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DPD Integration & Shipping Software Development Shipment Processing, Labels & Tracking

Custom DPD API integration using C# and .NET for shipment creation, parcel processing, shipping labels, tracking and integration with existing business systems.

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DPD Integration & Shipping Software Development
DPD SOAP
Carrier Integration
C# / .NET
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Automated
Shipment Processing
PDF
Label Processing
Automated
Tracking Processing

DPD Integration & Shipping Software Development

Custom DPD shipping integration using C# and .NET for shipment creation, parcel processing, shipping labels, tracking and integration with existing business systems. The integration communicates with DPD through its SOAP-based ShipmentService and handles authentication, sending-depot selection, shipment and parcel construction, API transaction logging, response processing, label handling and tracking information. The DPD integration can be connected with existing ERP, order management and logistics applications while keeping carrier-specific SOAP communication within the DPD integration layer.

DPD Shipment Request

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<soapenv:Envelope
    xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
    xmlns:auth="http://dpd.com/common/service/types/Authentication/2.0"
    xmlns:ship="http://dpd.com/common/service/types/ShipmentService/4.4">

    <soapenv:Header>
        <auth:authentication>
            <delisId>DEMO-DELiS-ID</delisId>
            <authToken>[AUTHENTICATION TOKEN]</authToken>
            <messageLanguage>en_EN</messageLanguage>
        </auth:authentication>
    </soapenv:Header>

    <soapenv:Body>
        <ship:storeOrders>

            <printOptions>
                <printOption>
                    <outputFormat>PDF</outputFormat>
                    <paperFormat>A6</paperFormat>
                </printOption>
                <splitByParcel>true</splitByParcel>
            </printOptions>

            <order>

                <generalShipmentData>
                    <sendingDepot>0000</sendingDepot>
                    <product>CL</product>
                    <mpsWeight>966</mpsWeight>

                    <sender>
                        <name1>Example Sender</name1>
                        <street>Example Street</street>
                        <country>DE</country>
                        <zipCode>12345</zipCode>
                        <city>Example City</city>
                    </sender>

                    <recipient>
                        <name1>Example Receiver</name1>
                        <street>Example Avenue</street>
                        <country>DE</country>
                        <zipCode>54321</zipCode>
                        <city>Example City</city>
                    </recipient>

                    <returnAddress>
                        <name1>Example Sender</name1>
                        <street>Example Street</street>
                        <country>DE</country>
                        <zipCode>12345</zipCode>
                        <city>Example City</city>
                    </returnAddress>

                </generalShipmentData>

                <parcels>
                    <weight>966</weight>
                </parcels>

                <productAndServiceData>
                    <orderType>consignment</orderType>
                </productAndServiceData>

            </order>

        </ship:storeOrders>
    </soapenv:Body>

</soapenv:Envelope>

DPD API Response

{
  "storeOrdersResponse": {
    "orderResult": {
      "shipmentResponses": [
        {
          "mpsId": "MPS-DEMO-000000000000",
          "parcelInformation": {
            "parcelLabelNumber": "DEMO0000000000",
            "output": {
              "format": "PDF",
              "content": "[LABEL PDF DATA REMOVED]"
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
DPD SOAP API Carrier Integration
C# / .NET Integration
Automated Shipment Processing
Multi-Parcel Shipment Support
PDF Label Processing
Automated Tracking Processing
SOAP API Communication
Custom Business Integration
1. Prepare Shipment Prepare sender, recipient, reference and package information from the existing shipping application.
2. Authenticate with DPD Obtain the DPD authentication token required before constructing and submitting the shipment request.
3. Calculate Parcels & Weight Calculate total shipment weight and parcel count from package quantities before building the DPD shipment.
4. Determine Sending Depot Resolve the appropriate DPD sending depot using the shipper's country and postal code.
5. Build DPD SOAP Request Construct the DPD ShipmentService request with authentication, shipment, sender, recipient, parcel and print information.
6. Submit to DPD Record the API transaction and submit the SOAP shipment request to the DPD service.
7. Process Labels & Tracking Parse the DPD response, extract tracking information and process returned PDF label documents.
8. Handle Response & Errors Record API results, detect DPD business errors, preserve response details and return the carrier result to the business application.
DPD Integration & Shipping Software Development

DPD Integration & Shipping Software Development

Horizon Softwares develops custom DPD shipping integrations using C# and .NET for applications that need automated shipment creation, parcel processing, labels, tracking and carrier response handling. The integration uses the DPD SOAP ShipmentService and can be connected with existing ERP, order management and logistics applications.

1. Prepare Shipment — Prepare sender, recipient, references and package information from the existing business application.
2. Authenticate with DPD — Obtain the DPD authentication token required for shipment processing.
3. Calculate Parcels & Weight — Calculate total shipment weight and parcel count from package quantities before building the carrier request.
4. Determine Sending Depot — Resolve the DPD sending depot using the shipper's country and postal code.
5. Build DPD SOAP Request — Construct the DPD ShipmentService request with authentication, shipment, sender, recipient, parcel and PDF label information.
6. Submit & Record Transaction — Record the API transaction and submit the SOAP storeOrders request to DPD.
7. Process Labels & Tracking — Parse the DPD response, extract tracking numbers, combine returned labels and save the generated documents.
8. Handle Carrier Response — Detect DPD business or SOAP errors, preserve response information and return the final carrier result to the business application.
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DPD API Integration: Real-World Implementation

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DPD Shipping Integration Workflow

The DPD integration is implemented as a carrier-specific SOAP workflow within a C# / .NET shipping application. Shipment information is prepared from the application's common shipment model before being converted into the DPD-specific ShipmentService request.

The integration obtains a DPD authentication token, calculates shipment weight and parcel count, determines the sending depot and constructs the SOAP request before submitting it to DPD.

The returned response is parsed to identify shipment and tracking information and to process the PDF shipping labels returned by DPD.

Implementation flow:

Prepare shipment → authenticate → calculate weight and parcels → determine sending depot → build SOAP request → submit to DPD → process response → process labels and tracking.

C# / .NET carrier integration
DPD SOAP ShipmentService
Authentication token handling
Sending depot resolution
Parcel and weight calculation
Shipment creation
PDF label processing
Tracking processing
Carrier response handling

Custom DPD integration using C# and .NET with SOAP-based shipment processing, authentication, parcel calculation, sending-depot selection, label processing, tracking and carrier response handling.

DPD Shipping API Integration using C# and .NET
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DPD Authentication & Shipment Preparation

Before creating a shipment, the integration obtains an authentication token through the DPD authentication client. The token is then included in the SOAP authentication header when the shipment request is constructed.

The shipment workflow also calculates the total shipment weight and parcel count from the package information supplied by the common shipment model.

Preparation flow:

Common shipment data → obtain authentication token → calculate total weight → calculate parcel count.

DPD authentication
Authentication token handling
Common shipment model
Total shipment weight
Parcel count
Multi-parcel support

Custom DPD integration using C# and .NET with SOAP-based shipment processing, authentication, parcel calculation, sending-depot selection, label processing, tracking and carrier response handling.

DPD API Authentication
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DPD Sending Depot Resolution

The DPD shipment workflow determines the sending depot using the shipper's country and postal code before the carrier-specific shipment structure is built.

The resolved depot is then included in the DPD general shipment data together with the configured DPD product and calculated shipment weight.

Depot workflow:

Shipper country and postal code → resolve DPD sending depot → include depot in shipment data.

Country-based depot lookup
Postal-code based resolution
DPD sending depot
Shipment data construction
Carrier-specific configuration

Custom DPD integration using C# and .NET with SOAP-based shipment processing, authentication, parcel calculation, sending-depot selection, label processing, tracking and carrier response handling.

DPD Sending Depot Selection
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DPD Shipment & Parcel Construction

The integration constructs the DPD shipment using the common shipment information supplied by the business application. Sender and recipient addresses are mapped into the DPD shipment structure together with references, product information and the calculated shipment weight.

The parcel collection is generated from the calculated parcel count, with the shipment weight distributed across the parcels before the request is serialized into the DPD SOAP structure.

Shipment construction:

Common shipment → sender and recipient mapping → shipment references → parcel construction → DPD shipment object.

Sender mapping
Recipient mapping
Shipment references
Product configuration
Total shipment weight
Parcel generation
Multi-parcel support
DPD shipment model

Custom DPD integration using C# and .NET with SOAP-based shipment processing, authentication, parcel calculation, sending-depot selection, label processing, tracking and carrier response handling.

DPD Shipment Creation using C# and .NET
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DPD SOAP API — ShipmentService

The DPD integration builds the carrier-specific SOAP envelope containing the authentication header and ShipmentService request body.

The request specifies PDF label output, A6 paper format and parcel splitting before the shipment is submitted using the DPD storeOrders operation.

The HTTP transaction is recorded before the request is sent. After the response is received, the API transaction is updated with the response, HTTP status, processing result and execution duration.

SOAP communication:

Build SOAP envelope → record API transaction → POST to DPD → parse response → update API transaction.

SOAP envelope construction
DPD authentication header
ShipmentService
storeOrders operation
PDF label output
A6 label format
API transaction logging
HTTP status tracking
Execution-time tracking

Custom DPD integration using C# and .NET with SOAP-based shipment processing, authentication, parcel calculation, sending-depot selection, label processing, tracking and carrier response handling.

DPD SOAP API Integration using C# and .NET
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DPD Labels & Tracking Processing

After the DPD response is received, the response parser processes the shipment result and extracts tracking numbers and returned documents.

Returned label documents can be combined through the carrier document service and saved through the API document repository for association with the shipment.

The integration also removes the label content from the stored raw response so that the API transaction retains the response structure without unnecessarily storing the complete label payload.

Response processing:

DPD response → parse shipment result → extract tracking numbers → process labels → save documents → return shipment result.

DPD response parsing
Tracking number extraction
PDF label processing
Label combination
Document persistence
Shipment association
Raw response handling

Custom DPD integration using C# and .NET with SOAP-based shipment processing, authentication, parcel calculation, sending-depot selection, label processing, tracking and carrier response handling.

DPD Shipping Labels and Tracking Integration
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DPD Response & Error Handling

The integration checks the parsed DPD response for business-level failures in addition to the HTTP response status. DPD routing errors, SOAP faults and other carrier-level failures are detected and returned as an unsuccessful shipment result.

Successful responses continue through the label and tracking parser, while failed responses preserve the carrier error information for the calling business application.

Error workflow:

Receive response → parse carrier result → check business errors → return failure or process labels and tracking.

HTTP response handling
DPD business error detection
SOAP fault detection
Carrier error messages
Shipment failure handling
Standardized result

Custom DPD integration using C# and .NET with SOAP-based shipment processing, authentication, parcel calculation, sending-depot selection, label processing, tracking and carrier response handling.

DPD API Response and Error Handling
Kshitij Mehta - Senior Enterprise .NET Consultant

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