Manage your packaging options and cartonize your orders.
Efficiently managing your packaging options is key to streamlining the cartonization process. You have the flexibility to create, update, and delete packaging options through Dashboard or via API. Additionally, you can also cartonize items using the API, ensuring that your shipping process is precisely tailored to your specific needs.
Create packaging options
Adding your packaging options enables Zonos to accurately calculate the most suitable packaging.
To add a box:
Add your shipping boxes by going to Dashboard -> Settings -> Cartonization.
Click Add box in the top right corner.
Add your box's Dimensional unit, Length, Width, Height, Weight unit, Max weight, and Package weight.
Optional— Name your box. If you don't, we'll name it based on its characteristics.
Optional—Mark your box as your default box by checking the Make default box size box.
Note: Default boxes are used as a fallback when no box size is applied to the order.
Download the cartonization CSV template and enter your box names, maximum weight, package weight, and dimensions in the designated fields. Once completed, save the file in CSV format.
Upload your new CSV file to cartonization by dragging and dropping or by clicking browse to locate and select the file.
Click Continue and view your newly added boxes.
CSV fields descriptions
Column↕
Description↕
Box name
The name of your box for referencing.
Weight unit
The box's weight unit. Valid values are gram, kilogram, pound, and ounce. If a unit is not provided, the value will default to pound.
Max weight
The box's maximum weight capacity.
Package weight
The weight of the packaging materials.
Dimensional unit
The product’s dimensional unit. Valid values are inch, foot, yard, millimeter, centimeter, and meter. If a unit is not provided, the value will default to inch.
Click the checkbox next to the box(es) you'd like to delete.
Click Delete and then Yes, delete.
Cartonizing items
After setting up your packaging options, you can use the cartonize mutation. This process requires the shipTo, shipFrom, and item details to accurately assign items to the appropriate boxes for shipping. This step is vital for supplying precise packaging details to the carrier, which in turn improves the accuracy of shipping cost calculations.
Manage packaging
Manage packaging options
Manage your packaging options and cartonize your orders.Efficiently managing your packaging options is key to streamlining the cartonization process. You have the flexibility to create, update, and delete packaging options through Dashboard or via API. Additionally, you can also cartonize items using the API, ensuring that your shipping process is precisely tailored to your specific needs.
Create packaging options
Adding your packaging options enables Zonos to accurately calculate the most suitable packaging.
To add a box:
To add boxes in bulk via CSV:
CSV fields descriptions
gram,kilogram,pound, andounce. If a unit is not provided, the value will default topound.inch,foot,yard,millimeter,centimeter, andmeter. If a unit is not provided, the value will default toinch.View packaging options
Delete packaging options
Cartonizing items
After setting up your packaging options, you can use the cartonize mutation. This process requires the
shipTo,shipFrom, anditemdetails to accurately assign items to the appropriate boxes for shipping. This step is vital for supplying precise packaging details to the carrier, which in turn improves the accuracy of shipping cost calculations.mutation {partyCreateWorkflow(input: [{ type: ORIGIN, location: { countryCode: US } }{ type: DESTINATION, location: { countryCode: CA } }]) {id}itemCreateWorkflow(input: [{quantity: 4amount: 50productId: "123"description: "test 1223"currencyCode: USDmeasurements: [WEIGHT, , POUNDLENGTH, , INCHWIDTH, , INCHHEIGHT, , INCHidcartonizeWorkflowpackagingOptionnameidwidthlengthheightdimensionalUnitweightweightUnititemsquantityitemproductIdidWas this page helpful?