Setting up your FedEx SmartPost Account

Requirements

In order to add FedEx SmartPost as a carrier in EasyPost, you need to already have an account established with FedEx. You can sign up for a FedEx account here. Then you need to verify with your FedEx Account Manager that your FedEx account is set up as a small shipper and enabled for SmartPost.

You will need the following information from FedEx:

• FedEx SmartPost Account Number
• FedEx SmartPost Hub ID
• FedEx SmartPost Account Billing Address

Register Your FedEx SmartPost Account With EasyPost

Once you obtain these credentials you can use them to create a FedEx SmartPost account on the EasyPost Carriers Account Page. Additional guidance on this can be found in our Adding a Carrier guide.

Note: To use SmartPost Returns this must be enabled on the FedEx side, you'll need to contact your FedEx Account Manager to be enabled. There is also a feature flag for SmartPost Returns on the EasyPost side that must be enabled. Please contact support@easypost.com to have this flag enabled. 

What is my Hub ID?

Your FedEx SmartPost hub ID is a numerical ID number that corresponds with the nearest FedEx SmartPost processing hub location to you. EasyPost requires that you enter a hub ID into the credentials in order to generate labels for FedEx SmartPost. 

If you do not know your hub ID, you can find it below: