4D Shipping SDK
The most comprehensive suite of components for shipping, tracking, label creation, rate calculation, and address verification! The included components allow for easy integration with shipping services of major carriers including FedEx, UPS, and USPS.
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Shipping & Tracking Components
The Shipping Integrator contains everything needed for real-time integration with Federal Express (FedEx), United Parcel Service (UPS), the US Postal Service (USPS), and Canada Post Internet services. The components provide easy access to the most popular domestic and international mail capabilities including shipping, tracking, address verification, rate calculation, and more.
To get started with the toolkit please refer to the corresponding getting started guide for FedEx, UPS, Stamps.com, or USPS.
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Shipping & Tracking
Components for domestic and global shipping and rate calculation, tracking, address verification, and much more!
Uniform & Extensible Design
Very easy to use, with a uniform, intuitive, and extensible design. Common component interfaces across platforms and technologies
Fully Integrated Components
Native software components for any supported development technology – with no dependencies on external libraries.
Blazing Fast Performance
Based on an optimized asynchronous socket architecture that has been actively refined for more than two decades.
Outstanding Tech Support
Backed by an expert team of support professionals. Unlimited, free Email support.
Additional Features
Detailed documentation, hundreds of sample applications, fully indexed help files, flexible licensing, and more.
Product Features
The Shipping Integrator combines the features of the former FedEx, USPS, and UPS Integrators into a single component suite. In addition, new Ez components combine the major capabilities of the various shippers into single interfaces, simplifying access to multiple carriers within an application.
Integrate FedEx, UPS, USPS, and Canada Post, Shipping or Tracking services into your online applications and/or supply chain systems.
Postage generation via Endicia services and Stamps.com.
Generate domestic and international labels.
Connect directly to major carriers for real-time rate quotes and tracking information.
Calculate shipping rates for available Shipping services.
No additional monthly or annual fee’s for accessing shipping services.
256-bit strong SSL encryption keeps sensitive transaction information confidential.
A complete unified framework with a common, easy-to-learn object model and simplified interfaces that help you get more done.
Components are thread-safe on critical members.
Fast, robust, reliable – the components consume minimal resources.
Native development components for all supported platforms and component technologies.
Rigorously tested, rock solid components that have undergone hundreds of thousands of hours of testing both internally by our QA team and externally through customer installations.
Detailed reference documentation, sample applications, fully-indexed help files, and an extensive online knowledge base.
Backed by multi-tier professional support, including free email support and enterprise-level paid support.
Platforms
.NET
Managed .NET Components
Managed .NET components based on the same high-performance codebase as our native editions. The edition of choice for managed .NET applications.
Cross-platform support for Windows, Linux, macOS and anywhere .NET Standard is supported.
Native libraries are also available for individual platforms.
- Managed .NET components built atop our high-performance shared codebase.
- Extensive demo applications written in C#.
- Comprehensive integrated product documentation.
- Seamless integration with Visual Studio.
- Support for .NET Framework up to 4.8.
- Supports Windows Vista / Server 2008 and later, Linux and macOS.
- Support for .NET 6, .NET 5, .NET Core 3.1, and earlier.
C++
High-Performance C++ Classes
High-performance C++ classes packaged in 32-bit & 64-bit Windows DLLs; and C++ libraries that can be compiled against Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, and more. The edition of choice for C++ development on any platform.
- C++ classes built atop our high-performance shared codebase.
- Extensive C++ demo applications.
- Comprehensive HTML product documentation.
- Seamless integration with popular development environments, including Visual Studio.
- Supports Windows Vista / Server 2008 and later; plus Linux (kernel 2.6.x+) and macOS.
Delphi
Native Delphi Components
Native Delphi components with no external dependencies, based on the same high-performance codebase as our other editions. The natural choice for Delphi programming.
- Delphi VCL components built atop our high-performance shared codebase.
- Extensive Delphi demo applications.
- Comprehensive integrated product documentation.
- Support for all Delphi versions between Delphi 6 and RAD Studio 11.
- Supports Windows Vista / Server 2008 and later.
Java
Powerful Java Classes
Powerful Java Classes, based on the same high-performance codebase as our native editions. The edition of choice for cross-platform Java development.
- Java Classes built atop our high-performance shared codebase.
- Extensive demo applications written in Java.
- Includes comprehensive JavaDocs.
- Seamless integration with popular development environments, including IntelliJ and Eclipse.
- Supports Java 1.5+.
- Supports Windows Vista / Server 2008 and later; plus Linux (kernel 2.6.x+) and macOS.
Python
Python Modules
Python modules for Windows, Linux, and macOS; featuring the same trustworthy components that come with other editions, available for use in Python 3.
- Python modules for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
- Support for Python 3.
- Extensive console demo applications.
- Easy installation using PIP.
- Demo applications and comprehensive HTML documentation.
macOS
XCFramework for macOS and iOS development
Modern XCFrameworks for building high performance macOS and iOS applications with blazing connectivity capabilities.
- Support for native Swift development (including Swift 5)
- XCFramework packaging for macOS, iOS, iOS simulator, and Catalyst projects
- Full support for Intel and Apple Silicon (ARM64)
- Easy integration in XCode 13+
- Simplified support for Objective-C projects
- Extensive demo applications and comprehensive documentation
C++ Builder
Embarcadero C++ Builder VCL's
Native Embarcadero C++ Builder components, written in C++ and compiled with the C++ Builder compiler for blazing performance. The natural choice for C++ Builder programming.
- Native C++ Builder components.
- Extensive C++ Builder demo applications.
- Comprehensive integrated product documentation.
- x86 and x64 platform support.
- Support for all C++ Builder versions between C++ Builder 2009 and RAD Studio 11.
PHP
Cross-platform PHP Component Libraries
Cross-platform PHP component libraries / extensions for development on Windows, Unix, Linux, macOS, etc.
- 32-bit & 64-bit PHP libraries (Windows DLLs).
- PHP libraries for Unix (Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD, macOS, etc..).
- Support for PHP 7 (Version 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4).
- Support for PHP 5 (Version 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5).
- Seamless integration with popular development environments including Eclipse.
- Demo applications and comprehensive documentation.
- Obfuscated source code available with the Red Carpet Subscription.
- Support for PHP 8.0
ActiveX
ActiveX, Visual Basic, & ASP Components
ActiveX Controls optimized for the Internet. Smaller, faster, and without dependencies on external libraries. The edition of choice for distributed ActiveX or COM supported Internet applications.
- Extensive demo applications for Visual Basic 6.
- Can be used from any environment that supports ActiveX including Visual Basic, VBScript, MS Office (Access, Excel etc.), Paradox, Clarion, Visual FoxPro, and more.
- Comprehensive integrated product documentation.
Components
The following components are included in 4D Shipping SDK. Please note that due to platform limitations, some components may not be available in all editions.
CanadaPostAddress
CanadaPostRates
CanadaPostShip
CanadaPostShipIntl
CanadaPostTrack
CertMgr
EzAddress
EzRates
EzShip
EzTrack
FedExAddress
FedExFreightRates
FedExFreightShip
FedExMgr
FedExRates
FedExShip
FedExShipIntl
FedExTrack
OAuth
ShipRequest
UPSAddress
UPSFreightRates
UPSFreightShip
UPSRates
UPSShip
UPSShipIntl
UPSTrack
USPSAddress
USPSMgr
USPSRates
USPSShip
USPSShipIntl
USPSTrack
Included Demos
These demos are installed with the product. download the FREE trial to get started.