API Integration For Multi Shipping Management System

The API connectors developed by Impact allow SmartConsign multi-shipping system to talk to a variety of ecommerce stores so that orders can be shipped efficiently.

API Integration for Multi-Shipping Management System

SmartConsign shipping software is a platform the allows clients (Operaters) to connect their customers (Shippers) with Carriers (Yodel, DX, DHL, etc).

The connectors developed by Impact talk to a variety of ecommerce stores so that orders can be shipped using SmartConsign. The integration provides the booking of the shipping agent, publishing of tracking informtion back to the store, the ability to download shipping labels or have shipping labels sent back to the store.  The system can also handle cancellations.  Due to the level of integrations the customer can pick from a variety of couriers and services, to match delivery expectations.

The connectors are called via a webhook to collect the order and then post it to SmartConsign, with a scheduled job running the connector every 5 minutes to mop up any orders that might be missed by the webhook from ecommerce stores, due to traffic, internet issues, etc.

Technology Stack:

  • ASP.NET Core 3.1 / .NET 5
  • C#
  • REST API – HttpClient
  • SQL

Deployment is fully automated through Azure DevOps Pipelines, going via respositories and onto AWS services.

Currently SmartConsign has 25+ carriers and API developments to Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento 2 and BigCommerce, with new connectors being developed by Impact all the time.

Project info

  • API Integration for Multi-Shipping Management System
  • api integration, shipping integration

No.1 ecommerce website - Andrew Strain

No.1 Traveller

www.no1traveller.com

Ecommerce website serving 6 major UK Airports.

We contracted Impact to help us develop an ecommerce website offering executive lounge services at Heathrow, Gatwick & Stansted.  Impact assisted in writing the functional specification and developed the ecommerce store from scratch. Over time we have enhanced the website to now take bookings for everything from lounge access to limousine hire, and airside bedrooms to spa services.  This website queries real-time availability using web API's and pushes bookings through to the relevant airport lounges, plus distributes messaging to all appropriate services eg concierge, beauty therapists etc. There are also affiliate tracking systems and dynamic discount code features.

This project has involved some complex problem solving and development and we have always found Andy more than capable of delivering a solution that has met our needs, timeline and budget.

I have always found Impact to be prompt in communications, available to discuss any ideas or issues that we’ve had, and they have often gone the extra mile by making changes to our website and epos systems in the early hours of the morning so as to minimise disruption to our executive lounges.

Andrew Strain

Director of Digital