@easypost/api

EasyPost Node Client Library

EasyPost, the simple shipping solution. You can sign up for an account at https://easypost.com.

NOTE: This library is intended to be used in a backend Node service and not in a frontend Javascript project via the browser.

Install

npm install --save @easypost/api

NOTE: If you are using @easypost/api prior to v5 and a version of Node less than 6.9, you will need to install and include a polyfill, such as babel-polyfill, and include it in your project:

npm install --save babel-polyfill

// Require the polyfill if necessary:
require('babel-polyfill');

// Require the EasyPost library:
const EasyPost = require('@easypost/api');

You can alternatively download the various built assets from this project's releases page.

Compatibility

v4 and Earlier

• require('@easypost/api/easypost.8-lts.js') (Node 8.9+)
• require('@easypost/api/easypost.6-lts.js') (Node 6.9+)
• require('@easypost/api/easypost.legacy.js') (Node 0.10+)

v5

If using @easypost/api v5, you can require the base project which is built on Node v10 - v16

v6

If using @easypost/api v6, you can require the base project which is built on Node v12+

Note on ES6 Usage

You can import specific versions of the compiled code if you're using later versions of Node and using @easypost/api prior to v5.

// Imports the un-transformed es6
import '@easypost/api/src/easypost';

// Use the following to import mininally transformed versions
import '@easypost/api/easypost.6-lts';
import '@easypost/api/easypost.8-lts';
import '@easypost/api/easypost.legacy.js'; // (v0.10)

Usage

A simple create & buy shipment example:

const EasyPostClient = require('@easypost/api');

const client = new EasyPostClient(process.env.EASYPOST_API_KEY);

const shipment = await client.Shipment.create({
  from_address: {
    street1: '417 MONTGOMERY ST',
    street2: 'FLOOR 5',
    city: 'SAN FRANCISCO',
    state: 'CA',
    zip: '94104',
    country: 'US',
    company: 'EasyPost',
    phone: '415-123-4567',
  },
  to_address: {
    name: 'Dr. Steve Brule',
    street1: '179 N Harbor Dr',
    city: 'Redondo Beach',
    state: 'CA',
    zip: '90277',
    country: 'US',
    phone: '4155559999',
  },
  parcel: {
    length: 8,
    width: 5,
    height: 5,
    weight: 5,
  },
});

const boughtShipment = await client.Shipment.buy(shipment.id, shipment.lowestRate());

console.log(boughtShipment);

Options

You can construct an API instance with certain options:

const client = new EasyPostClient(process.env.EASYPOST_API_KEY, {
  timeout: 120000,
  baseUrl: 'https://api.easypost.com/v2/',
  useProxy: false,
  superagentMiddleware: (s) => s,
  requestMiddleware: (r) => r,
});

timeout

Time in milliseconds that should fail requests.

baseUrl

Change the base URL that the API library uses. Useful if you proxy requests from a frontend through a server.

useProxy

Disable using the API key. Useful if you proxy requests from a frontend through a server.

superagentMiddleware

Function that takes superagent and returns superagent. Useful if you need to wrap superagent in a function, such as many superagent libraries do.

import superagentLib from 'some-superagent-lib';

const client = new EasyPostClient('my-key', {
  superagentMiddleware: (s) => superagentLib(s),
});

requestMiddleware

Function that takes a superagent request and returns that request. Useful if you need to hook into a request:

import superagentLib from 'some-superagent-lib';

const client = new EasyPostClient('my-key', {
  requestMiddleware: (r) => {
    r.someLibFunction(SOME_CONFIG_VALUE);
    return r;
  },
});

Interactive CLI

Replace easypost.js with whatever compatabile version you wish, as defined under Compatibility.

API_KEY=yourkey ./repl.js --local easypost.js

Documentation

API documentation can be found at: https://easypost.com/docs/api.

Library documentation can be found on the web at: https://easypost.github.io/easypost-node/ or locally in the docs directory.

Upgrading major versions of this project? Refer to the Upgrade Guide.

Development

# Install dependencies
make install

# Update dependencies
make update

# Build the project
make build

# Lint the project
make lint

# Fix lint errors
make fix

# Format the project
make format

# Run tests (these will be transpiled on the fly)
EASYPOST_TEST_API_KEY=123... EASYPOST_PROD_API_KEY=123... make test

# Run tests with coverage (these will be transpiled on the fly)
EASYPOST_TEST_API_KEY=123... EASYPOST_PROD_API_KEY=123... make coverage

# Run security analysis
make scan

# Generate library documentation
make docs

# Update submodules
git submodule init
git submodule update --remote

Typescript Definitions (Beta)

Starting with v5.3.0, this project has bundled Typescript definitions included. These definitions are in their infancy and are not yet recommended for production applications. We welcome the community's help in maintaining these definitions and contributing improvements as we add missing types or make small corrections.

Typescript Exclusions

• We do not provide a DefinitelyTyped version of these definitions at this time
• Predefined packages (due to maintenance cost)
• Carrier service levels (due to maintenance cost)
• Carrier list (due to maintenance cost)

Typescript TODOs

• Nullability for every field may need additional work
• Error codes may not be comprehensive
• Add missing definitions

Testing

The test suite in this project was specifically built to produce consistent results on every run, regardless of when they run or who is running them. This project uses Pollyjs (AKA: VCR) to record and replay HTTP requests and responses via "cassettes". When the suite is run, the HTTP requests and responses for each test function will be saved to a cassette if they do not exist already and replayed from this saved file if they do, which saves the need to make live API calls on every test run. If you receive errors about a cassette expiring, delete and re-record the cassette to ensure the data is up-to-date.

Sensitive Data: We've made every attempt to include scrubbers for sensitive data when recording cassettes so that PII or sensitive info does not persist in version control; however, please ensure when recording or re-recording cassettes that prior to committing your changes, no PII or sensitive information gets persisted by inspecting the cassette.

Making Changes: If you make an addition to this project, the request/response will get recorded automatically for you. When making changes to this project, you'll need to re-record the associated cassette to force a new live API call for that test which will then record the request/response used on the next run.

Test Data: The test suite has been populated with various helpful fixtures that are available for use, each completely independent from a particular user with the exception of the USPS carrier account ID (see Unit Test API Keys for more information) which has a fallback value of our internal testing user's ID. Some fixtures use hard-coded dates that may need to be incremented if cassettes get re-recorded (such as reports or pickups).

Unit Test API Keys

The following are required on every test run:

• EASYPOST_TEST_API_KEY
• EASYPOST_PROD_API_KEY

Some tests may require an EasyPost user with a particular set of enabled features such as a Partner user when creating referrals. We have attempted to call out these functions in their respective docstrings. The following are required when you need to re-record cassettes for applicable tests:

• USPS_CARRIER_ACCOUNT_ID (eg: one-call buying a shipment for non-EasyPost employees)
• PARTNER_USER_PROD_API_KEY (eg: creating a referral user)
• REFERRAL_CUSTOMER_PROD_API_KEY (eg: adding a credit card to a referral user)

Changelog

v6.0.0-rc1 (2023-03-01)

Breaking Changes

• Bumps minimum Node from 10 to 12
• Renamed default export API to EasyPostClient
• Overhauled the data flow of the library
  • Instead of creating a local object and then calling .save() on it to create/update it at the API level, you will pass in the same data as before but to one of either create() or update() functions on the service in question
  • The base service no longer implements all functions and instead each individual service implements its own functions. This means the library namespace won't be cluttered with various notImplemented functions
  • All instance functions (excluding lowestRate) previously called on an object are instead called on a service. (eg: shipment.buy(shipment.lowest_rate()) is now client.Shipment.buy(shipment.id, shipment.lowest_rate())))
    • All functions attached to a service are now async and must be awaited
• Moved library structure around
  • Introduced /models that contain the EasyPost objects
  • Renamed /resources to /services to better reflect that a service called against an EasyPostClient differs from an API resource, now known as the models
  • Each service file now has _service appended
  • Added /utils which contains both internal_util.js which is not intended for user consumption and util.js which contains public utilities
  • Moved getLowestSmartRate and validateWebook function to util.js as neither of them require the client object to function
• References of Referral were changed to ReferralCustomer to match the API
• Bumps major versions of all dependencies
• Changes the primaryOrSecondary parameter name to priority in billing functions to match the API
• Empty response functions now return nothing (deleting records, funding a wallet, etc)
• Explicit type parameter for retrieving all reports removed, include type in generic params dictionary instead.
• Improves error handling
  • Specific error types for each category of error
  • API error message may be an array rather than a string. Arrays will be concatenated (by comma) and returned as a string.
• Corrects references of smartrate to SmartRate and smartRate to match the API

New Features

• Add retrieveStatelessRates and getLowestStatelessRate functions

Bug Fixes

• Completely overhauled deserialization process, nested objects (eg: rates of shipments, etc) now properly convert to their appropriate EasyPostObject
• Fixes the verifyAddress function to actually verify an address
• Fixes a bug that could double wrap or unintentionally wrap the results of an /all API call with the name of the object in question