Loomis

Overview

Loomis is the Canadian carrier acquired by DHL. It deals with both Shipping and Tracking. It has both Domestic and international services, but we, PB- SendTech Solutions, trade with domestic services only. This is an economical carrier service, known for door-to-door delivery, urgent shipments delivery like early morning or next day delivery.

Onboarding Loomis Carrier Account

To onboard a Loomis carrier account, a user needs to provide the following necessary details:

• Carrier ID
• Account Number
• User credentials (Username and Password)

To complete the registration process for the Loomis carrier account, an API request is initiated, including all the required information. Below, you'll find an example of such a request.

Example Loomis Registration Request

{
    "accountNumber": "XXXXX",
    "carrierID": "LOOMIS",
    "description": "LOOMIS by API",
    "carrierAccountType": "Shipping",
    "provisioningType": "API",
    "parameters": {
        "username": "xxxxx@xxxx.com",
        "password": "xxxxxx"
    }
}

If the request to onboard the Loomis carrier account is successful, the resulting response will be similar to the provided Sample Response below.

Example Loomis Registration Response

{
    "carrierAccountID": "xxxxxxx",
    "description": "LOOMIS by API",
    "carrierID": "LOOMIS",
    "accountNumber": "xxxxxx",
    "parameters": {
        "username": "xxxxx@xxxx.com"
    },
    "carrierAccountType": "Shipping",
    "provisioningType": "API"
}

API Operations for Shipping with Loomis

The APIs integrate with Loomis through the following operations:

Metadata

Metadata provides information about Loomis carrier services, including origin and destination countries, supported carrier services, supported package types, and supported special services. Users can select specific origin and destination countries from the provided dropdown menu to dynamically view relevant metadata specific to those countries.