Hi all,

I am currently using the Fedex API to integrate their services into our software. Their entire testing environment has been virtualized, so you get basically no usefull testing capabilities. I am able to upload documents using their "Trade Documents Upload API", which works just fine, but when trying to connect these documents to the shipment I am suddenly getting a 400 error: "SHIPMENT.ACCOUNTNUMBER.UNAUTHORIZED", with a message saying they cannot retrieve the error message. The only difference between a passing request and a failing request here is the inclusion of "shipmentSpecialServices", doing it exactly like they tell you to do it in the upload document docs.

This is using a pre-shipment document upload setup

Does anyone have any experience with this?

Hi all,

I'm working on integrating the FedEx API to fetch shipping rates but encountering persistent 422 errors. The error message states "Invalid field value in the input," but I'm struggling to identify which field is causing the issue.

Whenever I send a request to the FedEx API, I receive a 422 error response with the message "Invalid field value in the input." Below are the details of my request payload and the server response.

Request Payload

{
  "accountNumber": {
    "value": "123456789"
  },
  "requestedShipment": {
    "shipDateStamp": "2024-07-04",
    "pickupType": "USE_SCHEDULED_PICKUP",
    "serviceType": "FEDEX_ECONOMY_SELECT",
    "packagingType": "YOUR_PACKAGING",
    "totalWeight": {
      "units": "KG",
      "value": 11
    },
    "shipper": {
      "address": {
        "streetLines": ["123 Origin St"],
        "city": "Deeide",
        "postalCode": "CH5 2UA",
        "countryCode": "GB"
      }
    },
    "recipient": {
      "address": {
        "streetLines": ["456 Destination Ave"],
        "city": "Reading",
        "postalCode": "RG2 9YE",
        "countryCode": "GB"
      }
    },
    "rateRequestType": ["ACCOUNT"],
    "requestedPackageLineItems": [
      {
        "groupPackageCount": "1",
        "weight": {
          "units": "KG",
          "value": 1
        },
        "dimensions": {
          "length": 10,
          "width": 10,
          "height": 10,
          "units": "CM"
        }
      },
      {
        "groupPackageCount": "1",
        "weight": {
          "units": "KG",
          "value": 10
        },
        "dimensions": {
          "length": 10,
          "width": 10",
          "height": 10,
          "units": "CM"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "rateRequestControlParameters": {
    "returnTransitTimes": true
  }
}

Error Response

{
  "transactionId": "31504e25-a8d5-458d-a624-262cb7e06706",
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "INVALID.INPUT.EXCEPTION",
      "message": "Invalid field value in the input"
    }
  ]
}

Code

Here is the JavaScript code I'm using to send the request:

const fetch = require('node-fetch');

const FEDEX_API_URL = 'https://apis.fedex.com/rate/v1/rates/quotes';
const FEDEX_ACCOUNT_NUMBER = '123456789';

async function getFedexRates(token, serviceType, shipmentDetails) {
  const currentDate = new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0];

  const packages = shipmentDetails.packages.map((pkg) => ({
    groupPackageCount: '1',
    weight: {
      units: 'KG',
      value: pkg.weight
    },
    dimensions: {
      length: pkg.length,
      width: pkg.width,
      height: pkg.height,
      units: 'CM'
    }
  }));

  const fedexRequest = {
    accountNumber: {
      value: FEDEX_ACCOUNT_NUMBER
    },
    requestedShipment: {
      shipDateStamp: currentDate,
      pickupType: 'USE_SCHEDULED_PICKUP',
      serviceType: serviceType,
      packagingType: 'YOUR_PACKAGING',
      totalWeight: {
        units: 'KG',
        value: shipmentDetails.packages.reduce((acc, pkg) => acc + pkg.weight, 0)
      },
      shipper: {
        address: {
          streetLines: [shipmentDetails.originAddress],
          city: shipmentDetails.originCity,
          postalCode: shipmentDetails.originPostcode,
          countryCode: shipmentDetails.originCountry
        }
      },
      recipient: {
        address: {
          streetLines: [shipmentDetails.destinationAddress],
          city: shipmentDetails.destinationCity,
          postalCode: shipmentDetails.destinationPostcode,
          countryCode: shipmentDetails.destinationCountry
        }
      },
      rateRequestType: ['ACCOUNT'],
      requestedPackageLineItems: packages
    },
    rateRequestControlParameters: {
      returnTransitTimes: true
    }
  };

  console.log('FedEx Request:', JSON.stringify(fedexRequest, null, 2));

  try {
    const response = await fetch(FEDEX_API_URL, {
      method: 'POST',
      headers: {
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
        'X-locale': 'en_US',
        'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`
      },
      body: JSON.stringify(fedexRequest)
    });

    const responseBody = await response.text();
    console.log('FedEx Response Status:', response.status);
    console.log('FedEx Response Body:', responseBody);

    if (!response.ok) {
      throw new Error(`FedEx API request failed with status ${response.status}: ${responseBody}`);
    }

    const fedexData = JSON.parse(responseBody);
    return fedexData;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(`Error fetching data for service type ${serviceType}:`, error.message);
    return null;
  }
}

module.exports = { getFedexRates };

• What could be causing the 422 error with the message "Invalid field value in the input"?

• Are there any specific fields or values that need to be adjusted for this request to succeed?

Any help or guidance on this issue would be greatly appreciated!