How To: Set up UPS in CS-Cart¶

1. In the Administration panel, go to Settings → Shipping methods.

2. Find the UPS 3day Select shipping method (it is available in CS-Cart by default).

3. Make sure that the Status of this method is set to Active.

4. Click on the name of this shipping method to open the editing page.

   

5. Set Rate calculation to UPS, and choose UPS USA: 3 Day Select as Shipping service.

6. Click the Save button to save the changes.

7. Switch to the Configure tab.

8. Enter your UPS credentials in the UPS App client ID and UPS App client secret. To get them:

   • Register an app in your UPS account.
   • Log in, create an application and subscribe to API products, including the Rating product, and obtain your client ID and client secret to transact with the APIs. Refer to this guide from UPS to get started.

   Important

   When you are defining your UPS application details on step 4, keep the Callback URL field blank, because the integration with CS-Cart doesn’t require it.

   • For testing, use the following settings:

     • Pickup type: Daily pickup
     • Package type: Package
     • Width, Height, and Length: 10

     Note

     Only some specific requests for retrieving shipping costs work properly if the Test mode option is enabled.

     

9. Click the Save button to save the changes.

10. Go to the Test rate calculation tab, enter the necessary value into the Weight (lbs) input field, and click the Recalculate rates button, to test shipping rate calculation.

    Important

    Use real recipient and sender addresses for testing (UPS uses address verification system):

    • Recipient address = customer shipping address. In case of testing shipping charges in the Admin panel the address defined under the Default customer location section on the Settings → General → Checkout page is used as a customer address.
    • Sender address = company address, that you are able to edit on the Settings → General → Company page in your Admin panel.

11. (optional) Switch to the Shipping time and rates tab and define shipping charges which will be added to the ones returned by UPS.

12. Click the Save button to save the changes.

    Important

    In order to use UPS real-time shipping calculations, there must be PHP’s Curl support on your server. Check whether there is PHP’s CURL support installed on your server.