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title: Create the UPS carrier record
slug: configured-commerce/docs/create-the-ups-carrier-record
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createdAt: 2026-08-13T10:46:25.000Z
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You can create the UPS carrier record in Optimizely Configured Commerce.

Go to **Admin Console** > **Shipping & Fulfillment** > **Carriers** and click **Add New Carrier**. Enter data in the fields as described below.

## Carrier Information

- **Name** – UPS
- **Description** – UPS
- **Contact Name** – Name of the carrier contact
- **Contact Phone** – Phone number of the carrier contact
- **Contact Email** – Email of the carrier contact
- **Image Path** – Image to display (optional)
- **Primary Carrier** – Determines if the carrier is the default option.
- **Enabled** – Enables or disables the carrier.
- **Tracking URL** – `https://wwwapps.ups.com/tracking/tracking.cgi?tracknum=[traCkingnUmber]`

## Carrier Account Setup

- **Rating Service** – UPS
- **Test URL** – `https://wwwcie.ups.com/rest/Rate`
- **Live URL** – `https://www.ups.com/ups.app/xml/Rate`
- **Live** – Determines whether the live or test URL is used for this carrier. Set to **Yes** only when using a rating service for live-rated calls.
- **Use OAuth** – Determines if OAuth 2.0 authentication is used.

If you lease **Use OAuth** disabled, complete the following fields:

- **Account Number** – UPS account number
- **User Name** – Account username for the carrier's website
- **Password** – Password for the Access Key
- **Access Key** – UPS username (sometimes called User Key). This should be a string of numbers and letters.

If you enable **Use OAuth**, the above fields are hidden. Complete these fields instead:

- **Account Number**  – UPS account number
- **Client Id** – UPS client id 
- **Client Secret**  – UPS client secret

Click **Save** when you have finished.

## UPS standard ship codes

The following list is the standard ship codes for setting up carrier rating for UPS. Enter these codes in the **Ship Code** field in the **Services** tab:

- **01** – UPS Next Day Air
- **02** – UPS 2nd Day Air
- **03** – UPS Ground
- **07** – UPS Worldwide Express
- **08** – UPS Worldwide Expedited
- **11** – UPS Standard
- **12** – UPS 3 Day Select
- **13** – UPS Next Day Air Saver
- **14** – UPS Next Day Air Early AM
- **54** – UPS Worldwide Express Plus
- **59** – UPS 2nd Day Air AM

## Admin Console settings

After configuring the UPS carrier record, you can edit additional settings in the Admin Console.

- **Use Residential Shipping Address** – If Yes, sets the residential flag when rating UPS shipments. This is a global setting for all calls to UPS and is currently not customer or address-specific. Default value: **No**
- **Request for Negotiated Rates** – If Yes, the negotiated rates flag is included in UPS rating service requests. Default value: **No**
- **Log Rating Service Call** – If Yes, UPS rating service calls are saved to the dataset folder. Default value: **No**