How do I connect my DHL Express account?
Learn how to connect your DHL account to Zonos.
Easily connect directly to your DHL Express account with a secure one-time sign-in through Zonos Dashboard. Our integration with DHL Express uses their API to pull your live shipping rates so you get the most accurate shipping and landed cost calculations. In order to use this feature, you will need to follow the guidelines outlined in this document to connect your account, then enable DHL service levels in your shipping zones, and test your shipping to ensure it’s working properly.
How to connect DHL with Zonos
- Log in to your Zonos Dashboard account.
- Go to Settings on the left sidebar.
- Select Shipping rates.
- Click Connect carrier account.
- Select DHL.
- Enter the production API credentials you received in your DHL API registration email as follows:
- Site ID
- API password
- Enter your main billing DHL account number.
- Click Save to finish.
Start using your DHL Express shipping
Now that you have your DHL account connected, you will need to do the following to begin using your live DHL Express rates in your shipping quotes:
- Create shipping zones - Shipping zones allow you to have different service levels, rules, and shipping rates for different countries or groups of countries.
- Enable DHL Express service levels - Enabling service levels in the zones that you want to use them in allows you to offer different service levels to different zones.
- Test your shipping - Test your shipping to make sure everything is working properly and being displayed as intended before being used in production or going live on your website.
Still have questions?
View our additional documentation on how to connect your DHL Express account.