Priority Mail Open and Distribute (PMOD) expedites the transportation of bulk mailings by
using Priority Mail to quickly send the mailings to a destination delivery unit for processing.
Customers are responsible for understanding how to utilize this service as well as knowing
requirements when using PMOD.
In the below article you will find the informational requirements that must be met for each PMOD USPS shipment. Please be aware that you must also comply with all other packaging and handling standards that the USPS has outlined for PMOD shipping. You can learn more about USPS requirements for PMOD shipping here.
To Address:
street2
- if Entry is SCF, ADC, NDC, and ASF NationalAir and Surface System Code (nass
code) is required to be entered in street2. USPS® Facility Access and Shipment Tracking
(FAST®) Web site: fast.usps.com. (Click on Reports>Mail Direction Search> Drop Entry Point
View.)city
- Required. Enter the city name or the name of the USPS facility, for example
"MID-ISLAND"state
- Required.zipcode
- Required. The Postal code must be either 3 or 5 digitscompany
- Required to be empty unless the entry type is "DDU". Use this field to indicate the
name of the Post Office. Examples:"Main Post Office"
,"San Francisco Post Office"
,"USPS"
,"Post Office"
.
Parcel:
predefined_package
- Possible values include:"FLATTUBTRAYBOX"
,"FULLTRAYBOX"
,"EMMTRAYBOX"
,"HALFTRAYBOX"
, or"PMODSACK"
weight
- Required
Shipment Options
entry
- Possible values include"DDU"
,"SCF"
,"ADC"
,"NDC"
or"ASF"
Example cURL Request:
curl -X POST \ https://api.easypost.com/v2/shipments \ -H 'Cache-Control: no-cache' \ -H 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \ -u "API KEY:" \ -d "shipment[to_address][company]=Post Office" \ -d "shipment[to_address][street1]=150 Sutter St" \ -d "shipment[to_address][city]=San Francisco" \ -d "shipment[to_address][state]=CA" \ -d "shipment[to_address][zip]=94104" \ -d "shipment[to_address][country]=US" \ -d "shipment[from_address][name]=Justin Time" \ -d "shipment[from_address][street1]=2000 16th Street" \ -d "shipment[from_address][street2]=APT 1999" \ -d "shipment[from_address][city]=San Francisco" \ -d "shipment[from_address][state]=CA" \ -d "shipment[from_address][zip]=94107" \ -d "shipment[from_address][country]=US" \ -d "shipment[options][entry]=DDU" \ -d "shipment[parcel][weight]=16" \ -d "shipment[parcel][predefined_package]=PMODSACK" \ -d "shipment[carrier_accounts]=ca_448c9d10eb8d43f5a92549423c9c7333" \ -d "shipment[service]=Priority"