Label-less flows

The GeoAPI supports a label-less drop-off flow on selected shipment types and services.

This flow allows a parcel to be dropped off at a DPD Pickup point using drop-off codes obtained from the API, no printed labels required!

In this section we devide each flow by the shipment type.

For more information about about the shipment types and subjects see the shipment type details and shipment subject details

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The drop-off codes are provided in two versions.

The drop-off PIN and the Aztec 2D code, see the GeoAPI OpenAPI specification for more info.

Both of these methods can be used to drop the parcel off at a pickup point, the selection is up to you.

Limitations

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The same shipment types that are used for standard ("labeled") flows are used for label-less drop-off flows.

❗ Each shipment must be used exclusively in either the label-less drop-off flow or in the standard/labeled flow.

Once a label or a drop-off code is generated, the shipment is permanently marked as "labeled" or "label-less" respectively.

You won't be able to retrieve labels for a label-less shipment, or drop-off codes for a labeled shipment.

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Some of the DPD shipment services are not supported when using the label-less drop-off flow.

The following services are not supported as of now (this might not be an exhaustive list):

• Swap
• DPD Pneu
• Air Express
• DPD Time guarantee
• DPD Guarantee

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Shipment types not listed on this page do not support the label-less drop-off flow.

Standard shipments

This shipment type is typically used for labeled flows as you have to provide your registered customer address as the sender.

However, the "label-less" flow is also supported.

The following operations should be performed via the GeoAPI:

1. Create a shipment
   • The shipment will be sent from a pickup point and delivered to an arbitrary address
   • You will still have to provide your registered customer address as the sender subject
   • You will be able to get the parcel numbers in this step (they might be a part of the shipment request or they will be returned in the API response)
2. Request the drop-off codes via the appropriate endpoint
   • Based on the parcel numbers (or IDs) from the first step
   • The shipment is committed to the internal DPD systems at this point
   • After this step, the parcel can be dropped off at a pickup point of your choice

Return shipments

The following operations will be performed via the GeoAPI:

1. Create a shipment
   • The shipment will be sent from a pickup point and delivered to a registered or an arbitrary address
   • You will be able to get the parcel numbers in this step (they might be a part of the shipment request or they will be returned in the API response)
2. Request the drop-off codes via the appropriate endpoint
   • Based on the parcel numbers (or IDs) from the first step
   • The shipment is committed to the internal DPD systems at this point
   • After this step, the parcel can be dropped off at a pickup point of your choice