Batch method

This API returns details of generated labels that have been merged into one batch.

Before calling this method, labels need to be generated using the Generate method with the appropriate batch_id.

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API Details

URL	HTTP Request Types	Request Formats
https://api.uat.nzpost.co.nz/labels/batch/<api_code>/<batch_id>	GET	JSON, JSONP, HTML, PDF

Request Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Value	Maximum Length	Example
api_code	Your license's unique api_code for the application This is public and will be used in the print url e.g. https://label.dev/batch/<api_code>/<batch_id>.pdf	Yes	String		98e7fhu
batch_id	The batch_id assigned to the generated labels	Yes	String	255	batch4

Types of Response

Response Type	Status Code
Success	200
Invalid Request	400
Label(s) Not Found	404

Response Elements

Note that a response can be 200 and still result in error. It is regarded as a queued error.

Element	Description	Value	Required	Example
status_code	The status code for the response type. One of 'OK' or 'ERROR'	String	Yes	OK
print_url	The url path to download the merged pdf api_code is required in the print_url to differentiate labels that have the same batch_id but are from different licenses	String	No	https://api.nzpost.co.nz/batch/7eyisf/bcdfh47fdgsd534.pdf
error_code	The error code	String	No	2008
error_reason	An explanation of the error	String	No	PDF file not found

Error Codes

Error Code	Error Reason
2000	Not Ready, try again soon.
2001	No label matching supplied uuid
2002	PDF Not Ready, try again soon.
2003	JSONP requires a callback parameter
2004	Label has been deleted, pdfs retained for only 3 months
2006	Missing mandatory request parameters
2007	There are no labels matching the supplied batch_id
2008	PDF file not found
2009	No license matching supplied api_code
2010	No label matching supplied user_code
2011	Supplied user_code has expired
2012	Error generating QR code

Examples

Note: When an error occurs, the content type is set to application/json.

Request:

        https://api.uat.nzpost.co.nz/labels/batch.json?api_code=89wyd0&batch_id=bcdfh47fdgsd534

    

Responses:

    
{
  "status_code": "OK"
  "print_url": https://api.uat.nzpost.co.nz/labels/batch.pdf?api_code=89wyd0&batch_id=bcdfh47fdgsd534
}

{
  "status_code": "ERROR",
  "error_code": "2002",
  "error_reason": "PDF Not Ready, try again soon."
}