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Parcels shipped with Deutsche Post International shipping methods require an Air Waybill (AWB) to facilitate the first leg journey by air freight to the International Mail Center in Frankfurt. The Air Waybill API allows you to create an AWB for multiple Deutsche Post International parcels that are shipped together in one box or pallet.
  1. Parcels are created and receive individual shipping labels
  2. At the end of the day, the parcels are announced as one box and an AWB is created
  3. The individual parcels are labelled, and physically added to the box or pallet
  4. The AWB is attached to the outside of the box or pallet, and the parcels are shipped together as one consignment
  5. At the International Mail Center, the box is opened and the individual parcels are sorted and shipped on to their intended destinations.
Parcels can be created either via the Sendcloud panel or via the API. You can find the full process for creating DP parcels via the panel on our Help Center.

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Creating Deutsche Post International parcels via the Sendcloud API

  1. Deutsche Post International parcels are created using the Create a parcel or parcels endpoint.
  2. The box is automatically initiated along with the first parcel of the day.
  3. You can retrieve the box number via the Retrieve parcels or Retrieve a parcel endpoints.
  4. Throughout the day, as you continue to create DP International parcels, they are all added to the same daily box.
  5. At the end of the day, when you’re ready to send the box, finalize it by calling the Finalizing a box endpoint.
  6. Once the box is finalized, the AWB is generated, alongside tracking numbers and labels for the individual parcels inside the box.
  7. After a few minutes, the AWB label and tracking number can be retrieved via any single parcel that you have created throughout the day
  8. The next day, the process starts again when you create the first Deutsche Post International parcel.