Save.