Shopify An-Post Shipping Rates

Installation Instructions

A guide to installing our free online service to get the latest up to date An Post shipping rates at your store checkout.

Important Notice

You are not installing any code or app we developed on your store. You are going to create a "private app" on your Shopify store. This app won't actually do anything other than give you access to an "api key" that you need to use our Shopify An Post Shipping Rates service.

Requirements

Before choosing to use our Shopify An Post Shipping Rates service you should make sure that all your products have valid weights.

Creating a Private App

In order to use the Shopify An Post Shipping Rates service , you’ll first need to create a private app in your Shopify store. Here’s how:

1. Go to your Shopify Admin panel.
2. Click on Apps.
3. Click on App and sales channel settings at the bottom of the dropdown.
4. Click the button Develop apps on the top right.
5. Under Build legacy custom apps click the button Allow legacy custom app development
6. Click the button Allow legacy custom app development
7. Click the button Create a legacy custom app.
8. Under App name enter the text "Perfidious Albert An Post Shipping Rates".
9. The app developer can be any user in the dropdown.
10. Click the button Configure Admin API scopes.
11. In the list Admin API access scopes find the Shipping section.
12. Tick the box for both write_shipping and read_shipping.
13. Click the button Save
14. Click on the API credentials tab.
15. Make note of your API key and API secret key.
16. Click the button Install app.
17. In the popup box click the button Install.
18. You should now see a box titled Admin API access token. Click the text Reveal token once
19. Make note of your Admin API access token.

Instruct Shopify to Use Our "Shopify An-Post Shipping Rates" Service (Option A)

If You Are Technical Feel Free To Do It The Hard Way :-). Otherwise skip this section.

Instruct Shopify to Use Our "Shopify An-Post Shipping Rates" Service (Option B)

If You Are Not Technical This is Easier! Its also easier even if you are! :-)

Add YOUR_SHOP_NAME(you can get it from your admin url "YOUR_SHOP_NAME.myshopify.com") and YOUR_API_ACCESS_TOKEN (saved in the last step above) in the boxes below and click the Send to Shopify button.

Customise the Service as Required

Hopefully that all worked. Let's find out.

1. Go to your Shopify Admin panel.
2. Click on Settings.
3. Click on Shipping and delivery.
4. Click on General shipping rates.
5. You should now see An Post Shipping Rates by Perfidious Albert" under each Shipping zone.
6. Click the three dots ... to the right to edit the back-up rates, or to add a packaging cost.

Test the Service

Pretend you are a customer and create an order on your public website. Change the address and products to various options. Make sure the postage rates look right and that you are happy with everything.