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How to get UPS credentials for integration with Odoo?
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Please note that only those customers that are based in the US can open
a UPS account number online. If you are located in a country other than
the US, you will need to contact Customer Service for your country
location to open UPS account number.

In order to use the UPS APIs from Odoo, you will need to have the items
listed below:

- UPS.com user ID and password

- UPS account number

- Access Key

An Access Key is a 16 character alpha-numeric code that allows access to
the UPS Developer Kit API Development and Production servers.

Create an UPS Account
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To register with MyUPS.com, please follow these steps:

1. Access the UPS.com web site at
`www.ups.com <http://www.ups.com/>`__, and click the **New User** link
at the top of the page.

2. Click the **Register for MyUPS** button, and follow the prompts to
complete the registration process.

To open an account with UPS and receive a UPS shipper number, please
follow the steps below:

`http://www.ups.com/content/de/en/contact/index.html?WT.svl=Footer <http://www.ups.com/content/de/en/contact/index.html?WT.svl=Footer>`__

Once you have created a UPS.com user ID profile you will need to add
your UPS account number to your UPS.com profile, please follow the steps
below:

1. Log in to the UPS.com site
(`http://www.ups.com <http://www.ups.com/>`__) using your UPS.com User
ID and Password.

2. Click the **My UPS** tab.

3. Click the **Account Summary** link.

4. Click the **Add an Existing UPS Account** link in the **UPS Account Details**
section of the page.

5. In the **Add New Account** screen, enter the **UPS Account Number**, **Account
Name**, and **Postal Code** fields. The country automatically defaults to
United States. If desired, select the **Make this my default payment
account** link to set the account as the default billing method for the
profile.

6. Click the **Next** button to continue.

Get an Access Key
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After you have added your UPS account number to your user ID profile you
can request an Access Key from UPS using the steps below:

1. Log into UPS.com with your user ID and password.

2. Go to the **UPS Developer Kit** web page
`https://www.ups.com/upsdeveloperkit?loc=en\_US <https://www.ups.com/upsdeveloperkit?loc=en_US>`__

3. Click on the link **Request an access key**.

4. Verify the **Primary Contact Information**

5. Enter the **Secondary Contact Information**

6. Click the **Request Access Key** button.

Once completed, the **Access Key** will be provided to you on the web page,
and an email with the Access Key will be sent to the email address for
the primary contact information.