FedEx Account Registration Guide

Adding a FedEx Carrier account with EasyPost is simple when using this step-by-step process! Users can either create a FedEx account instantly through EasyPost or choose to bring their own credentials.

• Create a FedEx Account
• Register FedEx on your EasyPost Dashboard
  • Filling Out the Registration Form
• Register a FedEx Account via API (for developers)

Create a FedEx Account

If you’d like to create a FedEx account through EasyPost and access pre-negotiated discounted rates, please see our FedEx Platform Account article here. Otherwise, If you have not done so already, create a FedEx account via the FedEx Website. You'll also need to establish a payment method with FedEx, as they will directly charge you for FedEx postage. 

Register FedEx on your EasyPost Dashboard

Navigate to the EasyPost Carriers Account Page to add your FedEx account. You can find more information about navigating this page on our Adding a Carrier article.

Filling Out the Registration Form

When adding your FedEx account to your EasyPost dashboard, you will be presented with a form like the one below. Here is what you should know about this form:

• Everything on the form has to be filled out, no fields can be left blank (other than the two ‘optional fields’).
• There can be no trailing whitespace after what is input into the fields.
  • Ex: Country code = ‘US’ vs ‘US_’. The latter option is seen as a trailing space.
• The "Address Information" column is the column must match the address information on your FedEx profile (on the FedEx website). Note that it may not be the same address as your FedEx billing address.

If you’re looking for your FedEx Account Number, log into your account at www.fedex.com. Then click on the “Account Management” tab on the left-most menu. Your account will usually have the alias “My Account,” which will have your FedEx Account Number in the middle field of the table.

Register a FedEx Account via API (for developers)

via cURL:

curl -X POST https://api.easypost.com/v2/carrier_accounts/register \
-u PRODUCTION_API_KEY: \
-d 'carrier_account[type]=FedexAccount' \
-d 'carrier_account[description]=FedEx Description Account' \
-d 'carrier_account[reference]=FedEx Reference' \
-d 'carrier_account[registration_data][account_number]=ACCOUNT_NUMBER' \
-d 'carrier_account[registration_data][shipping_streets]=SHIPPING_STREETS' \
-d 'carrier_account[registration_data][shipping_city]=SHIPPING_CITY' \
-d 'carrier_account[registration_data][shipping_state]=SHIPPING_STATE' \
-d 'carrier_account[registration_data][shipping_postal_code]=SHIPPING_POSTAL_CODE' \
-d 'carrier_account[registration_data][shipping_country_code]=SHIPPING_COUNTRY_CODE' \
-d 'carrier_account[registration_data][corporate_first_name]=CORPORATE_FIRST_NAME ' \
-d 'carrier_account[registration_data][corporate_last_name]=CORPORATE_LAST_NAME' \
-d 'carrier_account[registration_data][corporate_job_title]=CORPORATE_JOB_TITLE' \
-d 'carrier_account[registration_data][corporate_company_name]=CORPORATE_COMPANY_NAME' \
-d 'carrier_account[registration_data][corporate_phone_number]=CORPORATE_PHONE_NUMBER' \
-d 'carrier_account[registration_data][corporate_email_address]=CORPORATE_EMAIL_ADDRESS' \
-d 'carrier_account[registration_data][corporate_streets]=CORPORATE_STREETS' \
-d 'carrier_account[registration_data][corporate_city]=CORPORATE_CITY' \
-d 'carrier_account[registration_data][corporate_state]=CORPORATE_STATE' \
-d 'carrier_account[registration_data][corporate_postal_code]=CORPORATE_POSTAL_CODE' \
-d 'carrier_account[registration_data][corporate_country_code]=CORPORATE_COUNTRY_CODE'