GLS ShipIT  3.5.15
GLS ShipIT - SOAP services
ParcelShop search

Table of Contents

Accessing the web service for parcelshop search

The endpoints for the centrally hosted services can be obtained from your primary GLS contact and will be given with your credentials for the Service. You can retrieve the WSDL of the corresponding service by adding '?wsdl' to the URL.

If you are connecting to a locally installed GLS ShipIT, you have to adapt the URL to point to the host (and port) in your network where the GLS ShipIT backend is running. E.g. https://10.10.10.10:8443/backend/ParcelShopService/ParcelShopPortType?wsdl

Available web service operations

getParcelShopById

This method searches for a parcelshop with the given id.

Parameter Mandatory Description
id TRUE Id of the Parcelshop which is searched.

Input validation

List of Partner ID's

If there is no prefixed Partner ID, the system will determine the Partner ID based on the ParcelShop ID entered. If the ParcelShop ID sent does not begin with one of the numerical sequences listed below, the Partner ID must be specified; otherwise, the message “ParcelShop ID not unique, please specify with Partner ID” is returned. This input help will be valid for a certain period of time. In order to be prepared for potential changes in the future and to be able to connect further countries, we recommend adapting the request to the new format (including Partner ID).

Parcelshop starting with Partner ID
276 GLS_DE
250 GLS_FR
040 GLS_AT
056 GLS_BE
208 GLS_DK
616 GLS_PL
442 GLS_LU

The soap response is an instance of eu.glsgroup.fpcs.datatypes.soap.v1.parcelshop.ParcelShop or one of the following soap faults:

Sample request

<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:par="http://fpcs.gls-group.eu/v1/ParcelShop">
<soapenv:Header/>
<soapenv:Body>
<par:ParcelShopID>GLS_DE-2761234567</par:ParcelShopID>
</soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

Sample response

If the request was successful (the response is shortened to keep the sample readable):

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<SOAP-ENV:Header xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"/>
<soap:Body>
<ParcelShop xmlns="http://fpcs.gls-group.eu/v1/ParcelShop" xmlns:ns2="http://fpcs.gls-group.eu/v1/Common">
<ParcelShopID>GLS_DE-2761234567</ParcelShopID>
<Location>
<Latitude>50.09968</Latitude>
<Longitude>8.70346</Longitude>
</Location>
<Address>
<ns2:Name1>KIOSK-Shop</ns2:Name1>
<ns2:Name2/>
<ns2:Name3/>
<ns2:CountryCode>DE</ns2:CountryCode>
<ns2:ZIPCode>60599</ns2:ZIPCode>
<ns2:City>Frankfurt</ns2:City>
<ns2:Street>Offenbacher Landstraße</ns2:Street>
<ns2:StreetNumber>130</ns2:StreetNumber>
</Address>
<WorkingDay>
<DayOfWeek>MON</DayOfWeek>
<OpeningHours>
<OpeningHours>
<From>08:00:00</From>
<To>19:30:00</To>
</OpeningHours>
</OpeningHours>
<Breaks>
<OpeningHours>
<From>00:00:00</From>
<To>00:00:00</To>
</OpeningHours>
</Breaks>
</WorkingDay>
...
<WorkingDay>
<DayOfWeek>SAT</DayOfWeek>
<OpeningHours>
<OpeningHours>
<From>08:00:00</From>
<To>19:30:00</To>
</OpeningHours>
</OpeningHours>
<Breaks>
<OpeningHours>
<From>00:00:00</From>
<To>00:00:00</To>
</OpeningHours>
</Breaks>
</WorkingDay>
</ParcelShop>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

If the parcelshop does not exist:

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<SOAP-ENV:Header xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"/>
<soap:Body>
<soap:Fault>
<faultcode>soap:Server</faultcode>
<faultstring>Parcelshop not found for id ["GLS_DE-2761234567"]</faultstring>
<detail>
<InvalidParcelShopIDFault xmlns="http://fpcs.gls-group.eu/v1/ParcelShop" xmlns:ns2="http://fpcs.gls-group.eu/v1/Common">
<ParcelShopID>GLS_DE-2761234567</ParcelShopID>
</InvalidParcelShopIDFault>
</detail>
</soap:Fault>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

If a mandatory parameter (e.g. parcelShopID) was not provided:

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<SOAP-ENV:Header xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"/>
<soap:Body>
<soap:Fault>
<faultcode>soap:Server</faultcode>
<faultstring>eu.glsgroup.fpcs.dto.error.FPCSServiceException: The Mandatory parameter parcelShopID is not set</faultstring>
</soap:Fault>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

If an invalid value was provided (e.g. an invalid parcelShopID):

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<SOAP-ENV:Header xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"/>
<soap:Body>
<soap:Fault>
<faultcode>soap:Server</faultcode>
<faultstring>Parcelshop not found for id ["xyz"]</faultstring>
<detail>
<InvalidParcelShopIDFault xmlns="http://fpcs.gls-group.eu/v1/ParcelShop" xmlns:ns2="http://fpcs.gls-group.eu/v1/Common">
<ParcelShopID>xyz</ParcelShopID>
</InvalidParcelShopIDFault>
</detail>
</soap:Fault>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

getParcelShopsByCountryCode

This method returns a list of parcelshops for a specific country.
Attention: Depending on the country for which you request the parcelshops, the answer might take time and will be big. Use this service to build up a cache of parcelshops, but do not plan to call that service from any online function which requires fast response times (the parcelshop list for Germany has around 11MB of data, response time of the service is above 30 seconds).

Parameter Mandatory Description
countryCode TRUE countryCode of the Country which is searched.

Input validation

The SOAP response is presented as an instance of type eu.glsgroup.fpcs.datatypes.soap.v1.parcelshop.ListOfParcelShop or one of the following soap faults:

Sample request

<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:par="http://fpcs.gls-group.eu/v1/ParcelShop">
<soapenv:Header/>
<soapenv:Body>
<par:CountryCode>DE</par:CountryCode>
</soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

Sample response

If the request was successful (the response is shortened to keep the sample readable):

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<SOAP-ENV:Header xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"/>
<soap:Body>
<ListOfParcelShop xmlns="http://fpcs.gls-group.eu/v1/ParcelShop" xmlns:ns2="http://fpcs.gls-group.eu/v1/Common">
<ParcelShop>
<ParcelShopID>GLS_DE-2761234567</ParcelShopID>
<Location>
<Latitude>52.48861</Latitude>
<Longitude>13.359</Longitude>
</Location>
<Address>
<ns2:Name1>Radio Fernsehen Klima</ns2:Name1>
<ns2:Name2/>
<ns2:Name3/>
<ns2:CountryCode>DE</ns2:CountryCode>
<ns2:ZIPCode>10827</ns2:ZIPCode>
<ns2:City>Berlin</ns2:City>
<ns2:Street>Hauptstaße</ns2:Street>
<ns2:StreetNumber>153</ns2:StreetNumber>
</Address>
<WorkingDay>
<DayOfWeek>MON</DayOfWeek>
<OpeningHours>
<OpeningHours>
<From>09:00:00</From>
<To>18:00:00</To>
</OpeningHours>
</OpeningHours>
<Breaks>
<OpeningHours>
<From>00:00:00</From>
<To>00:00:00</To>
</OpeningHours>
</Breaks>
</WorkingDay>
...
<WorkingDay>
<DayOfWeek>SAT</DayOfWeek>
<OpeningHours>
<OpeningHours>
<From>09:00:00</From>
<To>13:00:00</To>
</OpeningHours>
</OpeningHours>
<Breaks>
<OpeningHours>
<From>00:00:00</From>
<To>00:00:00</To>
</OpeningHours>
</Breaks>
</WorkingDay>
</ParcelShop>
<ParcelShop>
<ParcelShopID>GLS_DE-2761234567</ParcelShopID>
<Location>
<Latitude>52.41538</Latitude>
<Longitude>13.40564</Longitude>
</Location>
<Address>
<ns2:Name1>1001 Kleinigkeiten</ns2:Name1>
<ns2:Name2/>
<ns2:Name3/>
<ns2:CountryCode>DE</ns2:CountryCode>
<ns2:ZIPCode>12349</ns2:ZIPCode>
<ns2:City>Berlin</ns2:City>
<ns2:Street>Marienfelder Chaussee</ns2:Street>
<ns2:StreetNumber>145</ns2:StreetNumber>
</Address>
<WorkingDay>
<DayOfWeek>MON</DayOfWeek>
<OpeningHours>
<OpeningHours>
<From>09:00:00</From>
<To>18:00:00</To>
</OpeningHours>
</OpeningHours>
<Breaks>
<OpeningHours>
<From>00:00:00</From>
<To>00:00:00</To>
</OpeningHours>
</Breaks>
</WorkingDay>
...
<WorkingDay>
<DayOfWeek>SAT</DayOfWeek>
<OpeningHours>
<OpeningHours>
<From>09:00:00</From>
<To>14:00:00</To>
</OpeningHours>
</OpeningHours>
<Breaks>
<OpeningHours>
<From>00:00:00</From>
<To>00:00:00</To>
</OpeningHours>
</Breaks>
</WorkingDay>
</ParcelShop>
...

If the country code is not a valid one:

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<SOAP-ENV:Header xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"/>
<soap:Body>
<soap:Fault>
<faultcode>soap:Server</faultcode>
<faultstring>Country (searched by GLS id, Alpha-2, Alpha-3, IOC, ISO 3166-numerical, Translations and special id) XY not found.</faultstring>
<detail>
<ns2:InvalidFieldValueFault xmlns="http://fpcs.gls-group.eu/v1/ParcelShop" xmlns:ns2="http://fpcs.gls-group.eu/v1/Common">
<ns2:field>
<ns2:name>countryCode</ns2:name>
<ns2:value>XY</ns2:value>
</ns2:field>
</ns2:InvalidFieldValueFault>
</detail>
</soap:Fault>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

If the country code is not provided:

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<SOAP-ENV:Header xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"/>
<soap:Body>
<soap:Fault>
<faultcode>soap:Server</faultcode>
<faultstring>eu.glsgroup.fpcs.dto.error.FPCSServiceException: The Mandatory parameter countryCode is not set</faultstring>
</soap:Fault>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

findNearestParcelShopForAddress

This method finds the parcelshops that are nearest to a given address.
The service is limited to the next 100 parcelshops within 50 km in straight-line distance (parameter "AirlineDistance") from the given address.

Parameter Mandatory Description
area TRUE The eu.glsgroup.fpcs.datatypes.soap.v1.parcelshop.ParcelShopSearchLocation with the request parameters.

The parts of the request are explained in the following sections in more detail:

Name Expression in webservices Field length Type Format Mandatory/Optional Restrictions Level Description
Street Street 40 alphanumeric Mandatory > 3 Street name
Street number StreetNumber 40 alphanumeric Optional - Street number (if not part of the street)
Country code CountryCode 20 alphanumeric DE, AT, BE, FR, etc. Mandatory - Country code of the Country which is searched.
Province Province 40 alphanumeric Optional - Province where the consignee's city is located in
ZIPCode ZIPCode 10 alphanumeric Mandatory - ZIP code of the consignee's city
City City 40 alphanumeric Optional - City of the consignee
Distance Distance - numeric Optional - The distance to a given coordinate can be a value between 0 and 50 (integer)
Maximum number of shops MaxNumberOfShops - numeric Optional - Maximum number of shop to be returned in the result

Input validation

The response is presented as an instance of type eu.glsgroup.fpcs.datatypes.soap.v1.parcelshop.ListOfParcelShop or one of the following soap faults:

Sample request

<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:par="http://fpcs.gls-group.eu/v1/ParcelShop">
<soapenv:Header/>
<soapenv:Body>
<par:ParcelShopSearchLocation>
<par:Street>Marktplatz</par:Street>
<par:StreetNumber>52</par:StreetNumber>
<par:CountryCode>DE</par:CountryCode>
<par:ZIPCode>94419</par:ZIPCode>
<par:City>Reisbach</par:City>
<par:Distance>5</par:Distance>
<par:MaxNumberOfShops>6</par:MaxNumberOfShops>
</par:ParcelShopSearchLocation>
</soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

Sample response

If the request was successful (the response is shortened to keep the sample readable):

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<SOAP-ENV:Header xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"/>
<soap:Body>
<ListOfParcelShop xmlns="http://fpcs.gls-group.eu/v1/ParcelShop" xmlns:ns2="http://fpcs.gls-group.eu/v1/Common">
<ParcelShop>
<ParcelShopID>GLS_DE-2761234567</ParcelShopID>
<Location>
<Latitude>48.55597</Latitude>
<Longitude>12.56134</Longitude>
</Location>
<Address>
<ns2:Name1>Vilstal-Bikes Baier</ns2:Name1>
<ns2:Name2>Andreas Baier e.K.</ns2:Name2>
<ns2:Name3/>
<ns2:CountryCode>DE</ns2:CountryCode>
<ns2:ZIPCode>84163</ns2:ZIPCode>
<ns2:City>Marklkofen</ns2:City>
<ns2:Street>Reisbacher Str.</ns2:Street>
<ns2:StreetNumber>17</ns2:StreetNumber>
</Address>
<WorkingDay>
<DayOfWeek>MON</DayOfWeek>
<OpeningHours>
<OpeningHours>
<From>09:00:00</From>
<To>18:00:00</To>
</OpeningHours>
</OpeningHours>
<Breaks>
<OpeningHours>
<From>12:00:00</From>
<To>13:00:00</To>
</OpeningHours>
</Breaks>
</WorkingDay>
...
<WorkingDay>
<DayOfWeek>SAT</DayOfWeek>
<OpeningHours>
<OpeningHours>
<From>09:00:00</From>
<To>12:00:00</To>
</OpeningHours>
</OpeningHours>
<Breaks>
<OpeningHours>
<From>00:00:00</From>
<To>00:00:00</To>
</OpeningHours>
</Breaks>
</WorkingDay>
<AirlineDistance>5.232480979421174</AirlineDistance>
</ParcelShop>
<ParcelShop>
<ParcelShopID>GLS_DE-2761234567</ParcelShopID>
<Location>
<Latitude>48.54448</Latitude>
<Longitude>12.52861</Longitude>
</Location>
<Address>
<ns2:Name1>E-W-A</ns2:Name1>
<ns2:Name2>Inh. Werner Aumeier</ns2:Name2>
<ns2:Name3/>
<ns2:CountryCode>DE</ns2:CountryCode>
<ns2:ZIPCode>84160</ns2:ZIPCode>
<ns2:City>Frontenhausen</ns2:City>
<ns2:Street>Gangkofener Str.</ns2:Street>
<ns2:StreetNumber>30</ns2:StreetNumber>
</Address>
<WorkingDay>
<DayOfWeek>MON</DayOfWeek>
<OpeningHours>
<OpeningHours>
<From>09:00:00</From>
<To>18:00:00</To>
</OpeningHours>
</OpeningHours>
<Breaks>
<OpeningHours>
<From>12:00:00</From>
<To>14:00:00</To>
</OpeningHours>
</Breaks>
</WorkingDay>
...
<WorkingDay>
<DayOfWeek>SAT</DayOfWeek>
<OpeningHours>
<OpeningHours>
<From>09:00:00</From>
<To>12:00:00</To>
</OpeningHours>
</OpeningHours>
<Breaks>
<OpeningHours>
<From>00:00:00</From>
<To>00:00:00</To>
</OpeningHours>
</Breaks>
</WorkingDay>
<AirlineDistance>7.934731898059682</AirlineDistance>
</ParcelShop>
...

If a mandatory parameter was not provided:

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<SOAP-ENV:Header xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"/>
<soap:Body>
<soap:Fault>
<faultcode>soap:Server</faultcode>
<faultstring>eu.glsgroup.fpcs.dto.error.FPCSServiceException: The Mandatory parameter parcelshopSearchLocation.ZIPCode is not set</faultstring>
</soap:Fault>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

If an invalid parameter was provided:

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<SOAP-ENV:Header xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"/>
<soap:Body>
<soap:Fault>
<faultcode>soap:Server</faultcode>
<faultstring>Country (searched by GLS id, Alpha-2, Alpha-3, IOC, ISO 3166-numerical, Translations and special id) XY not found.</faultstring>
<detail>
<ns2:InvalidFieldValueFault xmlns="http://fpcs.gls-group.eu/v1/ParcelShop" xmlns:ns2="http://fpcs.gls-group.eu/v1/Common">
<ns2:field>
<ns2:name>countryCode</ns2:name>
<ns2:value>XY</ns2:value>
</ns2:field>
</ns2:InvalidFieldValueFault>
</detail>
</soap:Fault>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

getParcelShopinDistance

This method returns a list of parcelShops inside the defined circle.

Parameter Mandatory Description
area TRUE The eu.glsgroup.fpcs.datatypes.soap.v1.parcelshop.ParcelShopSearchDistance with the request parameters.

The parts of the request are explained in the following sections in more detail:

Name Expression in webservices Field length Type Format Mandatory/Optional Restrictions Level Description
Latitude Latitude - decimal Mandatory -90 ≤ value ≤ 90 Latitude
Longitude Longitude - decimal Mandatory -180 ≤ value ≤ 180 Longitude
Distance Distance - numeric Mandatory - The distance to a given coordinate can be a value between 0 and 50 (integer)
Maximum number of shops MaxNumberOfShops - numeric Optional - Maximum number of shop to be returned in the result

Input validation

The response is presented as an instance of type eu.glsgroup.fpcs.datatypes.soap.v1.parcelshop.ListOfParcelShop or one of the following soap faults:

Sample request

<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:par="http://fpcs.gls-group.eu/v1/ParcelShop">
<soapenv:Header/>
<soapenv:Body>
<par:ParcelShopSearchDistance>
<par:Latitude>48.784177</par:Latitude>
<par:Longitude>6.885992</par:Longitude>
<par:Distance>20</par:Distance>
<par:MaxNumberOfShops>6</par:MaxNumberOfShops>
</par:ParcelShopSearchDistance>
</soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

Sample response

If the request was successful (the response is shortened to keep the sample readable):

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<soap:Body>
<ListOfParcelShop xmlns="http://fpcs.gls-group.eu/v1/ParcelShop" xmlns:ns2="http://fpcs.gls-group.eu/v1/Common">
<ParcelShop>
<ParcelShopID>GLS_DE-2761234567</ParcelShopID>
<Location>
<Latitude>50.90849</Latitude>
<Longitude>9.58712</Longitude>
</Location>
<Address>
<ns2:Name1>GLS PaketShop</ns2:Name1>
<ns2:CountryCode>DE</ns2:CountryCode>
<ns2:ZIPCode>36286</ns2:ZIPCode>
<ns2:City>Neuenstein</ns2:City>
<ns2:Street>GLS-Germany-Straße</ns2:Street>
<ns2:StreetNumber>1-7</ns2:StreetNumber>
</Address>
<WorkingDay>
<DayOfWeek>MON</DayOfWeek>
<OpeningHours>
<OpeningHours>
<From>08:00:00</From>
<To>16:00:00</To>
</OpeningHours>
</OpeningHours>
</WorkingDay>
<AirlineDistance>8.6092354</AirlineDistance>
...
</ParcelShop>
<ParcelShop>
<ParcelShopID>GLS_DE-2761234567</ParcelShopID>
<Location>
<Latitude>50.90849</Latitude>
<Longitude>9.58712</Longitude>
</Location>
<Address>
<ns2:Name1>GLS PaketShop22222</ns2:Name1>
<ns2:CountryCode>DE</ns2:CountryCode>
<ns2:ZIPCode>36286</ns2:ZIPCode>
<ns2:City>Neuenstein</ns2:City>
<ns2:Street>GLS-Germany-Straße</ns2:Street>
<ns2:StreetNumber>1-7</ns2:StreetNumber>
</Address>
<WorkingDay>
<DayOfWeek>MON</DayOfWeek>
<OpeningHours>
<OpeningHours>
<From>08:00:00</From>
<To>16:00:00</To>
</OpeningHours>
</OpeningHours>
</WorkingDay>
<AirlineDistance>8.6092354</AirlineDistance>
...
</ParcelShop>
</ListOfParcelShop>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

If a mandatory parameter was not provided:

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<soap:Body>
<soap:Fault>
<faultcode>soap:Client</faultcode>
<faultstring>Unmarshalling Error: cvc-complex-type.2.4.b: The content of element 'par:ParcelShopSearchDistance' is not complete. One of '{"http://fpcs.gls-group.eu/v1/ParcelShop":Distance}' is expected.</faultstring>
</soap:Fault>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

If an invalid parameter was provided:

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<soap:Body>
<soap:Fault>
<faultcode>soap:Client</faultcode>
<faultstring>Longitude 180.1 does not fall into the range [-180.0, 180.0].</faultstring>
<detail>
<ns2:InvalidFieldValueFault xmlns="http://fpcs.gls-group.eu/v1/ParcelShop" xmlns:ns2="http://fpcs.gls-group.eu/v1/Common">
<ns2:field>
<ns2:name>From.Longitude</ns2:name>
<ns2:value>180.1</ns2:value>
</ns2:field>
</ns2:InvalidFieldValueFault>
</detail>
</soap:Fault>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>