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With UPS Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), your company can improve customer service by:

• Streamlining your ordering and shipping processes
• Lowering costs by reducing returns and customer support phone calls
• Empowering buyers by allowing customers to track their packages and choose their own shipping options
  

While you must agree to license the Application Programming Interface (API), there is no long-term obligation associated with the API. You can cease using the API at any time and convert your site back to its original configuration.

By integrating UPS transportation functionality like rating, shipping or tracking directly into your enterprise business applications and e-commerce website, your employees can become more efficient and your customers can benefit from improved user experience. Possible business applications include:

• Ordering: Improve the accuracy of orders with Street Level Address Validation, Rating or Time in Transit APIs.
• Shipping: Automate fulfilment and global shipping processes with Collection, Shipping and UPS TradeAbility^® APIs.
• Customer Service: Provide visibility to customers and your customer service centre with Quantum View^®, Rating, Tracking, UPS Signature Tracking^® and Locator APIs.

Below are the UPS APIs offered within the UPS Developer Kit:

• Address Validation API: Verify that the town/city, county and postcode information is valid.
• Address Validation Street Level API: Verify that the street address, town/city, county and postcode information is valid.
• Gemini API: Integrate UPS air freight shipping and rating functionality directly into your business systems and websites.
• Locator API: Search for UPS shipping locations based on type (drop box, UPS Store, customer counter, etc.) and services offered at that location (office supplies, packaging, etc.).
• Collection API: Request a collection for you or for one of your customers.
• Quantum View API: Stream visibility data over the web into internal applications from your Quantum View Data subscription. 
• Rating API: Compare delivery services and shipping rates to determine the best option to meet your customers' needs.
• Shipping API: Print UPS labels from your internal business systems.
• Paperless Document API: Upload documents and link to your international shipments.
• Tracking API: Obtain accurate package status information for your shipments.
• Time in Transit API: Compare the shipping transit times of UPS services.
• UPS Signature Tracking API: Obtain proof-of-delivery information, which contains a digitised signature and full delivery address.
• UPS TradeAbility API: Prepare and manage international shipments with the following capabilities; Denied Party Screener, Landed Cost, Export Licence Detector and Import Compliance.