Integration with Delivery for a website and online store
Integration with Delivery suits stores that sell large and heavy goods: furniture, appliances, tires, building materials, equipment. The buyer chooses a terminal or door-to-door delivery, and the cost is calculated from the weight and volume in the product card. The manager creates a freight shipment from the order. We agree on the shipping terms, rates and the list of accepted cargo with the service before work starts.
- choice of city, terminal or door-to-door delivery address;
- calculation by weight, volume and number of packages;
- fields for lifting to the floor and unloading, if the service is in the contract;
- creating a freight shipment from the order;
- a tracking number in the e-mail to the customer;
- shipping statuses in the order card.
Integration with Delivery: shipping large and heavy goods
A parcel of a few kilograms and a sofa travel by different routes, so integration with Delivery for an online store is needed when regular branches don't accept bulky cargo. Ukrainian businesses know Delivery as a freight carrier, and buyers of furniture, tires or building materials expect to see this option on the checkout page.
The main question these buyers have is how much delivery will cost and when it will arrive. Stores searching for connect Delivery to a website usually want to show the cost right in the cart.
What integration with Delivery includes
- a directory of cities, terminals and delivery addresses;
- calculation by weight, volume, dimensions and number of packages;
- transfer of weight and dimension data from the product card to the calculation;
- creating a freight shipment from the order data;
- additional services provided for in the contract: packing, lifting, unloading;
- a tracking number and statuses in the order;
- tracking whether the sender or the recipient pays for delivery.
For bulky goods the quality of catalog data matters: without weight and dimensions the calculation comes out approximate, so we help fill in these fields in the product cards.
How we connect Delivery
First, together we go through your range: which goods ship as freight, how many packages a set has and what dimensions the largest items have. Next you sign a contract with the service and give us access to the account together with the API keys. We set up the weight and volume fields, directories, pricing rules and the shipment template. On test orders we check different scenarios: terminal, address, several packages, payment by the recipient. We explain the workflow to the manager. A basic connection takes a few working days, and a large catalog needs more time to fill in the data.
Cost of integration with Delivery
We calculate the cost of the integration after a free consultation, since it depends on the platform, the number of product groups and the services you need. A new store on Horoshop or WordPress starts from $500; the formats are described in the online store development section; search promotion for an existing store is described in the SEO promotion for online stores section. We check rates, cargo types, dimension limits and insurance rules against the current Delivery terms before work starts. You can contact us on the Contacts page.
Questions and answers
What goods is Delivery suitable for?
For large and heavy items: furniture, appliances, tires, building materials, equipment. The service defines the list of accepted cargo, and we confirm it before the start.
Where does the delivery cost come from?
The calculation uses the weight, volume and number of packages from the product cards and the buyer's address. That is why we check that this data is filled in.
Can the cost be shown in the cart?
Yes, if the source data is filled in. The buyer sees an estimated amount before checkout, and the service confirms the final terms.
Is there a built-in module on Horoshop?
We check the list of built-in delivery integrations before the start. When there is no ready-made solution, we connect Delivery via the service's API.