The easiest way to integrate with the PostNord API

Add the PostNord API to your WMS, ERP, or e-commerce backend through one Sendcloud integration. Ship with the state postal carrier for Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland, alongside 170+ other carriers.

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The easiest way to integrate with the PostNord API

Add the PostNord API to your WMS, ERP, or e-commerce backend through one Sendcloud integration. Ship with the state postal carrier for Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland, alongside 170+ other carriers.

Courier API integration graphic for postnord

The easiest way to integrate with the PostNord API

Add the PostNord API to your WMS, ERP, or e-commerce backend through one Sendcloud integration. Ship with the state postal carrier for Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland, alongside 170+ other carriers.

Courier API integration graphic for postnord

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Why integrate PostNL through the Sendcloud API?

Why integrate PostNL through the Sendcloud API?

Why integrate PostNL through the Sendcloud API?

Why integrate PostNL through the Sendcloud API?

Nordic region's state postal operator

Ship under Sendcloud's negotiated PostNL rates from day one, or bring your own contract when you're ready.

Parcel drop-off and eco-labeled delivery

PostNL's evening windows and 4,500+ service points are available via Sendcloud's REST API, with no separate PostNL API credentials required.

Integrate with 170+ carriers at once

Stop maintaining and integrating different carrier and use one API for all.

GDPR Compliance

We comply with the GDPR rules to protect data and privacy in Europe.

API uptime of 99.99%

Reliable shipping software built on AWS and with top market technologies.

ISO 27001 Certified

The world’s most rigorous standards for information security.

Why integrate PostNL through the Sendcloud API?

Nordic region's state postal operator

Ship under Sendcloud's negotiated PostNL rates from day one, or bring your own contract when you're ready.

Parcel drop-off and eco-labeled delivery

PostNL's evening windows and 4,500+ service points are available via Sendcloud's REST API, with no separate PostNL API credentials required.

Integrate with 170+ carriers at once

Stop maintaining and integrating different carrier and use one API for all.

GDPR Compliance

We comply with the GDPR rules to protect data and privacy in Europe.

API uptime of 99.99%

Reliable shipping software built on AWS and with top market technologies.

ISO 27001 Certified

The world’s most rigorous standards for information security.

Why integrate PostNL through the Sendcloud API?

Nordic region's state postal operator

Ship under Sendcloud's negotiated PostNL rates from day one, or bring your own contract when you're ready.

Parcel drop-off and eco-labeled delivery

PostNL's evening windows and 4,500+ service points are available via Sendcloud's REST API, with no separate PostNL API credentials required.

Integrate with 170+ carriers at once

Stop maintaining and integrating different carrier and use one API for all.

GDPR Compliance

We comply with the GDPR rules to protect data and privacy in Europe.

API uptime of 99.99%

Reliable shipping software built on AWS and with top market technologies.

ISO 27001 Certified

The world’s most rigorous standards for information security.

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Where do you start?

Where do you start?

Where do you start?

1. Set up your account

2. Get your free API key

3. Start sending requests to the PostNL API

1. Set up your account

2. Get your free API key

3. Start sending requests to the PostNL API

1. Set up your account

2. Get your free API key

3. Start sending requests to the PostNL API

Questions & answers

Why integrate the PostNord API through Sendcloud instead of directly?

Direct PostNord integration means managing Customer-ID, API Key, and per-method routing across PostNord Service Point, Parcel Locker, Home Delivery, and Mailbox shipments. Each method has its own dimensional and weight constraints.

Through Sendcloud, you authenticate once with your Sendcloud API key and use a single REST schema for PostNord alongside every other carrier in your account. A direct PostNord contract is required either way; Sendcloud rates aren't offered for PostNord.

What happens when PostNord updates or breaks their API?

PostNord periodically updates API authentication and shipping-method definitions. Direct integrators have to refresh credentials when changes affect authentication and re-test payloads when PostNord adjusts service tiers.

When you ship PostNord through the Sendcloud REST API, the abstraction layer absorbs those changes. Sendcloud's engineering monitors PostNord's documentation and adjusts the carrier connector internally. Your Sendcloud request schema stays the same.

Can I use my own PostNord contract?

Yes, and you have to. PostNord requires a direct contract; Sendcloud rates aren't offered. Any claims must be opened directly with PostNord.

In Sendcloud, go to Shipping > Carriers > My Contracts, click Add your own contract, find PostNord, and click Add Contract. Enter the Customer-ID (optional) and API Key from your PostNord account. A Lite, Growth, or Premium plan is required.

See the PostNord own contract activation Help Center article.

Which PostNord products are supported through the API?

Through Sendcloud, you can ship PostNord's Nordic product line:

  • PostNord Service Point / Parcel Locker (ID 27204): up to 20 kg, 175 cm length, 4-6 business day delivery

  • PostNord Home Delivery (ID 27205): up to 35 kg; parcels over 20 kg delivered to property front/curbside against signature

  • PostNord Mailbox (ID 27206): up to 2 kg, 60 cm length, 3-6 business day delivery

Shipping origins: SE, NO, FI (Mailbox also from NL). Destinations: SE, NO, DK, FI. Nordic Swan Ecolabelled delivery is available on most methods.

Which PostNord-specific features does the API expose?

PostNord-specific features exposed through the integration:

  • Nordic Swan Ecolabelled delivery on most methods (sustainability-conscious shipping)

  • SMS, email, and PostNord App notifications to recipients

  • Curbside signature delivery for parcels over 20 kg on Home Delivery

  • Cross-border Nordic shipping (SE, NO, DK, FI) under one contract

  • Mailbox shipping from the Netherlands to the Nordics for letter-format parcels

No Sendcloud rates are offered, so claims must be opened directly with PostNord.

How do I track PostNord parcels?

PostNord tracking events flow through Sendcloud's webhook system. PostNord App and SMS notifications also flow to recipients alongside the webhook events, so customers get redundant updates with no extra integration work on your side.

All events normalise to Sendcloud's status taxonomy through GET https://panel.sendcloud.sc/api/v2/tracking/{tracking_number}, with the chronological history under statuses and each event mapped to parent_status. Subscribe to the parcel-status-changed webhook for push updates. Reference: Tracking parcels.

How do I create PostNord return labels?

PostNord return method availability depends on your contract setup. Since Sendcloud doesn't offer Sendcloud rates for PostNord, claims on lost or damaged returns are opened directly with PostNord.

All return labels are created through Sendcloud's standalone v3 Returns API (synchronous or asynchronous; async is recommended for higher throughput). No outgoing parcel lookup or JWT tokens are required. Reference: Returns API overview.

How does Sendcloud's multi-carrier API compare to connecting carriers individually?

The Sendcloud REST API gives you access to 170+ carriers, including PostNord, through one credential set, one schema, one webhook stream, and one error model. Connecting carriers individually means handling separate authentication, payload formats, and tracking systems for each, and redoing the work every time a carrier ships breaking changes upstream.

With Sendcloud, you ship PostNord alongside Bring, Budbee, DHL, and PostNL, or any other carrier in your account using the same code. Route shipments between carriers based on rules (weight, destination, service level, cost) without writing carrier-specific routing logic. Fall back to alternative carriers automatically if PostNord's upstream system has issues.

Adding a new carrier later means adding it to your Sendcloud account, not building a new integration.

Questions & answers

Why integrate the PostNord API through Sendcloud instead of directly?

Direct PostNord integration means managing Customer-ID, API Key, and per-method routing across PostNord Service Point, Parcel Locker, Home Delivery, and Mailbox shipments. Each method has its own dimensional and weight constraints.

Through Sendcloud, you authenticate once with your Sendcloud API key and use a single REST schema for PostNord alongside every other carrier in your account. A direct PostNord contract is required either way; Sendcloud rates aren't offered for PostNord.

What happens when PostNord updates or breaks their API?

PostNord periodically updates API authentication and shipping-method definitions. Direct integrators have to refresh credentials when changes affect authentication and re-test payloads when PostNord adjusts service tiers.

When you ship PostNord through the Sendcloud REST API, the abstraction layer absorbs those changes. Sendcloud's engineering monitors PostNord's documentation and adjusts the carrier connector internally. Your Sendcloud request schema stays the same.

Can I use my own PostNord contract?

Yes, and you have to. PostNord requires a direct contract; Sendcloud rates aren't offered. Any claims must be opened directly with PostNord.

In Sendcloud, go to Shipping > Carriers > My Contracts, click Add your own contract, find PostNord, and click Add Contract. Enter the Customer-ID (optional) and API Key from your PostNord account. A Lite, Growth, or Premium plan is required.

See the PostNord own contract activation Help Center article.

Which PostNord products are supported through the API?

Through Sendcloud, you can ship PostNord's Nordic product line:

  • PostNord Service Point / Parcel Locker (ID 27204): up to 20 kg, 175 cm length, 4-6 business day delivery

  • PostNord Home Delivery (ID 27205): up to 35 kg; parcels over 20 kg delivered to property front/curbside against signature

  • PostNord Mailbox (ID 27206): up to 2 kg, 60 cm length, 3-6 business day delivery

Shipping origins: SE, NO, FI (Mailbox also from NL). Destinations: SE, NO, DK, FI. Nordic Swan Ecolabelled delivery is available on most methods.

Which PostNord-specific features does the API expose?

PostNord-specific features exposed through the integration:

  • Nordic Swan Ecolabelled delivery on most methods (sustainability-conscious shipping)

  • SMS, email, and PostNord App notifications to recipients

  • Curbside signature delivery for parcels over 20 kg on Home Delivery

  • Cross-border Nordic shipping (SE, NO, DK, FI) under one contract

  • Mailbox shipping from the Netherlands to the Nordics for letter-format parcels

No Sendcloud rates are offered, so claims must be opened directly with PostNord.

How do I track PostNord parcels?

PostNord tracking events flow through Sendcloud's webhook system. PostNord App and SMS notifications also flow to recipients alongside the webhook events, so customers get redundant updates with no extra integration work on your side.

All events normalise to Sendcloud's status taxonomy through GET https://panel.sendcloud.sc/api/v2/tracking/{tracking_number}, with the chronological history under statuses and each event mapped to parent_status. Subscribe to the parcel-status-changed webhook for push updates. Reference: Tracking parcels.

How do I create PostNord return labels?

PostNord return method availability depends on your contract setup. Since Sendcloud doesn't offer Sendcloud rates for PostNord, claims on lost or damaged returns are opened directly with PostNord.

All return labels are created through Sendcloud's standalone v3 Returns API (synchronous or asynchronous; async is recommended for higher throughput). No outgoing parcel lookup or JWT tokens are required. Reference: Returns API overview.

How does Sendcloud's multi-carrier API compare to connecting carriers individually?

The Sendcloud REST API gives you access to 170+ carriers, including PostNord, through one credential set, one schema, one webhook stream, and one error model. Connecting carriers individually means handling separate authentication, payload formats, and tracking systems for each, and redoing the work every time a carrier ships breaking changes upstream.

With Sendcloud, you ship PostNord alongside Bring, Budbee, DHL, and PostNL, or any other carrier in your account using the same code. Route shipments between carriers based on rules (weight, destination, service level, cost) without writing carrier-specific routing logic. Fall back to alternative carriers automatically if PostNord's upstream system has issues.

Adding a new carrier later means adding it to your Sendcloud account, not building a new integration.

Questions & answers

Why integrate the PostNord API through Sendcloud instead of directly?

Direct PostNord integration means managing Customer-ID, API Key, and per-method routing across PostNord Service Point, Parcel Locker, Home Delivery, and Mailbox shipments. Each method has its own dimensional and weight constraints.

Through Sendcloud, you authenticate once with your Sendcloud API key and use a single REST schema for PostNord alongside every other carrier in your account. A direct PostNord contract is required either way; Sendcloud rates aren't offered for PostNord.

What happens when PostNord updates or breaks their API?

PostNord periodically updates API authentication and shipping-method definitions. Direct integrators have to refresh credentials when changes affect authentication and re-test payloads when PostNord adjusts service tiers.

When you ship PostNord through the Sendcloud REST API, the abstraction layer absorbs those changes. Sendcloud's engineering monitors PostNord's documentation and adjusts the carrier connector internally. Your Sendcloud request schema stays the same.

Can I use my own PostNord contract?

Yes, and you have to. PostNord requires a direct contract; Sendcloud rates aren't offered. Any claims must be opened directly with PostNord.

In Sendcloud, go to Shipping > Carriers > My Contracts, click Add your own contract, find PostNord, and click Add Contract. Enter the Customer-ID (optional) and API Key from your PostNord account. A Lite, Growth, or Premium plan is required.

See the PostNord own contract activation Help Center article.

Which PostNord products are supported through the API?

Through Sendcloud, you can ship PostNord's Nordic product line:

  • PostNord Service Point / Parcel Locker (ID 27204): up to 20 kg, 175 cm length, 4-6 business day delivery

  • PostNord Home Delivery (ID 27205): up to 35 kg; parcels over 20 kg delivered to property front/curbside against signature

  • PostNord Mailbox (ID 27206): up to 2 kg, 60 cm length, 3-6 business day delivery

Shipping origins: SE, NO, FI (Mailbox also from NL). Destinations: SE, NO, DK, FI. Nordic Swan Ecolabelled delivery is available on most methods.

Which PostNord-specific features does the API expose?

PostNord-specific features exposed through the integration:

  • Nordic Swan Ecolabelled delivery on most methods (sustainability-conscious shipping)

  • SMS, email, and PostNord App notifications to recipients

  • Curbside signature delivery for parcels over 20 kg on Home Delivery

  • Cross-border Nordic shipping (SE, NO, DK, FI) under one contract

  • Mailbox shipping from the Netherlands to the Nordics for letter-format parcels

No Sendcloud rates are offered, so claims must be opened directly with PostNord.

How do I track PostNord parcels?

PostNord tracking events flow through Sendcloud's webhook system. PostNord App and SMS notifications also flow to recipients alongside the webhook events, so customers get redundant updates with no extra integration work on your side.

All events normalise to Sendcloud's status taxonomy through GET https://panel.sendcloud.sc/api/v2/tracking/{tracking_number}, with the chronological history under statuses and each event mapped to parent_status. Subscribe to the parcel-status-changed webhook for push updates. Reference: Tracking parcels.

How do I create PostNord return labels?

PostNord return method availability depends on your contract setup. Since Sendcloud doesn't offer Sendcloud rates for PostNord, claims on lost or damaged returns are opened directly with PostNord.

All return labels are created through Sendcloud's standalone v3 Returns API (synchronous or asynchronous; async is recommended for higher throughput). No outgoing parcel lookup or JWT tokens are required. Reference: Returns API overview.

How does Sendcloud's multi-carrier API compare to connecting carriers individually?

The Sendcloud REST API gives you access to 170+ carriers, including PostNord, through one credential set, one schema, one webhook stream, and one error model. Connecting carriers individually means handling separate authentication, payload formats, and tracking systems for each, and redoing the work every time a carrier ships breaking changes upstream.

With Sendcloud, you ship PostNord alongside Bring, Budbee, DHL, and PostNL, or any other carrier in your account using the same code. Route shipments between carriers based on rules (weight, destination, service level, cost) without writing carrier-specific routing logic. Fall back to alternative carriers automatically if PostNord's upstream system has issues.

Adding a new carrier later means adding it to your Sendcloud account, not building a new integration.

One API for all your shipping needs

No setup fees

Same-day integration

Ship with Europe’s top carriers

One API for all your shipping needs

No setup fees

Same-day integration

Ship with Europe’s top carriers

One API for all your shipping needs

No setup fees

Same-day integration

Ship with Europe’s top carriers