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Intro

DHL is the global market leader in the logistics industry. DHL commits its expertise in the International express deliveries; global freight forwarding by air, sea, road and rail; warehousing solutions from packaging, to repairs, to storage; mail deliveries worldwide; and other customized logistic services. Use Domo’s DHL Writeback connector to get detailed tracking status information for your tracking numbers. To learn more about the DHL API, visit their page https://www.dhl.com/global-en/home/our-divisions/ecommerce/integration/api.html. You connect to your DHL Writeback account in the Data Center. This topic discusses the fields and menus that are specific to the DHL Writeback connector user interface. General information for adding DataSets, setting update schedules, and editing DataSet information is discussed in Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.
Note: The owner of a writeback dataset must also be an owner or co-owner of the input dataset.

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Prerequisites

To connect to your DHL Writeback account and get detailed tracking status information for your tracking numbers, you must have the following:
  • DHL API key (Consumer Key)
Please find below the steps to get the DHL API key:
  1. Create an Active customer account with DHL Express.
  2. Select the API service type from the API dropdown and then click on the Invoice push API (https://developer.dhl.com/api-catalog?f%5B0%5D=api_catalog_service%3A40).
  3. In the Authentication, section click on the My app screen link and create a new app.
To view your API credentials:
  • From the My Apps screen, click on the name of your app. The Details screen appears.
  • If you have access to more than one API, click the name of the relevant API. Note: The APIs are listed under the “Credentials” section.
  • Click the Show link below the asterisks that are hiding the Consumer Key. The Consumer Key appears.

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Connecting to Your DHL Writeback Account

This section enumerates the options in the Credentials and Details panes in the DHL Writeback Connector page. The components of the other panes in this page, Scheduling and Name & Describe Your DataSet, are universal across most connector types and are discussed in greater length in Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.

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Credentials Pane

This pane contains the credentials required to connect to your DHL Writeback account. The following table describes what is needed for each field:

Field

Description

DHL API Key Enter your Consumer Key
You can manage connector accounts in the Accounts tab in the Data Center. For more information about this tab, see Managing User Accounts for Connectors.

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Details Pane

This pane contains the input fields that get detailed tracking status information for your tracking numbers.

Menu

Description

Input DataSet ID Enter your Domo dataset ID (GUID) located in the dataset url. Example- https://customer.domo.com/datasources/ aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee /details/settings
Tracking Number Column Name Enter the column name of the tracking numbers.

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Other Panes

For information about the remaining sections of the connector interface, including how to configure scheduling, retry, and update options, see Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.