UPS Authentication and API Changes

  • 26 June 2023
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⚠️ Update Dec 11, 2023: The OAuth 2.0 and new API changes have been rolled out to Acumatica starting with 2023 R1 Update 13 and 2023 R2 Update 4. Configuration steps for using the new API and OAuth 2.0 will be available in the Acumatica help files soon. In the meantime, follow this link to the UPS Rest Configuration guide.

 

UPS recently published an announcement and how connection is established to their API. Partners or customer may have received the following notification. Acumatica is aware of this. Development work to address this change is being prioritized to address it in second-half of 2023.

The changes impact the Acumatica direct UPS integration in 2 ways:

  • New OAuth 2.0 for authentication. Since UPS is not issuing API access keys beginning June 5, 2023, which is how Acumatica performs authentication today, new customers or those in the process of implementation are immediately affected. The current workaround is to use our carrier aggregator integrations such as EasyPost or ShipEngine.
  • Acumatica’s integration was built on what UPS now refers to as “Legacy SOAP API” and needs to be upgraded to the new “RESTful API”. All existing customers who are already using the integration will be affected. However, they can continue to use the current integration until June 3, 2024.

Since the version of the API that is currently being used does not support OAuth 2.0, Acumatica will need to address both of these changes in the context of the same update. As in, we plan to switch to OAuth 2.0 for authentication as well as upgrade the integration to use the new RESTful API. We are hoping to roll these changes out to a minor update to some of the earlier Acumatica versions but this is TBD.


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@MattWSM - we found this bug for some users and pushed a fix with 2023 R2 Update 10 (23.210).

@Omar Ghazi - Thank you for the update.  We will discuss getting the update from our VAR.

 

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Hi all -- appreciate all the information here, but I am just confused.  2023R2 - 23.207.0025.

Which Plug-In is supposed to be used? And, how do we decide which is correct?

 

 

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Debbie,

You will want to use the UPSRestCarrier, and if you will be shopping for rates, you will want to update Acumatica to at least build 210 or you will not get rates if you have a package greater than 50 lbs.

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@debbiereed72 Good question! UPS switched to REST-based so please use the PX.UpsRestCarrier.UpsRestCarrier. This is also in the configuration guide (linked with the original post) and the help files will have this information as well.

 

The PX.UpsCarrier.UpsCarrier as of now will not work any longer and will be removed as an option in a future Acumatica release.

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@MattWSM - we found this bug for some users and pushed a fix with 2023 R2 Update 10 (23.210).

@Omar Ghazi 

I have the same bug in 23.114  has there been a fix published for 2023R1?

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@alanconroynaw please create a support ticket with us for this bug that you found in 2023 R1 version. 

Can anyone advise what goes in the callback URL field on the UPS end of this? I noticed someone else posted this screenshot and it was not populated. We have a client setting this up right now and are wondering what to enter here.

 

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Can anyone advise what goes in the callback URL field on the UPS end of this? I noticed someone else posted this screenshot and it was not populated. We have a client setting this up right now and are wondering what to enter here.

 

You dont need anything in there

Just make sure you have the products setup

 

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