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Packing container types

Packing containers represent the physical containers in which picked items are packed for the handover. For orders that are shipped, this is most likely a package. But it could also be a bag that is handed over to the customer in a store.

When creating a packing container you have to choose one of your preconfigured packing container types. This page explains how to configure those types.

Packing Container Types

Packing Container Types are integral to our packing process.

  • Packing container types handle:

    • included dimensions (optional)

    • included the info how much maximum weight it can carry (optional)

    • included an icon

    • included a name & description

Creating a new packing container type via REST API:

```powershell
curl --location 'https://api-gateway-vnodfba4oq-ew.a.run.app/api/packingcontainertypes' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: ••••••' \
--data '{
  "descriptionLocalized": {
    "de_DE": "Große Tüte",
    "en_US": "Big bag"
  },
  "icon": {
    "content": "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    "name": "example.png"
  },
  "nameLocalized": {
    "de_DE": "Tüte",
    "en_US": "Bag"
  },
  "priority": 100,
  "weightLimitInG": 5000.0,
  "dimensions": {
      "widthInCm": 100.0,
      "lengthInCm": 100.0,
      "heightInCm": 100.0,
      "weightInG": 100.0
  }
}'
```

Mandatory fields

nameLocalized

The name shown in the client for this container type. Might be e.g. "XXL Box".

Optional fields

descriptionLocalized

The description shown in the client for this container type. Can be longer than the name. Might be e.g. "small yellow bag" or "large brown box".

icon

A base64 encoded icon displayed in the client for this container type.

priority

This value gives the priority in the respective packingContainerType. The lower the value the higher is the priority.

dimensions

The size and weight of the container.

weightLimitInG

Maximal weight in gram the container can be loaded with.

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