UPS API PHP - End point URL

Question

I have downloaded a PHP SDK for the UPS API. I have the following code and have no idea what an end point URL is. The documentation does not provide any information on what this is.

  //Configuration
  $access = "0C81234564C2567";
  $userid = "leannetest";
  $passwd = "456hththd8hf";

  $accessSchemaFile = "schemas/AccessRequest.xsd";
  $requestSchemaFile = "schemas/RateRequest.xsd";
  $responseSchemaFile = "schemas/RateResponse.xsd";

  $endpointurl = 'add URL here';
  $outputFileName = "XOLTResult.xml";

Can anyone help?

Are you using this for a homegrown site or from a CMS? If so which one? — Wes Crow, Jan 17 '12 at 12:38
This code is downloaded from UPS, I am building my own application for UPS, its not a CMS. — LeeTee, Jan 17 '12 at 13:59

score 18 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 05 '12 at 09:50

Endpoint url explaination in the UPS document. it consists of four parts which are explained below.

For example if we are going to use "Rate" service than our urls should be as below.

Testing and integration URL : https://wwwcie.ups.com/ups.app/xml/Rate
Production URL : https://onlinetools.ups.com/ups.app/xml/Rate

As per the documentation if we devide the url in four parts all of them are as listed below.

Protocol : https
Name of server : wwwcie.ups.com (testing) OR onlinetools.ups.com (production)
Path of service : ups.app/xml/Rate
name of the service : Rate OR Ship OR QVEvents

I just replied to explain UPS endpoint url in detail so it might help

Wes Crow · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-17T15:17:55.807

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An API endpoint "defines the address or connection point to a Web service. It is typically represented by a simple HTTP URL string". So basically, the endpoint URL is the URL of the web service that are you attempting to interact with.

SOURCE:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Services_Description_Language#Objects_in_WSDL_1.1_.2F_WSDL_2.0

EDIT: It appears from the documentation that the Rate webservices endpoint URL is https://wwwcie.ups.com/webservices/Rate.

SOURCE:

UPS. (January 2, 2002). Rating Package Web Services Developers Guide. Section 1.9.3 Server Availability Check. Accessed in Rating API found on this page: https://www.ups.com/upsdeveloperkit/downloadresource?loc=en_US

edited Jan 17 '12 at 15:17

answered Jan 17 '12 at 12:50

Wes Crow

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ok, that makes sense, strange that they didn't just include this in the SDK. Does anyone know what this is for UPS? The documentation is pretty poor! Thanks – LeeTee Jan 17 '12 at 14:07
I did read through the documentation above but didn't realise that was the end point URL. Many thanks. – LeeTee Jan 17 '12 at 15:48
Be aware this is testing and integration URL. See @iTechDhaval's answer for the production URL. The CIE in the URL stands for "Customer Integration Environment" – Loren Paulsen Mar 22 '17 at 04:18

score 7 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 02 '12 at 04:57

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The shipping endpoint url is:

https://wwwcie.ups.com/webservices/Ship

In case anyone needs it, since it's not documented in their developers kit.

answered Feb 02 '12 at 04:57

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That url is for WebService only, what if i need to submit a pure XML request. – highwingers Apr 07 '14 at 23:55
This worked for me. I was using **Axis 2-1.4 UPS Web Service Sample Code using Eclipse** approach. This - https://wwwcie.ups.com/ups.app/xml/Rate endpoint did not work for me. So I used Yours it worked, I am a bit confused. What is the difference between these two end points? – diyoda_ Apr 08 '15 at 16:51