GetRates Method

Calculates postage rates to ship a package via the RequestedService .

Syntax

[VB.NET]
Public Sub GetRates()

[C#]
public void GetRates();

Remarks

For domestic rate requests, this method allows you to calculate how much domestic shipping will cost to mail a package with a certain size and weight, from ZipCode to ZipCode by Express Mail, Priority Mail, First-Class Mail, Parcel Post, Media Mail, Library Mail, or as Bound Printed Matter.

Domestic rate requests use values for the following properties:

• RequestedService (required)
• ZipCode (required)
• ZipCode (required)
• Weight (required)
• Size (required)
• Length (required for large packages)
• Width (required for large packages)
• Height (required for large packages)
• Girth (required for irregular packages)
• PackagingType (optional)
• Machinable (optional)

If the information is valid and pickup is available to the supplied address, this method fills all the above properties, in addition to the following:

• Restrictions
• PostalZone
• ListNetCharge
• ServiceType
• ServiceTypeDescription

For international rate requests, this method allows you to calculate how much international shipping will cost to mail a package with a certain size and weight, from the US to a given CountryCode. Postage prices and other information pertaining to each available service (airmail, parcel post, etc) are returned in the following properties:

• ListNetCharge
• Commitments
• ServiceType
• ServiceTypeDescription
• PackagingType
• MaxDimensions
• MaxWeight

Unique mailing restrictions and other information is provided for each country along with declarations form information and Global Express Mail delivery areas. When this information is applicable to the CountryCode, it will be returned in the following properties:

• Restrictions
• Prohibitions
• Observations
• CustomsForms
• AreasServed
• ExpressMailInfo

International rates require that the following properties be set before it is called:

• PackagingType
• CountryCode
• Weight