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Get Rates

[This is preliminary documentation and is subject to change.]

GetRates returns a list of rates that include estimated delivery time and estimated rate for air and ground ship methods. If the ship method is set to PuroLetter or PuroPak, and estimated rate will also be included for the requested service. GetRates does not enter the order into the system for shipping.

Sample Request
XML
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope" xmlns:pur="http://PurolatorServices.com/">
   <soap:Header/>
   <soap:Body>
      <pur:GetRates>
         <pur:request>
            <pur:Credentials>
                <pur:UserName>TestUser</pur:UserName>
                <pur:Password>5VJrtqTa</pur:Password>
                <pur:ClientID>0000000</pur:ClientID>
            </pur:Credentials>
            <pur:OrderNumber>Test-0001</pur:OrderNumber>
            <pur:Ref1>MyRef 001</pur:Ref1>
            <pur:Ref2>Note 001</pur:Ref2>
            <pur:ShipDate>2012-02-05T00:00:00</pur:ShipDate>
            <pur:ShipMethod>GROUND</pur:ShipMethod>
            <pur:SpecialServices>
               <pur:string>NOTIFYCONSIGNEE</pur:string>
               <pur:string>OSNR</pur:string>
            </pur:SpecialServices>
            <pur:BillingOption>PREPAID</pur:BillingOption>
            <pur:BillingAccount/>
            <pur:LabelType>NONE</pur:LabelType>
            <pur:ShipFromAddress>
               <pur:Name></pur:Name>
               <pur:Company>Simple Earth Hops</pur:Company>
               <pur:Add1>210 S Lindsey Street</pur:Add1>
               <pur:Add2></pur:Add2>
               <pur:City>Dodgeville</pur:City>
               <pur:StateProv>WI</pur:StateProv>
               <pur:PostalCode>53533</pur:PostalCode>
               <pur:Country>US</pur:Country>
               <pur:Phone></pur:Phone>
               <pur:Email></pur:Email>
            </pur:ShipFromAddress>
            <pur:ShipToAddress>
               <pur:Name></pur:Name>
               <pur:Company>Red Duck Beer</pur:Company>
               <pur:Add1>101 Sample Street</pur:Add1>
               <pur:Add2>Suite 202</pur:Add2>
               <pur:City>Scarborough</pur:City>
               <pur:StateProv>ON</pur:StateProv>
               <pur:PostalCode>M1M1M1</pur:PostalCode>
               <pur:Country>CA</pur:Country>
               <pur:Phone></pur:Phone>
               <pur:Email>SampleAddress@Example.com</pur:Email>
            </pur:ShipToAddress>
            <pur:DeclaredValue>23.68</pur:DeclaredValue>
            <pur:Currency>USD</pur:Currency>
            <pur:Packages>
               <pur:RequestPackageV3>
                  <pur:PackageID>Pkg-0001a</pur:PackageID>
                  <pur:WeightUOM>LB</pur:WeightUOM>
                  <pur:Weight>2.354</pur:Weight>
                  <pur:DimensionUOM>IN</pur:DimensionUOM>
                  <pur:DimL>10.1</pur:DimL>
                  <pur:DimW>13.2</pur:DimW>
                  <pur:DimH>1.3</pur:DimH>
               </pur:RequestPackageV3>
               <pur:RequestPackageV3>
                  <pur:PackageID>Pkg-0001b</pur:PackageID>
                  <pur:WeightUOM>LB</pur:WeightUOM>
                  <pur:Weight>4.25</pur:Weight>
                  <pur:DimensionUOM>IN</pur:DimensionUOM>
                  <pur:DimL>0</pur:DimL>
                  <pur:DimW>0</pur:DimW>
                  <pur:DimH>0</pur:DimH>
               </pur:RequestPackageV3>
            </pur:Packages>
            <pur:Items>
               <pur:RequestItemV3>
                  <pur:SKU>DOC</pur:SKU>
                  <pur:CustomsDesc>Documents</pur:CustomsDesc>
                  <pur:ExtendedDesc>Misc. Documents</pur:ExtendedDesc>
                  <pur:Quantity>201</pur:Quantity>
                  <pur:TotalValue>1.00</pur:TotalValue>
                  <pur:Currency>CAD</pur:Currency>
                  <pur:CountryOfOrigin>US</pur:CountryOfOrigin>
                  <pur:HSCode></pur:HSCode>
                  <pur:NAFTAEligible>false</pur:NAFTAEligible>
                  <pur:FDAFood>false</pur:FDAFood>
                  <pur:Textile>false</pur:Textile>
               </pur:RequestItemV3>
               <pur:RequestItemV3>
                  <pur:SKU>Caps-2161</pur:SKU>
                  <pur:CustomsDesc>Bottle Caps</pur:CustomsDesc>
                  <pur:ExtendedDesc>Stainless Steel Bottle Caps</pur:ExtendedDesc>
                  <pur:Quantity>3000</pur:Quantity>
                  <pur:TotalValue>22.68</pur:TotalValue>
                  <pur:Currency>USD</pur:Currency>
                  <pur:CountryOfOrigin>US</pur:CountryOfOrigin>
                  <pur:HSCode>39235010</pur:HSCode>
                  <pur:NAFTAEligible>false</pur:NAFTAEligible>
                  <pur:FDAFood>false</pur:FDAFood>
                  <pur:Textile>false</pur:Textile>
               </pur:RequestItemV3>
            </pur:Items>
         </pur:request>
      </pur:GetRates>
   </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
Sample Response
XML
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
   <soap:Body>
      <GetRatesResponse xmlns="http://PurolatorServices.com/">
         <GetRatesResult>
            <Status>0</Status>
            <Request>
               <OrderNumber>Test-0001</OrderNumber>
               <Ref1>MyRef 001</Ref1>
               <Ref2>Note 001</Ref2>
               <ShipDate>2012-02-05T00:00:00</ShipDate>
               <ShipMethod>GROUND</ShipMethod>
               <SpecialServices>
                  <string>NOTIFYCONSIGNEE</string>
                  <string>OSNR</string>
               </SpecialServices>
               <BillingOption>PREPAID</BillingOption>
               <BillingAccount/>
               <LabelType>NONE</LabelType>
               <ShipFromAddress>
                  <Name/>
                  <Company>Simple Earth Hops</Company>
                  <Add1>210 S Lindsey Street</Add1>
                  <Add2/>
                  <City>Dodgeville</City>
                  <StateProv>WI</StateProv>
                  <PostalCode>53533</PostalCode>
                  <Country>US</Country>
                  <Phone/>
                  <Email/>
               </ShipFromAddress>
               <ShipToAddress>
                  <Name/>
                  <Company>Red Duck Beer</Company>
                  <Add1>101 Sample Street</Add1>
                  <Add2>Suite 202</Add2>
                  <City>Scarborough</City>
                  <StateProv>ON</StateProv>
                  <PostalCode>M1M1M1</PostalCode>
                  <Country>CA</Country>
                  <Phone/>
                  <Email>SampleAddress@Example.com</Email>
               </ShipToAddress>
               <DeclaredValue>23.68</DeclaredValue>
               <Currency>USD</Currency>
               <Packages>
                  <RequestPackageV3>
                     <PackageID>Pkg-0001a</PackageID>
                     <WeightUOM>LB</WeightUOM>
                     <Weight>2.354</Weight>
                     <DimensionUOM>IN</DimensionUOM>
                     <DimL>10.1</DimL>
                     <DimW>13.2</DimW>
                     <DimH>1.3</DimH>
                  </RequestPackageV3>
                  <RequestPackageV3>
                     <PackageID>Pkg-0001b</PackageID>
                     <WeightUOM>LB</WeightUOM>
                     <Weight>4.25</Weight>
                     <DimensionUOM>IN</DimensionUOM>
                     <DimL>0</DimL>
                     <DimW>0</DimW>
                     <DimH>0</DimH>
                  </RequestPackageV3>
               </Packages>
               <Items>
                  <RequestItemV3>
                     <SKU>DOC</SKU>
                     <CustomsDesc>Documents</CustomsDesc>
                     <ExtendedDesc>Misc. Documents</ExtendedDesc>
                     <Quantity>201</Quantity>
                     <TotalValue>1.00</TotalValue>
                     <Currency>CAD</Currency>
                     <CountryOfOrigin>US</CountryOfOrigin>
                     <HSCode/>
                     <NAFTAEligible>false</NAFTAEligible>
                     <FDAFood>false</FDAFood>
                     <Textile>false</Textile>
                  </RequestItemV3>
                  <RequestItemV3>
                     <SKU>Caps-2161</SKU>
                     <CustomsDesc>Bottle Caps</CustomsDesc>
                     <ExtendedDesc>Stainless Steel Bottle Caps</ExtendedDesc>
                     <Quantity>3000</Quantity>
                     <TotalValue>22.68</TotalValue>
                     <Currency>USD</Currency>
                     <CountryOfOrigin>US</CountryOfOrigin>
                     <HSCode>39235010</HSCode>
                     <NAFTAEligible>false</NAFTAEligible>
                     <FDAFood>false</FDAFood>
                     <Textile>false</Textile>
                  </RequestItemV3>
               </Items>
            </Request>
            <Packages/>
            <TotalShipping>0</TotalShipping>
            <Rates>
               <Rate>
                  <ShipMethod>GROUND</ShipMethod>
                  <EstimatedDeliveryDate>2012-02-07T00:00:00</EstimatedDeliveryDate>
                  <EstimatedRate>4.58</EstimatedRate>
               </Rate>
            </Rates>
         </GetRatesResult>
      </GetRatesResponse>
   </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>