SmartRate is our patented shipment-level optimization API. You can leverage SmartRate to save money, ship faster, or both! Contact us today to learn more about SmartRate or read our documentation and guide to get started.
SmartRate allows you to optimize your shipping for on-time delivery and cost! All you have to do is call the SmartRate API with your EasyPost shipment_id
, choose the rate that best suits your needs, and ship away.
Delivery Date Estimator takes SmartRate a step further with AI-supported shipment optimization. This endpoint provides a more accurate response by accounting for varying transit trends associated with each day of the week, and requires an EasyPost shipment_id
and your parcel’s planned_ship_date
. Additionally, you’ll receive an estimated delivery date in the API response that you can pass through to upgrade your shopping cart experience.
Precision Shipping is our newest branch of SmartRate and enables you to identify the right shipping strategy to have your parcel arrive just in time. This endpoint requires an EasyPost shipment_id
and your parcel’s desired_delivery_date
. In the API response you’ll receive an estimated parcel ship date to guide you on how to meet your shipping goals.
SmartRate is an amazing solution for all businesses shipping within the domestic US. Shipment optimization can improve your key shipping metrics including cost, on-time delivery, or both. If you want to refine your shipping strategy, our original SmartRate API is a great place to start.
Today we have three SmartRate API endpoints to support our users with their unique shipping needs. We recommend reviewing each one and implementing the ones that are right for your individual use case. If you still aren’t sure, feel free to reach out to our team of shipping experts and they’ll be happy to assist you.
You can find all of our SmartRate API documentation here. There is also an API guide and support articles to help you.
Yes! All EasyPost users are welcome to test the SmartRate API for free. Please reach out to our team of shipping experts to start testing the API.
The Standalone SmartRate API is an alternative to our original SmartRate API for shippers who don’t have an EasyPost shipment_id
for their parcels. Please reach out to our team of shipping experts
Ready for a demo or have additional questions? Reach out to our team of shipping experts and they’ll be happy to answer any questions you have and help get you started. You can also visit our Help Center here.
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Take a look at our documentation or guide and start building with one of our helper libraries (Python, PHP, Ruby, Node.js and more). Implementing the SmartRate API can be done in just a few minutes, and you can reach out to our experienced Customer Support Team with any questions you have along the way.