EasyPost was the first RESTful API shipping service that was founded in 2021. Currently, the company has thousands of customers shipping millions of packages each month. The platform has customers range in size from public companies to SMBs. They offer a Shipping API that solves complex logistics problems for online merchants. Thus, enabling the delivery of an online shopping experience that delights customers. EasyPost’s mission is to remove the technical complexities of logistics so customers can get back to growing their businesses.
The company has been able to save their customers tens of thousands of hours of development. EasyPost builds an integration system within developers. Thereby enabling them to send shipments to households across the globe.
EasyPost has a straightforward billing and payment procedure. It is a key step to avail of their shipping services. However, if there are not enough funds in your account to cover the cost of the shipment, their system will not be able to process orders at all successfully. Thus, setting up proper billing and threshold levels is extremely important.
EasyPost offers 3 types of payment options to load your account. One of these options is to link your bank account. This is the option that is recommended to all customers. This process is free (as there are no extra charges involved) and fairly reliable. The second option is to connect your credit card. You can instantly do this. However, this has a 3% processing fee. The third option is IBAN/wire transfer. This takes about 1-5 days processing time. The cost of this service is dependent on your bank. When completing a one-time payment, there are a couple of rules that, if not followed, may cause an error. These rules include having a recharge amount that exceeds the total in the account. If a charge attempt has failed, attempting again within a 5-minute window may also cause errors. Lastly, a one-time charge larger than $20,000 is not permitted.
The E-commerce business saw some real ups and downs last year. 2020 was transformative. EasyPost, like many other companies, faced the music. The pandemic brought on exploding sales. However, consumer expectations for fast delivery times remained the same. EasyPost had to make tough decisions very quickly to preserve customer loyalty and sales. Thus, they selected the best carrier on a package by package basis.
EasyPost is the only company to provide 99.99% uptime to pages at a fraction of the cost. The company has recently disclosed several key partnerships and new product offerings. This includes the launch of SmartRate, a new API that provides shippers with highly accurate shipment-level transit times. This API is based on a historical analysis of billions of shipments across all major and regional carriers. Using this API means merchants can save up to 70% on optimized shipments.
Furthermore, a partnership with Elevate allows customers to analyze their EasyPost shipment data at scale through Elevate’s data solution.