United States Postal Service
The USPS API provides various functionalities such as tracking shipments, calculating shipping prices, and scheduling pickups, making it a valuable tool for automating logistics and e-commerce operations. Integrating the USPS API with Pipedream allows you to create serverless workflows that can enhance how you manage shipping tasks, alert systems, or update order statuses in real-time, without needing to manage infrastructure.
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
props: {
usps: {
type: "app",
app: "usps",
}
},
async run({steps, $}) {
return await axios($, {
url: `https://secure.shippingapis.com/ShippingAPI.dll?API=Verify`,
params: {
XML: `<AddressValidateRequest USERID="${this.usps.$auth.username}"><Revision>1</Revision>
<Address ID="{your_address_id}">
<Address1>{your_address_1}</Address1>
<Address2>{your_address_2}</Address2>
<City/>
<State>{your_state}</State>
<Zip5>{your_zip5}</Zip5>
<Zip4/>
</Address>
</AddressValidateRequest>`,
},
})
},
})
The Schedule app in Pipedream is a powerful tool that allows you to trigger workflows at regular intervals, ranging from every minute to once a year. This enables the automation of repetitive tasks and the scheduling of actions to occur without manual intervention. By leveraging this API, you can execute code, run integrations, and process data on a reliable schedule, all within Pipedream's serverless environment.