How do I connect my shipping carrier (FedEx, UPS, USPS) account with my Square Online Store website?

[secondwindbb]

How do I connect my shipping carrier (FedEx, UPS, USPS) account with my Square Online Store website?

[JustinC]

Hey there @MsAMann - Stripe is a different card processing company than Square. Are you looking for help connecting USPS to your Square Online Store? 

[MsAMann]

Lol.. the hazards of working on the 4th of July. Yeah, I meant square😉

[Joe]

Hi there, @MsAMann 👋 Thanks for the quick reply! I can step in for Justin in his absence here. You can use your own USPS account by syncing it with your Online Store in the Settings tab of your Online Store Dashboard.

Take a look at this Best Answer from Isabelle for more details. Let me know if this gets your where you need to be! 

[MsAMann]

The account ID "weeblymerchant" is grayed out.  I can't update it. 

[Valentina]

Jumping in for the other folks here 😊

Where are you seeing the account ID weeblymerchant, @MsAMann?

[MsAMann]

Online Store > Settings > Shipping > Advanced Settings

[Joe]

Thanks for the prompt reply, @MsAMann - would you mind including a screenshot of your issue here? I want to pass it along to our Ecomm team for further clarity.

I will keep an eye out for your response! 

[JanT]

I am having the same issue with connecting to USPS. The link is grayed out and can't connect

[MsAMann]

Thanks for sharing. Mine is the same.

[nika]

Thanks for the screenshots @JanT. I ran this by one of our Weebly pros and it appears that you can only connect your own accounts with UPS and FedEx; USPS and DHL use our own merchant account.

One thing to note is that if you want to use real-time shipping, you'll need to upgrade to a higher plan if you haven't done so already.

[abigkahuna]

So we have the Performance Plan website.  I am able to calculate weight for USPS shipping, but not the zones.  This is costing money.  Looking at the Top of the Line plan it looks like it does not calculate zone based upon zip code.  What can I do for real time shipping charges.  Our items are too light for UPS, etc.    Am I able to somehow integrate a third party like Shippo?  

BTW, my USPS is grayed out also.  What to do now?

Regards

tiedyebarn.com 

[dopfeldesigns]

I'm frustrated with this too. My items are all under 1 lb and I need to use USPS but it is grey as well.

[abigkahuna]

It has been nearly two months now since I posted this:

So we have the Performance Plan website.  I am able to calculate weight for USPS shipping, but not the zones.  This is costing money.  Looking at the Top of the Line plan it looks like it does not calculate zone based upon zip code.  What can I do for real time shipping charges.  Our items are too light for UPS, etc.    Am I able to somehow integrate a third party like Shippo?  

BTW, my USPS is grayed out also.  What to do now?

Regards

tiedyebarn.com 

What plan to I need to purchase to have full integration of USPS with my weebly site?  As noted we have the performance plan.  I need to calculate not only weight, but also zone based upon Zip code.  Will someone finally answer the questions?  How to connect the USPS with the Weebly site as its grayed out and how to get real calculation.  What the hell am I paying for then?

[Kassi_]

Hey there @abigkahuna - 

Thank you for reaching out in the Community! 

Check out this thread where other sellers had some similar questions to linking their third party shipping accounts. 

Currently, Shippo is not available as a shipping option. It would be a Feature Request for our Product Team. 

[abigkahuna]

Hello Kassi,

That is where my post originated. Look, we can not link USPS to our shipping with the Weebly configuration.  It is grayed out.  I don't need UPS or FedEX or DHL.

Furthermore, the USPS shipping calculator ONLY calculates shipping by weight and not Zone.  I can calculate for part of America, but end up losing money on the rest.  Can not we calculate based upon Zip Code?  It is all in the USPS Notice 123.  

I am seriously thinking about moving from the weebly platform if these shipping issues can not be cleared up quickly.  Even if we pay $80/month--the shipping calculation does not do Zone, only weight.  Not good.

Regards,

abigkahuna

[Kassi_]

@bigkahuna - 

Ah I see. My apologies! 

When it comes to the USPS accounts, you wouldn't be able to add your own. The USPS option is linked to our own merchant account. 

If you want to use the real-time shipping, then you would have to upgrade to the Premium Weebly plan. 

I completely understand if these options don't work for your current business operations. I appreciate you reaching out with these questions and feedback. 

[abigkahuna]

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Hello Kassi,

  I would upgrade to premium for the real time shipping calculator, but no where does it state that it figures out for both weight and zone for USPS, can you point me in the right direction where is would state that both weight and zone are calculated, that will weigh  heavy in my decision as to what to do next.   Regards,   abigkahuna

[AdamB]

Hi @abigkahuna. With USPS we're using an integration through Shippo for rates. We don't have anything ourselves that goes over those specifics, but this article on USPS pricing from Shippo should provide a bit more context for you.

[abigkahuna]

Let me check out that article and get back to you.  Regards--abigkahuna

[abigkahuna]

I read the article and so how do I integrate this with my shipping charges to the customer at check out

As I understand it, Weebly currently does not integrate with Shippo for shipping charges.  I have seen where a label can be printed.  

--abigkahuna

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[msmoore2]

How do I set up a USPS account? It does not let me select it.