Get All Merchants

HTTP Request

GET /v1/developers/{developerId}/merchants

Summary

This operation retrieves all the merchants enrolled under your Developer ID. For more information on merchant enrollment, see Merchant Accounts.

Request URIs

Sandbox: https://api-sandbox.pitneybowes.com/shippingservices/v1/developers/{developerId}/merchants
Production: https://api.pitneybowes.com/shippingservices/v1/developers/{developerId}/merchants

Path Parameter

Name Description
developerId
Required. Your Pitney Bowes developer ID.

Query Parameters

Query parameters are optional.

Name Description
size The number of merchants to return per page in the result set. The default page size is 20.
page

The index number of the page to return. Page index numbering starts at 0. Specify page=0 to return the 1st page; specify page=1 to return the 2nd page, and so on.

In the response body, the API displays the index number in the number field.
sort

Defines a property to sort on and the sort order. Sort order can be ascending (asc) or descending (desc). Use the following form:

<property name>,<sort direction>

For example:

sort=fullName,desc

Request Header

Name
Description
Authorization Required. OAuth token generated using the Generate an OAuth Token API.
X-PB-UnifiedErrorStructure Recommended. Set this to true to use the standard error object if an error occurs.

Response Elements

Name Data Type Description
content Array[Merchant Object] The merchants enrolled under your Developer ID. The merchant object’s elements are described in the next table below.
totalPages Number The number of pages in the result set.
totalElements Number The number of merchants in the result set.
last Boolean If true, this is the last page of the result set.
size Number The number of merchants per page in the result set. The default is 20.
number Number

The page’s index number. Index numbers start at 0. If the value of number is 0, the API has returned the 1st page of the result set; if the value is 1, the API has returned the 2nd page, and so on.

To specify the index number in the API call, use the page query parameter.
sort Array[Object] Lists the property used to sort the merchants and the sort order.
numberOfElements Number The number of merchants on the current page.
first Boolean If true, this is the first page of the result set.

Response Elements: Merchant Object

The content array returns a separate merchant object for every merchant. The merchant object can contain the following fields. Some fields might not apply to a given merchant:

Name
Data Type Description
developerId String Your Pitney Bowes developer ID.
fullName String The merchant’s full name.
email String The merchant’s email address.
registeredDate Number The date the merchant’s account was created, shown as milliseconds since the Unix Epoch. You can convert the date to human-readable form by rounding from milliseconds to seconds and then using the Unix timestamp conversion algorithm, or by using a web site that converts milliseconds since the Epoch, such as https://currentmillis.com.
deactivatedDate String

For an inactive merchant, the date the merchant’s account was deactivated, returned in the ISO 8601 format.

For an active merchant, this field is null.
paymentAccountNumber String The merchant’s Pitney Bowes payment account number.
enterpriseAccount String An enterprise account number associated with the merchant.
subscriptionAccount String Any subscription account that the merchant might have.
postalReportingNumber String

The unique ID used to identify the merchant.

Note: This value is also the merchant’s Shipper ID. You must specify Shipper ID when creating a shipment.
merchantStatus String

The merchant’s status. Possible values are:

  • ACTIVE
  • INACTIVE
merchantStatusReason String

For an inactive merchant, the reason the merchant was deactivated.

For an active merchant, this field is null.
merchantType String This field is returned only for the Register a Merchant API call and returns the value KNOWN_SHIPPER.
parcelProtection Boolean If true, the merchant can choose to request PB Parcel Protection coverage when creating a shipment.
paymentKey String If the merchant uses ACH as the payment method, this returns the ACH payment key. Otherwise this field is null.
paymentMethod String

When returned by the Authorize a Merchant API call, this field indicates the payment method for the merchant’s PB Postage Account. For other API calls, this field is null.

For the Authorize a Merchant API call, the possible values are:

  • LineOfCredit/Prepaid: PB Line of Credit
  • CreditCard: U.S. credit card
  • ACH: (Automated Clearing House)
address   Internal use only. This field is null.
merchantCarrierAccounts Array[Object] Merchants with Multiple Carriers Only. This array appears in the response of the merchant object only if the merchant has registered additional commercial carrier accounts, other than PB Standard or PB Presort. Each object in this array contains information on a specific carrier account.
    accountNumber String The merchant’s account number with the carrier.
    carrierName String

The carrier. Possible values:

  • FEDEX
  • UPS
    deactivationDate Number

If the merchant has removed the carrier account, this field is set to the date that the carrier account was removed.

If the carrier account is still active, this field is set to 0.
    isActive Boolean If true, the carrier account is active. If false, the merchant has removed the carrier account.
    isAuthorized Boolean If true, the PB Shipping APIs can generate labels with this carrier on behalf of the merchant. If false, the APIs cannot generate labels with the carrier for this merchant.
    merchantCarrierAccountAttributes Array[Object] Attributes that correspond to settings in the merchant’s carrier account. Each object in the array defines an attribute and its value.
        attributeName String The carrier account attribute.
        attributeValue String The value of the carrier account attribute.
    registrationDate Number The date the merchant’s carrier account was registered for use with Pitney Bowes, shown as milliseconds since the Unix Epoch.
    shipperCarrierAccountId String The unique identifier to use when the merchant performs an operation that uses this carrier account. The identifier is passed in the X-PB-Shipper-Carrier-AccountId request header of the API request.

Sample Request

curl -X GET .../v1/developers/<developer_id>/merchants?sort=fullName,asc \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <oauth_token>" \
-H "X-PB-UnifiedErrorStructure: true"

Sample Response

{
    "content": [ {
        "fullName": "Alan Smith",
        "email": "alan@example.com",
        "registeredDate": 1481153979899,
        "deactivatedDate": null,
        "paymentAccountNumber": "1234567",
        "enterpriseAccount": "2345678",
        "subscriptionAccount": "3456789",
        "postalReportingNumber": "9024989955",
        "merchantStatus": "ACTIVE",
        "merchantStatusReason": null
    }, {
        "fullName": "Avery Jones",
        "email": "avery@example.com",
        "registeredDate": 1557792000000,
        "deactivatedDate": null,
        "paymentAccountNumber": "3456789",
        "enterpriseAccount": "4567890",
        "subscriptionAccount": "6789012",
        "postalReportingNumber": "9024989978",
        "merchantStatus": "ACTIVE",
        "merchantStatusReason": null,
        "merchantCarrierAccounts": [ {
            "accountNumber": "123456",
            "carrierName": "UPS",
            "deactivationDate": 0,
            "isActive": true,
            "isAuthorized": true,
            "merchantCarrierAccountAttributes": [ {
                "attributeName": "ACCOUNT_NUMBER",
                "attributeValue": "123456"
            }, {
                "attributeName": "USER_ID",
                "attributeValue": "abcd1234"
            } ],
            "registrationDate": 1544209739845,
            "shipperCarrierAccountId": "abcdef89-1234-5678-1234-abcf5678def0"
        },
        ...
        ],
    },
    ...
    ],
    "totalPages": 4,
    "totalElements": 64,
    "last": false,
    "size": 20,
    "number": 0,
    "sort": [ {
        "direction": "ASC",
        "property": "fullName",
        "ignoreCase": false,
        "nullHandling": "NATIVE",
        "ascending": true,
        "descending": false
    } ],
    "numberOfElements": 20,
    "first": true
}

Error Codes

For a list of all PB Shipping APIs error codes, please see Error Codes.