Royal Mail Click and Drop is an online postage and shipping management platform offered by the UK's Royal Mail service.
Using Royal Mail Click and Drop for your e-commerce business can offer several advantages:
Convenience: Click and Drop allows you to manage your postage and shipping online from one centralized platform. This convenience can save you time and streamline your shipping processes.
Cost-Effective: Royal Mail often offers competitive pricing for shipping services. By using Click and Drop, you can access discounted postage rates, helping to reduce your shipping costs.
Variety of Services: Click and Drop provides access to a range of postal services, including standard and tracked delivery options. This versatility allows you to choose the services that best suit your business needs and customer preferences.
Integration: Click and Drop can easily be integrated with Stor, making it easier to import order details, print labels, and manage your shipments. This integration can help reduce manual data entry and potential errors.
Register for Royal Mail Click and Drop:
First you will need to register for an account, you can register as a personal customer or you can register for an OBA account (please note an OBA account may take 10-30 days to set up and you may be required to show that you have been trading for 3 months).
How to enable the API on Royal Mail (RM)
Log into your RM account.
Click ‘Add new integration’ button/top right.
In the modal, change the ‘Integration name’ to: Stor - API
Check ‘Use shipping address for billing address’ and hit SAVE.
Copy the ‘Click & Drop API authorisation key’
How to enable the feature within Stor
Enable the enhancement
Visit: Settings > Shipping / Delivery.
Enter the ‘Click & Drop API authorisation key’ in the panel shown.
Using it
Order is generated in the core.
Order show page, at the bottom ‘Shipping/Fulfilment’ click the button ‘Send Order to Royal Mail - Click & Drop’
Once pressed, the order details are sent over to Royal Mail
RM responds with the corresponding order ID on their side, which we save and display.