4. Data Types

Our API defines its own data types.

# array

Array of elements. Can contain all other data types.

Pattern	*
Examples	[]

# boolean

Boolean value

Allowed values	0
	1

# platform

Platform name

Allowed values	myparcel
	flespakket
	belgie

# carrier

Carrier id

Allowed values	1
	2
	3
	4
	5
	8
	9
	10
	11
Examples	1 (PostNL)
	2 (bpost. Only available on sendmyparcel.be)
	3 (CheapCargo/pallets)
	4 (DPD)
	8 (UPS. Only available on MyParcel.nl)
	9 (DHL For You)
	10 (DHL Parcel Connect)
	11 (DHL Europlus)

# coordinates

Latitude or longitude.

Pattern	/[-+]?[\d]{1,2}.\d+/
Examples	52.192150633052

# country_code

ISO3166-1 alpha2 country code.

Pattern	/[A-Z]{2}/
Examples	NL
	BE
	CW

# currency

ISO 4217 currency code. Currently, only 'EUR' is supported.

Pattern	/[A-Z]{3}/
Examples	EUR

# date

Date.

Pattern	/\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}/
Examples	2022-04-21

# delivery_type

Delivery type.

Allowed values	1
	2
	3
	4
Examples	1. morning
	2. standard
	3. evening
	4. pickup

# description

Delivery type.

Pattern	/.{0,255}/
Examples	Zending bezorgd

# eori_number

Economic Operators Registration and Identification. This field is required for

carrier 4 (dpd) shipments to the United Kingdom. In this

field you can enter the EORI number of the sender in case of a B2C shipment and the EORI number of the recipient in case of a B2B shipment.

Pattern	/[A-Z]{2}\d{9,12}/
Examples	NL012345678

# integer

Numeric value.

Pattern	/\d+/
Examples	20
	5

# float

Numeric value with decimal fractions.

Pattern	/\d+\.\d+/
Examples	1.1248

# isic_code

International Standard Industry Classification. This is mandatory for the customs form when shipping outside EU. Codes can be found on the Douane website.

Pattern	/\d{1,4}/
Examples	9609 (Pencils)

# label_position

The position of the label on the paper.

Allowed values	1
	2
	3
	4
Examples	1. (top-left)
	2. (top-right)
	3. (bottom-left)
	4. (bottom-right)

# main

All statuses are divided into 5 main "categories". Only the last status in a category gets this attribute, meaning if there are consecutive duplicate statuses still only the most recent status gets the main attribute. Other statuses get the value null.

Pattern	/[a-z]/
Examples	registered
	handed_to_carrier
	sorting
	distribution
	delivered

# month_digit

The month in digit preceded by a zero for single digit months

Pattern	/[0-1]{1}[1-9]{1}/
Examples	01 (Jan)
	02 (Feb)

# order_status

Order status

Pattern	/[a-z]+/
Examples	open
	partially_processed
	processed
	cancelled

# package_contents

The package contents are only needed in case of shipping outside EU, this is mandatory info for customs form.

The content type of a package.

Allowed values	1
	2
	3
	4
	5
Examples	1. commercial goods
	2. commercial samples
	3. documents
	4. gifts
	5. return shipment

# package_type

The different shipments you can create. For SendMyParcel only package-type 1 (package) (package) and package-type 2 (mailbox) (mailbox package) are allowed. For MyParcel it is possible to create international mailbox packages if you have a PostNL contract that allows you to use that product. If you don't have such a contract, you can't create international mailbox package shipments.

Allowed values	1
	2
	3
	4
	5
	6
Examples	1. package
	2. mailbox package
	3. letter
	4. digital stamp
	5. pallet
	6. small package

# paper_size

The size of a paper as specified in ISO216.

Allowed values	a4
	a6

# price

Composite type containing integer and currency. The amount is without decimal separators (in cents).

Pattern	{"amount": integer, "currency": currency }
Examples	{"amount": 10000
	"currency": "EUR"}

# shipment_status

Shipment status.

Pattern	/\d+/
Examples	1 pending - concept
	2 pending - registered
	3 enroute - handed to carrier
	4 enroute - sorting
	5 enroute - distribution
	6 enroute - customs
	7 delivered - at recipient
	8 delivered - ready for pickup
	9 delivered - package picked up
	10 delivered - return shipment ready for pickup
	11 delivered - return shipment package picked up
	12 printed - letter
	13 inactive - credited
	14 printed - digital stamp
	18 printed - untracked shipment
	30 inactive - concept
	31 inactive - registered
	32 inactive - enroute - handed to carrier
	33 inactive - enroute - sorting
	34 inactive - enroute - distribution
	35 inactive - enroute - customs
	36 inactive - delivered - at recipient
	37 inactive - delivered - ready for pickup
	38 inactive - delivered - package picked up

# sort_order

Sort order.

Allowed values	ASC
	DESC

# string

Any alphanumeric value up to 255 characters unless specified otherwise.

Pattern	/.{0,255}/
Examples	3SMYPA123456789
	Antareslaan 31
	Nederland

# text

Any character up to a limit of 2048 characters.

Pattern	/.{0,2048}/
Examples	This is a test text.

# time

A timestamp.

Pattern	/\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}/
Examples	08:00:00

# timestamp

A date with timestamp.

Pattern	/\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}(?:.\d{6})?/
Examples	2022-04-21 12:30:00
	2022-04-21 13:00:00.000000

# uuid

A 128-bit identifier.

Pattern	/\w{8}-\w{4}-\w{4}-\w{4}-\w{12}/
Examples	ead3bb07-347d-4858-9c22-2e46fdec7ddc

# vat_number

This field is required for DPD shipments to the United Kingdom. In this field you can enter the VAT number of the sender in case of a B2C shipment and the VAT number of the recipient in case of a B2B shipment.

Pattern	/.*{,15}/
Examples	NL000099998B57

# webhook_status

A webhook status.

Pattern	/[a-z]+/
Examples	success
	failed

# weekday_digit

Weekday digit. Note our weekdays start on Sunday.

Pattern	/[0-6]/
Examples	0 (Sunday)
	1 (Monday)

# weekday_string

Weekday in string. Note our weekdays start on Sunday.

Allowed values	sunday
	monday
	tuesday
	wednesday
	thursday
	friday
	saturday