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DHL API Integration for Enterprise Shipping Software DHL ERP Integration, Shipping, Labels & Tracking

Custom DHL API integration using C# and .NET for shipment creation, service selection, shipping rates, labels, tracking and integration with existing ERP, order management and business systems.

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DHL API Integration for Enterprise Shipping Software

Custom DHL API integration using C# and .NET for enterprise shipping software, including shipment creation, DHL service selection, shipping rates, labels, tracking and integration with existing ERP, order management and logistics systems. The integration connects DHL shipping capabilities with an existing business application, allowing shipment information to be prepared within the application and processed through the DHL carrier API. The application can prepare sender, receiver and package information, determine the appropriate DHL shipping service, construct the carrier-specific shipment request and process the response returned by DHL. DHL integration can also be incorporated into a broader multi-carrier shipping platform where the common shipping workflow remains separate from the carrier-specific DHL implementation.

DHL Shipment Request

{
  "DHLShipmentRequest": {
    "ServiceCode": "V53WPAK",
    "BillingNumber": "************",
    "RefNo": "DEMO-SHIPMENT",
    "SenderName": "Example Sender",
    "SenderStreet": "Example Street",
    "SenderStreetNo": "10",
    "SenderZip": "12345",
    "SenderCity": "Example City",
    "SenderCountry": "DE",
    "SenderEmail": "",
    "SenderPhoneNo": "+49XXXXXXXXXX",
    "ReceiverName": "Example Receiver",
    "ReceiverStreet": "Example Avenue",
    "ReceiverStreetNo": "20",
    "ReceiverZip": "2800",
    "ReceiverCity": "Example City",
    "ReceiverCountry": "CH",
    "ReceiverPhoneNo": "+41XXXXXXXXX",
    "Qty": "1",
    "OrderID": "123456",
    "Length": "30",
    "Width": "20",
    "Height": "10",
    "Weight": "1",
    "ProductDescription": "Example commercial product",
    "CountryCodeOrigin": "CN",
    "HSCode": "94069031",
    "ProductName": "Example Product",
    "InvoiceNo": "INV-0001",
    "PurposeOfExport": "PRESENT",
    "Weight1": "0.5",
    "IsNonEU": true,
    "TotalCost": 28.38,
    "InternationalFormsQty": "1",
    "CustomsValue": "203.47",
    "Contract": ""
  }
}

DHL API Response

{
  "status": {
    "title": "OK",
    "status": 200,
    "detail": "1 of 1 shipment successfully printed.",
    "statusCode": 200
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "shipmentNo": "DEMO123456789DE",
      "sstatus": {
        "title": "OK",
        "status": 200,
        "statusCode": 200
      },
      "shipmentRefNo": "DEMO-SHIPMENT",
      "routingCode": "4037562800+66000000",
      "label": {
        "b64": "[BASE64 PDF DATA]",
        "fileFormat": "PDF",
        "printFormat": "910-300-700-oZ/oz"
      },
      "customsDoc": {
        "b64": "[BASE64 PDF DATA]",
        "fileFormat": "PDF",
        "printFormat": "A4-PT"
      },
      "validationMessages": [],
      "uuid": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
    }
  ]
}

DHL API Carrier Integration

C# / .NET Integration

Automated Shipment Processing

Real-Time Shipment Tracking

Multi-Package Shipment Support

Automated Shipping Labels

Dynamic DHL Services & Rates

Custom ERP / Business Integration

                            
                                1. Prepare Shipment
                            
                                Prepare sender, receiver, order and shipment information from the existing business application before building the DHL request.

                            
                                2. Select DHL Service
                            
                                Determine the configured DHL delivery service and prepare the carrier-specific service information required for shipment processing.

                            
                                3. Build Packages
                            
                                Prepare package information including dimensions, weight and quantity before converting it into the DHL shipment structure.

                            
                                4. Build DHL Shipment
                            
                                Combine sender, receiver, service and package information into the DHL-specific shipment request.

                            
                                5. Submit to DHL
                            
                                Send the completed shipment request through the DHL API and process the carrier response returned by the service.

                            
                                6. Process Labels
                            
                                Process DHL shipping label information returned during shipment creation and associate it with the corresponding shipment.

                            
                                7. Process Tracking
                            
                                Process DHL tracking information and associate tracking details with the shipment in the business application.

                            
                                8. Handle Carrier Response
                            
                                Capture DHL responses and errors, update shipment processing status and return the carrier result to the calling application.

DHL API Integration for Enterprise Shipping Software

Horizon Softwares develops custom DHL shipping integrations for .NET applications that need shipment processing, DHL service selection, rates, labels and tracking. The integration can connect DHL with existing ERP, order management and business systems or operate as part of a larger multi-carrier shipping platform.

1. Prepare Shipment — Prepare sender, receiver, reference and package information, including multi-package dimensions, quantities and weights.

2. Resolve DHL Service & Contract — Retrieve the configured DHL delivery service and contract information, then determine the appropriate DHL integration and authentication path.

3. Build DHL Shipment — Construct the DHL shipment with sender, receiver, service, billing, reference and package information, including required country and measurement formats.

4. Process Customs Information — For non-EU shipments, build customs data including export purpose, product details, HS codes, origin, values and weights.

5. Submit Shipment to DHL — Serialize the carrier-specific shipment structure and submit it through the appropriate DHL API integration using the configured authentication.

6. Process DHL Response — Record the DHL API transaction, process the returned response and determine whether the shipment was successfully created.

7. Process Labels & Tracking — Extract DHL tracking numbers and label data, store the generated labels and associate them with the shipment.

8. Integrate with ERP / Business Systems — Return DHL shipment, label and tracking information to the calling application so the existing shipping workflow can continue.

9. Process Documents & Errors — Process export documents, preserve carrier responses, capture API errors and update shipment status.

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DHL API INTEGRATION & ENTERPRISE SHIPPING

DHL API Integration for Enterprise Shipping Software

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DHL Shipping Integration Workflow

The DHL integration is implemented as a carrier-specific workflow within a C# / .NET shipping application. Shipment information is prepared within the application before the required DHL service and shipment information is constructed.

The application separates the common shipping workflow from the carrier-specific DHL implementation. This allows DHL communication and response processing to remain within the carrier integration layer while the surrounding business application continues to use its common shipping workflow.

Enterprise shipping workflow:

Prepare shipment information → determine DHL service → build packages → build DHL shipment → submit to DHL → process labels and tracking → handle carrier response.

C# / .NET carrier integration

DHL API integration

Enterprise shipping workflow

Shipment processing

Shipping label processing

Tracking integration

Carrier response handling

Existing ERP / business-system integration

Custom DHL integration using C# and .NET for shipment service integration, shipment creation, package processing, shipping labels, tracking and carrier response handling. The integration can connect DHL shipping capabilities with existing ERP, order management and logistics applications.

DHL API integration for enterprise shipping software using C# and .NET

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DHL API Integration — REST & SOAP

The DHL integration supports two carrier communication paths within the C# / .NET shipping application. The standard DHL integration communicates through the DHL REST API, while shipments using the separate Other Contract integration are processed through a SOAP-based DHL service.

Both integration paths use the application's common shipment information and then construct the carrier-specific request required by the selected DHL service. This keeps the surrounding ERP or business application independent of the underlying DHL communication protocol.

REST integration: Prepare shipment data → construct DHL request → authenticate → submit through DHL REST API → process carrier response.

SOAP integration: Prepare shipment data → construct DHL contract request → build SOAP envelope → apply SOAP authentication → submit request → process XML response.

The resulting carrier information can then be converted into the application's standard shipment result so that tracking, labels, status handling and business workflows remain consistent across both integration paths.

C# / .NET integration

DHL REST API integration

Other Contract SOAP integration

Carrier-specific request construction

REST authentication

SOAP authentication

Carrier response processing

Tracking and label processing

Standardized shipment result

DHL REST and SOAP API integration using C# and .NET

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DHL Shipment Creation & Package Processing

Shipment creation starts with information supplied by the existing business application. Sender, receiver and package information are prepared before the DHL-specific shipment request is constructed.

Package information can be prepared using the application's common shipment representation before being converted into the carrier-specific structure required by DHL.

This approach allows an ERP or other business application to maintain a common shipping workflow while the DHL integration layer handles carrier-specific request construction.

Shipment construction:

Prepare order data → prepare sender and receiver information → build packages → construct DHL shipment → submit shipment.

Sender and receiver mapping

Shipment information preparation

Common shipment model

Common package model

Package dimensions and weight

Package quantity

Multi-package shipment support

DHL-specific request construction

DHL shipment creation and package processing using C# and .NET

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DHL Services & Shipping Rates

The DHL quoting and service-selection workflow can use the shipment information supplied by the business application to determine applicable DHL services.

Shipment details such as sender and receiver information, package dimensions, weight and quantity can be used as inputs to the service and rate-processing workflow.

The resulting DHL service and rate information can then be returned to the calling application so that the appropriate shipping option can be selected before shipment creation.

Quote workflow:

Prepare shipment information → determine applicable DHL services → process DHL rates → return available services and rates.

Shipment request preparation

DHL service selection

Sender and receiver information

Package dimensions

Package weight

Package quantity

DHL rate processing

Service and rate results

DHL shipping services and rate processing

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DHL Shipping Labels

DHL shipment creation can return shipping label information as part of the carrier response. The integration processes the returned label information and associates it with the corresponding shipment.

Keeping label processing inside the carrier integration allows the surrounding ERP or business application to continue working with a consistent shipment workflow without having to understand DHL-specific response structures.

Label workflow:

Create shipment → receive DHL response → process label information → associate label with shipment.

DHL shipping label processing

Returned label information

Shipment-label association

Carrier response processing

Automated label workflow

DHL shipping label generation and processing

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DHL Tracking & Carrier Response Handling

After successful shipment creation, the DHL response can be processed to obtain tracking information and other shipment results returned by the carrier.

The tracking information is associated with the corresponding shipment so that the existing business application can continue managing the shipment after the carrier request has completed.

Unsuccessful DHL responses can also be processed by capturing the carrier error, updating the shipment processing status and returning the carrier result to the calling application.

Response workflow:

DHL response → determine success → process tracking and labels → persist shipment information. If unsuccessful → capture carrier error → update shipment status → return carrier result.

DHL tracking information

Shipment tracking records

Shipping label association

Shipment status updates

DHL error processing

Carrier response preservation

Failed shipment handling

Business application integration

DHL shipment tracking and carrier response handling

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DHL ERP Integration & Business-System Connectivity

The DHL integration can connect carrier shipping capabilities with existing ERP, order management and logistics applications. The business application prepares shipment information while the DHL integration layer handles the carrier-specific communication and response processing.

Using a common shipment workflow helps keep business-system processing separate from DHL-specific API communication. This makes the DHL integration suitable for enterprise shipping software where the same application may manage orders, shipments, labels and tracking while communicating with the carrier through its dedicated integration layer.

Business-system workflow:

ERP / order data → common shipment information → DHL-specific request → DHL response → shipment, label and tracking information returned to the business application.

DHL ERP integration

ERP and order management connectivity

Logistics application integration

Common shipment workflow

Carrier-specific API layer

Shipment data processing

Label and tracking integration

Enterprise shipping software

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